Table 6. Selected Characteristics of Families, 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 |--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------- | | | 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/......... 8,408 3,921 3,926 562 52,871 43,423 6,826 2,622 Size of Family Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Two people........................ 35.9 30.5 38.3 57.3 46.8 44.4 56.4 61.0 Three people...................... 26.0 22.2 30.0 24.1 22.2 21.2 27.6 23.8 Four people....................... 21.3 26.3 17.8 10.7 19.8 21.8 10.8 10.4 Five people....................... 10.3 13.6 7.7 5.0 8.1 9.1 3.6 3.3 Six people........................ 3.8 4.8 3.0 2.4 2.2 2.5 0.9 0.8 Seven or more people.............. 2.7 2.7 3.1 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 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 24.7 38.5 36.1 20.4 18.8 26.1 31.4 35 to 44 years.................... 28.0 27.2 29.2 25.0 25.9 25.4 28.6 28.4 45 to 54 years.................... 19.0 22.5 15.5 18.4 21.4 22.0 18.9 19.7 55 years and over................. 21.1 25.6 16.8 20.5 32.2 33.8 26.5 20.5 Number of Earners Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No earners........................ 14.3 10.8 18.1 12.1 14.4 14.6 15.5 8.6 One earner........................ 40.4 19.7 58.4 59.0 26.3 20.7 52.5 52.2 Two earners....................... 35.4 54.9 17.4 24.6 46.9 51.2 26.2 31.1 Three or more earners............. 9.9 14.6 6.1 4.3 12.3 13.6 5.8 8.1 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............... 32.8 42.0 22.0 44.4 52.0 54.9 36.7 44.1 With related children............. 67.1 58.0 78.0 55.6 47.9 45.1 63.3 55.9 One child..................... 26.9 20.7 32.1 34.0 20.7 17.6 35.1 34.3 Two children.................. 23.7 23.3 25.5 14.1 18.1 18.3 18.3 14.7 Three children................ 11.0 9.7 13.1 6.0 7.0 7.1 7.3 5.4 Four or more children......... 5.5 4.3 7.3 1.5 2.1 2.1 2.6 1.5 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................... 42.4 47.6 34.6 60.4 54.5 56.5 43.0 50.7 With own children................. 57.6 52.4 65.4 39.7 45.5 43.4 56.9 49.3 One child..................... 23.3 18.4 28.1 23.8 19.3 16.7 31.4 31.1 Two children.................. 20.8 21.2 22.0 9.4 17.5 17.9 16.8 12.5 Three children................ 9.3 9.1 10.2 5.3 6.7 6.8 6.6 4.6 Four or more children......... 4.2 3.7 5.1 1.2 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.1 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................... 75.0 77.5 71.8 80.0 80.3 80.3 80.3 81.5 With own children................. 25.0 22.4 28.3 20.0 19.7 19.7 19.7 18.5 One child..................... 17.9 15.1 21.2 14.3 13.6 13.2 15.5 14.9 Two children.................. 5.9 6.0 6.1 3.6 5.2 5.6 3.5 3.1 Three children................ 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 Four or more children......... 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 - SOUTH Total, all families 1/......... 4,721 2,261 2,155 305 18,079 14,998 2,214 867 Size of Family Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Two people........................ 35.0 30.1 37.8 51.6 48.9 46.5 59.9 63.2 Three people...................... 26.3 22.9 29.6 27.8 22.6 22.1 25.4 23.7 Four people....................... 21.7 26.2 18.4 11.7 18.9 20.7 10.8 8.9 Five people....................... 10.6 13.5 8.1 5.9 7.1 8.0 2.7 3.3 Six perople....................... 3.8 4.7 2.9 3.0 1.9 2.1 1.0 0.6 Seven or more people.............. 2.7 2.5 3.3 - 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.4 Age of Householder Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years.................... 32.7 26.9 37.6 41.8 21.7 20.0 27.6 36.0 35 to 44 years.................... 27.8 27.1 29.6 20.4 24.4 23.9 26.6 26.0 45 to 54 years.................... 19.3 22.6 15.8 20.2 21.5 22.3 17.6 18.2 55 years and over................. 20.1 23.4 17.0 17.5 32.4 33.7 28.3 19.8 Number of Earners Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No earners........................ 12.1 9.1 15.5 9.8 15.3 15.8 15.3 7.8 One earner........................ 39.6 18.5 58.6 61.5 27.7 22.0 56.3 53.5 Two earners....................... 37.7 57.8 18.5 23.5 46.2 50.4 23.9 31.3 Three or more earners............. 10.7 14.6 7.4 5.2 10.7 11.9 4.5 7.4 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............... 32.2 41.5 22.1 34.3 53.6 56.6 37.5 42.1 With related children............. 