Table 6. Selected Characteristics of Families, 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 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Other families | | | Other families | | |-------------------------| | |--------------------------- | | | Female Male| | | Female Male | | Married-|householder, householder,| | Married-|householder, householder, Characteristic | | couple| no spouse no spouse| | couple| no spouse no spouse | Total| families| present present| Total| families| present present ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | UNITED STATES | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, all families 1/........| 8,055| 3,713| 3,769 573| 52,858| 43,768| 6,792 2,298 | | | | | | Size of Family | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 Two persons......................| 35.8| 31.4| 37.4 53.0| 46.4| 44.0| 56.1 61.3 Three persons....................| 25.8| 23.7| 27.5 28.5| 22.1| 20.8| 28.9 26.9 Four persons.....................| 20.4| 24.8| 17.6 10.2| 20.2| 22.5| 9.9 7.4 Five persons.....................| 10.6| 12.3| 9.9 4.7| 7.9| 8.9| 2.7 3.2 Six persons......................| 4.3| 4.5| 4.5 1.7| 2.4| 2.6| 1.5 0.6 Seven or more persons............| 3.1| 3.3| 3.0 2.0| 1.0| 1.1| 0.7 0.5 | | | | | | Age of Householder | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years...................| 31.0| 21.6| 38.9 39.3| 21.2| 19.9| 26.7 30.7 35 to 44 years...................| 28.4| 28.4| 28.6 26.8| 25.9| 25.3| 29.0 27.7 45 to 54 years...................| 18.4| 23.0| 14.5 14.3| 20.7| 21.0| 18.6 20.6 55 years and over................| 22.3| 27.0| 18.0 19.6| 32.2| 33.8| 25.7 21.0 | | | | | | Number of Earners | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No earners.......................| 17.6| 10.4| 25.1 14.6| 14.5| 14.6| 15.8 9.0 One earner.......................| 37.4| 23.0| 49.4 52.1| 26.3| 20.7| 54.1 51.8 Two earners......................| 36.1| 53.4| 20.5 27.4| 46.8| 51.1| 24.1 32.3 Three or more earners............| 8.9| 13.3| 5.0 5.9| 12.4| 13.7| 6.1 6.9 | | | | | | Related Children Under 18 Years | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No related children..............| 33.7| 42.9| 23.5 41.2| 51.8| 54.6| 35.8 44.7 With related children............| 66.3| 57.1| 76.5 58.8| 48.2| 45.4| 64.2 55.3 One child....................| 27.3| 23.9| 29.6 34.3| 20.3| 17.4| 34.1 34.3 Two children.................| 21.3| 20.3| 23.1 15.4| 19.2| 19.0| 21.2 16.6 Three children...............| 11.0| 8.9| 13.9 5.2| 6.5| 6.7| 6.5 3.5 Four or more children........| 6.7| 4.0| 9.9 3.8| 2.3| 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 No own children..................| 43.1| 48.8| 36.2 51.5| 54.2| 56.1| 42.3 51.8 With own children................| 56.9| 51.2| 63.8 48.5| 45.8| 43.9| 57.7 48.2 One child....................| 24.3| 20.9| 26.7 30.2| 19.1| 16.6| 31.1 30.6 Two children.................| 18.4| 18.6| 19.4 11.0| 18.4| 18.5| 19.0 14.5 Three children...............| 9.1| 8.3| 10.5 4.6| 6.2| 6.5| 6.0 2.4 Four or more children........| 5.1| 3.3| 7.2 2.7| 2.1| 2.2| 1.7 0.8 | | | | | | Own Children Under 6 Years | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No own children..................| 74.1| 76.4| 70.9 80.4| 79.9| 79.7| 80.1 83.4 With own children................