Table 1. Selected Social Characteristics of the Population, by Sex, Region, and Race: March 1997 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: July 30, 1998 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | All races | Black | White, not Hispanic Characteristic |------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------- |Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male| Female | Both sexes | Male | Female ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES Age Total............................................ 266,792 130,636 136,156 34,218 15,979 18,239 191,791 93,965 97,826 Percent......................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years..................................... 7.4 7.7 7.1 9.1 9.7 8.6 6.4 6.7 6.1 5 to 9 years...................................... 7.6 8.0 7.2 9.8 10.8 8.9 6.8 7.1 6.5 10 to 14 years.................................... 7.3 7.6 7.0 9.1 9.9 8.4 6.7 7.1 6.4 15 to 19 years.................................... 7.2 7.5 6.9 8.9 9.5 8.4 6.6 6.9 6.4 20 to 24 years.................................... 6.6 6.7 6.4 7.3 7.2 7.5 6.0 6.1 6.0 25 to 29 years.................................... 7.2 7.4 7.1 7.6 7.4 7.8 6.7 6.9 6.6 30 to 34 years.................................... 7.9 8.0 7.8 8.0 7.7 8.3 7.6 7.7 7.4 35 to 44 years.................................... 16.5 16.7 16.3 15.8 15.5 16.1 16.8 17.2 16.5 45 to 54 years.................................... 12.4 12.3 12.4 10.3 9.9 10.6 13.4 13.5 13.3 55 to 64 years.................................... 8.0 7.9 8.2 6.3 5.9 6.7 8.8 8.7 8.9 65 to 74 years.................................... 6.8 6.2 7.3 4.6 4.0 5.1 7.8 7.2 8.4 75 years and over................................. 5.2 4.1 6.3 3.1 2.3 3.7 6.2 4.9 7.5 16 years and over................................. 76.2 75.2 77.3 70.2 67.7 72.4 78.7 77.8 79.7 18 years and over................................. 73.3 72.1 74.5 66.6 63.7 69.0 76.0 74.9 77.1 21 years and over................................. 69.1 67.8 70.4 61.4 58.5 63.9 72.2 71.0 73.4 55 years and over................................. 20.0 18.1 21.8 14.0 12.3 15.5 22.9 20.9 24.9 65 years and over................................. 11.9 10.3 13.6 7.6 6.3 8.8 4.1 12.2 16.0 Median age (years)................................ 34.3 33.2 35.3 28.8 26.9 30.3 36.9 35.9 37.8 Marital Status Total, 15 years and over......................... 207,235 100,159 107,076 24,627 11,113 13,514 153,581 74,349 79,232 Percent......................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married..................................... 27.7 31.3 24.4 43.5 46.2 41.3 23.9 27.4 20.6 Married, spouse present........................... 52.8 54.6 51.1 31.5 35.6 28.2 56.9 58.9 55.0 Married, spouse absent............................ 3.6 3.3 3.9 7.8 6.0 9.2 2.4 2.3 2.6 Widowed........................................... 6.6 2.7 10.3 6.7 3.1 9.7 7.2 2.9 11.2 Divorced.......................................... 9.3 8.2 10.4 10.5 9.1 11.6 9.6 8.6 10.6 Educational Attainment Total, 25 to 34 years old........................ 40,256 20,040 20,217 5,350 2,414 2,936 27,411 13,677 13,734 Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade.............................. 3.7 4.1 3.4 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 High school graduate or more.................... 87.3 85.9 88.6 85.0 84.0 85.8 92.6 91.4 93.9 Some college or associate degree............... 28.6 27.3 29.9 32.3 30.5 33.7 29.7 28.6 30.8 Bachelor's degree or more...................... 27.1 26.2 27.9 13.9 11.9 15.6 31.3 30.3 32.3 Type of Family 1/ All families..................................... 70,241 (X) (X) 8,455 (X) (X) 52,625 (X) (X) Percent......................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple.................................... 76.3 (X) (X) 45.5 (X) (X) 82.2 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present............. 18.2 (X) (X) 46.7 (X) (X) 13.1 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present............... 5.5 (X) (X) 7.8 (X) (X) 4.7 (X) (X) Families With Householder 55 Years and Over 1/ All families..................................... 20,130 (X) (X) 1,816 (X) (X) 16,564 (X) (X) Percent......................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple.................................... 82.6 (X) (X) 55.0 (X) (X) 86.3 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present............. 