Table 5. Selected Characteristics of Families, by Type, Region, and Race of Householder: March 1997 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: October 1, 1998 (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 Type of Family All families.............................. 70,241 293 2,247 53 52,625 275 Percent................................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Married-couple families........................ 76.3 0.23 78.5 1.19 82.2 0.24 Female householder, no spouse present.......... 18.2 0.21 13.2 0.98 13.1 0.21 Male householder, no spouse present............ 5.5 0.12 8.3 0.80 4.7 0.13 Size of Family Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Two persons.................................... 42.4 0.27 28.8 1.31 46.1 0.31 Three persons.................................. 23.1 0.23 22.9 1.21 22.5 0.26 Four persons................................... 20.8 0.22 28.2 1.30 20.1 0.25 Five persons................................... 9.0 0.16 11.4 0.92 8.0 0.17 Six persons.................................... 3.0 0.09 4.9 0.62 2.3 0.09 Seven or more persons.......................... 1.7 0.07 3.8 0.55 0.9 0.06 Number of Earners in Family Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) No earners..................................... 14.2 0.19 10.7 0.89 14.2 0.22 One earner..................................... 28.5 0.24 25.8 1.26 26.3 0.28 Two earners.................................... 44.6 0.27 45.8 1.44 46.8 0.31 Three earners.................................. 9.5 0.16 11.7 0.93 9.6 0.18 Four or more earners .......................... 3.2 0.10 6.0 0.69 3.2 0.11 Living Arrangements of Related Children Under 18 Years Related children under 18 years 1/........ 70,166 78 2,907 50 45,379 323 Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Living with-- Two parents.................................. 69.0 0.44 84.1 2.25 77.4 0.49 One parent................................... 28.3 0.43 14.1 2.14 21.1 0.48 Mother only............................. 23.9 0.41 11.7 1.98 16.8 0.44 Father only............................. 4.4 0.19 2.4 0.94 4.3 0.24 Neither parent............................... 2.8 0.16 1.7 0.80 1.6 0.15 Poverty Status of Families by Age and Educational Attainment of Householder 2/ Families, householder 15 years and over... 70,241 293 2,247 53 52,625 275 Number below poverty level............ 7,708 158 284 27 3,433 98 Percent below poverty level........... 11.0 0.18 12.7 1.10 6.5 0.17 Not a high school graduate..................... 12,369 155 312 24 6,892 117 Number below poverty level................ 3,268 95 93 15 1,083 53 Percent below poverty level............... 26.4 0.62 30.0 4.05 15.7 0.68 High school graduate........................... 23,035 204 487 29 17,638 182 Number below poverty level................ 2,611 84 71 13 1,317 58 Percent below poverty level............... 11.3 0.33 14.6 2.50 7.5 0.31 Bachelor's degree or more...................... 16,984 179 1,034 41 14,270 165 Number below poverty level................ 409 32 62 12 260 25 Percent below poverty level............... 2.4 0.18 6.0 1.16 1.8 0.17 Families, householder 65 years and over... 11,133 122 198 19 9,476 117 Number below poverty level............ 664 41 20 7 391 31 Percent below poverty level........... 6.0 0.35 9.9 3.32 4.1 0.32 Not a high school graduate..................... 3,592 81 70 11 2,680 71 Number below poverty level................ 394 31 9 5 187 21 Percent below poverty level............... 11.0 0.82 13.4 6.37 7.0 0.77 High school graduate........................... 3,553 81 51 10 3,183 77 Number below poverty level................ 175 21 3 3 132 18 Percent below poverty level............... 4.9 0.57 6.4 5.35 4.2 0.55 Bachelor's degree or more...................... 2,090 64 49 9 1,912 61 Number below poverty level................ 40 10 6 4 26 8 Percent below poverty level............... 1.9 0.47 12.3 7.33 1.4 0.41 Poverty Status of Families by Type of Family 2/ All families.............................. 70,241 293 2,247 53 52,625 275 Number below poverty level............ 7,708 158 284 27 3,433 98 Percent below poverty level........... 11.0 0.18 12.7 1.10 6.5 0.17 Married-couple families........................ 53,604 276 1,763 49 43,276 259 Number below poverty level................ 3,010 91 189 22 1,628 65 Percent below poverty level............... 5.6 0.16 10.7 1.15 3.8 0.14 Families with female householder, no spouse present................................ 12,790 156 297 23 6,875 117 Number below poverty level................ 4,167 109 84 14 1,538 63 Percent below poverty level............... 32.6 0.65 28.2 4.08 22.4 0.79 Families with male householder, no spouse present................................ 3,847 88 187 18 2,475 71 Number below poverty level................ 531 36 12 5 267 26 Percent below poverty level............... 13.8 0.87 6.2 2.77 10.8 0.97 Related Children Under 18 Years in Families 2/ All related children under 18 years in families................................. 69,411 104 2,899 51 44,844 324 Number below poverty level............ 13,764 300 553 64 4,656 187 Percent below poverty level........... 19.8 0.43 19.1 2.06 10.4 0.41 Married-couple families........................ 49,954 307 2,482 77 35,946 336 Number below poverty level................ 5,035 194 374 54 1,940 123 Percent below poverty level............... 10.1 0.38 15.1 2.03 5.4 0.34 Families with female householder, no spouse present................................ 16,213 282 343 58 6,939 199 Number below poverty level................ 7,990 239 167 36 2,419 137 Percent below poverty level............... 49.3 1.11 48.8 7.63 34.9 1.62 Families with male householder, no spouse present................................ 3,245 140 74 28 1,959 110 Number below poverty level................ 