| 25.9| 23.6| 29.1 19.6| 20.1| 20.3| 19.9 16.6 One child....................| 17.7| 16.5| 19.4 13.2| 14.1| 13.9| 15.7 13.8 Two children.................| 6.2| 6.4| 6.4 4.4| 5.2| 5.6| 3.9 2.5 Three children...............| 1.7| 0.5| 2.8 1.9| 0.7| 0.7| 0.4 0.3 Four or more children........| 0.3| 0.2| 0.5 -| 0.1| 0.1| - - | | | | | | SOUTH | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, all families 1/........| 4,496| 2,111| 2,088 296| 18,018| 15,091| 2,166 762 | | | | | | Size of Family | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 Two persons......................| 35.0| 29.1| 38.1 54.6| 48.7| 46.7| 58.4 60.8 Three persons....................| 26.2| 24.1| 28.3 26.6| 22.6| 21.4| 29.1 29.8 Four persons.....................| 21.5| 27.1| 17.7 8.2| 19.6| 21.8| 9.0 6.6 Five persons.....................| 10.0| 12.4| 8.1 6.4| 6.5| 7.4| 1.7 2.7 Six persons......................| 3.9| 3.8| 4.3 1.6| 2.0| 2.1| 1.5 0.2 Seven or more persons............| 3.5| 3.6| 3.5 2.5| 0.6| 0.7| 0.3 - | | | | | | Age of Householder | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years...................| 31.9| 24.3| 38.6 38.8| 21.7| 20.6| 26.1 31.3 35 to 44 years...................| 27.7| 29.0| 26.9 23.4| 24.6| 24.2| 26.5 28.4 45 to 54 years...................| 18.0| 21.9| 14.3 15.7| 19.7| 20.0| 17.8 17.4 55 years and over................| 22.5| 24.8| 20.2 22.0| 34.0| 35.2| 29.6 22.9 | | | | | | Number of Earners | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No earners.......................| 15.3| 9.3| 21.4 15.2| 16.2| 16.2| 17.8 10.3 One earner.......................| 37.5| 22.0| 51.4 50.6| 27.2| 22.1| 53.1 54.3 Two earners......................| 37.5| 54.9| 21.3 28.4| 46.4| 50.5| 23.2 30.3 Three or more earners............| 9.6| 13.8| 6.0 5.8| 10.3| 11.2| 5.9 5.2 | | | | | | Related Children Under 18 Years | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No related children..............| 32.7| 39.5| 24.7 41.0| 53.5| 56.2| 38.7 43.5 With related children............| 67.3| 60.5| 75.3 59.0| 46.5| 43.8| 61.3 56.5 One child....................| 28.5| 26.4| 29.8 34.9| 21.1| 18.5| 33.9 35.2 Two children.................| 21.8| 21.6| 23.3 12.3| 18.3| 18.0| 20.8 16.5 Three children...............| 10.8| 8.7| 13.5 6.4| 5.4| 5.6| 4.9 4.0 Four or more children........| 6.2| 3.7| 8.8 5.4| 1.7| 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 No own children..................| 42.9| 46.2| 38.4 51.1| 56.3| 58.0| 46.8 50.5 With own children................| 57.1| 53.8| 61.6 48.9| 43.7| 42.0| 53.2 49.5 One child....................| 25.4| 22.8| 27.2 31.9| 19.6| 17.6| 29.6 31.3 Two children.................| 18.3| 19.8| 18.4 7.4| 17.4| 17.5| 18.0 15.1 Three children...............| 8.9| 8.2| 10.1 5.8| 5.1| 5.4| 4.5 2.6 Four or more children........| 4.5| 3.1| 6.0 3.9| 1.5| 1.6| 1.1 0.6 | | | | | | Own Children Under 6 Years | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No own children..................| 74.5| 76.9| 71.2 81.1| 81.3| 81.0| 82.8 84.5 With own children................| 25.5| 23.1| 28.8 18.9| 18.7| 19.0| 17.2 15.5 One child....................| 17.3| 15.6| 19.6 13.0| 13.7| 13.7| 14.2 11.8 Two children.................| 6.5| 7.1| 6.1 5.3| 4.4| 4.7| 2.7 3.3 Three children...............| 1.4| 0.4| 2.4 0.7| 0.6| 0.6| 0.3 0.3 Four or more children........