Table 6. Families by Size and Type, for Black Alone and White Alone, Not Hispanic Families: March 2004

(Numbers in thousands)


Family size and type 3/ Total Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
Black alone
White alone, not Hispanic Other 2/
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Total 76,217 100.0 8,912 100.0 54,023 100.0 13,282 100.0
Two people 34,091 44.7 3,438 38.6 26,777 49.6 3,876 29.2
Three people 16,747 22.0 2,413 27.1 11,259 20.8 3,075 23.2
Four people 15,243 20.0 1,741 19.5 10,295 19.1 3,207 24.1
Five people 6,662 8.7 795 8.9 4,028 7.5 1,839 13.8
Six people 2,299 3.0 327 3.7 1,176 2.2 796 6.0
Seven or more people 1,175 1.5 199 2.2 488 0.9 489 3.7
Married-couple families Total 57,719 100.0 4,146 100.0 44,197 100.0 9,376 100.0
Two people 24,974 43.3 1,427 34.4 21,223 48.0 2,324 24.8
Three people 11,407 19.8 983 23.7 8,458 19.1 1,967 21.0
Four people 12,806 22.2 976 23.5 9,278 21.0 2,552 27.2
Five people 5,685 9.9 453 10.9 3,703 8.4 1,529 16.3
Six people 1,913 3.3 193 4.6 1,085 2.5 636 6.8
Seven or more people 932 1.6 114 2.8 450 1.0 368 3.9
Male householder, no spouse present Total 4,716 100.0 782 100.0 2,711 100.0 1,224 100.0
Two people 2,591 54.9 406 51.9 1,654 61.0 531 43.4
Three people 1,270 26.9 215 27.5 724 26.7 331 27.0
Four people 553 11.7 103 13.2 245 9.0 205 16.8
Five people 165 3.5 25 3.2 60 2.2 81 6.6
Six people 83 1.8 20 2.6 20 0.7 43 3.5
Seven or more people 55 1.2 13 1.7 9 0.3 33 2.7
Female householder, no spouse present Total 13,781 100.0 3,984 100.0 7,115 100.0 2,682 100.0
Two people 6,526 47.4 1,605 40.3 3,900 54.8 1,021 38.1
Three people 4,070 29.5 1,215 30.5 2,077 29.2 777 29.0
Four people 1,884 13.7 662 16.6 772 10.9 450 16.8
Five people 811 5.9 317 7.9 265 3.7 230 8.6
Six people 303 2.2 115 2.9 71 1.0 117 4.4
Seven or more people 188 1.4 71 1.8 29 0.4 88 3.3

1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race. Families are classified by the race and origin of the householder.

2/ Includes American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races.

3/ The data in this table do not include families in group quarters.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006