Table 5. Selected Characteristics of Families, by Type, Region, and Race of Householder: March 1996 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: December 9, 1997 (Numbers in thousands. For meanings 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 Family All families............................... 69,594 293 2,125 52 52,858 275 Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Married-couple families......................... 77.0 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 Size of Family Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Two persons..................................... 42.8 0.27 25.6 1.30 46.4 0.31 Three persons................................... 22.7 0.23 23.9 1.27 22.1 0.26 Four persons.................................... 20.7 0.22 28.5 1.34 20.2 0.25 Five persons.................................... 9.0 0.16 12.8 0.99 7.9 0.17 Six persons..................................... 3.1 0.09 5.2 0.66 2.4 0.10 Seven or more persons........................... 1.8 0.07 4.0 0.58 1.0 0.06 Number of Earners in Family Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) No earners...................................... 14.6 0.19 10.9 0.92 14.5 0.22 One earner...................................... 28.6 0.25 27.2 1.32 26.3 0.28 Two earners..................................... 44.6 0.27 44.3 1.47 46.8 0.31 Three earners................................... 9.0 0.16 11.7 0.95 9.3 0.18 Four or more earners ........................... 3.2 0.10 5.9 0.70 3.2 0.11 Living Arrangements of Related Children Under 18 Years Related children under 18 years 1/......... 70,113 80 2,886 52 45,466 322 Percent................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Living with-- Two parents................................... 68.8 0.44 82.5 2.35 78.0 0.49 One parent.................................... 28.1 0.43 16.1 2.27 20.2 0.47 Mother only.............................. 24.2 0.41 12.8 2.07 16.4 0.44 Father only.............................. 3.9 0.18 3.3 1.10 3.8 0.23 Neither parent................................ 3.0 0.16 1.4 0.73 1.7 0.15 Poverty Status of Families by Age and Educational Attainment of Householder 2/ Families, householder 15 years and over.... 69,597 293 2,125 52 52,861 275 Number below poverty level............. 7,532 155 264 26 3,384 97 Percent below poverty level............ 10.8 0.18 12.4 1.12 6.4 0.17 Not a high school graduate...................... 12,407 155 326 24 6,899 117 Number below poverty level................. 3,269 95 108 16 1,080 53 Percent below poverty level................ 26.3 0.62 33.1 4.07 15.7 0.68 High school graduate............................ 22,556 204 438 28 17,604 183 Number below poverty level................. 2,454 81 78 14 1,286 58 Percent below poverty level................ 10.9 0.32 17.8 2.85 7.3 0.31 Bachelor's degree or more....................... 16,780 179 934 40 14,328 166 Number below poverty level................. 410 32 39 10 287 27 Percent below poverty level................ 2.4 0.19 4.1 1.02 2.0 0.18 Families, householder 65 years and over.... 11,306 123 195 18 9,675 118 Number below poverty level............. 618 39 18 7 354 30 Percent below poverty level............ 5.5 0.33 9.4 3.27 3.7 0.30 Not a high school graduate...................... 3,744 83 57 10 2,807 73 Number below poverty level................. 386 31 12 5 181 21 Percent below poverty level................ 10.3 0.78 21.2 8.47 6.5 0.72 High school graduate............................ 3,567 81 50 10 3,226 77 Number below poverty level................. 129 18 4 3 89 15 Percent below poverty level................ 3.6 0.49 7.0 5.62 2.8 0.45 Bachelor's degree or more....................... 2,074 63 57 10 1,904 61 Number below poverty level................. 44 10 - - 40 10 Percent below poverty level................ 2.1 0.49 - - 2.1 0.51 Poverty Status of Families by Type of Family 2/ All families............................... 69,597 293 2,125 52 52,861 275 Number below poverty level............. 7,532 155 264 26 3,384 97 Percent below poverty level............ 10.8 0.18 12.4 1.12 6.4 0.17 Married-couple families......................... 53,570 276 1,692 49 43,771 260 Number below poverty level................. 2,982 90 181 21 1,664 66 Percent below poverty level................ 5.6 0.15 10.7 1.18 3.8 0.14 Families with female householder, no spouse present................................. 12,514 155 260 22 6,792 116 Number below poverty level................. 4,057 108 67 13 1,463 62 Percent below poverty level................ 32.4 0.65 26.0 4.25 21.5 0.78 Families with male householder, no spouse present................................. 3,513 84 173 18 2,298 68 Number below poverty level................. 493 35 35 6 257 25 Percent below poverty level................ 14.0 0.92 8.6 3.33 11.2 1.03 Related Children Under 18 Years in Families 2/ All related children under 18 years in families.................................. 69,425 103 2,858 55 44,973 324 Number below poverty level............. 13,999 302 532 63 4,745 189 Percent below poverty.................. 20.2 0.43 18.6 2.06 10.6 0.41 Married-couple families......................... 49,811 308 2,414 79 36,299 336 Number below poverty level................. 4,971 193 358 52 2,141 129 Percent below poverty level................ 10.0 0.38 14.8 2.05 5.9 0.35 Families with female householder, no spouse present................................. 16,637 284 341 58 6,868 198 Number below poverty level................. 8,364 244 145 34 2,299 134 Percent below poverty level................ 50.3 1.10 42.4 7.57 33.5 1.61 Families with male householder, no spouse present................................. 2,977 134 103 33 1,806 106 Number below poverty level................. 