Table 1. Selected Social Characteristics of the Population, by Region and Race: March 1998 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: July 29, 1999 (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................................ 269,094 (X) 10,492 100 192,178 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Northeast............................... 19.1 0.19 17.0 0.95 20.2 0.24 Midwest................................. 23.3 0.23 10.8 0.86 27.4 0.29 South................................... 35.1 0.27 17.4 1.08 32.9 0.31 West.................................... 22.6 0.23 54.9 1.42 19.5 0.26 Residence Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) All metropolitan areas.................. 80.5 0.21 96.1 0.53 77.6 0.27 Inside central cities................. 29.8 0.25 43.4 1.35 22.1 0.26 Outside central cities................ 50.7 0.27 52.7 1.36 55.5 0.32 Nonmetropolitan areas................... 19.5 0.26 3.9 0.65 22.4 0.33 Age Both sexes............................ 269,094 (X) 10,492 (X) 192,178 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years........................... 7.3 (X) 8.4 0.90 6.3 (X) 5 to 9 years............................ 7.6 (X) 8.0 0.88 6.7 (X) 10 to 14 years.......................... 7.3 (X) 8.4 0.90 6.7 (X) 15 to 19 years.......................... 7.2 (X) 7.4 0.85 6.7 (X) 20 to 24 years.......................... 6.5 (X) 6.9 0.82 6.1 (X) 25 to 29 years.......................... 7.1 (X) 8.8 0.92 6.6 (X) 30 to 34 years.......................... 7.6 (X) 9.4 0.95 7.2 (X) 35 to 44 years.......................... 16.5 (X) 17.3 1.23 16.8 (X) 45 to 54 years.......................... 12.7 (X) 11.7 1.04 13.7 (X) 55 to 64 years.......................... 8.3 (X) 6.8 0.82 9.1 (X) 65 to 74 years.......................... 6.6 (X) 3.9 0.63 7.7 (X) 75 years and over....................... 5.3 (X) 2.8 0.54 6.4 (X) 16 years and over....................... 76.3 (X) 73.5 1.43 78.9 (X) 18 years and over....................... 73.4 (X) 70.4 1.48 76.2 (X) 21 years and over....................... 69.2 (X) 66.3 1.53 72.3 (X) 65 years and over....................... 11.9 (X) 6.7 0.81 14.0 (X) Median age (years)...................... 34.6 (X) 31.1 1.50 37.2 (X) Male.................................. 131,704 (X) 5,064 (X) 94,148 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years........................... 7.7 (X) 8.8 1.32 6.6 (X) 5 to 9 years............................ 7.9 (X) 7.9 1.26 7.0 (X) 10 to 14 years.......................... 7.6 (X) 9.0 1.34 7.0 (X) 15 to 19 years.......................... 7.5 (X) 7.4 1.22 7.0 (X) 20 to 24 years.......................... 6.7 (X) 7.1 1.20 6.2 (X) 25 to 29 years.......................... 7.2 (X) 8.8 1.32 6.7 (X) 30 to 34 years.......................... 7.7 (X) 10.0 1.40 7.3 (X) 35 to 44 years.......................... 16.7 (X) 16.9 1.75 17.2 (X) 45 to 54 years.......................... 12.6 (X) 10.8 1.45 13.8 (X) 55 to 64 years.......................... 8.1 (X) 6.7 1.17 9.0 (X) 65 to 74 years.......................... 6.1 (X) 3.6 0.87 7.1 (X) 75 years and over....................... 4.2 (X) 3.0 0.80 5.0 (X) 16 years and over....................... 75.3 (X) 72.9 2.08 77.9 (X) 18 years and over....................... 72.1 (X) 69.4 2.15 75.1 (X) 21 years and over....................... 67.8 (X) 65.7 2.22 71.0 (X) 65 years and over....................... 10.3 (X) 6.5 1.15 12.1 (X) Median age (years)...................... 33.5 (X) 30.5 2.15 36.3 (X) Female................................ 