Table 1. Selected Social Characteristics of the Population, by Region and Race: March 1996 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: December 9, 1997 (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 Region Total.............................. 264,314 (X) 9,653 121 191,271 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Northeast............................. 19.5 0.20 18.0 1.01 20.8 0.24 Midwest............................... 23.4 0.23 11.0 0.90 27.4 0.29 South................................. 34.9 0.27 15.6 1.07 32.6 0.31 West.................................. 22.2 0.24 55.4 1.48 19.2 0.26 Residence Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) All metropolitan areas................ 80.4 0.22 94.2 0.67 77.4 0.27 Inside central cities............... 30.0 0.25 44.7 1.42 22.4 0.27 Outside central cities.............. 50.4 0.27 49.5 1.42 55.0 0.32 Nonmetropolitan areas................. 19.6 0.26 5.8 0.82 22.6 0.33 Age Both sexes.......................... 264,314 (X) 9,653 (X) 191,271 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years......................... 7.6 (X) 9.0 0.97 6.5 (X) 5 to 9 years.......................... 7.6 (X) 8.6 0.95 6.8 (X) 10 to 14 years........................ 7.4 (X) 7.6 0.90 6.8 (X) 15 to 19 years........................ 7.1 (X) 7.4 0.89 6.5 (X) 20 to 24 years........................ 6.7 (X) 8.6 0.95 6.1 (X) 25 to 29 years........................ 7.4 (X) 9.2 0.98 7.0 (X) 30 to 34 years........................ 8.1 (X) 9.2 0.98 7.9 (X) 35 to 44 years........................ 16.3 (X) 16.4 1.25 16.7 (X) 45 to 54 years........................ 11.9 (X) 11.0 1.06 12.9 (X) 55 to 64 years........................ 8.0 (X) 6.6 0.84 8.8 (X) 65 to 74 years........................ 6.9 (X) 4.2 0.68 8.0 (X) 75 years and over..................... 5.1 (X) 2.3 0.51 6.1 (X) 16 years and over..................... 75.9 (X) 73.2 (X) 78.6 (X) 18 years and over..................... 73.1 (X) 69.9 1.55 75.9 (X) 21 years and over..................... 69.0 (X) 65.7 1.61 72.2 (X) 65 years and over..................... 12.0 (X) 6.4 0.83 14.1 (X) Median age (years).................... 33.9 (X) 29.8 (X) 36.5 (X) Male................................ 129,143 (X) 4,732 (X) 93,712 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years......................... 8.0 (X) 9.1 1.39 6.8 (X) 5 to 9 years.......................... 8.0 (X) 9.3 1.40 7.1 (X) 10 to 14 years........................ 7.7 (X) 7.7 1.29 7.1 (X) 15 to 19 years........................ 7.3 (X) 7.4 1.26 6.8 (X) 20 to 24 years........................ 6.8 (X) 8.6 1.35 6.2 (X) 25 to 29 years........................ 7.6 (X) 9.7 1.43 7.1 (X) 30 to 34 years........................ 8.2 (X) 9.1 1.39 8.0 (X) 35 to 44 years........................ 16.5 (X) 16.1 1.78 17.0 (X) 45 to 54 years........................ 11.9 (X) 11.0 1.51 12.9 (X) 55 to 64 years........................ 7.8 (X) 6.2 1.16 8.7 (X) 65 to 74 years........................ 6.4 (X) 4.0 0.95 7.5 (X) 75 years and over..................... 3.9 (X) 1.8 0.64 4.8 (X) 16 years and over..................... 74.8 (X) 72.8 2.15 77.6 (X) 18 years and over..................... 71.8 (X) 69.0 2.23 74.8 (X) 21 years and over..................... 67.7 (X) 64.9 2.31 71.0 (X) 65 years and over..................... 10.3 (X) 5.8 1.13 12.2 (X) Median age (years).................... 32.8 (X) 29.1 (X) 35.5 (X) Female.............................. 