67.9 58.5 77.9 65.7 46.5 43.4 62.5 58.0 One child..................... 27.5 21.4 31.9 41.8 21.2 18.0 36.1 38.9 Two children.................. 23.8 22.8 25.7 17.3 17.4 17.4 18.1 14.3 Three children................ 11.2 9.7 13.3 6.6 6.1 6.2 6.6 3.2 Four or more children......... 5.4 4.6 7.0 - 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 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................... 42.0 47.3 35.1 51.9 56.5 58.7 44.8 49.3 With own children................. 58.0 52.6 64.9 48.1 43.4 41.3 55.2 50.6 One child..................... 24.1 18.8 28.6 32.2 19.6 16.9 32.0 34.7 Two children.................. 20.6 20.5 22.0 11.2 16.4 16.8 15.8 11.7 Three children................ 9.3 9.4 9.7 4.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 3.5 Four or more children......... 4.0 3.9 4.6 - 1.6 1.7 1.4 0.7 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................... 74.9 76.1 73.6 75.2 81.8 81.7 82.4 82.9 With own children................. 25.1 23.9 26.3 24.8 18.3 18.4 17.6 17.1 One child..................... 18.1 16.2 19.9 19.5 12.8 12.6 13.4 14.0 Two children.................. 5.9 6.7 5.4 4.1 4.8 5.1 3.6 2.8 Three children................ 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 Four or more children......... 0.2 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 - - NORTH AND WEST Total, all families 1/......... 3,687 1,659 1,771 257 34,791 28,425 4,612 1,755 Size of Family Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Two people........................ 37.1 31.0 39.0 64.0 45.7 43.4 54.6 59.9 Three people...................... 25.6 21.1 30.6 19.8 22.0 20.7 28.7 23.9 Four people....................... 20.7 26.3 17.1 9.5 20.3 22.3 10.9 11.2 Five people....................... 10.0 13.8 7.2 3.9 8.7 9.8 4.0 3.3 Six people........................ 3.8 4.8 3.1 1.6 2.4 2.7 0.8 1.0 Seven or more people.............. 2.8 3.0 2.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.8 Age of Householder Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years.................... 30.9 21.7 39.8 29.3 19.7 18.2 25.4 29.0 35 to 44 years.................... 28.2 27.3 28.7 30.3 26.7 26.1 29.5 29.6 45 to 54 years.................... 18.5 22.4 15.1 16.2 21.4 21.8 19.5 20.5 55 years and over................. 22.5 28.5 16.5 24.2 32.1 33.9 25.6 20.9 Number of Earners Percent.................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No earners........................ 17.1 13.0 21.3 14.9 13.9 13.9 15.6 9.0 One earner........................ 41.5 21.3 58.2 56.0 25.6 20.0 50.7 51.6 Two earners....................... 32.4 51.0 16.0 25.8 47.3 51.6 27.3 31.0 Three or more earners............. 8.9 14.6 4.5 3.3 13.1 14.6 6.4 8.5 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............... 33.6 42.6 21.9 56.4 51.2 54.0 36.4 45.1 With related children............. 66.4 57.4 78.0 43.6 48.7 46.0 63.6 54.9 One child..................... 26.1 19.7 32.3 24.8 20.4 17.4 34.6 32.1 Two children.................. 23.7 24.0 25.2 10.3 18.5 18.8 18.3 14.9 Three children................ 10.8 9.7 12.7 5.2 7.5 7.5 7.7 6.4 Four or more children......... 5.8 4.0 7.8 3.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 1.5 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................... 42.8 47.9 33.9 70.5 53.4 55.4 42.1 51.4 With own children................. 57.3 52.0 66.1 29.4 46.6 44.6 57.9 48.6 One child..................... 22.3 17.9 27.6 13.7 19.2 16.6 31.2 29.3 Two children.................. 21.0 22.1 22.0 7.3 18.0 18.5 17.2 12.9 Three children................ 9.5 8.6 10.8 5.9 7.2 7.3 7.0 5.2 Four or more children......... 4.5 3.4 5.7 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.5 1.2 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................... 75.1 79.5 69.5 85.8 79.6 79.5 79.3 80.8 With own children................. 24.9 20.5 30.5 14.3 20.5 20.5 20.7 19.2 One child..................... 17.6 13.7 22.7 8.1 14.0 13.6 16.5 15.3 Two children.................. 5.9 5.1 7.0 3.0 5.5 5.9 3.5 3.3 Three children................ 1.1 1.4 0.7 2.3 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.6 Four or more children......... 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Families in group quarters are excluded. These data may vary from other reports containing data from the March 1998 Current Population Survey.