137,389 (X) 5,429 (X) 98,031 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years........................... 7.0 (X) 8.0 1.22 6.1 (X) 5 to 9 years............................ 7.3 (X) 8.1 1.23 6.4 (X) 10 to 14 years.......................... 7.0 (X) 7.9 1.22 6.4 (X) 15 to 19 years.......................... 6.9 (X) 7.3 1.17 6.4 (X) 20 to 24 years.......................... 6.4 (X) 6.8 1.14 5.9 (X) 25 to 29 years.......................... 6.9 (X) 8.8 1.28 6.5 (X) 30 to 34 years.......................... 7.5 (X) 8.8 1.28 7.2 (X) 35 to 44 years.......................... 16.3 (X) 17.7 1.72 16.5 (X) 45 to 54 years.......................... 12.7 (X) 12.6 1.50 13.6 (X) 55 to 64 years.......................... 8.4 (X) 6.9 1.14 9.2 (X) 65 to 74 years.......................... 7.2 (X) 4.2 0.90 8.3 (X) 75 years and over....................... 6.3 (X) 2.7 0.73 7.7 (X) 16 years and over....................... 77.3 (X) 74.1 1.98 79.8 (X) 18 years and over....................... 74.5 (X) 71.3 2.04 77.2 (X) 21 years and over....................... 70.4 (X) 66.9 2.12 73.4 (X) 65 years and over....................... 13.5 (X) 6.9 1.14 15.9 (X) Median age (years)...................... 35.6 (X) 31.7 2.10 38.1 (X) Marital Status Total, 15 years and over............. 209,291 (X) 7,884 95 154,205 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married........................... 27.9 0.22 31.5 1.43 24.2 0.25 Married, spouse present................. 52.9 0.25 55.7 1.53 56.8 0.29 Married, spouse absent.................. 3.5 0.09 4.5 0.64 2.5 0.09 Widowed................................. 6.5 0.12 3.9 0.60 7.0 0.15 Divorced................................ 9.3 0.14 4.3 0.63 9.5 0.17 Male, 15 years and over.............. 101,123 (X) 3,765 73 74,703 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married........................... 31.2 0.33 35.2 2.13 27.6 0.37 Married, spouse present................. 54.7 0.36 54.8 2.22 58.7 0.41 Married, spouse absent.................. 3.3 0.13 4.4 0.91 2.4 0.13 Widowed................................. 2.5 0.11 1.7 0.58 2.6 0.13 Divorced................................ 8.2 0.20 3.9 0.86 8.6 0.23 Female, 15 years and over............ 108,168 (X) 4,119 74 79,502 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married........................... 24.7 0.30 28.1 1.92 21.1 0.33 Married, spouse present................. 51.1 0.35 56.6 2.11 54.9 0.40 Married, spouse absent.................. 3.7 0.13 4.6 0.89 2.6 0.13 Widowed................................. 10.2 0.21 6.0 1.01 11.0 0.25 Divorced................................ 10.3 0.21 4.7 0.90 10.4 0.25 Educational Attainment Total, 25 years and over............. 172,211 (X) 6,381 60 129,710 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade................... 7.4 0.10 8.9 0.53 4.7 0.09 High school graduate or more.......... 82.8 0.14 84.8 0.66 87.1 0.14 Some college or associate degree.... 24.7 0.16 19.8 0.73 25.7 0.19 Bachelor's degree or more........... 24.4 0.16 42.1 0.91 26.6 0.19 Total, 25 to 34 years old............ 39,354 (X) 1,908 53 26,512 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade................... 3.9 0.15 4.0 0.66 1.1 0.10 High school graduate or more.......... 87.9 0.25 90.1 1.00 93.3 0.24 Some college or associate degree.... 28.5 0.35 23.1 1.42 29.8 0.43 Bachelor's degree or more........... 27.5 0.35 47.8 1.68 31.9 0.44 Type of Family All families............................ 70,880 294 2,381 54 52,871 275 Percent............................