Table 16. Selected Social and Economic Characteristics of the White Population in the United States: March 1998 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 24, 1999 Last Revised date: April 30, 1999 (In current dollars. Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Characteristic | Both | sexes Male Female --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES Region All people...................................... 221,650 109,292 112,358 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 South............................................. 32.9 32.7 33.1 North and West.................................... 67.1 67.3 66.9 Northeast..................................... 19.4 19.2 19.7 Midwest....................................... 24.7 24.7 24.8 West.......................................... 23.0 23.5 22.4 Residence All people...................................... 221,650 109,292 112,358 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 All metropolitan areas............................ 79.2 79.4 79.0 Inside central cities......................... 25.4 25.5 25.3 Outside central cities........................ 53.8 53.9 53.7 Nonmetropolitan areas............................. 20.8 20.6 21.0 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS Age Total........................................... 221,650 109,292 112,358 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years..................................... 7.0 7.3 6.7 5 to 9 years...................................... 7.2 7.5 6.9 10 to 14 years.................................... 7.0 7.2 6.7 15 to 19 years.................................... 7.0 7.3 6.7 20 to 24 years.................................... 6.4 6.6 6.2 25 to 29 years.................................... 6.9 7.1 6.7 30 to 34 years.................................... 7.4 7.5 7.3 35 to 44 years.................................... 16.6 16.9 16.3 45 to 54 years.................................... 13.0 13.1 13.0 55 to 64 years.................................... 8.6 8.5 8.8 65 to 74 years.................................... 7.1 6.5 7.7 75 years and over................................. 5.8 4.5 7.0 16 years and over................................. 77.4 76.5 78.3 18 years and over................................. 74.6 73.6 75.6 21 years and over................................. 70.5 69.3 71.7 55 years and over................................. 21.5 19.5 23.5 65 years and over................................. 12.9 11.0 14.7 Median age (years)................................ 35.7 34.7 36.7 Marital Status Total, 15 years and over........................ 174,708 85,219 89,489 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married..................................... 25.4 29.1 21.9 Married, spouse present........................... 55.8 57.2 54.4 Married, spouse absent............................ 3.0 3.0 3.1 Widowed........................................... 6.6 2.5 10.4 Divorced.......................................... 9.2 8.3 10.2 Educational Attainment Total, 25 to 34 years old................. 31,778 15,993 15,786 Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade............................. 4.3 4.8 3.7 High school graduate or more.................... 88.0 86.5 89.5 Some college or associate degree.............. 28.1 26.6 29.6 Bachelor's degree or more..................... 28.4 26.7 30.1 FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS Type of Family 1/ All families.................................... 59,511 (X) (X) Percent...................................... 100.0 (X) (X) Married-couple.................................... 80.8 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present............. 14.0 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present............... 5.3 (X) (X) Size of Family Percent...................................... 100.0 (X) (X) Two members....................................... 44.3 (X) (X) Three members..................................... 22.4 (X) (X) Four members...................................... 20.3 (X) (X) Five members...................................... 9.0 (X) (X) Six members....................................... 2.7 (X) (X) Seven or more members............................. 1.3 (X) (X) Age of Family Householder Percent...................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 15 to 34 years.................................... 22.2 (X) (X) 35 to 44 years.................................... 26.2 (X) (X) 45 to 54 years.................................... 20.9 (X) (X) 55 years and over................................. 30.6 (X) (X) Number of Earners in Families Percent...................................... 100.0 (X) (X) No earners........................................ 14.2 (X) (X) One earner........................................ 28.1 (X) (X) Two earners....................................... 45.4 (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............................. 50.4 (X) (X) One child...................................... 21.1 (X) (X) Two children................................... 18.9 (X) (X) Three children................................. 7.7 (X) (X) Four or more children.......................... 2.7 (X) (X) Own Children Under 18 Years Percent...................................... 100.0 (X) (X) No own children................................... 52.4 (X) (X) With own children................................. 47.5 (X) (X) One child...................................... 19.7 (X) (X) Two children................................... 18.1 (X) (X) Three children................................. 7.3 (X) (X) Four or more children.......................... 2.4 (X) (X) Own Children under 6 Years Percent...................................... 100.0 (X) (X) No own children................................... 78.6 (X) (X) With own children................................. 21.3 (X) (X) One child...................................... 14.7 (X) (X) Two children................................... 5.7 (X) (X) Three children................................. 0.8 (X) (X) Four or more children.......................... 0.1 (X) (X) ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS Labor Force Status 2/ Total people, 16 years and over.............. 170,955 83,037 87,918 In civilian labor force........................... 