Table 5. Selected Characteristics of Households, by Type, Region, and Race of Householder: March 1998 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 24, 1999 (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.... 12,474 3,921 3,926 562 2,190 1,876 77,936 43,423 6,826 2,622 14,164 10,901 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 member........................ 28.7 - - - 90.5 85.0 26.7 - - - 87.5 77.3 Two members....................... 25.0 29.7 34.1 42.8 7.9 11.0 34.8 44.1 49.3 44.3 10.5 17.7 Three members..................... 18.7 22.5 31.3 26.7 1.0 2.9 16.1 21.1 30.4 31.1 1.3 3.0 Four members...................... 15.5 26.7 19.4 16.1 0.4 1.1 14.1 21.8 12.9 15.1 0.4 1.4 Five members...................... 7.3 13.6 8.2 9.8 0.2 - 6.0 9.3 5.2 6.6 0.1 0.4 Six members....................... 2.7 4.8 3.4 3.1 - - 1.7 2.6 1.3 1.7 0.1 0.1 Seven or more members............. 2.0 2.7 3.6 1.4 - - 0.7 1.0 0.9 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.................... 29.6 24.7 38.5 36.1 19.9 30.2 21.4 18.8 26.1 31.4 16.9 32.0 35 to 44 years.................... 24.8 27.2 29.2 25.0 13.8 23.6 22.5 25.4 28.6 28.4 9.9 22.6 45 to 54 years.................... 19.0 22.5 15.5 18.4 18.4 20.0 19.3 22.0 18.9 19.7 13.2 17.2 55 years and over................. 26.6 25.6 16.8 20.5 47.9 26.3 36.7 33.8 26.5 20.5 60.1 28.2 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............... 54.7 42.0 22.0 44.4 (X) (X) 67.4 54.9 36.7 44.1 (X) (X) With related children............. 45.2 58.0 78.0 55.6 (X) (X) 32.6 45.1 63.3 55.9 (X) (X) One child..................... 18.1 20.7 32.1 34.0 (X) (X) 14.1 17.6 35.1 34.3 (X) (X) Two children.................. 16.0 23.3 25.5 14.1 (X) (X) 12.3 18.3 18.3 14.7 (X) (X) Three children................ 7.4 9.7 13.1 6.0 (X) (X) 4.8 7.1 7.3 5.4 (X) (X) Four or more children......... 3.7 4.3 7.3 1.5 (X) (X) 1.4 2.1 2.6 1.5 (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................... 61.1 47.6 34.6 60.4 (X) (X) 69.1 56.5 43.0 50.7 (X) (X) With own children................. 38.8 52.4 65.4 39.7 (X) (X) 30.9 43.4 56.9 49.3 (X) (X) One child..................... 15.7 18.4 28.1 23.8 (X) (X) 13.1 16.7 31.4 31.1 (X) (X) Two children.................. 14.0 21.2 22.0 9.4 (X) (X) 11.9 17.9 16.8 12.5 (X) (X) Three children................ 6.3 9.1 10.2 5.3 (X) (X) 4.6 6.8 6.6 4.6 (X) (X) Four or more children......... 2.8 3.7 5.1 1.2 (X) (X) 1.3 2.0 2.1 1.1 (X) (X) SOUTH Total, all households.... 6,814 2,261 2,155 305 1,112 981 26,095 14,998 2,214 867 4,562 3,454 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 member........................ 26.9 - - - 90.7 84.3 26.0 - - - 89.2 78.6 Two members....................... 24.4 29.1 32.7 33.5 8.0 10.8 36.5 46.1 51.9 47.6 9.8 17.4 Three members..................... 20.0 23.5 31.9 31.8 1.1 3.4 16.7 22.1 29.4 30.0 0.7 2.8 Four members...................... 16.2 26.7 20.0 17.4 0.3 1.6 13.6 20.8 12.0 13.5 0.2 1.1 Five members...................... 7.8 13.5 8.6 13.3 - - 5.3 8.1 4.9 6.3 - 0.1 Six members....................... 2.7 4.7 3.0 3.0 - - 1.4 2.1 1.4 1.8 - - Seven or more members............. 2.0 2.5 3.7 1.0 - - 0.5 0.8 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.................... 30.5 26.9 37.6 41.8 20.9 31.0 21.9 20.0 27.6 36.0 14.4 32.4 35 to 44 years.................... 24.8 27.1 29.6 20.4 12.9 24.1 21.6 23.9 26.6 26.0 9.6 23.2 45 to 54 years.................... 