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Married-couple families................. 76.6 0.23 81.7 1.08 82.1 0.24 Female householder, no spouse present... 17.9 0.21 11.7 0.90 12.9 0.21 Male householder, no spouse present..... 5.5 0.12 6.6 0.70 5.0 0.14 WEST Residence Total................................ 60,718 (X) 5,762 160 37,522 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) All metropolitan areas.................. 87.3 0.39 96.1 0.75 84.1 0.55 Inside central cities................. 36.9 0.57 44.1 1.91 32.1 0.70 Outside central cities................ 50.4 0.59 52.0 1.92 52.0 0.75 Nonmetropolitan areas................... 12.7 0.48 3.9 0.91 15.9 0.67 Age Both sexes............................ 60,718 (X) 5,762 (X) 37,522 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years........................... 8.0 (X) 8.0 1.24 6.6 (X) 5 to 9 years............................ 8.0 (X) 7.2 1.18 6.9 (X) 10 to 14 years.......................... 7.7 (X) 8.5 1.27 6.9 (X) 15 to 19 years.......................... 7.2 (X) 7.7 1.22 6.5 (X) 20 to 24 years.......................... 6.7 (X) 7.1 1.17 6.0 (X) 25 to 29 years.......................... 7.4 (X) 7.9 1.23 6.7 (X) 30 to 34 years.......................... 7.5 (X) 8.0 1.24 6.9 (X) 35 to 44 years.......................... 17.1 (X) 17.4 1.73 17.6 (X) 45 to 54 years.......................... 12.1 (X) 12.1 1.49 13.6 (X) 55 to 64 years.......................... 7.8 (X) 7.1 1.17 9.2 (X) 65 to 74 years.......................... 5.8 (X) 5.0 1.00 7.3 (X) 75 years and over....................... 4.5 (X) 3.9 0.88 5.9 (X) 16 years and over....................... 74.7 (X) 74.3 2.00 78.4 (X) 18 years and over....................... 71.8 (X) 71.1 2.07 75.7 (X) 21 years and over....................... 67.6 (X) 66.8 2.15 71.9 (X) 65 years and over....................... 10.3 (X) 9.0 1.31 13.2 (X) Median age (years)...................... 33.2 (X) 32.2 2.14 37.0 (X) Male.................................. 30,408 (X) 2,735 (X) 18,688 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years........................... 8.3 (X) 8.7 1.87 7.0 (X) 5 to 9 years............................ 8.2 (X) 7.7 1.77 7.2 (X) 10 to 14 years.......................... 8.1 (X) 8.9 1.89 7.5 (X) 15 to 19 years.......................... 7.4 (X) 7.8 1.78 6.7 (X) 20 to 24 years.......................... 6.8 (X) 7.0 1.69 5.9 (X) 25 to 29 years.......................... 7.6 (X) 7.8 1.78 6.8 (X) 30 to 34 years.......................... 7.7 (X) 7.8 1.78 6.9 (X) 35 to 44 years.......................... 17.2 (X) 17.0 2.49 17.7 (X) 45 to 54 years.......................... 11.7 (X) 11.3 2.10 13.5 (X) 55 to 64 years.......................... 7.4 (X) 6.9 1.68 8.9 (X) 65 to 74 years.......................... 5.5 (X) 4.8 1.42 7.1 (X) 75 years and over....................... 3.9 (X) 4.4 1.36 4.8 (X) 16 years and over....................... 73.9 (X) 73.1 2.94 77.1 (X) 18 years and over....................... 70.8 (X) 69.3 3.06 74.2 (X) 21 years and over....................... 66.6 (X) 65.6 3.15 70.5 (X) 65 years and over....................... 9.4 (X) 9.1 1.91 11.9 (X) Median age (years)...................... 32.3 (X) 31.4 3.08 36.1 (X) Female................................ 30,310 (X) 3,027 (X) 18,834 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years........................... 7.8 (X) 7.4 1.65 6.2 (X) 5 to 9 years............................ 7.8 (X) 6.8 1.59 6.6 (X) 10 to 14 years.......................... 7.4 (X) 8.2 1.73 6.3 (X) 15 to 19 years.......................... 