Table 4. Selected Characteristics of All Families and Hispanic Families, 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF FAMILY All families................................ 69,594 293 6,287 75 63,307 288 52,858 275 Percent.................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Married-couple families........................ 77.0 0.23 67.5 0.81 77.9 0.24 82.8 0.24 Female householder, no husband present......... 18.0 0.21 25.5 0.75 17.2 0.22 12.8 0.21 Male householder, no wife present.............. 5.0 0.12 6.9 0.44 4.9 0.12 4.3 0.13 SIZE OF FAMILY Percent.................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Two persons.................................... 42.8 0.27 27.4 0.77 44.3 0.28 46.4 0.31 Three persons.................................. 22.7 0.23 22.5 0.72 22.7 0.24 22.1 0.26 Four persons................................... 20.7 0.22 22.9 0.72 20.5 0.23 20.2 0.25 Five persons................................... 9.0 0.16 14.4 0.61 8.4 0.16 7.9 0.17 Six persons.................................... 3.1 0.09 7.3 0.45 2.7 0.09 2.4 0.10 Seven or more persons.......................... 1.8 0.07 5.5 0.39 1.4 0.07 1.0 0.06 FAMILY INCOME IN 1995 Percent.................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than $10,000.............................. 7.5 0.15 16.2 0.73 6.6 0.15 4.6 0.14 $10,000 to $24,999............................. 20.9 0.23 34.6 0.94 19.5 0.24 18.0 0.25 $25,000 to $49,999............................. 32.6 0.27 30.0 0.90 32.8 0.28 33.4 0.31 $50,000 or more................................ 39.0 0.28 19.3 0.78 41.0 0.29 44.0 0.32 Median income (dollars)........................ 40,612 212 24,569 555 42,308 219 45,019 253 ALL INCOME LEVELS IN 1995 Families..................................... 69,594 293 6,287 75 63,307 288 52,858 275 Family householder -- 65 years old and over........................ 11,306 154 519 35 10,787 151 9,675 143 Not a high school graduate................... 11,627 156 2,871 73 8,756 136 6,493 118 Female, no husband present................... 12,514 161 1,604 58 10,910 151 6,792 121 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL IN 1995 Families...................................... 7,532 155 1,695 67 5,837 133 3,384 97 Percent below poverty level 1/............... 10.8 0.18 27.0 0.87 9.2 0.18 6.4 0.17 Family householder 2/-- 65 years old and over: Number..................................... 618 39 92 15 525 36 354 30 Percent.................................... 5.5 0.34 17.8 2.62 4.9 0.32 3.7 0.30 Not a high school graduate: 3/ Number..................................... 3,084 92 1,106 53 1,978 72 1,018 51 Percent.................................... 26.5 0.64 38.5 1.42 22.6 0.70 15.7 0.71 Female, husband absent: Number..................................... 4,057 108 792 45 3,265 95 1,463 62 Percent.................................... 32.4 0.65 49.4 1.95 29.9 0.68 21.5 0.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (X) Not applicable. (B) Base to small to show derived measures. 1/ Percent of all families of specified origin. 2/ Percents based on householders with specified characteristics and of specified origin. 3/ Householders 25 years old and over. Table 4. Selected Characteristics of All Families and Hispanic Families, 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF FAMILY All families............................. 3,815 70 742 36 312 24 929 40 489 30 Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Married-couple families..................... 71.7 1.00 50.9 2.51 74.9 3.36 64.6 2.15 61.6 3.01 Female householder, no husband present...... 21.3 0.91 41.5 2.47 18.8 3.03 28.7 2.03 32.4 2.89 Male householder, no wife present........... 7.0 0.57 7.6 1.33 6.3 1.88 6.7 1.12 5.9 1.46 SIZE OF FAMILY Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Two persons................................. 25.1 0.96 27.1 2.23 42.9 3.83 28.6 2.03 33.5 2.92 Three persons............................... 20.7 0.90 28.8 2.27 24.1 3.31 22.4 1.87 26.3 2.72 Four persons................................ 22.3 0.92 23.5 2.13 22.0 3.21 25.1 1.95 22.9 2.60 Five persons................................ 16.3 0.82 12.4 1.65 6.6 1.92 13.0 1.51 10.5 1.90 Six persons................................. 8.7 0.62 4.9 1.08 3.0 1.32 5.9 1.06 4.9 1.34 Seven or more persons....................... 6.9 0.56 3.3 0.90 1.5 0.94 5.0 0.98 2.0 0.87 FAMILY INCOME IN 1995 Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than $10,000........................... 15.5 0.92 25.9 2.52 9.7 2.62 11.3 1.62 19.8 2.82 $10,000 to $24,999.......................... 37.1 1.22 29.3 2.61 28.1 3.98 35.0 2.45 26.3 3.11 $25,000 to $49,999.......................... 30.2 1.16 24.3 2.46 32.0 4.13 32.4 2.40 30.8 3.27 $50,000 or more............................. 17.2 0.96 20.5 2.32 30.1 4.06 21.3 2.10 23.0 2.98 Median income (dollars)..................... 23,485 731 22,121 1,727 32,471 2,188 26,915 1,458 26,826 2,058 ALL INCOME LEVELS IN 1995 Families.................................. 3,815 70 742 36 312 24 929 40 489 30 Family householder -- 65 years old and over..................... 295 27 43 10 73 13 58 12 50 11 Not a high school graduate................ 2,007 64 288 26 93 15 347 29 136 18 Female, no husband present................ 812 43 308 27 59 12 267 25 159 20 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL IN 1995 Families................................... 1,054 52 264 26 49 11 207 23 120 17 Percent below poverty level 1/............ 27.6 1.13 35.6 2.75 15.7 3.22 22.3 2.13 24.6 3.04 Family householder 2/-- 65 years old and over: Number.................................. 54 11 8 4 9 5 11 5 10 5 Percent................................. 18.4 3.53 19.2 9.39 12.1 5.96 19.1 8.07 19.5 8.76 Not a high school graduate: 3/ Number.................................. 764 44 138 18 25 8 118 17 61 12 Percent................................. 38.1 1.69 48.1 4.60 27.1 7.20 33.9 3.97 44.6 6.66 Female, husband absent: Number.................................. 406 32 196 22 17 6 94 15 79 14 Percent................................. 50.0 2.74 63.6 4.28 28.8 9.21 35.4 4.57 49.7 6.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (X) Not applicable. (B) Base to small to show derived measures. 1/ Percent of all families of specified origin. 2/ Percents based on householders with specified characteristics and of specified origin. 3/ Householders 25 years old and over.