| 0.3| 0.1| 0.6 -| -| -| - - | | | | | | NORTH AND WEST | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, all families 1/........| 3,560| 1,602| 1,681 277| 34,840| 28,678| 4,626 1,536 | | | | | | Size of Family | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 Two persons......................| 36.8| 34.4| 36.7 51.3| 45.2| 42.7| 55.1 61.6 Three persons....................| 25.3| 23.3| 26.5 30.4| 21.9| 20.5| 28.9 25.5 Four persons.....................| 19.0| 21.8| 17.5 12.3| 20.6| 22.9| 10.3 7.9 Five persons.....................| 11.4| 12.3| 12.1 2.8| 8.6| 9.7| 3.2 3.5 Six persons......................| 4.8| 5.4| 4.8 1.8| 2.6| 2.9| 1.6 0.8 Seven or more persons............| 2.6| 2.9| 2.5 1.4| 1.2| 1.3| 0.9 0.7 | | | | | | Age of Householder | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years...................| 29.8| 18.1| 39.3 39.7| 21.0| 19.6| 26.9 30.5 35 to 44 years...................| 29.3| 27.5| 30.8 30.4| 26.6| 25.9| 30.1 27.4 45 to 54 years...................| 18.9| 24.4| 14.8 12.7| 21.2| 21.5| 19.0 22.1 55 years and over................| 22.0| 30.0| 15.2 17.1| 31.2| 33.0| 24.0 20.0 | | | | | | Number of Earners | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No earners.......................| 20.4| 11.7| 29.7 14.0| 13.6| 13.7| 14.8 8.4 One earner.......................| 37.3| 24.3| 46.9 53.7| 25.9| 20.0| 54.5 50.6 Two earners......................| 34.4| 51.4| 19.5 26.3| 47.0| 51.3| 24.5 33.3 Three or more earners............| 8.0| 12.6| 3.8 6.0| 13.5| 15.0| 6.2 7.7 | | | | | | Related Children Under 18 Years | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No related children..............| 34.9| 47.4| 22.0 41.4| 50.9| 53.8| 34.4 45.4 With related children............| 65.1| 52.6| 78.0 58.6| 49.1| 46.2| 65.6 54.6 One child....................| 25.7| 20.5| 29.4 33.8| 19.8| 16.8| 34.2 33.8 Two children.................| 20.7| 18.6| 22.9 18.8| 19.6| 19.5| 21.4 16.6 Three children...............| 11.2| 9.1| 14.4 4.0| 7.1| 7.3| 7.2 3.2 Four or more children........| 7.5| 4.4| 11.3 2.1| 2.6| 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 No own children..................| 43.4| 52.2| 33.5 52.0| 53.1| 55.2| 40.2 52.4 With own children................| 56.6| 47.8| 66.5 48.0| 46.9| 44.8| 59.8 47.6 One child....................| 22.9| 18.6| 26.2 28.4| 18.8| 16.1| 31.8 30.3 Two children.................| 18.6| 17.1| 20.7 14.8| 18.9| 19.1| 19.5 14.2 Three children...............| 9.2| 8.5| 10.9 3.3| 6.8| 7.1| 6.6 2.2 Four or more children........| 5.9| 3.6| 8.8 1.4| 2.4| 2.6| 1.9 0.9 | | | | | | Own Children Under 6 Years | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent...................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 100.0 No own children..................| 73.6| 75.8| 70.6 79.6| 79.2| 79.1| 78.8 82.9 With own children................| 26.4| 24.2| 29.4 20.4| 20.8| 20.9| 21.2 17.1 One child....................| 18.1| 17.9| 19.2 13.5| 14.3| 14.0| 16.3 14.7 Two children.................| 5.9| 5.4| 6.7 3.6| 5.7| 6.1| 4.4 2.1 Three children...............| 2.1| 0.7| 3.2 3.3| 0.7| 0.8| 0.4 0.3 Four or more children........| 0.3| 0.3| 0.4 -| 0.1| 0.1| - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Families in group quarters are excluded. These data may vary from other reports containing data from the March 1996 Current Population Survey.