Table 16. Selected Social and Economic Characteristics of the White Population in the United States: March 1996 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet release date: June 26, 1997 (In current dollars. Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Characteristic | Both | sexes Male Female ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | UNITED STATES | | Region | | All persons...................................| 218,442 107,491 110,951 Percent....................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0 South...........................................| 32.7 32.6 32.8 North and West..................................| 67.3 67.4 67.2 Northeast...................................| 19.9 19.8 20.1 Midwest.....................................| 24.8 24.7 25.0 West........................................| 22.5 23.0 22.1 | Residence | | All persons...................................| 218,442 107,491 110,951 Percent....................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0 All metropolitan areas..........................| 79.1 79.1 79.1 Inside central cities.......................| 25.5 25.5 25.6 Outside central cities......................| 53.6 53.6 53.5 Nonmetropolitan areas...........................| 20.9 20.9 20.9 | POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS | | Age | | Total.........................................| 218,442 107,491 110,951 Percent....................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years...................................| 7.2 7.5 6.9 5 to 9 years....................................| 7.2 7.5 6.9 10 to 14 years..................................| 7.0 7.3 6.7 15 to 19 years..................................| 6.8 7.0 6.5 20 to 24 years..................................| 6.5 6.6 6.3 25 to 29 years..................................| 7.2 7.5 7.0 30 to 34 years..................................| 8.1 8.3 7.9 35 to 44 years..................................| 16.4 16.7 16.1 45 to 54 years..................................| 12.3 12.2 12.4 55 to 64 years..................................| 8.3 8.2 8.4 65 to 74 years..................................| 7.5 6.9 8.0 75 years and over...............................| 5.6 4.3 6.8 | 16 years and over...............................| 77.1 76.2 78.1 18 years and over...............................| 74.4 73.3 75.5 21 years and over...............................| 70.5 69.3 71.6 55 years and over...............................| 21.3 19.4 23.2 65 years and over...............................| 13.0 11.2 14.8 | Median age (years)..............................| 35.0 33.9 36.1 | Marital Status | | Total, 15 years and over......................| 171,597 83,463 88,134 Percent....................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married...................................| 24.8 28.6 21.2 Married, spouse present.........................| 56.7 58.4 55.1 Married, spouse absent..........................| 2.9 2.6 3.2 Widowed.........................................| 6.7 2.6 10.7 Divorced........................................| 8.9 7.9 9.8 | Educational Attainment | | Total, 25 to 34 years old...............| 33,487 16,933 16,555 Percent completed-- | Less than 9th grade...........................| 4.2 4.5 3.9 High school graduate or more..................| 87.2 85.8 88.6 Some college or associate degree............| 28.0 26.6 29.5 Bachelor's degree or more...................| 27.5 26.9 28.1 | FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS | | Type of Family 1/ | | All families..................................| 58,669 (X) (X) Percent....................................| 100.0 (X) (X) Married-couple..................................| 81.6 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present...........| 14.1 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.............| 4.6 (X) (X) | Size of Family | | Percent....................................| 100.0 (X) (X) Two persons.....................................| 44.4 (X) (X) Three persons...................................| 22.2 (X) (X) Four persons....................................| 20.5 (X) (X) Five persons....................................| 8.6 (X) (X) Six persons.....................................| 2.9 (X) (X) Seven or more persons...........................| 1.5 (X) (X) | Age of Family Householder | | Percent....................................| 100.0 (X) (X) 15 to 34 years..................................| 23.0 (X) (X) 35 to 44 years..................................| 26.2 (X) (X) 45 to 54 years..................................| 20.1 (X) (X) 55 years and over...............................| 30.7 (X) (X) | Number of Earners in Families | | Percent....................................| 100.0 (X) (X) No earners......................................| 14.4 (X) (X) One earner......................................| 28.1 (X) (X) Two earners.....................................| 45.2 (X) (X) Three or more earners...........................| 12.3 (X) (X) | Related Children Under 18 Years | | Percent....................................| 100.0 (X) (X) No related children.............................| 49.5 (X) (X) With related children...........................| 50.5 (X) (X) One child....................................| 20.7 (X) (X) Two children.................................| 19.7 (X) (X) Three children...............................| 7.2 (X) (X) Four or more children........................| 2.9 (X) (X) | Own Children Under 18 Years | | Percent....................................| 100.0 (X) (X) No own children.................................| 52.3 (X) (X) With own children...............................| 47.8 (X) (X) One child....................................| 19.5 (X) (X) Two children.................................| 18.9 (X) (X) Three children...............................| 6.8 (X) (X) Four or more children........................| 2.6 (X) (X) | Own Children under 6 Years | | Percent....................................| 100.0 (X) (X) No own children.................................| 78.5 (X) (X) With own children...............................| 21.6 (X) (X) One child....................................| 14.9 (X) (X) Two children.................................| 5.8 (X) (X) Three children...............................| 0.8 (X) (X) Four or more children........................| 0.1 (X) (X) | ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS | | Labor Force Status 2/ | | Total persons, 16 years and over...........| 167,865 81,253 86,612 In civilian labor force.........................| 112,018 61,029 50,989 Percent in civilian labor force...............