665 73 29 15 305 49 Percent below poverty level................ 22.3 2.16 28.5 12.60 16.9 2.49 WEST Type of Family All families............................... 14,636 174 1,187 45 9,906 145 Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Married-couple families......................... 77.5 0.52 76.2 1.76 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 Size of Family Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Two persons..................................... 40.7 0.61 25.7 1.81 47.3 0.75 Three persons................................... 22.0 0.51 24.1 1.77 22.1 0.63 Four persons.................................... 20.7 0.50 26.7 1.83 19.2 0.59 Five persons.................................... 9.8 0.37 13.2 1.40 7.6 0.40 Six persons..................................... 4.1 0.25 6.0 0.98 2.5 0.24 Seven or more persons........................... 2.7 0.20 4.2 0.83 1.3 0.17 Number of Earners in Family Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) No earners...................................... 14.2 0.43 13.6 1.42 14.5 0.53 One earner...................................... 29.2 0.56 24.9 1.79 27.2 0.67 Two earners..................................... 45.0 0.62 42.1 2.05 47.4 0.75 Three earners................................... 8.2 0.34 13.6 1.42 7.6 0.40 Four or more earners ........................... 3.5 0.23 5.9 0.98 3.2 0.27 Living Arrangements of Related Children Under 18 Years Related children under 18 years 1/......... 16,469 296 1,631 97 8,754 230 Percent................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Living with-- Two parents................................... 70.7 0.93 76.7 3.63 75.9 1.20 One parent.................................... 26.8 0.91 21.3 3.52 22.7 1.18 Mother only.............................. 22.4 0.85 16.6 3.20 18.0 1.08 Father only.............................. 4.4 0.42 4.7 1.82 4.7 0.59 Neither parent................................ 2.5 0.32 2.0 1.20 1.4 0.33 Poverty Status of Families by Age and Educational Attainment of Householder 2/ Families, householder 15 years and over.... 14,636 174 1,187 45 9,906 145 Number below poverty level............. 1,693 69 161 21 609 41 Percent below poverty level............ 11.6 0.43 13.5 1.62 6.1 0.39 Not a high school graduate...................... 2,498 75 211 20 759 41 Number below poverty level................. 797 47 87 15 127 18 Percent below poverty level................ 31.9 1.52 41.1 5.53 16.7 2.21 High school graduate............................ 3,876 93 255 22 2,720 78 Number below poverty level................. 423 34 44 11 194 23 Percent below poverty level................ 10.9 0.82 17.2 3.86 7.1 0.81 Bachelor's degree or more....................... 3,882 93 446 29 3,077 83 Number below poverty level................. 112 17 17 7 65 13 Percent below poverty level................ 2.9 0.44 3.7 1.47 2.1 0.42 Families, householder 65 years and over.... 2,127 67 152 17 1,720 61 Number below poverty level............. 106 17 16 7 46 11 Percent below poverty level............ 5.0 0.77 10.7 4.08 2.7 0.64 Not a high school graduate...................... 528 34 41 9 336 27 Number below poverty level................. 67 13 10 5 27 9 Percent below poverty level................ 12.6 2.36 24.6 11.01 8.2 2.44 High school graduate............................ 666 38 46 10 564 35 Number below poverty level................. 17 7 4 3 7 4 Percent below poverty level................ 2.6 1.01 7.6 6.36 1.2 0.74 Bachelor's degree or more....................... 496 33 37 9 439 31 Number below poverty level................. 5 4 - - 2 2 Percent below poverty level................ 1.1 0.76 - - 0.4 0.52 Poverty Status of Families by Type of Family 2/ All families............................... 14,636 174 1,187 45 9,906 145 Number below poverty level............. 1,693 69 161 21 609 41 Percent below poverty level............ 11.6 0.43 13.5 1.62 6.1 0.39 Married-couple families......................... 11,339 155 905 40 8,102 132 Number below poverty level................. 820 48 109 17 283 28 Percent below poverty level................ 7.2 0.40 12.0 1.77 3.5 0.33 Families with female householder, no spouse present................................. 2,452 74 166 18 1,327 54 Number below poverty level................. 756 46 42 11 277 27 Percent below poverty level................ 30.8 1.52 25.2 5.50 20.8 1.82 Families with male householder, no spouse present................................. 845 44 116 15 477 33 Number below poverty level................. 117 18 11 5 50 12 Percent below poverty level................ 13.9 1.94 9.1 4.35 10.4 2.29 Related Children Under 18 Years in Families 2/ All related children under 18 years in families................................... 16,237 294 1,605 97 8,622 229 Number below poverty level.............. 3,467 170 356 55 840 85 Percent below poverty level............. 21.4 0.95 22.2 3.06 9.7 0.94 Married-couple families.......................... 11,995 262 1,277 96 6,784 206 Number below poverty level.................. 1,699 120 217 43 384 58 Percent below poverty level................. 14.2 0.94 17.0 3.11 5.7 0.83 Families with female householder, no spouse present.................................. 3,436 150 250 53 1,414 98 Number below poverty level.................. 1,588 116 113 31 389 58 Percent below poverty level................. 46.2 2.51 45.1 9.29 27.5 3.51 Families with male householder, no spouse present.................................. 806 74 78 30 424 54 Number below poverty level.................. 180 40 26 15 67 24 Percent below poverty level................. 22.3 4.46 32.7 15.65 15.8 5.41 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes nonrelatives of the householder, householders and spouse of householder under 18 years of age. 2/ Includes families in group quarters.