13.8 (X) (X) 38.0 (X) (X) 10.6 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present............... 3.6 (X) (X) 7.0 (X) (X) 3.1 (X) (X) SOUTH Age Total............................................ 93,327 45,213 48,114 18,723 8,603 10,120 62,923 30,700 32,223 Percent......................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years..................................... 7.2 7.5 7.0 9.1 9.6 8.7 6.0 6.1 5.9 5 to 9 years...................................... 7.4 7.7 7.1 9.8 10.8 9.0 6.4 6.6 6.2 10 to 14 years.................................... 7.2 7.4 7.0 9.0 9.7 8.5 6.5 6.6 6.3 15 to 19 years.................................... 7.2 7.8 6.7 9.4 10.6 8.4 6.5 6.9 6.0 20 to 24 years.................................... 6.8 6.8 6.7 7.9 7.4 8.3 6.2 6.3 6.1 25 to 29 years.................................... 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.5 7.2 7.8 6.9 7.0 6.8 30 to 34 years.................................... 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.1 8.5 7.3 7.4 7.2 35 to 44 years.................................... 16.3 16.6 16.1 15.6 15.4 15.8 16.8 17.3 16.3 45 to 54 years.................................... 12.5 12.6 12.5 10.4 10.3 10.4 13.8 13.8 13.7 55 to 64 years.................................... 8.2 8.0 8.4 5.9 5.6 6.2 9.2 9.0 9.4 65 to 74 years.................................... 7.1 6.6 7.5 4.3 3.8 4.8 8.4 7.9 8.9 75 years and over................................. 5.1 4.1 6.0 3.1 2.5 3.6 6.2 5.0 7.3 16 years and over................................. 76.7 75.9 77.5 70.1 67.8 72.1 79.9 79.3 80.4 18 years and over................................. 73.8 72.8 74.8 66.4 63.4 69.0 77.3 76.6 77.9 21 years and over................................. 69.7 68.4 70.9 61.0 57.8 63.7 73.6 72.6 74.5 55 years and over................................. 20.3 18.6 21.9 13.4 11.9 14.7 23.8 21.9 25.5 65 years and over................................. 12.1 10.7 13.5 7.5 6.3 8.5 14.6 12.9 16.2 Median age (years)................................ 34.5 33.6 35.3 28.2 26.4 29.6 37.6 36.8 38.4 Marital Status Total, 15 years and over......................... 72,980 35,026 37,954 13,495 6,019 7,476 51,080 24,775 26,305 Percent......................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married..................................... 25.9 29.2 22.7 42.3 45.6 39.6 20.9 24.4 17.6 Married, spouse present........................... 53.4 55.7 51.4 31.6 35.9 28.2 59.3 61.1 57.6 Married, spouse absent............................ 3.8 3.6 4.1 7.7 5.8 9.3 2.5 2.6 2.3 Widowed........................................... 6.8 2.6 10.6 6.9 3.2 9.9 7.2 2.7 11.5 Divorced.......................................... 10.1 8.9 11.2 11.4 9.6 12.9 10.1 9.2 11.0 Educational Attainment Total, 25 to 34 years old........................ 14,017 6,812 7,206 2,880 1,235 1,645 8,948 4,422 4,525 Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade.............................. 3.4 3.8 3.0 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.7 High school graduate or more.................... 86.1 84.1 87.9 85.5 85.1 85.8 89.8 88.3 91.3 Some college or associate degree............... 28.4 27.2 29.5 30.0 29.8 30.2 29.3 28.5 30.1 Bachelor's degree or more...................... 24.7 24.2 25.2 13.9 12.1 15.3 29.1 28.1 30.1 Type of Family 1/ All families..................................... 25,438 (X) (X) 4,707 (X) (X) 17,998 (X) (X) Percent......................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple.................................... 75.3 (X) (X) 44.5 (X) (X) 83.3 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present............. 19.4 (X) (X) 47.5 (X) (X) 12.1 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present............... 5.3 (X) (X) 8.0 (X) (X) 4.5 (X) (X) Families With Householder 55 Years and Over 1/ All families..................................... 7,459 (X) (X) 994 (X) (X) 5,871 (X) (X) Percent......................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple.................................... 81.4 (X) (X) 52.2 (X) (X) 86.6 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present............. 14.8 (X) (X) 40.2 (X) (X) 10.2 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present............... 