Table 5. Selected Characteristics of Households, by Type, Region, and Race of Householder: March 1996 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet release date: June 26, 1997 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Black | White, not Hispanic |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Family households |Nonfamily households| | Family households |Nonfamily households | |---------------------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------ | | Female Male| | | Female Male| | | householder, householder,| Female Male| | householder, householder,| Female Male Characteristic | | Married no spouse no spouse| house- house-| | Married no spouse no spouse| house- house- | Total| couple present present| holder holder| Total| couple present present| holder holder ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | UNITED STATES | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, all households....| 11,577| 3,713 3,769 573| 1,989 1,532| 76,932| 43,768 6,792 2,298| 13,531 10,543 | | | | | | Size of Household | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent....................| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 One person.......................| 26.4| - - -| 91.5 80.6| 26.0| - - -| 87.5 77.3 Two persons......................| 26.2| 30.9 35.0 37.0| 7.3 13.7| 35.0| 43.7 49.4 47.1| 10.9 17.6 Three persons....................| 19.0| 23.6 27.8 35.7| 0.8 3.6| 16.2| 20.8 31.4 29.8| 1.1 3.5 Four persons.....................| 14.8| 25.0 18.2 12.9| 0.2 1.5| 14.6| 22.6 12.6 14.3| 0.3 1.1 Five persons.....................| 7.9| 12.1 10.8 9.1| 0.2 0.6| 5.7| 9.1 3.8 5.4| 0.1 0.3 Six persons......................| 3.2| 4.7 4.7 2.5| - -| 1.8| 2.7 1.8 2.2| - 0.1 Seven or more persons............| 2.5| 3.8 3.5 2.8| - 0.1| 0.8| 1.2 1.1 1.1| - - | | | | | | Age of Householder | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent....................| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years...................| 29.4| 21.6 38.9 39.3| 21.7 31.4| 22.3| 19.9 26.7 30.7| 18.2 33.0 35 to 44 years...................| 25.0| 28.4 28.6 26.8| 14.0 21.1| 22.6| 25.3 29.0 27.7| 9.8 22.2 45 to 54 years...................| 18.3| 23.0 14.5 14.3| 16.4 20.3| 18.3| 21.0 18.6 20.6| 11.3 15.5 55 years and over................| 27.3| 27.0 18.0 19.6| 47.9 27.2| 36.8| 33.8 25.7 21.0| 60.6 29.3 | | | | | | Related Children Under 18 Years | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent....................| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No related children..............| 53.9| 42.9 23.5 41.2| 100.0 100.0| 66.9| 54.6 35.8 44.7| 100.0 100.0 With related children............| 46.1| 57.1 76.5 58.8| - -| 33.1| 45.4 64.2 55.3| - - One child....................| 19.0| 23.9 29.6 34.3| - -| 13.9| 17.4 34.1 34.3| - - Two children.................| 14.8| 20.3 23.1 15.4| - -| 13.2| 19.0 21.2 16.6| - - Three children...............| 7.6| 8.9 13.9 5.2| - -| 4.5| 6.7 6.5 3.5| - - Four or more children........| 4.7| 4.0 9.9 3.8| - -| 1.6| 2.3 2.4 0.9| - - | | | | | | Own Children Under 18 Years | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent....................| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No own children..................| 60.4| 48.8 36.2 51.5| 100.0 100.0| 68.5| 56.1 42.3 51.8| 100.0 100.0 With own children................| 39.6| 51.2 63.8 48.5| - -| 31.5| 43.9 57.7 48.2| - - One child....................| 16.9| 20.9 26.7 30.2| - -| 13.1| 16.6 31.1 30.6| - - Two children.................| 12.8| 18.6 19.4 11.0| - -| 12.7| 18.5 19.0 14.5| - - Three children...............| 6.3| 8.3 10.5 4.6| - -| 4.3| 6.5 6.0 2.4| - - Four or more children........| 3.5| 3.3 7.2 2.7| - -| 1.4| 2.2 1.7 0.8| - - | | | | | | SOUTH | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, all households...| 6,163| 2,111 2,088 296| 940 728| 25,661| 15,091 2,166 762| 4,290 3,353 | | | | | | Size of Household | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent....................| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 One person.......................| 23.0| - - -| 91.9 76.4| 25.3| - - -| 90.0 78.4 Two persons......................| 26.8| 28.8 35.8 37.7| 7.1 16.5| 36.8| 46.3 52.4 47.9| 9.0 17.0 Three persons....................| 20.1| 23.8 28.5 36.0| 0.5 3.8| 16.7| 21.3 32.3 32.4| 0.5 3.3 Four persons.....................| 16.1| 27.3 18.0 8.8| - 2.3| 14.5| 22.0 11.3 14.3| 0.5 1.2 Five persons.....................| 8.0| 12.0 9.3 11.6| 0.5 0.8| 4.7| 7.5 2.0 3.8| 0.1 0.1 Six persons......................| 2.9| 3.9 4.4 1.8| - -| 1.5| 2.2 1.5 1.1| - - Seven or more persons............| 3.0| 4.2 4.1 4.1| - 0.2| 0.5| 0.7 0.5 0.5| - - | | | | | | Age of Householder | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent....................| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years...................| 30.7| 24.3 38.6 38.8| 21.9 34.8| 22.6| 20.6 26.1 31.3| 17.9 33.6 35 to 44 years...................| 24.7| 29.0 26.9 23.4| 14.4 20.1| 21.6| 24.2 26.5 28.4| 9.6 20.5 45 to 54 years...................| 17.5| 21.9 14.3 15.7| 14.6 18.3| 17.8| 20.0 17.8 17.4| 11.8 15.8 55 years and over................| 27.1| 24.8 20.2 22.0| 49.1 26.8| 38.0| 35.2 29.6 22.9| 60.7 30.0 | | | | | | Related Children Under 18 Years | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent....................| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No related children..............| 50.9| 39.5 24.7 41.0| 100.0 100.0| 67.4| 56.2 38.7 43.5| 100.0 100.0 With related children............| 49.1| 60.5 75.3 59.0| - -| 32.6| 43.8 61.3 56.5| - - One child....................| 20.8| 26.4 29.8 34.9| - -| 14.8| 18.5 33.9 35.2| - - Two children.................| 15.9| 21.6 23.3 12.3| - -| 12.8| 18.0 20.8 16.5| - - Three children...............| 7.9| 8.7 13.5 6.4| - -| 3.8| 5.6 4.9 4.0| - - Four or more children........| 4.5| 3.7 8.8 5.4| - -| 1.2| 1.7 1.7 0.8| - - | | | | | | Own Children Under 18 Years | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent....................| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No own children..................| 58.3| 46.2 38.4 51.1| 100.0 100.0| 69.3| 58.0 46.8 50.5| 100.0 100.0 With own children................| 41.7| 53.8 61.6 48.9| - -| 30.7| 42.0 53.2 49.5| - - One child....................| 18.5| 22.8 27.2 31.9| - -| 13.8| 17.6 29.6 31.3| - - Two children.................| 13.4| 19.8 18.4 7.4| - -| 12.2| 17.5 18.0 15.1| - - Three children...............| 6.5| 8.2 10.1 5.8| - -| 3.6| 5.4 4.5 2.6| - - Four or more children........| 3.3| 3.1 6.0 3.9| - -| 1.0| 1.6 1.1 0.6| - - | | | | | | NORTH AND WEST | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, all households...| 5,413| 1,602 1,681 277| 1,050 804| 51,271| 28,678 4,626 1,536| 9,241 7,190 | | | | | | Size of Household | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent....................| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 One person.......................| 30.2| - - -| 91.0 84.4| 26.3| - - -| 86.4 76.8 Two persons......................| 25.5| 33.7 34.1 36.3| 7.5 11.1| 34.1| 42.4 48.0 46.8| 11.8 17.9 Three persons....................| 17.7| 23.3 26.9 35.3| 1.0 3.3| 15.9| 20.5 30.9 28.6| 1.4 3.7 Four persons.....................| 13.3| 21.9 18.4 17.4| 0.5 0.7| 14.6| 22.9 13.2 14.3| 0.2 1.0 Five persons.....................| 7.9| 12.3 12.6 6.4| - 0.4| 6.3| 10.0 4.6 6.3| 0.1 0.5 Six persons......................| 3.4| 5.7 5.1 3.2| - -| 1.9| 2.9 1.9 2.8| - 0.1 Seven or more persons............| 1.9| 3.2 2.9 1.4| - -| 0.9| 1.4 1.4 1.3| - - | | | | | | Age of Householder | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent....................| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years...................| 28.0| 18.1 39.3 39.7| 21.5 28.4| 22.2| 19.6 26.9 30.5| 18.4 32.8 35 to 44 years...................| 25.2| 27.5 30.8 30.4| 13.7 22.0| 23.0| 25.9 30.1 27.4| 9.9 22.9 45 to 54 years...................| 19.2| 24.4 14.8 12.7| 18.0 22.0| 18.5| 21.5 19.0 22.1| 11.1 15.3 55 years and over................| 27.6| 30.0 15.2 17.1| 46.8 27.5| 36.2| 33.0 24.0 20.0| 60.6 29.0 | | | | | | Related Children Under 18 Years | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent....................| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No related children..............| 57.2| 47.4 22.0 41.4| 100.0 100.0| 66.6| 53.8 34.4 45.4| 100.0 100.0 With related children............| 42.8| 52.6 78.0 58.6| - -| 33.4| 46.2 65.6 54.6| - - One child....................| 16.9| 20.5 29.4 33.8| - -| 13.5| 16.8 34.2 33.8| - - Two children.................| 13.6| 18.6 22.9 18.8| - -| 13.3| 19.5 21.4 16.6| - - Three children...............| 7.4| 9.1 14.4 4.0| - -| 4.8| 7.3 7.2 3.2| - - Four or more children........| 4.9| 4.4 11.3 2.1| - -| 1.8| 2.7 2.7 1.0| - - | | | | | | Own Children Under 18 Years | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent....................| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No own children..................| 62.8| 52.2 33.5 52.0| 100.0 100.0| 68.1| 55.2 40.2 52.4| 100.0 100.0 With own children................| 37.2| 47.8 66.5 48.0| - -| 31.9| 44.8 59.8 47.6| - - One child....................| 15.1| 18.6 26.2 28.4| - -| 12.8| 16.1 31.8 30.3| - - Two children.................| 12.2| 17.1 20.7 14.8| - -| 12.9| 19.1 19.5 14.2| - - Three children...............| 6.1| 8.5 10.9 3.3| - -| 4.6| 7.1 6.6 2.2| - - Four or more children........| 3.9| 3.6 8.8 1.4| - -| 1.6| 2.6 1.9 0.9| - - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------