135,171 (X) 4,921 (X) 97,559 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years......................... 7.2 (X) 8.8 1.34 6.2 (X) 5 to 9 years.......................... 7.3 (X) 7.9 1.28 6.4 (X) 10 to 14 years........................ 7.0 (X) 7.6 1.26 6.5 (X) 15 to 19 years........................ 6.8 (X) 7.4 1.24 6.2 (X) 20 to 24 years........................ 6.6 (X) 8.6 1.33 5.9 (X) 25 to 29 years........................ 7.2 (X) 8.8 1.34 6.9 (X) 30 to 34 years........................ 8.0 (X) 9.3 1.38 7.7 (X) 35 to 44 years........................ 16.1 (X) 16.7 1.77 16.3 (X) 45 to 54 years........................ 12.0 (X) 10.9 1.48 13.0 (X) 55 to 64 years........................ 8.1 (X) 6.9 1.20 8.8 (X) 65 to 74 years........................ 7.4 (X) 4.4 0.97 8.6 (X) 75 years and over..................... 6.2 (X) 2.7 0.77 7.4 (X) 16 years and over..................... 77.0 (X) 73.7 2.09 79.5 (X) 18 years and over..................... 74.3 (X) 70.7 2.16 77.0 (X) 21 years and over..................... 70.3 (X) 66.5 2.24 73.4 (X) 65 years and over..................... 13.6 (X) 7.1 1.22 16.0 (X) Median age (years).................... 34.9 (X) 30.5 (X) 37.5 (X) Marital Status Total, 15 years and over........... 204,625 (X) 7,222 119 152,907 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married......................... 27.5 0.25 34.8 1.86 23.6 0.27 Married, spouse present............... 53.4 0.28 53.5 1.95 57.8 0.32 Married, spouse absent................ 3.5 0.10 3.5 0.72 2.4 0.10 Widowed............................... 6.6 0.14 4.4 0.80 7.1 0.17 Divorced.............................. 8.9 0.16 3.8 0.75 9.1 0.19 Male, 15 years and over............ 98,593 (X) 3,496 85 74,040 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married......................... 31.1 0.37 39.9 2.75 27.2 0.41 Married, spouse present............... 55.4 0.40 51.9 2.81 59.9 0.45 Married, spouse absent................ 3.0 0.14 3.7 1.06 2.1 0.13 Widowed............................... 2.5 0.13 1.3 0.64 2.7 0.15 Divorced.............................. 7.9 0.22 3.3 1.00 8.1 0.25 Female, 15 years and over.......... 106,031 (X) 3,726 92 78,867 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married......................... 24.1 0.33 30.0 2.49 20.3 0.36 Married, spouse present............... 51.6 0.39 55.1 2.71 55.8 0.44 Married, spouse absent................ 4.0 0.15 3.3 0.97 2.7 0.15 Widowed............................... 10.4 0.24 7.3 1.42 11.2 0.28 Divorced.............................. 9.9 0.23 4.2 1.09 10.0 0.27 Educational Attainment Total, 25 years and over........... 168,323 (X) 5,677 85 128,810 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade................. 8.1 0.11 10.2 0.78 5.3 0.10 High school graduate or more........ 81.7 0.16 83.2 0.96 86.0 0.16 Some college or associate degree.. 24.6 0.17 19.8 1.02 25.4 0.20 Bachelor's degree or more......... 23.6 0.17 41.7 1.26 25.9 0.20 Total, 25 to 34 years old.......... 40,919 (X) 1,777 68 28,357 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade................. 3.9 0.16 4.5 0.95 1.2 0.11 High school graduate or more........ 86.9 0.28 89.6 1.40 92.0 0.27 Some college or associate degree.. 28.4 0.37 23.1 1.93 29.4 0.45 Bachelor's degree or more......... 26.5 0.36 48.9 2.29 30.6 0.45 Type of Family All families.......................... 69,594 (X) 2,125 52 52,858 (X) Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Married-couple families............... 