| 66.7 75.1 58.9 Employed..................................| 106,264 57,572 48,692 Unemployed................................| 5,754 3,457 2,297 Percent unemployed....................| 5.1 5.7 4.5 Not in labor force..............................| 55,847 20,224 35,622 | Occupation 2/ | | Employed persons, 16 years and over........| 106,264 57,572 48,692 Percent.................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0 Managerial and professional specialty...........| 29.9 28.3 31.7 Technical, sales, and administrative support....| 30.4 20.2 42.4 Service.........................................| 12.5 9.4 16.1 Farming, forestry, and fishing..................| 2.9 4.3 1.3 Precision production, craft, and repair.........| 10.9 18.5 1.8 Operators, fabricators, and laborers............| 13.6 19.3 6.7 | Class of Worker 2/ | | Employed persons, 16 years and over.........| 106,264 57,572 48,692 Percent.................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers.................| 77.1 78.4 75.5 Federal government workers......................| 2.3 2.4 2.1 State government workers........................| 3.9 3.5 4.5 Local government workers........................| 7.6 5.4 10.2 Self-employed workers...........................| 8.9 10.2 7.4 Unpaid family workers...........................| 0.1 0.1 0.2 | Income of Persons | | Persons 15 years old and over with income....| 159,630 79,022 80,608 Percent...................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0 $1 to $4,999 or loss............................| 15.8 9.5 21.9 $5,000 to $9,999................................| 15.4 10.4 20.3 $10,000 to $19,999..............................| 23.9 22.1 25.7 $20,000 to $29,999..............................| 16.4 18.0 14.8 $30,000 and over................................| 28.6 40.1 17.4 | Median income.........................(dollars).| 17,351 23,895 12,316 Standard error....................(dollars).| 79 177 82 | Per Capita Income | | Per capita income.....................(dollars).| 18,304 (X) (X) | Median Earnings of Persons | | Persons 25 years old and over with | earnings...........................(dollars).| 23,725 30,409 17,784 Standard error...................(dollars).| 149 124 169 | Year-round, full-time workers....(dollars).| 30,167 34,662 24,058 Standard error...............(dollars).| 98 326 188 | Year-round, full-time earnings by | educational attainment- | High school graduate...........(dollars).| 24,885 30,004 20,044 Standard error...............(dollars).| 202 290 190 Some college, no degree........(dollars).| 28,687 33,701 22,875 Standard error...............(dollars).| 428 609 347 Bachelor's degree or higher....(dollars).| 41,898 50,011 34,097 Standard error...............(dollars).| 191 494 538 | Income of Families 1/ | | Total families..............................| 58,869 (X) (X) Percent.................................| 100.0 (X) (X) Under $10,000...................................| 5.8 (X) (X) $10,000 to $24,999..............................| 19.8 (X) (X) $25,000 to $34,999..............................| 14.2 (X) (X) $35,000 to $49,999..............................| 18.8 (X) (X) $50,000 and over................................| 41.4 (X) (X) | Median income.........................(dollars).| 42,648 (X) (X) Standard error....................(dollars).| 256 (X) (X) | POVERTY | | Household Relationship by Poverty Level 3/ | | Total persons ........................| 218,028 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level.........| 24,423 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level........| 11.2 (NA) (NA) In families.....................................| 183,450 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level....................| 17,593 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level...................| 9.6 (NA) (NA) Householder.................................| 58,872 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level..............| 4,994 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level.............| 8.5 (NA) (NA) Female householder,no spouse present......| 8,284 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level............| 2,200 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level...........| 26.6 (NA) (NA) Related children under 18 years.............| 54,532 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level..............| 8,474 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level.............| 15.5 (NA) (NA) Other family members........................| 70,046 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level..............| 4,125 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level.............| 5.9 (NA) (NA) Unrelated individuals...........................| 33,399 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level....................| 6,336 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level...................| 19.0 (NA) (NA) | Work Experience by Poverty Level | | Total persons, 15 years and over.....| 170,939 82,831 88,108 Number below poverty level........| 16,597 6,714 9,883 Percent below poverty level.......| 9.7 8.1 11.2 Worked..........................................| 118,657 63,757 54,899 Number below poverty level................| 7,033 3,562 3,470 Percent below poverty level...............| 5.9 5.6 6.3 50 to 52 weeks...............................| 85,477 48,652 36,825 Number below poverty level................| 2,702 1,545 1,157 Percent below poverty level...............| 3.2 3.2 3.1 49 weeks or less.............................| 33,180 15,105 18,075 Number below poverty level................| 4,331 2,017 2,313 Percent below poverty level...............| 13.1 13.4 12.8 Did not work....................................| 52,283 19,074 33,209 Number below poverty level................| 9,564 3,152 6,413 Percent below poverty level...............| 18.3 16.5 19.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Families in group quarters are excluded. These data may vary from other reports containing data from the March 1996 Current Population Survey. 2/ Data from labor force status, occupation, and class of worker shown in this report reflect characteristics of the civilian noninstitutionalized population for March 1996 and are not adjusted for seasonal changes. Data released by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, may not agree entirely with data shown in this report due to differences in methodological procedures and seasonal adjustment of the data. 3/ Data from families include families in group quarters. Families and unrelated individuals will not add to total persons because unrelated subfamilies are not included.