19.4 22.6 15.8 20.2 17.4 21.9 19.5 22.3 17.6 18.2 13.4 16.8 55 years and over................. 25.2 23.4 17.0 17.5 48.8 23.1 37.0 33.7 28.3 19.8 62.7 27.5 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 41.5 22.1 34.3 (X) (X) 67.8 56.6 37.5 42.1 (X) (X) With related children............. 46.9 58.5 77.9 65.7 (X) (X) 32.1 43.4 62.5 58.0 (X) (X) One child..................... 19.0 21.4 31.9 41.8 (X) (X) 14.7 18.0 36.1 38.9 (X) (X) Two children.................. 16.5 22.8 25.7 17.3 (X) (X) 12.0 17.4 18.1 14.3 (X) (X) Three children................ 7.7 9.7 13.3 6.6 (X) (X) 4.2 6.2 6.6 3.2 (X) (X) Four or more children......... 3.7 4.6 7.0 - (X) (X) 1.2 1.8 1.7 1.6 (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................... 59.8 47.3 35.1 51.9 (X) (X) 69.9 58.7 44.8 49.3 (X) (X) With own children................. 40.1 52.6 64.9 48.1 (X) (X) 30.1 41.3 55.2 50.6 (X) (X) One child..................... 16.7 18.8 28.6 32.2 (X) (X) 13.6 16.9 32.0 34.7 (X) (X) Two children.................. 14.3 20.5 22.0 11.2 (X) (X) 11.4 16.8 15.8 11.7 (X) (X) Three children................ 6.4 9.4 9.7 4.7 (X) (X) 4.0 5.9 6.0 3.5 (X) (X) Four or more children......... 2.7 3.9 4.6 - (X) (X) 1.1 1.7 1.4 0.7 (X) (X) NORTH AND WEST Total, all households.... 5,660 1,659 1,771 257 1,078 895 51,840 28,425 4,612 1,755 9,602 7,447 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 member........................ 30.8 - - - 90.4 85.7 27.1 - - - 86.7 76.8 Two members....................... 25.8 30.4 35.7 53.9 7.8 11.3 33.9 43.1 48.0 42.7 10.9 17.9 Three members..................... 17.3 21.2 30.6 20.6 0.8 2.4 15.8 20.6 30.8 31.7 1.6 3.1 Four members...................... 14.6 26.8 18.7 14.6 0.6 0.5 14.3 22.4 13.4 15.9 0.5 1.5 Five members...................... 6.8 13.7 7.8 5.7 0.4 - 6.3 10.0 5.4 6.8 0.1 0.6 Six members....................... 2.8 5.0 3.8 3.3 - - 1.8 2.9 1.3 1.6 0.2 0.1 Seven or more members............. 2.0 3.0 3.4 1.9 - - 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.4 - - 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.................... 28.4 21.7 39.8 29.3 19.0 29.3 21.1 18.2 25.4 29.0 18.0 31.8 35 to 44 years.................... 24.8 27.3 28.7 30.3 14.7 23.0 23.0 26.1 29.5 29.6 10.0 22.3 45 to 54 years.................... 18.6 22.4 15.1 16.2 19.4 17.9 19.3 21.8 19.5 20.5 13.1 17.3 55 years and over................. 28.3 28.5 16.5 24.2 46.9 29.8 36.6 33.9 25.6 20.9 58.9 28.6 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............... 56.8 42.6 21.9 56.4 (X) (X) 67.2 54.0 36.4 45.1 (X) (X) With related children............. 43.2 57.4 78.0 43.6 (X) (X) 32.7 46.0 63.6 54.9 (X) (X) One child..................... 17.0 19.7 32.3 24.8 (X) (X) 13.7 17.4 34.6 32.1 (X) (X) Two children.................. 15.4 24.0 25.2 10.3 (X) (X) 12.4 18.8 18.3 14.9 (X) (X) Three children................ 7.1 9.7 12.7 5.2 (X) (X) 5.0 7.5 7.7 6.4 (X) (X) Four or more children......... 3.7 4.0 7.8 3.3 (X) (X) 1.6 2.3 3.0 1.5 (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................... 62.7 47.9 33.9 70.5 (X) (X) 68.8 55.4 42.1 51.4 (X) (X) With own children................. 37.3 52.0 66.1 29.4 (X) (X) 31.3 44.6 57.9 48.6 (X) (X) One child..................... 14.5 17.9 27.6 13.7 (X) (X) 12.9 16.6 31.2 29.3 (X) (X) Two children.................. 13.7 22.1 22.0 7.3 (X) (X) 12.1 18.5 17.2 12.9 (X) (X) Three children................ 6.2 8.6 10.8 5.9 (X) (X) 4.8 7.3 7.0 5.2 (X) (X) Four or more children......... 2.9 3.4 5.7 2.5 (X) (X) 1.5 2.2 2.5 1.2 (X) (X) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------