Table 4. Selected Characteristics of Households, by Type, Region, and Race of Householder: March 1998 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: July 29, 1999 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | All races | Asian and Pacific Islander | White, not Hispanic |---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------- | One | One | One Characteristic | standard | standard | standard | Estimate error | Estimate error | Estimate error ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES Type of Household All households..................... 102,528 293 3,125 56 77,936 297 Percent......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Family households....................... 69.1 0.21 76.2 1.04 67.8 0.24 Married-couple families............... 53.0 0.22 62.3 1.19 55.7 0.26 Female householder, no spouse present. 12.3 0.15 8.9 0.70 8.8 0.15 Male householder, no spouse present... 3.8 0.09 5.0 0.53 3.4 0.09 Nonfamily households.................... 30.9 0.21 23.8 1.04 32.2 0.24 Female householder.................... 17.1 0.17 11.5 0.78 18.2 0.20 Male householder...................... 13.8 0.15 12.3 0.80 14.0 0.18 Size of Household Percent............................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) One member.............................. 25.7 0.20 18.1 0.94 26.7 0.23 Two members............................. 32.2 0.21 25.3 1.06 34.8 0.25 Three members........................... 16.9 0.17 19.1 0.96 16.1 0.19 Four members............................ 15.0 0.16 21.4 1.00 14.1 0.18 Five members............................ 6.9 0.11 8.6 0.69 6.0 0.12 Six members............................. 2.2 0.07 4.0 0.48 1.7 0.07 Seven or more members................... 1.2 0.05 3.7 0.46 0.7 0.04 Household Income in 1997 All households........................ 102,528 293 3,125 56 77,936 297 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under $5,000............................ 3.4 0.08 4.7 0.59 2.5 0.08 $5,000 to $9,999........................ 7.6 0.12 5.0 0.61 6.2 0.13 $10,000 to $14,999...................... 8.1 0.13 6.4 0.68 7.5 0.14 $15,000 to $19,999...................... 7.6 0.12 5.0 0.61 7.2 0.14 $20,000 to $24,999...................... 7.2 0.12 5.4 0.63 6.8 0.13 $25,000 to $34,999...................... 13.3 0.16 10.8 0.87 13.0 0.18 $35,000 to $49,999...................... 16.3 0.17 17.3 1.06 16.4 0.20 $50,000 to $59,999...................... 8.5 0.13 7.9 0.75 9.1 0.15 $60,000 to $74,999...................... 9.6 0.14 11.3 0.89 10.4 0.16 $75,000 and over........................ 18.4 0.18 26.3 1.23 20.8 0.22 Median income...............(dollars)... 37,004 (X) 45,248 (X) 40,576 (X) Standard error............(dollars)... 179 (X) 1,258 (X) 221 (X) Number of Earners Percent............................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) No earners.............................. 20.8 0.19 12.3 0.92 21.7 0.22 One earner.............................. 34.3 0.22 33.9 1.32 32.6 0.25 Two earners............................. 35.3 0.22 37.8 1.36 36.3 0.26 Three earners........................... 7.2 0.12 10.0 0.84 7.1 0.14 Four or more earners.................... 2.4 0.07 6.1 0.67 2.3 0.08 Tenure by Residence Total................................. 102,528 293 3,125 56 77,936 297 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Own or buying home...................... 66.2 0.21 52.8 1.22 72.2 0.23 Renting................................. 32.1 0.21 46.0 1.22 26.1 0.23 Occupier paid no cash rent.............. 1.7 0.06 1.2 0.27 1.6 0.07 All metropolitan areas................. 82,122 389 3,008 79 60,381 356 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Own or buying home...................... 64.2 0.24 52.7 1.25 71.0 0.27 Renting................................. 34.5 0.24 46.3 1.24 27.7 0.26 Occupier paid no cash rent.............. 1.3 0.06 1.1 0.26 1.3 0.07 Central cities........................ 31,907 279 1,470 63 19,166 223 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Own or buying home...................... 50.4 0.40 41.5 1.76 58.5 0.51 Renting................................. 48.4 0.40 57.6 1.76 40.3 0.51 Occupier paid no cash rent.............. 1.3 0.09 1.0 0.35 1.2 0.11 Metropolitan, not in central cities... 50,215 334 1,538 64 41,215 310 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Own or buying home...................... 73.0 0.28 63.4 1.68 76.9 0.30 Renting................................. 25.6 0.28 35.5 1.67 21.8 0.29 Occupier paid no cash rent.............. 1.3 0.07 1.1 0.36 1.3 0.08 Outside metropolitan................... 