Table 1. Selected Social Characteristics of All Persons and Hispanic Persons, by Type of Origin: March 1996 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 3, 1998 (For the United States. Numbers in thousands) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Hispanic-origin | Non-Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Total population | population | population | population Characteristic |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------- | | One| | One| | One| | One | |standard| |standard| | standard| | standard | Estimate| error| Estimate| error|Estimate| error|Estimate| error ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGE Total............................ 264,314 (X) 28,438 (X) 235,876 (X) 191,271 (X) Percent........................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years..................... 7.6 (X) 11.9 (X) 7.1 (X) 6.5 (X) 5 to 9 years...................... 7.6 (X) 10.2 (X) 7.3 (X) 6.8 (X) 10 to 14 years.................... 7.4 (X) 9.0 (X) 7.2 (X) 6.8 (X) 15 to 19 years.................... 7.1 (X) 8.6 (X) 6.9 (X) 6.5 (X) 20 to 24 years.................... 6.7 (X) 9.2 (X) 6.4 (X) 6.1 (X) 25 to 29 years.................... 7.4 (X) 9.2 (X) 7.1 (X) 7.0 (X) 30 to 34 years.................... 8.1 (X) 9.6 (X) 7.9 (X) 7.9 (X) 35 to 39 years.................... 8.5 (X) 8.2 (X) 8.5 (X) 8.5 (X) 40 to 44 years.................... 7.8 (X) 6.1 (X) 8.0 (X) 8.1 (X) 45 to 49 years.................... 6.9 (X) 4.2 (X) 7.2 (X) 7.4 (X) 50 to 54 years.................... 5.1 (X) 3.4 (X) 5.3 (X) 5.5 (X) 55 to 59 years.................... 4.3 (X) 2.8 (X) 4.4 (X) 4.7 (X) 60 to 64 years.................... 3.7 (X) 2.4 (X) 3.9 (X) 4.1 (X) 65 to 69 years.................... 3.7 (X) 2.1 (X) 3.9 (X) 4.2 (X) 70 to 74 years.................... 3.2 (X) 1.4 (X) 3.4 (X) 3.8 (X) 75 to 79 years.................... 2.5 (X) 0.8 (X) 2.6 (X) 3.0 (X) 80 to 84 years.................... 1.5 (X) 0.4 (X) 1.7 (X) 1.9 (X) 85 years and over................. 1.1 (X) 0.4 (X) 1.1 (X) 1.3 (X) 16 years and over................. 75.9 (X) 67.1 (X) 77.0 (X) 78.6 (X) 18 years and over................. 73.1 (X) 63.8 (X) 74.2 (X) 75.9 (X) 21 years and over................. 69.0 (X) 58.6 (X) 70.3 (X) 72.2 (X) 55 years and over................. 20.0 (X) 10.3 (X) 21.0 (X) 23.0 (X) 65 years and over................. 12.0 (X) 5.1 (X) 12.7 (X) 14.2 (X) 75 years and over................. 5.1 (X) 1.6 (X) 5.4 (X) 6.2 (X) Median age (years)................ 33.9 (X) 25.6 (X) 35.1 (X) 36.5 (X) SEX Percent........................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Male.............................. 48.9 (X) 50.6 (X) 48.7 (X) 49.0 (X) Female............................ 51.1 (X) 49.4 (X) 51.3 (X) 51.0 (X) MARITAL STATUS Total, 15 years and over.......... 204,625 (X) 19,580 (X) 185,044 (X) 152,907 (X) Percent......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married..................... 27.5 0.25 35.2 1.13 26.7 0.26 23.6 0.27 Married........................... 57.0 0.28 54.0 1.18 57.3 0.29 60.2 0.31 Widowed........................... 6.6 0.14 3.6 0.44 6.9 0.15 7.1 0.17 Divorced.......................... 8.9 0.16 7.1 0.61 9.1 0.17 9.1 0.19 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Total, 25 years and over......... 168,323 (X) 14,541 (X) 153,782 (X) 128,810 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 5th grade education.... 1.8 0.05 10.3 0.49 1.0 0.04 0.6 0.04 High school graduate or more..... 81.7 0.16 53.1 0.80 84.5 0.15 86.0 0.16 Bachelor's degree or more........ 23.6 0.17 9.3 0.47 24.9 0.18 25.9 0.20 Total, 25 to 34 years............ 40,919 (X) 5,355 (X) 35,563 (X) 28,357 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 5th grade education.... 1.0 0.08 5.4 0.60 0.4 0.06 0.2 0.04 High school graduate or more..... 86.9 0.28 61.0 1.29 90.8 0.25 92.0 0.27 Bachelor's degree or more........ 26.5 0.36 10.3 0.80 28.9 0.40 30.6 0.45 Total, 35 years and over......... 127,405 (X) 9,186 (X) 118,219 (X) 100,453 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 5th grade education.... 