Table 5. Selected Characteristics of Households, by Type, Region, and Race of Householder: March 1997 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: July 30, 1998 (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... 12,109 3,851 3,947 657 1,985 1,669 77,240 43,276 6,875 2,475 13,953 10,661 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.................... 25.8 - - - 91.8 78.1 26.4 - - - 87.5 76.7 Two persons................... 26.4 28.8 35.5 35.1 7.4 18.5 34.7 43.3 49.6 48.1 11.0 18.3 Three persons................. 19.0 23.5 29.2 28.2 0.7 2.3 16.2 21.2 30.8 27.9 1.1 3.5 Four persons.................. 15.6 25.7 18.9 21.6 0.1 0.7 14.5 22.7 12.7 14.6 0.2 1.0 Five persons.................. 8.2 13.5 9.9 10.3 - 0.4 5.8 9.2 4.4 5.2 0.1 0.4 Six persons................... 2.7 4.9 3.0 3.6 - - 1.7 2.6 1.6 2.4 - 0.1 Seven or more persons......... 2.3 3.5 3.4 1.2 - 0.1 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.8 - - 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 21.8 38.5 39.3 20.9 31.4 21.9 19.4 26.5 31.4 16.7 33.4 35 to 44 years................ 25.6 28.7 29.2 27.2 13.0 24.0 22.7 25.8 29.7 26.9 9.7 21.6 45 to 54 years................ 18.3 23.5 14.9 14.1 16.8 17.5 19.0 21.8 18.3 20.9 12.4 16.5 55 years and over............. 26.8 25.9 17.5 19.3 49.3 27.0 36.4 33.0 25.5 20.9 61.1 28.5 Related Children Under 18 Years Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (X) (X) No related children........... 53.0 43.5 21.0 39.0 (X) (X) 67.1 54.4 36.6 47.7 (X) (X) With related children......... 47.1 56.4 79.1 61.0 (X) (X) 32.9 45.5 63.4 52.3 (X) (X) One child................... 19.4 20.5 33.9 33.4 (X) (X) 14.0 17.9 32.7 31.4 (X) (X) Two children................ 15.8 21.5 24.5 18.2 (X) (X) 12.8 18.6 21.7 15.2 (X) (X) Three children.............. 7.7 9.9 12.7 6.9 (X) (X) 4.6 6.8 6.9 4.3 (X) (X) Four or more children....... 4.2 4.5 8.0 2.5 (X) (X) 1.5 2.2 2.1 1.4 (X) (X) Own Children Under 18 Years Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (X) (X) No own children............... 59.6 48.7 34.3 51.5 (X) (X) 68.7 56.0 42.2 54.1 (X) (X) With own children............. 40.4 51.3 65.7 48.6 (X) (X) 31.3 44.0 57.8 45.9 (X) (X) One child................... 17.1 18.6 29.8 27.5 (X) (X) 13.1 17.0 29.9 27.3 (X) (X) Two children................ 13.7 19.5 20.6 13.4 (X) (X) 12.5 18.2 20.0 14.2 (X) (X) Three children.............. 6.3 9.1 9.7 5.2 (X) (X) 4.4 6.7 6.2 3.4 (X) (X) Four or more children....... 3.3 4.1 5.6 2.5 (X) (X) 1.3 2.1 1.7 1.0 (X) (X) SOUTH Total, all households... 6,519 2,093 2,236 377 970 842 25,665 15,000 2,181 816 4,402 3,265 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.................... 23.5 - - - 91.4 76.3 25.1 - - - 88.3 78.1 Two persons................... 26.4 28.1 34.3 32.2 8.3 19.3 36.5 45.6 50.9 52.5 9.9 16.8 Three persons................. 20.5 24.4 30.4 30.5 0.3 2.9 17.6 22.7 32.7 26.4 1.4 4.0 Four persons.................. 16.1 25.7 19.1 20.2 - 0.7 14.0 21.3 11.2 14.4 0.2 0.9 Five persons.................. 8.7 14.2 9.8 11.3 - 0.8 4.9 7.5 3.7 4.5 0.1 0.3 Six persons................... 2.5 4.3 2.4 4.4 - - 1.4 2.2 1.1 1.5 - - Seven or more persons......... 2.5 3.2 4.0 1.3 - - 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.7 - - 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................ 30.8 24.2 39.3 39.6 22.5 30.7 22.0 19.8 26.8 31.2 16.1 34.6 35 to 44 years................ 25.4 28.7 27.8 27.3 12.4 24.8 22.0 25.2 26.9 25.3 9.2 20.6 45 to 54 years................ 