Table 5. Selected Characteristics of Households, by Type, Region, and Race of Householder: March 1995 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Release date: May 1996 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) ============================================================================================================================================================================== | Black White, not Hispanic |============================================================================================================================================ | Family households Nonfamily households Family households Nonfamily households | =========================================================== =========================================================== | Female Male Female Male | householder, householder, Female Male householder, householder, Female Male Characteristic | Married no spouse no spouse house- house- Married no spouse no spouse house- house- | Total couple present present holder holder Total couple present present holder holder ============================================================================================================================================================================== UNITED STATES Total, all households......... 11,655 3,842 3,716 536 1,909 1,653 77,004 44,173 6,764 2,087 13,558 10,421 Size of Household Percent....................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 One person....................... 26.7 - - - 90.5 83.5 26.0 - - - 88.6 76.7 Two persons...................... 25.8 30.6 34.0 40.4 8.4 11.9 34.4 43.0 48.2 49.9 10.2 17.9 Three persons.................... 19.0 23.2 29.7 32.1 0.5 2.3 16.4 21.2 32.5 27.8 0.9 3.4 Four persons..................... 14.8 25.0 18.1 12.3 0.2 1.6 14.9 22.9 12.1 14.2 0.3 1.5 Five persons..................... 7.9 12.7 10.3 6.9 0.2 0.7 5.8 9.1 4.9 4.6 - 0.5 Six persons...................... 3.1 4.9 4.0 3.4 0.2 - 1.7 2.7 1.3 2.1 - 0.1 Seven or more persons............ 2.6 3.6 3.9 4.9 - - 0.7 1.1 0.9 1.3 - - Age of Householder Percent....................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years................... 30.1 24.6 39.6 35.3 21.2 30.2 23.0 20.6 29.2 29.4 18.0 34.4 35 to 44 years................... 25.3 27.0 27.9 33.7 14.8 25.0 22.5 25.5 28.8 25.8 9.6 21.6 45 to 54 years................... 17.6 21.3 15.3 11.9 14.9 18.8 17.8 20.7 17.5 20.4 10.9 14.5 55 years and over................ 27.0 27.2 17.1 19.1 49.1 26.0 36.7 33.2 24.5 24.4 61.5 29.5 Related Children Under 18 Years Percent....................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No related children.............. 53.3 44.1 20.6 36.4 100.0 100.0 66.6 54.1 35.2 48.6 100.0 100.0 With related children............ 46.7 55.9 79.4 63.6 - - 33.4 45.8 64.8 51.3 - - One child...................... 18.8 21.6 31.6 36.0 - - 14.1 17.8 34.7 32.5 - - Two children................... 15.6 21.4 24.4 15.8 - - 13.2 19.0 21.2 13.9 - - Three children................. 7.6 8.9 13.4 8.0 - - 4.6 6.8 6.8 3.4 - - Four or more children.......... 4.7 4.0 10.0 3.8 - - 1.5 2.2 2.1 1.5 - - Own Children Under 18 Years Percent....................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children.................. 59.8 49.9 33.0 50.3 100.0 100.0 68.2 55.6 41.6 55.4 100.0 100.0 With own children................ 40.2 50.1 66.9 49.7 - - 31.8 44.4 58.4 44.6 - - One child...................... 16.9 20.0 27.6 32.4 - - 13.3 17.1 31.3 27.9 - - Two children................... 13.7 19.1 21.6 11.8 - - 12.7 18.6 19.1 12.7 - - Three children................. 6.2 7.7 10.7 4.5 - - 4.4 6.6 6.3 3.0 - - Four or more children.......... 3.4 3.3 7.0 1.0 - - 1.4 2.1 1.7 1.0 - - SOUTH Total, all households........ 6,284 2,287 1,948 303 942 804 25,381 15,050 2,188 626 4,229 3,288 Size of Household Percent...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 One person....................... 24.0 - - - 91.5 80.8 25.1 - - - 90.5 77.1 Two persons...................... 26.6 30.7 35.2 36.6 7.2 12.7 35.7 44.6 49.7 52.3 8.4 17.8 Three persons.................... 18.7 22.1 27.6 35.8 0.2 2.8 17.5 22.5 32.5 28.7 1.0 3.5 Four persons..................... 16.2 26.0 18.8 11.6 0.3 2.3 14.9 22.5 11.9 12.0 0.1 1.4 Five persons..................... 