20,406 281 117 24 17,555 262 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Own or buying home...................... 74.1 0.54 55.5 7.69 76.3 0.57 Renting................................. 22.8 0.52 39.8 7.58 20.8 0.54 Occupier paid no cash rent.............. 3.0 0.21 4.6 3.26 2.8 0.22 WEST Type of Household All households..................... 21,905 208 1,688 51 15,332 177 Percent......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Family households....................... 69.7 0.47 77.1 1.46 65.9 0.57 Married-couple families............... 53.9 0.51 63.5 1.67 53.2 0.61 Female householder, no spouse present. 11.5 0.32 8.6 0.97 9.2 0.35 Male householder, no spouse present... 4.3 0.21 5.0 0.76 3.5 0.22 Nonfamily households.................... 30.3 0.47 22.9 1.46 34.1 0.57 Female householder.................... 15.8 0.37 13.0 1.17 18.3 0.47 Male householder...................... 14.5 0.36 10.0 1.04 15.8 0.44 Size of Household Percent............................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) One member.............................. 23.2 0.43 16.8 1.30 26.1 0.53 Two members............................. 32.4 0.47 26.7 1.54 36.3 0.58 Three members........................... 16.5 0.38 17.8 1.33 15.6 0.44 Four members............................ 15.2 0.36 21.5 1.43 13.3 0.41 Five members............................ 7.7 0.27 7.9 0.94 5.9 0.29 Six members............................. 2.9 0.17 4.2 0.70 1.9 0.17 Seven or more members................... 2.0 0.14 5.1 0.76 0.9 0.11 Household Income in 1997 All households........................ 21,905 208 1,688 51 15,332 177 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under $5,000............................ 2.9 0.18 4.6 0.83 2.3 0.19 $5,000 to $9,999........................ 6.4 0.26 5.8 0.93 5.2 0.28 $10,000 to $14,999...................... 8.2 0.29 5.7 0.92 7.8 0.34 $15,000 to $19,999...................... 7.3 0.27 5.8 0.93 6.6 0.31 $20,000 to $24,999...................... 7.3 0.27 5.3 0.89 6.6 0.31 $25,000 to $34,999...................... 12.7 0.35 10.0 1.19 12.3 0.41 $35,000 to $49,999...................... 16.2 0.39 18.8 1.55 15.7 0.46 $50,000 to $59,999...................... 8.3 0.29 8.1 1.08 9.0 0.36 $60,000 to $74,999...................... 9.9 0.32 10.6 1.22 10.7 0.39 $75,000 and over........................ 20.7 0.43 25.3 1.73 23.7 0.54 Median income...............(dollars)... 39,161 (X) 44,311 (X) 42,788 (X) Standard error............(dollars)... 546 (X) 1,404 (X) 645 (X) Number of Earners Percent............................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) No earners.............................. 18.3 0.41 15.9 1.45 19.9 0.50 One earner.............................. 34.8 0.50 28.3 1.79 34.8 0.60 Two earners............................. 36.5 0.51 37.5 1.92 36.3 0.61 Three earners........................... 7.4 0.28 11.6 1.27 6.6 0.31 Four or more earners.................... 2.9 0.18 6.7 0.99 2.3 0.19 Tenure by Residence Total................................. 21,905 208 1,688 51 15,332 177 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Own or buying home...................... 60.5 0.50 58.3 1.71 66.1 0.57 Renting................................. 37.8 0.49 40.4 1.71 32.3 0.57 Occupier paid no cash rent.............. 1.6 0.13 1.3 0.40 1.6 0.15 All metropolitan areas................. 19,000 232 1,620 69 12,934 194 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Own or buying home...................... 59.6 0.53 58.3 1.75 65.6 0.63 Renting................................. 39.1 0.53 40.6 1.74 33.0 0.62 Occupier paid no cash rent.............. 1.3 0.12 1.0 0.36 1.4 0.16 Central cities........................ 8,298 157 791 51 5,250 126 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Own or buying home...................... 51.3 0.82 50.0 2.54 57.9 1.02 Renting................................. 47.4 0.82 48.8 2.54 40.8 1.02 Occupier paid no cash rent.............. 1.3 0.19 1.2 0.55 1.3 0.24 Metropolitan, not in central cities... 10,701 177 829 52 7,684 151 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Own or buying home...................... 66.0 0.69 66.3 2.34 70.9 0.78 Renting................................. 32.6 0.68 32.8 2.33 27.6 0.77 Occupier paid no cash rent.............. 1.3 0.16 0.9 0.47 1.5 0.21 Outside metropolitan................... 2,905 3,641 67 605 2,398 3,312 Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Own or buying home...................... 66.6 1.61 56.6 10.55 68.8 1.74 Renting................................. 29.9 1.56 35.3 10.18 28.6 1.70 Occupier paid no cash rent.............. 3.5 0.63 8.0 5.78 2.6 0.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------