2.0 0.07 13.2 0.68 1.2 0.05 0.8 0.05 High school graduate or more..... 80.1 0.19 48.5 1.01 82.5 0.18 84.3 0.19 Bachelor's degree or more........ 22.6 0.19 8.7 0.57 23.7 0.21 24.5 0.23 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. Table 1. Selected Social Characteristics of All Persons and Hispanic Persons, by Type of Origin: March 1996--Continued (For the United States. Numbers in thousands) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | |Central and South | | Mexican origin | Puerto Rican | Cuban origin | American origin | Other Hispanic | population | origin population| population | population |origin population Characteristic |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------ | | One| | One| | One| | One| | One | |standard| |standard| | standard| | standard| | standard | Estimate| error| Estimate| error|Estimate| error|Estimate| error|Estimate| error ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGE Total............................ 18,039 145 3,123 94 1,127 59 4,060 105 2,089 79 Percent........................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years..................... 13.3 0.45 10.3 0.97 5.0 1.16 10.1 0.84 9.7 1.16 5 to 9 years...................... 10.9 0.41 11.3 1.01 6.1 1.27 8.3 0.77 9.5 1.15 10 to 14 years.................... 9.4 0.39 10.7 0.99 4.5 1.10 7.5 0.74 7.5 1.03 15 to 19 years.................... 8.5 0.37 9.3 0.93 5.1 1.17 8.8 0.79 9.0 1.12 20 to 24 years.................... 9.6 0.39 7.6 0.85 6.4 1.30 9.3 0.81 8.5 1.09 25 to 29 years.................... 9.6 0.39 7.2 0.83 7.4 1.39 9.6 0.83 8.3 1.08 30 to 34 years.................... 9.5 0.39 9.2 0.92 9.5 1.56 11.4 0.89 8.2 1.07 35 to 39 years.................... 7.8 0.36 8.9 0.91 9.2 1.54 9.7 0.83 7.8 1.05 40 to 44 years.................... 5.6 0.31 6.5 0.79 6.1 1.27 7.0 0.72 7.6 1.04 45 to 49 years.................... 3.8 0.25 4.4 0.66 6.0 1.26 4.8 0.60 5.4 0.88 50 to 54 years.................... 3.0 0.23 4.5 0.66 4.0 1.04 4.0 0.55 4.1 0.77 55 to 59 years.................... 2.3 0.20 3.7 0.60 6.7 1.33 3.0 0.48 3.5 0.72 60 to 64 years.................... 2.2 0.20 2.5 0.50 5.3 1.19 2.1 0.40 3.1 0.68 65 to 69 years.................... 1.8 0.18 1.7 0.41 6.4 1.30 2.3 0.42 2.7 0.63 70 to 74 years.................... 1.2 0.14 1.2 0.35 5.1 1.17 1.0 0.28 2.3 0.59 75 to 79 years.................... 0.7 0.11 0.7 0.27 3.7 1.00 0.4 0.18 1.7 0.51 80 to 84 years.................... 0.4 0.08 0.3 0.17 1.8 0.71 0.4 0.18 0.6 0.30 85 years and over................. 0.4 0.08 0.4 0.20 1.8 0.71 0.3 0.15 0.5 0.28 16 years and over................. 64.6 0.64 65.6 1.52 83.4 1.98 72.2 1.26 71.9 1.76 18 years and over................. 61.4 0.65 61.7 1.55 81.1 2.08 68.7 1.30 68.2 1.82 21 years and over................. 56.1 0.66 56.5 1.58 78.1 2.20 63.6 1.35 62.6 1.89 55 years and over................. 9.0 0.38 10.5 0.98 30.8 2.46 9.5 0.82 14.4 1.37 65 years and over................. 4.5 0.28 4.3 0.65 18.8 2.08 4.4 0.57 7.8 1.05 75 years and over................. 1.5 0.16 1.4 0.38 7.3 1.38 1.1 0.29 2.8 0.64 Median age (years)................ 24.1 0.34 25.7 1.05 38.9 3.04 28.1 0.73 28.5 1.17 SEX Percent........................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Male.............................. 51.7 0.67 46.2 1.60 51.3 2.67 49.2 1.41 49.6 1.96 Female............................ 48.3 0.66 53.8 1.58 48.7 2.64 50.8 1.39 50.4 1.94 MARITAL STATUS Total, 15 years and over.......... 11,972 149 2,118 79 951 54 3,007 93 1,532 68 Percent......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married..................... 34.3 1.44 40.6 3.55 24.9 4.66 38.3 2.95 34.9 4.05 Married........................... 56.3 1.51 45.8 3.60 56.8 5.34 52.3 3.03 49.2 4.24 Widowed........................... 3.2 0.53 4.0 1.41 6.5 2.66 3.2 1.07 5.3 1.90 Divorced.......................... 6.1 0.73 9.6 2.13 11.7 3.46 6.3 1.47 10.6 2.61 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Total, 25 years and over......... 8,691 139 1,592 69 821 50 2,272 82 1,165 60 Percent completed-- Less than 5th grade education.... 13.1 0.70 5.3 1.09 6.4 1.65 7.4 1.06 5.1 1.25 High school graduate or more..... 46.9 1.03 60.4 2.37 63.8 3.24 61.3 1.98 66.4 2.67 Bachelor's degree or more........ 6.5 0.51 11.0 1.52 18.8 2.64 13.6 1.39 12.9 1.90 Total, 25 to 34 years............ 3,454 98 512 40 190 25 853 51 345 33 Percent completed-- Less than 5th grade education.... 7.0 0.84 0.7 0.71 2.3 2.10 4.4 1.36 1.5 1.26 High school graduate or more..... 56.2 1.63 70.3 3.90 77.3 5.87 64.0 3.18 78.7 4.26 Bachelor's degree or more........ 8.2 0.90 11.5 2.73 17.5 5.33 15.0 2.36 13.6 3.57 Total, 35 years and over......... 5,236 117 1,081 58 631 44 1,419 66 820 50 Percent completed-- Less than 5th grade education.... 17.2 1.01 7.4 1.54 7.7 2.05 9.2 1.48 6.6 1.68 High school graduate or more..... 40.7 1.31 55.7 2.92 59.7 3.77 59.6 2.52 61.2 3.29 Bachelor's degree or more........ 5.3 0.60 10.8 1.82 19.2 3.03 12.6 1.70 12.6 2.24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.