740 77 12 10 297 49 Percent below poverty level............... 22.8 2.08 15.9 12.03 15.2 2.29 WEST Type of Family All families.............................. 14,943 175 1,259 46 10,004 146 Percent................................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Married-couple families........................ 76.4 0.52 75.2 1.74 80.2 0.60 Female householder, no spouse present.......... 17.3 0.46 15.1 1.44 14.7 0.53 Male householder, no spouse present............ 6.3 0.30 9.7 1.19 5.1 0.33 Size of Family Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Two persons.................................... 40.2 0.60 28.0 1.81 46.7 0.75 Three persons.................................. 22.2 0.51 23.4 1.70 21.8 0.62 Four persons................................... 21.2 0.50 27.7 1.80 19.7 0.60 Five persons................................... 9.7 0.36 11.7 1.29 7.9 0.40 Six persons.................................... 3.8 0.23 4.9 0.87 2.5 0.23 Seven or more persons.......................... 2.8 0.20 4.3 0.82 1.4 0.18 Number of Earners in Family Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) No earners..................................... 13.6 0.42 11.8 1.30 14.6 0.53 One earner..................................... 29.9 0.56 23.2 1.70 28.6 0.68 Two earners.................................... 44.0 0.61 45.2 2.00 45.5 0.75 Three earners.................................. 9.5 0.36 14.4 1.41 8.6 0.42 Four or more earners .......................... 3.1 0.21 5.4 0.91 2.6 0.24 Living Arrangements of Related Children Under 18 Years Related children under 18 years 1/........ 16,629 297 1,569 97 9,044 233 Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Living with-- Two parents.................................. 71.2 0.92 80.4 3.48 74.3 1.21 One parent................................... 26.4 0.90 17.8 3.35 24.0 1.18 Mother only............................. 21.5 0.84 14.1 3.05 19.0 1.08 Father only............................. 4.9 0.44 3.7 1.65 5.0 0.60 Neither parent............................... 2.5 0.32 1.7 1.13 1.7 0.36 Poverty Status of Families by Age and Educational Attainment of Householder 2/ Families, householder 15 years and over... 14,943 175 1,259 46 10,004 146 Number below poverty level............ 1,797 72 157 21 723 45 Percent below poverty level........... 12.0 0.43 12.5 1.52 7.2 0.42 Not a high school graduate..................... 2,551 75 183 19 857 44 Number below poverty level................ 842 48 62 13 179 22 Percent below poverty level............... 33.0 1.52 33.7 5.70 20.9 2.27 High school graduate........................... 3,940 93 320 25 2,694 77 Number below poverty level................ 474 36 43 11 229 25 Percent below poverty level............... 12.0 0.85 13.4 3.10 8.5 0.88 Bachelor's degree or more...................... 3,874 92 475 30 3,027 82 Number below poverty level................ 105 17 21 8 64 13 Percent below poverty level............... 2.7 0.43 4.5 1.55 2.1 0.43 Families, householder 65 years and over... 2,153 67 158 17 1,736 61 Number below poverty level............ 105 17 15 6 51 12 Percent below poverty level........... 4.9 0.76 9.7 3.85 2.9 0.66 Not a high school graduate..................... 517 34 55 11 317 27 Number below poverty level................ 63 13 7 4 24 8 Percent below poverty level............... 12.2 2.35 12.5 7.26 7.6 2.42 High school graduate........................... 659 38 44 9 565 35 Number below poverty level................ 25 8 3 3 16 7 Percent below poverty level............... 3.7 1.21 7.6 6.54 2.9 1.15 Bachelor's degree or more...................... 518 34 34 8 459 32 Number below poverty level................ 9 5 4 3 3 3 Percent below poverty level............... 1.7 0.92 12.0 8.03 0.8 0.60 Poverty Status of Families by Type of Family 2/ All families.............................. 14,943 175 1,259 46 10,004 146 Number below poverty level............ 1,797 72 157 21 723 45 Percent below poverty level........... 12.0 0.43 12.5 1.52 7.2 0.42 Married-couple families........................ 11,422 155 947 41 8,019 131 Number below poverty level................ 817 47 95 16 289 28 Percent below poverty level............... 7.2 0.39 10.0 1.59 3.6 0.34 Families with female householder, no spouse present................................ 2,586 76 190 19 1,474 57 Number below poverty level................ 824 48 53 12 358 31 Percent below poverty level............... 31.8 1.49 27.8 5.31 24.3 1.82 Families with male householder, no spouse present................................ 934 46 122 16 511 34 Number below poverty level................ 156 20 10 5 75 14 Percent below poverty level............... 16.7 1.99 7.9 3.97 14.7 2.56 Related Children Under 18 Years in Families 2/ All related children under 18 years in families................................. 16,425 295 1,571 97 8,942 232 Number below poverty level............ 3,659 174 331 53 1,032 94 Percent below poverty level........... 22.3 0.96 21.1 3.04 11.5 1.00 Married-couple families........................ 12,183 264 1,281 96 6,852 207 Number below poverty level................ 1,806 124 206 42 387 58 Percent below poverty level............... 14.8 0.95 16.1 3.03 5.6 0.82 Families with female householder, no spouse present................................ 3,361 149 232 51 1,638 105 Number below poverty level................ 1,585 116 113 31 563 70 Percent below poverty level............... 47.2 2.54 48.6 9.69 34.4 3.47 Families with male householder, no spouse present................................ 881 78 57 26 453 56 Number below poverty level................ 267 48 12 10 82 27 Percent below poverty level............... 30.3 4.68 20.6 15.81 18.2 5.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes nonrelatives of the householder, householders and spouse of householder under 18 years of age. 2/ Includes families in group quarters.