Table 1. Selected Social Characteristics of All Persons and Hispanic Persons, by Type of Origin: March 1997 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: August 7, 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................................ 266,792 (X) 29,703 (X) 237,089 (X) 191,791 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years......................... 7.4 (X) 11.6 (X) 6.9 (X) 6.4 (X) 5 to 9 years.......................... 7.6 (X) 10.1 (X) 7.3 (X) 6.8 (X) 10 to 14 years........................ 7.3 (X) 8.6 (X) 7.1 (X) 6.7 (X) 15 to 19 years........................ 7.2 (X) 8.9 (X) 7.0 (X) 6.6 (X) 20 to 24 years........................ 6.6 (X) 8.7 (X) 6.3 (X) 6.0 (X) 25 to 29 years........................ 7.2 (X) 9.4 (X) 7.0 (X) 6.7 (X) 30 to 34 years........................ 7.9 (X) 9.1 (X) 7.7 (X) 7.6 (X) 35 to 39 years........................ 8.5 (X) 8.3 (X) 8.6 (X) 8.6 (X) 40 to 44 years........................ 7.9 (X) 6.5 (X) 8.1 (X) 8.2 (X) 45 to 49 years........................ 6.9 (X) 4.6 (X) 7.2 (X) 7.4 (X) 50 to 54 years........................ 5.5 (X) 3.7 (X) 5.7 (X) 6.0 (X) 55 to 59 years........................ 4.3 (X) 3.2 (X) 4.5 (X) 4.7 (X) 60 to 64 years........................ 3.7 (X) 2.3 (X) 3.9 (X) 4.1 (X) 65 to 69 years........................ 3.6 (X) 1.9 (X) 3.8 (X) 4.1 (X) 70 to 74 years........................ 3.2 (X) 1.5 (X) 3.4 (X) 3.8 (X) 75 to 79 years........................ 2.5 (X) 0.9 (X) 2.7 (X) 3.0 (X) 80 to 84 years........................ 1.6 (X) 0.5 (X) 1.7 (X) 1.9 (X) 85 years and over..................... 1.1 (X) 0.4 (X) 1.2 (X) 1.3 (X) 16 years and over..................... 76.2 (X) 68.0 (X) 77.3 (X) 78.7 (X) 18 years and over..................... 73.3 (X) 64.3 (X) 74.4 (X) 76.0 (X) 21 years and over..................... 69.1 (X) 59.0 (X) 70.4 (X) 72.2 (X) 55 years and over..................... 20.0 (X) 10.7 (X) 21.2 (X) 22.9 (X) 65 years and over..................... 12.0 (X) 5.2 (X) 12.8 (X) 14.1 (X) 75 years and over..................... 5.2 (X) 1.8 (X) 5.6 (X) 6.2 (X) Median age (years).................... 34.3 (X) 26.1 (X) 35.5 (X) 36.9 (X) SEX Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Male.................................. 49.0 (X) 51.3 (X) 48.7 (X) 49.0 (X) Female................................ 51.0 (X) 48.7 (X) 51.3 (X) 51.0 (X) MARITAL STATUS Total, 15 years and over.............. 207,235 (X) 20,700 (X) 186,535 (X) 153,581 (X) Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married......................... 27.7 0.25 35.8 1.11 26.8 0.26 23.9 0.27 Married............................... 56.3 0.27 53.8 1.15 56.6 0.29 59.3 0.32 Widowed............................... 6.6 0.14 3.5 0.42 7.0 0.15 7.2 0.17 Divorced.............................. 9.3 0.16 7.0 0.59 9.6 0.17 9.6 0.19 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Total, 25 years and over............. 170,581 (X) 15,476 (X) 155,105 (X) 129,299 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 5th grade education........ 1.7 0.05 9.4 0.32 0.9 0.04 0.6 0.03 High school graduate or more......... 82.1 0.14 54.7 0.54 84.8 0.14 86.3 0.15 Bachelor's degree or more............ 23.8 0.16 10.3 0.33 25.2 0.17 26.2 0.19 Total, 25 to 34 years................ 40,256 (X) 5,494 (X) 34,762 (X) 27,411 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 5th grade education........ 0.9 0.07 4.3 0.37 0.3 0.05 0.1 0.03 High school graduate or more......... 87.3 0.26 61.2 0.88 91.4 0.23 92.6 0.24 Bachelor's degree or more............ 27.1 0.34 11.5 0.58 29.5 0.38 31.3 0.43 Total, 35 years and over............. 130,325 (X) 9,982 (X) 120,343 (X) 101,888 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 5th grade education........ 1.9 0.06 12.1 0.44 1.1 0.05 0.7 0.04 High school graduate or more......... 80.5 0.17 51.2 0.67 82.9 0.17 84.6 0.17 Bachelor's degree or more............ 22.9 0.18 9.7 0.40 23.9 0.19 24.9 0.21 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 1. Selected Social Characteristics of All Persons and Hispanic Persons, by Type of Origin: March 1997--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................................ 