Table 1. Selected Social Characteristics of the Population, by Sex, Region, and Race: March 1998 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 24, 1999 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | All races | Black | White, not Hispanic Characteristic |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------- | Both sexes Male Female | Both sexes Male Female | Both sexes Male Female ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES Age Total...................................... 269,094 131,704 137,389 34,598 16,146 18,452 192,178 94,148 98,031 Percent.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years................................ 7.3 7.7 7.0 8.7 9.6 8.0 6.3 6.6 6.1 5 to 9 years................................. 7.6 7.9 7.3 9.9 10.7 9.2 6.7 7.0 6.4 10 to 14 years............................... 7.3 7.6 7.0 9.1 9.9 8.5 6.7 7.0 6.4 15 to 19 years............................... 7.2 7.5 6.9 8.8 9.4 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.4 20 to 24 years............................... 6.5 6.7 6.4 7.4 7.3 7.5 6.1 6.2 5.9 25 to 29 years............................... 7.1 7.2 6.9 7.5 7.3 7.7 6.6 6.7 6.5 30 to 34 years............................... 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.8 7.5 8.0 7.2 7.3 7.2 35 to 44 years............................... 16.5 16.7 16.3 15.9 15.6 16.2 16.8 17.2 16.5 45 to 54 years............................... 12.7 12.6 12.7 10.6 10.1 11.0 13.7 13.8 13.6 55 to 64 years............................... 8.3 8.1 8.4 6.4 6.0 6.8 9.1 9.0 9.2 65 to 74 years............................... 6.6 6.1 7.2 4.7 4.1 5.2 7.7 7.1 8.3 75 years and over............................ 5.3 4.2 6.3 3.1 2.5 3.6 6.4 5.0 7.7 16 years and over............................ 76.3 75.3 77.3 70.5 67.9 72.7 78.9 77.9 79.8 18 years and over............................ 73.4 72.1 74.5 66.7 63.8 69.3 76.2 75.1 77.2 21 years and over............................ 69.2 67.8 70.4 61.8 58.7 64.5 72.3 71.0 73.4 55 years and over............................ 20.2 18.4 21.9 14.2 12.6 15.6 23.2 21.2 25.1 65 years and over............................ 11.9 10.3 13.5 7.8 6.6 8.8 14.0 12.1 15.9 Median age (years)........................... 34.6 33.5 35.6 29.0 27.1 30.5 37.2 36.3 38.1 Marital Status Total, 15 years and over................... 209,291 101,123 108,168 24,998 11,283 13,715 154,205 74,703 79,502 Percent.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married................................ 27.9 31.2 24.7 43.5 46.0 41.5 24.2 27.6 21.1 Married, spouse present...................... 52.9 54.7 51.1 32.2 36.2 28.9 56.8 58.7 54.9 Married, spouse absent....................... 3.5 3.3 3.7 6.4 5.2 7.4 2.5 2.4 2.6 Widowed...................................... 6.5 2.5 10.2 7.0 3.4 10.0 7.0 2.6 11.0 Divorced..................................... 9.3 8.2 10.3 10.8 9.2 12.2 9.5 8.6 10.4 Educational Attainment Total, 25 to 34 years old.................. 39,354 19,526 19,828 5,299 2,389 2,910 26,512 13,165 13,347 Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade........................ 3.9 4.3 3.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.0 High school graduate or more............... 87.9 86.8 89.0 87.0 87.1 86.9 93.3 92.3 94.3 Some college or associate degree......... 28.5 26.8 30.2 32.7 30.1 34.8 29.8 28.5 31.1 Bachelor's degree or more................ 27.5 26.2 28.7 15.3 15.0 15.6 31.9 30.4 33.4 Type of Family 1/ All families............................... 70,880 (X) (X) 8,408 (X) (X) 52,871 (X) (X) Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... 76.6 (X) (X) 46.6 (X) (X) 82.1 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ 17.9 (X) (X) 46.7 (X) (X) 12.9 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... 5.5 (X) (X) 6.7 (X) (X) 5.0 (X) (X) Families With Householder 55 Years and Over 1/ All families............................... 20,657 (X) (X) 1,777 (X) (X) 17,035 (X) (X) Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... 