8.3 12.7 10.1 7.8 0.4 1.4 5.1 7.7 4.3 4.7 - 0.3 Six persons...................... 3.3 4.8 4.5 2.9 0.4 - 1.3 2.0 0.9 0.6 - - Seven or more persons............ 2.8 3.7 3.9 5.3 - - 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.7 - - Age of Householder Percent...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years................... 30.0 26.3 38.2 39.4 18.9 30.2 23.3 21.4 29.7 27.7 17.5 34.6 35 to 44 years................... 25.4 27.7 27.3 29.6 14.6 25.4 21.5 24.1 27.6 23.6 8.8 21.5 45 to 54 years................... 17.3 20.8 15.7 11.7 12.3 18.9 17.9 20.7 16.5 21.8 9.8 15.5 55 years and over................ 27.3 25.1 18.8 19.3 54.2 25.5 37.4 33.9 26.2 26.8 64.0 28.4 Related Children Under 18 Years Percent...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No related children.............. 52.1 43.5 21.9 36.1 100.0 100.0 66.4 54.8 35.9 49.1 100.0 100.0 With related children............ 47.9 56.6 78.1 63.8 - - 33.6 45.3 64.1 51.0 - - One child...................... 19.2 21.0 31.7 35.4 - - 15.5 19.5 35.4 34.9 - - Two children................... 16.3 22.6 23.9 14.5 - - 13.0 18.5 20.9 11.8 - - Three children................. 7.9 9.3 13.1 10.0 - - 4.0 5.7 6.3 3.4 - - Four or more children.......... 4.5 3.7 9.4 3.9 - - 1.1 1.6 1.5 0.9 - - Own Children Under 18 Years Percent...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children.................. 59.0 49.7 34.5 49.8 100.0 100.0 68.3 56.7 42.3 56.4 100.0 100.0 With own children................ 41.0 50.3 65.5 50.1 - - 31.8 43.3 57.7 43.6 - - One child...................... 17.3 19.6 28.0 31.9 - - 14.5 18.4 32.3 30.7 - - Two children................... 14.2 20.1 20.6 11.0 - - 12.5 18.0 18.3 9.7 - - Three children................. 6.3 7.7 10.4 5.5 - - 3.8 5.5 6.0 2.8 - - Four or more children.......... 3.2 2.9 6.5 1.7 - - 1.0 1.4 1.1 0.4 - - NORTH AND WEST Total, all households........ 5,371 1,555 1,768 233 967 849 51,622 29,123 4,575 1,462 9,329 7,133 Size of Household Percent...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 One person....................... 29.7 - - - 89.6 86.1 26.4 - - - 87.7 76.5 Two persons...................... 25.0 30.4 32.6 45.3 9.6 11.2 33.8 42.1 47.5 48.9 11.0 17.9 Three persons.................... 19.4 24.9 32.1 27.3 0.8 1.8 15.9 20.6 32.5 27.5 0.8 3.4 Four persons..................... 13.3 23.7 17.3 13.3 - 0.9 14.9 23.2 12.2 15.1 0.4 1.6 Five persons..................... 7.4 12.6 10.5 5.7 - - 6.2 9.8 5.3 4.6 - 0.5 Six persons...................... 2.8 5.1 3.5 4.1 - - 2.0 3.1 1.5 2.7 0.1 0.1 Seven or more persons............ 2.4 3.3 3.9 4.3 - - 0.9 1.3 0.9 1.1 - - Age of Householder Percent...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years................... 30.2 22.0 41.2 29.9 23.3 30.2 22.8 20.2 28.9 30.1 18.3 34.2 35 to 44 years................... 25.2 25.9 28.6 39.2 15.1 24.6 22.9 26.2 29.4 26.7 10.0 21.7 45 to 54 years................... 17.9 22.0 14.9 12.1 17.5 18.7 17.8 20.7 17.9 19.8 11.4 14.1 55 years and over................ 26.7 30.1 15.3 18.8 44.1 26.6 36.4 32.9 23.7 23.4 60.3 30.0 Related Children Under 18 Years Percent...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No related children.............. 54.7 44.9 19.2 36.8 100.0 100.0 66.7 53.7 34.8 48.4 100.0 100.0 With related children............ 45.2 55.0 80.7 63.3 - - 33.3 46.2 65.3 51.5 - - One child...................... 18.4 22.4 31.4 36.7 - - 13.5 16.9 34.4 31.5 - - Two children................... 14.7 19.8 25.0 17.5 - - 13.2 19.3 21.4 14.8 - - Three children................. 7.1 8.3 13.7 5.3 - - 4.9 7.4 7.1 3.4 - - Four or more children.......... 5.0 4.5 10.6 3.8 - - 1.7 2.6 2.4 1.8 - - Own Children Under 18 Years Percent...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children.................. 60.9 50.1 31.5 50.9 100.0 100.0 68.2 55.1 41.3 55.0 100.0 100.0 With own children................ 39.2 50.0 68.5 49.1 - - 31.8 44.9 58.7 44.9 - - One child...................... 16.4 20.7 27.2 33.0 - - 12.7 16.4 30.8 26.7 - - Two children................... 13.1 17.6 22.7 12.9 - - 12.8 18.8 19.5 14.0 - - Three children................. 6.1 7.8 11.1 3.2 - - 4.7 7.2 6.4 3.0 - - Four or more children.......... 3.6 3.9 7.5 - - - 1.6 2.5 2.0 1.2 - - ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________