3.8 (X) (X) 7.6 (X) (X) 3.2 (X) (X) NORTH AND WEST Age Total............................................ 173,466 85,423 88,043 15,495 7,377 8,119 128,868 63,265 65,603 Percent......................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years..................................... 7.5 7.8 7.2 9.2 9.9 8.5 6.6 7.0 6.2 5 to 9 years...................................... 7.7 8.1 7.3 9.8 10.8 8.8 7.0 7.3 6.6 10 to 14 years.................................... 7.4 7.8 7.0 9.2 10.2 8.3 6.9 7.3 6.5 15 to 19 years.................................... 7.2 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 6.7 6.8 6.5 20 to 24 years.................................... 6.4 6.7 6.2 6.6 6.8 6.4 6.0 6.1 5.9 25 to 29 years.................................... 7.2 7.4 7.0 7.8 7.6 7.9 6.7 6.8 6.5 30 to 34 years.................................... 7.9 8.1 7.8 8.2 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.8 7.5 35 to 44 years.................................... 16.6 16.7 16.4 16.2 15.6 16.4 16.8 17.1 16.5 45 to 54 years.................................... 12.3 12.2 12.3 10.2 9.5 10.8 13.2 13.4 13.1 55 to 64 years.................................... 8.0 7.8 8.2 6.8 6.3 7.3 8.6 8.6 8.7 65 to 74 years.................................... 6.6 6.0 7.2 4.9 4.3 5.4 7.6 6.9 8.2 75 years and over................................. 5.3 4.1 6.4 3.0 2.1 3.8 6.3 4.9 7.7 16 years and over................................. 76.0 74.8 77.1 70.3 67.5 72.8 78.2 77.0 79.3 18 years and over................................. 73.0 71.7 74.3 66.7 64.1 69.0 75.5 74.2 76.7 21 years and over................................. 68.9 67.6 70.1 61.9 59.3 64.2 71.6 70.3 72.8 55 years and over................................. 19.8 17.8 21.8 14.7 12.7 16.5 22.5 20.4 24.6 65 years and over................................. 11.8 10.0 13.6 7.8 6.4 9.2 13.9 11.8 15.9 Median age (years)................................ 34.2 33.0 35.3 29.4 27.5 31.1 36.5 35.5 37.5 Marital Status Total, 15 years and over......................... 134,255 65,133 69,122 11,132 5,094 6,038 102,502 49,574 52,928 Percent......................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married..................................... 28.7 32.4 25.2 45.0 47.0 43.4 25.3 28.8 22.1 Married, spouse present........................... 52.4 54.0 50.9 31.4 35.2 28.2 55.7 57.8 53.7 Married, spouse absent............................ 3.4 3.1 3.8 7.8 6.3 9.1 2.4 2.1 2.7 Widowed........................................... 6.6 2.7 10.2 6.4 2.9 9.4 7.1 3.0 11.0 Divorced.......................................... 8.9 7.8 9.9 9.3 8.6 9.9 9.4 8.3 10.4 Educational Attainment Total, 25 to 34 years old........................ 26,239 13,228 13,011 2,470 1,180 1,290 18,463 9,255 9,209 Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade.............................. 3.9 4.2 3.6 2.7 3.0 2.5 0.7 0.9 0.6 High school graduate or more.................... 87.9 86.8 89.0 84.4 82.9 85.8 94.0 92.9 95.1 Some college or associate degree............... 28.8 27.4 30.1 34.9 31.3 38.2 29.9 28.6 31.1 Bachelor's degree or more...................... 28.3 27.2 29.4 13.9 11.7 15.9 32.3 31.3 33.3 Type of Family 1/ All families..................................... 44,803 (X) (X) 3,748 (X) (X) 34,627 (X) (X) Percent......................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple.................................... 76.9 (X) (X) 46.9 (X) (X) 81.7 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present............. 17.5 (X) (X) 45.6 (X) (X) 13.6 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present............... 5.6 (X) (X) 7.5 (X) (X) 4.8 (X) (X) Families With Householder 55 Years and Over 1/ All families..................................... 12,671 (X) (X) 822 (X) (X) 10,693 (X) (X) Percent......................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple.................................... 83.4 (X) (X) 58.4 (X) (X) 86.2 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present............. 13.2 (X) (X) 35.3 (X) (X) 10.7 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present............... 3.5 (X) (X) 6.3 (X) (X) 3.1 (X) (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The data for families do not include families in group quarters. For March 1997, in some CPS publications the data for families include group quarters.