Table 5.  Household Type by Size and Age of Householder 55 Years and Over:  March 2000



Source:  U.S. Census Bureau

Internet Release date:  June 1, 2001



           (Numbers in thousands)

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|Household type and size              |               |                              Age of Householder                               |

|                                     |               |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                                     |               |               |               |               |               | 85 years and  |

|                                     |     Total     |55 to 59 years |60 to 64 years |65 to 74 years |75 to 84 years |     over      |

|                                     |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|

|                                     |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|

|-------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|

|Total households 1/                  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |

|  Total                              | 35,336|  100.0|  7,394|  100.0|  6,198|  100.0| 11,325|  100.0|  8,118|  100.0|  2,302|  100.0|

|  One person                         | 13,320|   37.7|  1,830|   24.7|  1,708|   27.6|  4,091|   36.1|  4,182|   51.5|  1,510|   65.6|

|  Two people                         | 16,517|   46.7|  3,476|   47.0|  3,260|   52.6|  5,774|   51.0|  3,334|   41.1|    674|   29.3|

|  Three people                       |  3,324|    9.4|  1,191|   16.1|    757|   12.2|    898|    7.9|    418|    5.1|     61|    2.6|

|  Four people                        |  1,282|    3.6|    577|    7.8|    262|    4.2|    318|    2.8|     85|    1.1|     41|    1.8|

|  Five people                        |    492|    1.4|    175|    2.4|    120|    1.9|    139|    1.2|     50|    0.6|      8|    0.4|

|  Six people                         |    186|    0.5|     69|    0.9|     52|    0.8|     39|    0.3|     23|    0.3|      3|    0.1|

|  Seven people or more               |    215|    0.6|     78|    1.1|     39|    0.6|     67|    0.6|     25|    0.3|      6|    0.2|

|Family households                    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |

|  Total                              | 21,157|  100.0|  5,257|  100.0|  4,311|  100.0|  7,025|  100.0|  3,824|  100.0|    738|  100.0|

|  Two people                         | 15,743|   74.4|  3,193|   60.7|  3,107|   72.1|  5,585|   79.5|  3,235|   84.6|    624|   84.5|

|  Three people                       |  3,277|   15.5|  1,179|   22.4|    738|   17.1|    891|   12.7|    410|   10.7|     59|    8.0|

|  Four people                        |  1,258|    5.9|    566|   10.8|    259|    6.0|    311|    4.4|     83|    2.2|     39|    5.3|

|  Five people                        |    481|    2.3|    173|    3.3|    118|    2.7|    134|    1.9|     47|    1.2|      8|    1.1|

|  Six people                         |    183|    0.9|     69|    1.3|     50|    1.2|     39|    0.5|     23|    0.6|      3|    0.4|

|  Seven people or more               |    215|    1.0|     78|    1.5|     39|    0.9|     67|    1.0|     25|    0.7|      6|    0.8|

|Nonfamily households                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |

|  Total                              | 14,180|  100.0|  2,137|  100.0|  1,886|  100.0|  4,300|  100.0|  4,293|  100.0|  1,563|  100.0|

|  One person                         | 13,320|   93.9|  1,830|   85.6|  1,708|   90.6|  4,091|   95.1|  4,182|   97.4|  1,510|   96.6|

|  Two people                         |    774|    5.5|    283|   13.2|    153|    8.1|    189|    4.4|     99|    2.3|     50|    3.2|

|  Three people                       |     47|    0.3|     12|    0.6|     19|    1.0|      7|    0.2|      8|    0.2|      2|    0.1|

|  Four people                        |     24|    0.2|     11|    0.5|      2|    0.1|      7|    0.2|      2|    0.0|      2|    0.1|

|  Five people                        |     11|    0.1|      1|    0.1|      2|    0.1|      5|    0.1|      3|    0.1|      -|      -|

|  Six people                         |      3|    0.0|      -|      -|      2|    0.1|      1|    0.0|      -|      -|      -|      -|

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1/ The data in this table do not include families in group quarters.



SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Special Populations Branch, Population Division.