18,795 143 3,152 95 1,258 62 4,292 108 2,206 81 Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years......................... 12.8 0.44 9.9 0.95 6.1 1.20 9.6 0.80 10.3 1.16 5 to 9 years.......................... 11.0 0.41 9.7 0.94 5.5 1.15 7.9 0.74 9.4 1.11 10 to 14 years........................ 9.1 0.37 10.6 0.98 4.6 1.05 6.8 0.69 7.8 1.02 15 to 19 years........................ 8.9 0.37 10.7 0.98 3.4 0.91 9.3 0.79 8.1 1.04 20 to 24 years........................ 9.4 0.38 6.1 0.76 5.2 1.12 8.8 0.77 8.5 1.06 25 to 29 years........................ 9.9 0.39 7.3 0.83 5.5 1.15 10.2 0.82 8.3 1.05 30 to 34 years........................ 8.9 0.37 8.9 0.91 10.4 1.54 10.4 0.83 8.8 1.08 35 to 39 years........................ 7.8 0.35 8.4 0.88 8.2 1.38 10.1 0.82 8.8 1.08 40 to 44 years........................ 6.1 0.31 7.3 0.83 7.7 1.34 7.0 0.70 7.5 1.00 45 to 49 years........................ 4.2 0.26 5.0 0.69 5.9 1.19 5.6 0.63 4.3 0.77 50 to 54 years........................ 3.5 0.24 4.0 0.62 3.4 0.91 4.2 0.55 4.3 0.77 55 to 59 years........................ 2.5 0.20 4.4 0.65 6.3 1.22 3.9 0.53 3.9 0.74 60 to 64 years........................ 1.9 0.18 2.4 0.49 7.2 1.30 2.1 0.39 3.0 0.65 65 to 69 years........................ 1.5 0.16 1.8 0.42 7.2 1.30 1.6 0.34 2.7 0.62 70 to 74 years........................ 1.2 0.14 1.5 0.39 5.8 1.18 1.3 0.31 1.4 0.45 75 to 79 years........................ 0.7 0.11 0.9 0.30 3.3 0.90 0.7 0.23 1.5 0.46 80 to 84 years........................ 0.4 0.08 0.5 0.22 2.1 0.72 0.3 0.15 0.5 0.27 85 years and over..................... 0.3 0.07 0.6 0.25 2.3 0.75 0.3 0.15 0.9 0.36 16 years and over..................... 65.2 0.62 67.7 1.49 83.4 1.87 74.3 1.19 70.8 1.73 18 years and over..................... 61.5 0.63 63.1 1.53 82.4 1.92 70.4 1.24 67.7 1.78 21 years and over..................... 56.3 0.65 57.6 1.57 79.1 2.05 64.4 1.31 62.8 1.84 55 years and over..................... 8.5 0.36 12.1 1.04 34.2 2.39 10.2 0.82 13.9 1.32 65 years and over..................... 4.1 0.26 5.3 0.71 20.7 2.04 4.2 0.55 7.0 0.97 75 years and over..................... 1.4 0.15 2.0 0.45 7.7 1.34 1.3 0.31 2.9 0.64 Median age (years).................... 24.3 0.35 27.0 1.09 40.8 2.72 28.7 0.67 28.5 1.15 SEX Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Male.................................. 52.2 0.65 47.6 1.59 53.5 2.51 50.5 1.36 49.4 1.90 Female................................ 47.8 0.65 52.4 1.59 46.5 2.51 49.5 1.36 50.6 1.90 MARITAL STATUS Total, 15 years and over.............. 12,598 150 2,199 80 1,054 57 3,250 96 1,598 69 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married......................... 35.4 1.42 39.0 3.46 23.8 4.36 38.5 2.84 36.8 4.01 Married............................... 56.0 1.47 45.7 3.53 57.3 5.06 52.4 2.91 47.5 4.15 Widowed............................... 2.9 0.50 4.1 1.40 7.2 2.65 3.5 1.07 5.1 1.83 Divorced.............................. 5.8 0.69 11.2 2.23 11.7 3.29 5.5 1.33 10.6 2.56 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Total, 25 years and over............. 9,157 141 1,669 71 946 54 2,473 85 1,231 61 Percent completed-- Less than 5th grade education........ 12.0 0.61 5.4 0.99 6.0 1.38 5.7 0.83 5.0 1.11 High school graduate or more......... 48.6 0.93 61.1 2.13 65.2 2.77 63.3 1.73 66.6 2.40 Bachelor's degree or more............ 7.5 0.49 10.7 1.35 19.7 2.31 14.8 1.28 15.0 1.82 Total, 25 to 34 years................ 3,524 99 510 40 200 25 883 52 378 34 Percent completed-- Less than 5th grade education........ 5.2 0.67 1.1 0.82 2.7 2.05 3.6 1.12 3.2 1.62 High school graduate or more......... 55.6 1.49 74.3 3.46 76.3 5.37 65.5 2.86 77.5 3.84 Bachelor's degree or more............ 8.9 0.86 14.6 2.79 23.5 5.35 14.9 2.14 17.5 3.49 Total, 35 years and over............. 5,633 120 1,160 60 746 48 1,591 69 853 51 Percent completed-- Less than 5th grade education........ 16.3 0.88 7.3 1.36 6.8 1.65 6.8 1.13 5.9 1.44 High school graduate or more......... 44.2 1.18 55.3 2.61 62.3 3.17 62.0 2.17 61.8 2.97 Bachelor's degree or more............ 6.6 0.59 9.1 1.51 18.7 2.55 14.8 1.59 13.9 2.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.