76.7 0.23 79.6 1.20 82.8 0.24 Female householder, no spouse present. 18.0 0.21 12.2 0.97 12.8 0.21 Male householder, no spouse present... 5.0 0.12 8.2 0.81 4.3 0.13 WEST Residence Total.............................. 58,632 (X) 5,352 159 36,689 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) All metropolitan areas................ 86.9 0.41 94.8 0.89 83.5 0.56 Inside central cities............... 35.7 0.58 45.0 1.99 31.4 0.71 Outside central cities.............. 51.1 0.60 49.7 2.00 52.1 0.76 Nonmetropolitan areas................. 13.1 0.50 5.2 1.09 16.5 0.69 Age Both sexes.......................... 58,632 (X) 5,352 (X) 36,689 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years......................... 8.7 (X) 9.5 1.39 6.9 (X) 5 to 9 years.......................... 8.2 (X) 8.7 1.34 6.8 (X) 10 to 14 years........................ 7.3 (X) 7.4 1.24 6.3 (X) 15 to 19 years........................ 7.1 (X) 8.0 1.29 6.6 (X) 20 to 24 years........................ 7.2 (X) 7.8 1.27 6.3 (X) 25 to 29 years........................ 8.1 (X) 8.1 1.29 7.3 (X) 30 to 34 years........................ 8.3 (X) 7.5 1.25 7.9 (X) 35 to 44 years........................ 16.3 (X) 16.4 1.76 17.0 (X) 45 to 54 years........................ 11.4 (X) 11.3 1.50 13.3 (X) 55 to 64 years........................ 7.1 (X) 7.1 1.22 8.3 (X) 65 to 74 years........................ 5.8 (X) 5.3 1.06 7.1 (X) 75 years and over..................... 4.5 (X) 2.9 0.80 6.0 (X) 16 years and over..................... 74.4 (X) 72.5 (X) 78.6 (X) 18 years and over..................... 71.5 (X) 69.2 2.19 75.8 (X) 21 years and over..................... 67.4 (X) 64.6 2.27 72.2 (X) 65 years and over..................... 10.3 (X) 8.2 1.30 13.2 (X) Median age (years).................... 32.1 (X) 30.3 (X) 36.0 (X) Male................................ 29,331 (X) 2,636 (X) 18,265 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years......................... 8.9 (X) 9.7 2.00 7.4 (X) 5 to 9 years.......................... 8.4 (X) 9.0 1.93 6.8 (X) 10 to 14 years........................ 7.4 (X) 7.2 1.75 6.5 (X) 15 to 19 years........................ 7.2 (X) 8.1 1.84 6.8 (X) 20 to 24 years........................ 7.5 (X) 7.9 1.82 6.5 (X) 25 to 29 years........................ 8.7 (X) 9.2 1.95 7.7 (X) 30 to 34 years........................ 8.5 (X) 7.7 1.80 8.0 (X) 35 to 44 years........................ 16.5 (X) 16.2 2.49 17.5 (X) 45 to 54 years........................ 11.0 (X) 10.9 2.11 13.0 (X) 55 to 64 years........................ 7.0 (X) 6.9 1.71 8.3 (X) 65 to 74 years........................ 5.3 (X) 5.0 1.47 6.5 (X) 75 years and over..................... 3.6 (X) 2.3 1.01 4.9 (X) 16 years and over..................... 73.8 (X) 73.0 3.00 77.8 (X) 18 years and over..................... 70.9 (X) 69.2 3.12 74.9 (X) 21 years and over..................... 66.8 (X) 64.4 3.23 71.5 (X) 65 years and over..................... 8.9 (X) 7.2 1.75 11.4 (X) Median age (years).................... 31.1 (X) 29.4 (X) 35.1 (X) Female.............................. 29,300 (X) 2,716 (X) 18,425 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years......................... 8.4 (X) 9.3 1.93 6.5 (X) 5 to 9 years.......................... 8.0 (X) 8.5 1.86 6.8 (X) 10 to 14 years........................ 7.1 (X) 7.6 1.76 6.1 (X) 15 to 19 years........................ 