18.5 22.3 15.1 13.1 17.9 20.7 18.9 21.1 18.6 20.5 13.2 16.1 55 years and over............. 25.3 24.8 17.9 20.0 47.2 23.8 37.1 33.9 27.6 23.0 61.5 28.7 Related Children Under 18 Years Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (X) (X) No related children........... 51.1 43.0 21.6 35.7 (X) (X) 67.7 56.1 39.6 53.5 (X) (X) With related children......... 48.9 56.9 78.4 64.3 (X) (X) 32.3 43.9 60.4 46.5 (X) (X) One child................... 20.3 21.6 32.9 35.2 (X) (X) 15.0 19.4 32.6 27.9 (X) (X) Two children................ 16.4 20.7 25.5 17.3 (X) (X) 12.5 17.4 21.5 14.6 (X) (X) Three children.............. 8.0 10.0 12.5 9.4 (X) (X) 3.7 5.4 5.0 3.3 (X) (X) Four or more children....... 4.2 4.6 7.5 2.4 (X) (X) 1.1 1.7 1.3 0.7 (X) (X) Own Children Under 18 Years Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (X) (X) No own children............... 58.2 48.2 35.6 45.8 (X) (X) 69.5 57.8 46.0 59.0 (X) (X) With own children............. 41.9 51.8 64.3 54.2 (X) (X) 30.5 42.1 54.1 40.9 (X) (X) One child................... 18.3 19.7 29.3 32.5 (X) (X) 14.0 18.4 29.1 24.8 (X) (X) Two children................ 13.8 18.7 20.5 12.9 (X) (X) 12.0 17.0 19.4 13.7 (X) (X) Three children.............. 6.6 9.1 9.6 6.4 (X) (X) 3.5 5.2 4.5 2.1 (X) (X) Four or more children....... 3.2 4.3 4.9 2.4 (X) (X) 1.0 1.5 1.1 0.3 (X) (X) NORTH AND WEST Total, all households... 5,590 1,758 1,711 280 1,015 826 51,575 28,275 4,694 1,658 9,551 7,397 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.................... 28.6 - - - 92.3 79.8 27.0 - - - 87.1 76.1 Two persons................... 26.4 29.7 37.0 39.0 6.5 17.6 33.8 42.0 49.0 46.0 11.5 18.9 Three persons................. 17.3 22.5 27.8 25.0 1.1 1.7 15.5 20.4 29.9 28.7 1.0 3.2 Four persons.................. 15.1 25.6 18.7 23.4 0.2 0.7 14.7 23.4 13.4 14.6 0.2 1.0 Five persons.................. 7.5 12.7 10.1 9.1 - - 6.3 10.2 4.8 5.5 0.1 0.5 Six persons................... 3.1 5.7 3.8 2.5 - - 1.8 2.8 1.9 2.8 - 0.1 Seven or more persons......... 2.1 3.8 2.6 1.0 - 0.1 0.8 1.2 1.1 2.3 0.1 0.1 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................ 27.7 19.1 37.4 39.0 19.5 32.2 21.8 19.2 26.4 31.5 17.0 32.8 35 to 44 years................ 25.8 28.7 31.1 27.1 13.5 23.3 23.0 26.1 31.0 27.7 10.0 22.1 45 to 54 years................ 18.0 24.9 14.5 15.5 15.7 14.2 19.1 22.1 18.1 21.0 12.0 16.7 55 years and over............. 28.5 27.3 17.0 18.4 51.3 30.2 36.1 32.6 24.5 19.8 61.0 28.4 Related Children Under 18 Years Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (X) (X) No related children........... 55.2 44.1 20.2 43.6 (X) (X) 66.9 53.5 35.3 44.8 (X) (X) With related children......... 44.8 55.8 79.8 56.5 (X) (X) 33.2 46.5 64.7 55.1 (X) (X) One child................... 18.4 19.2 35.2 30.9 (X) (X) 13.5 17.2 32.7 33.1 (X) (X) Two children................ 15.1 22.4 23.1 19.4 (X) (X) 13.0 19.2 21.7 15.5 (X) (X) Three children.............. 7.2 9.8 13.0 3.6 (X) (X) 5.0 7.6 7.8 4.8 (X) (X) Four or more children....... 4.1 4.4 8.5 2.6 (X) (X) 1.7 2.5 2.5 1.7 (X) (X) Own Children Under 18 Years Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (X) (X) No own children............... 61.4 49.3 32.5 59.1 (X) (X) 68.4 55.0 40.4 51.7 (X) (X) With own children............. 38.5 50.6 67.4 41.0 (X) (X) 31.6 45.1 59.6 48.3 (X) (X) One child................... 15.7 17.2 30.3 20.7 (X) (X) 12.6 16.3 30.3 28.5 (X) (X) Two children................ 13.5 20.5 20.8 14.1 (X) (X) 12.7 18.9 20.3 14.5 (X) (X) Three children.............. 6.0 9.0 9.8 3.6 (X) (X) 4.8 7.5 6.9 4.0 (X) (X) Four or more children....... 3.3 3.9 6.5 2.6 (X) (X) 1.5 2.4 2.1 1.3 (X) (X) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------