83.0 (X) (X) 56.4 (X) (X) 86.2 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ 13.4 (X) (X) 37.1 (X) (X) 10.6 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... 3.6 (X) (X) 6.5 (X) (X) 3.2 (X) (X) SOUTH Age Total...................................... 94,445 45,857 48,588 19,096 8,895 10,201 63,175 30,847 32,327 Percent.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years................................ 7.1 7.4 6.9 8.8 9.7 8.1 6.0 6.0 5.9 5 to 9 years................................. 7.5 7.6 7.3 9.7 10.0 9.4 6.4 6.5 6.4 10 to 14 years............................... 7.1 7.3 6.9 8.8 9.5 8.2 6.4 6.5 6.3 15 to 19 years............................... 7.2 7.7 6.8 9.1 9.7 8.5 6.5 7.0 6.0 20 to 24 years............................... 6.6 6.9 6.3 7.7 7.8 7.7 6.1 6.4 5.8 25 to 29 years............................... 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.9 7.6 8.1 6.9 7.1 6.7 30 to 34 years............................... 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.9 8.0 7.8 7.2 7.1 7.3 35 to 44 years............................... 16.2 16.6 15.8 15.9 15.5 16.3 16.3 17.1 15.6 45 to 54 years............................... 13.0 13.0 13.0 10.8 10.8 10.9 14.3 14.3 14.3 55 to 64 years............................... 8.4 8.3 8.5 6.0 5.5 6.4 9.5 9.5 9.4 65 to 74 years............................... 6.8 6.1 7.5 4.3 3.4 5.1 8.1 7.4 8.8 75 years and over............................ 5.3 4.2 6.2 3.1 2.5 3.5 6.4 5.1 7.6 16 years and over............................ 76.8 76.1 77.5 70.7 68.7 72.6 79.9 79.6 80.2 18 years and over............................ 73.8 72.9 74.7 66.9 64.4 69.1 77.2 76.7 77.7 21 years and over............................ 69.7 68.5 70.8 61.9 59.3 64.2 73.4 72.6 74.2 55 years and over............................ 20.5 18.7 22.2 13.4 11.5 15.0 24.0 22.1 25.8 65 years and over............................ 12.1 10.4 13.7 7.4 6.0 8.6 14.5 12.5 16.4 Median age (years)........................... 34.8 33.8 35.6 28.7 27.2 30.0 37.8 37.0 38.7 Marital Status Total, 15 years and over................... 73,957 35,610 38,347 13,882 6,306 7,576 51,311 24,987 26,324 Percent.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married................................ 26.1 29.6 22.9 41.8 44.4 39.6 21.4 25.0 17.9 Married, spouse present...................... 53.4 55.5 51.5 33.5 37.4 30.2 58.8 60.6 57.2 Married, spouse absent....................... 3.7 3.5 3.8 6.1 5.3 6.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 Widowed...................................... 6.8 2.5 10.8 7.0 3.1 10.2 7.2 2.5 11.6 Divorced..................................... 10.0 8.9 11.0 11.7 9.8 13.2 10.0 9.2 10.7 Educational Attainment Total, 25 to 34 years old.................. 14,033 6,839 7,194 3,013 1,386 1,626 8,879 4,363 4,517 Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade........................ 3.2 3.6 2.9 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.4 High school graduate or more............... 87.5 86.1 88.8 87.1 85.7 88.3 91.4 89.8 92.9 Some college or associate degree......... 27.6 26.0 29.1 31.9 29.2 34.1 27.6 26.8 28.4 Bachelor's degree or more................ 26.0 25.1 26.8 14.1 13.8 14.4 31.4 30.1 32.7 Type of Family 1/ All families............................... 25,678 (X) (X) 4,721 (X) (X) 18,079 (X) (X) Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... 75.7 (X) (X) 47.9 (X) (X) 83.0 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ 19.0 (X) (X) 45.6 (X) (X) 12.2 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... 5.3 (X) (X) 6.5 (X) (X) 4.8 (X) (X) Families With Householder 55 Years and Over 1/ All families............................... 7,432 (X) (X) 949 (X) (X) 5,857 (X) (X) Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... 81.9 (X) (X) 55.7 (X) (X) 86.4 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ 14.8 (X) (X) 38.6 (X) (X) 10.7 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... 