7.0 (X) 7.7 1.68 6.3 (X) 20 to 24 years.......................... 6.7 (X) 7.1 1.62 6.1 (X) 25 to 29 years.......................... 7.2 (X) 8.0 1.71 6.7 (X) 30 to 34 years.......................... 7.4 (X) 8.3 1.74 6.8 (X) 35 to 44 years.......................... 17.0 (X) 17.7 2.41 17.5 (X) 45 to 54 years.......................... 12.4 (X) 12.8 2.11 13.6 (X) 55 to 64 years.......................... 8.1 (X) 7.2 1.63 9.5 (X) 65 to 74 years.......................... 6.1 (X) 5.3 1.41 7.5 (X) 75 years and over....................... 5.1 (X) 3.6 1.17 6.9 (X) 16 years and over....................... 75.5 (X) 75.5 2.71 79.6 (X) 18 years and over....................... 72.8 (X) 72.7 2.81 77.2 (X) 21 years and over....................... 68.6 (X) 67.9 2.94 73.3 (X) 65 years and over....................... 11.3 (X) 8.8 1.79 14.5 (X) Median age (years)...................... 34.2 (X) 32.9 2.96 37.9 (X) Marital Status Total, 15 years and over............. 46,276 (X) 4,393 163 29,881 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married........................... 28.7 0.50 31.7 2.01 25.1 0.60 Married, spouse present................. 52.4 0.55 55.1 2.14 54.9 0.69 Married, spouse absent.................. 4.1 0.22 4.0 0.84 3.0 0.24 Widowed................................. 5.2 0.25 4.6 0.90 6.1 0.33 Divorced................................ 9.5 0.32 4.6 0.90 10.9 0.43 Male, 15 years and over.............. 22,907 (X) 2,044 114 14,644 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married........................... 32.5 0.74 34.5 3.00 28.6 0.89 Married, spouse present................. 53.0 0.79 56.2 3.13 56.5 0.98 Married, spouse absent.................. 4.0 0.31 2.9 1.06 2.8 0.32 Widowed................................. 2.3 0.24 2.2 0.93 2.7 0.32 Divorced................................ 8.2 0.43 4.1 1.25 9.4 0.57 Female, 15 years and over............ 23,368 (X) 2,349 119 15,237 (X) Percent............................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married........................... 24.9 0.67 29.3 2.68 21.6 0.79 Married, spouse present................. 51.9 0.78 54.1 2.94 53.4 0.96 Married, spouse absent.................. 4.3 0.32 4.9 1.27 3.2 0.34 Widowed................................. 8.1 0.43 6.8 1.48 9.4 0.56 Divorced................................ 10.7 0.48 4.9 1.27 12.4 0.64 Educational Attainment Total, 25 years and over............. 37,802 (X) 3,540 70 25,196 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade................... 8.3 0.23 10.2 0.78 2.1 0.15 High school graduate or more.......... 83.3 0.31 82.4 0.98 92.0 0.27 Some college or associate degree.... 29.3 0.38 21.9 1.07 33.2 0.48 Bachelor's degree or more........... 26.3 0.36 37.2 1.25 30.1 0.46 Total, 25 to 34 years old............ 9,080 (X) 917 43 5,109 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade................... 7.6 0.45 3.8 0.96 0.6 0.18 High school graduate or more.......... 83.1 0.63 88.0 1.65 95.0 0.49 Some college or associate degree.... 30.6 0.78 24.9 2.19 36.6 1.08 Bachelor's degree or more........... 26.2 0.74 44.4 2.52 32.6 1.05 Type of Family All families............................ 15,270 (X) 1,300 46 10,110 (X) Percent............................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Married-couple families................. 77.3 0.51 82.3 1.51 80.7 0.59 Female householder, no spouse present... 16.5 0.45 11.2 1.25 14.0 0.52 Male householder, no spouse present..... 6.1 0.29 6.5 0.97 5.3 0.34 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------