114,650 62,246 52,403 Percent in civilian labor force................. 67.1 75.0 59.6 Employed.................................... 109,602 59,297 50,305 Unemployed.................................. 5,048 2,949 2,098 Percent unemployed...................... 4.4 4.7 4.0 Not in labor force................................ 56,305 20,791 35,514 Occupation 2/ Employed people, 16 years and over........... 109,602 59,297 50,305 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 Managerial and professional specialty............. 30.6 28.9 32.7 Technical, sales, and administrative support...... 29.6 19.7 41.3 Service........................................... 12.8 9.6 16.5 Farming, forestry, and fishing.................... 2.5 3.8 1.1 Precision production, craft, and repair........... 11.5 19.8 1.7 Operators, fabricators, and laborers.............. 12.9 18.2 6.7 Class of Worker 2/ Employed people, 16 years and over............ 109,602 59,297 50,305 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers................... 78.5 79.6 77.2 Federal government workers........................ 2.1 2.1 2.0 State government workers.......................... 3.7 3.1 4.3 Local government workers.......................... 7.5 5.6 9.7 Self-employed workers............................. 8.2 9.5 6.6 Unpaid family workers............................. 0.1 0.1 0.1 Income of People People 15 years old and over with income....... 161,752 80,400 81,352 Percent..................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 $1 to $4,999 or loss.............................. 13.9 8.6 19.1 $5,000 to $9,999.................................. 14.3 9.4 19.2 $10,000 to $19,999................................ 22.9 20.4 25.3 $20,000 to $29,999................................ 16.5 17.4 15.6 $30,000 and over.................................. 32.4 44.2 20.8 Median income.........................(dollars)... 19,393 26,115 13,792 Standard error....................(dollars)... 112 135 117 Per Capita Income Per capita income.....................(dollars)... 20,425 (X) (X) Median Earnings of People People 25 years old and over with earnings...........................(dollars)... 26,030 31,995 20,038 Standard error...................(dollars)... 99 117 138 Year-round, full-time workers....(dollars)... 31,705 36,476 26,207 Standard error...............(dollars)... 91 144 136 Year-round, full-time earnings by educational attainment- High school graduate...........(dollars)... 26,579 31,195 21,602 Standard error...............(dollars)... 134 164 153 Some college, no degree........(dollars)... 30,944 35,869 25,140 Standard error...............(dollars)... 192 297 337 Bachelor's degree or higher....(dollars)... 45,553 51,882 36,623 Standard error...............(dollars)... 269 259 267 Income of Families 1/ Total families................................ 59,511 (X) (X) Percent................................... 100.0 (X) (X) Under $10,000..................................... 5.4 (X) (X) $10,000 to $24,999................................ 17.6 (X) (X) $25,000 to $34,999................................ 12.7 (X) (X) $35,000 to $49,999................................ 17.7 (X) (X) $50,000 and over.................................. 46.6 (X) (X) Median income.........................(dollars)... 46,754 (X) (X) Standard error....................(dollars)... 209 (X) (X) POVERTY Household Relationship by Poverty Level 3/ Total people ........................... 221,200 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level........... 24,396 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level.......... 11.0 (NA) (NA) In families....................................... 184,119 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level...................... 17,621 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level..................... 9.6 (NA) (NA) Householder................................... 58,934 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level................ 5,059 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level............... 8.6 (NA) (NA) Female householder,no spouse present........ 23,744 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level.............. 7,073 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level............. 29.8 (NA) (NA) Related children under 18 years............... 54,599 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level................ 8,488 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level............... 15.5 (NA) (NA) Other family members.......................... 70,586 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level................ 4,074 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level............... 5.8 (NA) (NA) Unrelated individuals............................. 34,247 (NA) (NA) Number below poverty level...................... 6,463 (NA) (NA) Percent below poverty level..................... 18.9 (NA) (NA) Work Experience by Poverty Level Total people, 15 years and over........ 174,064 84,635 89,429 Number below poverty level.......... 16,632 6,482 10,150 Percent below poverty level......... 9.6 7.7 11.4 Worked............................................ 121,007 65,040 55,967 Number below poverty level.................. 6,954 3,237 3,717 Percent below poverty level................. 5.7 5.0 6.6 50 to 52 weeks................................. 89,240 50,321 38,919 Number below poverty level.................. 2,790 1,427 1,364 Percent below poverty level................. 3.1 2.8 3.5 49 weeks or less............................... 31,767 14,719 17,048 Number below poverty level.................. 4,164 1,811 2,353 Percent below poverty level................. 13.1 12.3 13.8 Did not work...................................... 53,057 19,596 33,461 Number below poverty level.................. 9,678 3,244 6,434 Percent below poverty level................. 18.2 16.6 19.2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Families in group quarters are excluded. These data may vary from other reports containing data from the March 1998 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 1998 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 people because unrelated subfamilies are not included. On April 30, 1999 corrected the Median Income of Families from $42,299 to $46,754.