3.3 (X) (X) 5.6 (X) (X) 2.9 (X) (X) NORTH AND WEST Age Total...................................... 174,648 85,848 88,801 15,502 7,251 8,251 129,004 63,301 65,703 Percent.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years................................ 7.4 7.8 7.0 8.6 9.4 7.9 6.5 6.9 6.2 5 to 9 years................................. 7.7 8.1 7.3 10.2 11.5 9.0 6.8 7.2 6.5 10 to 14 years............................... 7.4 7.8 7.0 9.5 10.4 8.8 6.9 7.3 6.4 15 to 19 years............................... 7.2 7.5 7.0 8.5 9.1 8.1 6.8 7.0 6.6 20 to 24 years............................... 6.5 6.6 6.4 7.0 6.8 7.2 6.0 6.1 6.0 25 to 29 years............................... 6.9 7.0 6.8 7.1 7.0 7.2 6.4 6.5 6.3 30 to 34 years............................... 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.7 6.9 8.3 7.3 7.4 7.1 35 to 44 years............................... 16.7 16.8 16.6 15.9 15.7 16.0 17.1 17.2 16.9 45 to 54 years............................... 12.5 12.4 12.5 10.3 9.4 11.2 13.4 13.6 13.2 55 to 64 years............................... 8.2 8.0 8.4 6.9 6.5 7.3 9.0 8.8 9.1 65 to 74 years............................... 6.5 6.0 7.0 5.1 4.8 5.3 7.5 7.0 8.0 75 years and over............................ 5.3 4.2 6.4 3.2 2.6 3.7 6.3 4.9 7.7 16 years and over............................ 76.0 74.8 77.2 70.1 67.0 72.8 78.4 77.1 79.6 18 years and over............................ 73.1 71.8 74.4 66.6 63.1 69.6 75.6 74.3 76.9 21 years and over............................ 68.9 67.4 70.2 61.6 57.9 64.8 71.7 70.3 73.0 55 years and over............................ 20.0 18.2 21.8 15.2 13.9 16.4 22.8 20.7 24.8 65 years and over............................ 11.8 10.2 13.4 8.3 7.4 9.1 13.8 11.9 15.7 Median age (years)........................... 34.5 33.4 35.6 29.3 27.0 31.1 36.9 35.9 37.9 Marital Status Total, 15 years and over................... 135,334 65,513 69,821 11,116 4,977 6,138 102,894 49,716 53,178 Percent.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married................................ 28.8 32.2 25.7 45.7 48.0 43.8 25.6 28.9 22.6 Married, spouse present...................... 52.5 54.3 50.9 30.6 34.7 27.3 55.7 57.8 53.8 Married, spouse absent....................... 3.4 3.2 3.7 6.8 5.2 8.2 2.5 2.3 2.6 Widowed...................................... 6.3 2.5 9.9 7.0 3.7 9.8 6.9 2.7 10.7 Divorced..................................... 8.9 7.9 9.8 9.8 8.4 11.0 9.3 8.3 10.3 Educational Attainment Total, 25 to 34 years old.................. 25,321 12,688 12,634 2,287 1,003 1,284 17,633 8,803 8,830 Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade........................ 4.2 4.7 3.8 1.5 1.5 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 High school graduate or more............... 88.2 87.2 89.2 86.9 89.1 85.2 94.3 93.5 95.1 Some college or associate degree......... 29.0 27.2 30.8 33.7 31.2 35.7 30.9 29.3 32.5 Bachelor's degree or more................ 28.3 26.8 29.8 16.9 16.6 17.2 32.1 30.6 33.7 Type of Family 1/ All families............................... 45,201 (X) (X) 3,687 (X) (X) 34,791 (X) (X) Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... 77.1 (X) (X) 45.0 (X) (X) 81.7 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ 17.2 (X) (X) 48.0 (X) (X) 13.3 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... 5.7 (X) (X) 7.0 (X) (X) 5.0 (X) (X) Families With Householder 55 Years and Over 1/ All families............................... 13,226 (X) (X) 828 (X) (X) 11,178 (X) (X) Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... 83.6 (X) (X) 57.2 (X) (X) 86.1 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ 12.7 (X) (X) 35.3 (X) (X) 10.6 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... 3.7 (X) (X) 7.5 (X) (X) 3.3 (X) (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The data for families do not include families in group quarters. For March 1998, in some CPS publications the data for families include group quarters.