7.0 (X) 7.9 1.80 6.4 (X) 20 to 24 years........................ 6.9 (X) 7.7 1.77 6.0 (X) 25 to 29 years........................ 7.5 (X) 7.1 1.71 7.0 (X) 30 to 34 years........................ 8.1 (X) 7.2 1.72 7.9 (X) 35 to 44 years........................ 16.2 (X) 16.6 2.48 16.5 (X) 45 to 54 years........................ 11.7 (X) 11.7 2.14 13.6 (X) 55 to 64 years........................ 7.2 (X) 7.2 1.72 8.4 (X) 65 to 74 years........................ 6.4 (X) 5.7 1.54 7.7 (X) 75 years and over..................... 5.4 (X) 3.4 1.21 7.2 (X) 16 years and over..................... 75.0 (X) 72.1 2.99 79.3 (X) 18 years and over..................... 72.2 (X) 69.1 3.08 76.8 (X) 21 years and over..................... 68.0 (X) 64.7 3.18 73.0 (X) 65 years and over..................... 11.8 (X) 9.1 1.91 14.9 (X) Median age (years).................... 33.1 (X) 31.3 (X) 37.0 (X) Marital Status Total, 15 years and over........... 44,473 (X) 3,980 162 29,323 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married......................... 28.9 0.56 35.5 2.63 24.7 0.66 Married, spouse present............... 52.8 0.62 52.5 2.75 55.7 0.76 Married, spouse absent................ 3.5 0.23 2.7 0.89 2.6 0.24 Widowed............................... 5.5 0.28 5.2 1.22 6.2 0.37 Divorced.............................. 9.4 0.36 4.2 1.10 10.8 0.48 Male, 15 years and over............ 22,077 (X) 1,954 113 14,474 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married......................... 33.8 0.84 40.8 3.86 29.2 0.99 Married, spouse present............... 53.1 0.88 51.3 3.92 56.9 1.08 Married, spouse absent................ 3.1 0.31 2.7 1.27 2.3 0.33 Widowed............................... 2.0 0.25 1.4 0.92 2.4 0.33 Divorced.............................. 8.0 0.48 3.8 1.50 9.2 0.63 Female, 15 years and over.......... 22,396 (X) 2,026 118 14,849 (X) Percent.......................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married......................... 24.1 0.75 30.3 3.54 20.3 0.87 Married, spouse present............... 52.4 0.88 53.7 3.84 54.5 1.07 Married, spouse absent................ 3.8 0.34 2.6 1.23 3.0 0.37 Widowed............................... 8.9 0.50 8.8 2.18 10.0 0.65 Divorced.............................. 10.9 0.55 4.6 1.61 12.3 0.71 Educational Attainment Total, 25 years and over........... 36,084 (X) 3,132 90 24,609 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade................. 8.8 0.26 12.6 1.19 2.4 0.17 High school graduate or more........ 83.0 0.34 81.9 1.39 91.5 0.31 Some college or associate degree.. 29.6 0.42 23.2 1.52 33.2 0.52 Bachelor's degree or more......... 25.5 0.40 36.1 1.73 29.2 0.50 Total, 25 to 34 years old.......... 9,637 (X) 835 54 5,611 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade................. 7.6 0.47 6.4 1.71 0.6 0.18 High school graduate or more........ 83.0 0.66 90.1 2.08 93.3 0.58 Some college or associate degree.. 31.1 0.82 29.5 3.18 35.8 1.11 Bachelor's degree or more......... 25.0 0.77 41.7 3.44 30.8 1.07 Type of Family All families.......................... 14,636 (X) 1,187 45 9,906 (X) Percent............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Married-couple families............... 77.5 0.52 76.2 1.77 81.8 0.58 Female householder, no spouse present. 16.8 0.46 14.0 1.44 13.4 0.51 Male householder, no spouse present... 5.8 0.29 9.8 1.23 4.8 0.32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------