Table 6. Selected Characteristics of Families, by Type, Region, and Race of Householder: March 1997 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: July 30, 1998 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Black | White, not Hispanic |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------- | | | Other families | | | Other families | | |-----------------------------| | |----------------------------- | | | Female Male | | | Female Male | | Married-|householder, householder, | | Married- | householder, householder, Characteristic | | couple| no spouse no spouse | | couple | no spouse no spouse | Total | families| present present | Total | families | present present ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES Total, all families 1/.... 8,455 3,851 3,947 657 52,625 43,276 6,875 2,475 Size of Family Percent................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Two persons.................. 35.3 29.6 38.5 49.7 46.1 43.7 55.6 62.3 Three persons................ 26.5 23.4 29.1 29.3 22.5 21.2 29.6 25.0 Four persons................. 20.8 25.3 17.9 12.7 20.1 22.5 10.1 7.6 Five persons................. 10.7 13.7 8.6 5.9 8.0 9.1 3.1 2.9 Six persons.................. 3.7 4.9 2.9 1.7 2.3 2.5 1.1 1.3 Seven or more persons........ 2.9 3.2 3.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.9 Age of Householder Percent................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years............... 31.0 21.8 38.5 39.3 20.9 19.4 26.5 31.4 35 to 44 years............... 28.8 28.7 29.2 27.2 26.3 25.8 29.7 26.9 45 to 54 years............... 18.7 23.5 14.9 14.1 21.3 21.8 18.3 20.9 55 years and over............ 21.5 25.9 17.5 19.3 31.5 33.0 25.5 20.9 Number of Earners Percent................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No earners................... 16.6 10.0 24.2 9.1 14.2 14.3 14.9 9.7 One earner................... 38.1 22.0 50.5 57.6 26.3 20.4 54.4 50.2 Two earners.................. 35.6 53.8 19.5 25.0 46.8 51.1 24.5 32.6 Three or more earners........ 9.8 14.1 5.7 8.2 12.8 14.1 6.2 7.6 Related Children Under 18 Years Percent................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No related children.......... 32.6 43.5 21.0 39.0 51.8 54.4 36.6 47.7 With related children........ 67.4 56.4 79.1 61.0 48.2 45.5 63.4 52.3 One child.................. 27.8 20.5 33.9 33.4 20.5 17.9 32.7 31.4 Two children............... 22.6 21.5 24.5 18.2 18.8 18.6 21.7 15.2 Three children............. 11.0 9.9 12.7 6.9 6.7 6.8 6.9 4.3 Four or more children...... 6.0 4.5 8.0 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.4 Own Children Under 18 Years Percent................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children.............. 42.2 48.7 34.3 51.5 54.1 56.0 42.2 54.1 With own children............ 57.9 51.3 65.7 48.6 46.0 44.0 57.8 45.9 One child.................. 24.5 18.6 29.8 27.5 19.2 17.0 29.9 27.3 Two children............... 19.6 19.5 20.6 13.4 18.3 18.2 20.0 14.2 Three children............. 9.1 9.1 9.7 5.2 6.5 6.7 6.2 3.4 Four or more children...... 4.7 4.1 5.6 2.5 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.0 Own Children Under 6 Years Percent................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children.............. 74.2 77.2 70.7 77.8 80.3 80.2 79.8 82.7 With own children............ 25.8 22.7 29.3 22.2 19.7 19.8 20.2 17.3 One child.................. 18.5 16.8 20.6 15.6 13.6 13.2 16.1 13.7 Two children............... 6.2 5.4 6.9 6.2 5.3 5.7 3.7 3.2 Three children............. 0.9 0.5 1.5 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.4 Four or more children...... 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 - SOUTH Total, all families 1/... 4,707 2,093 2,236 377 17,998 15,000 2,181 816 Size of Family Percent.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Two persons................. 34.3 28.9 36.9 48.2 48.3 46.1 56.6 64.9 Three persons............... 27.6 24.0 30.3 31.6 23.8 22.7 31.5 24.3 Four persons................ 21.1 25.5 18.6 12.3 18.9 21.1 8.5 6.7 Five persons................ 10.6 14.1 8.4 5.1 6.6 7.4 2.7 2.4 Six persons................. 3.3 4.5 2.4 2.2 1.8 2.0 0.6 1.3 Seven or more persons....... 3.1 3.1 3.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 Age of Householder Percent.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years.............. 32.6 24.2 39.3 39.6 21.1 19.8 26.8 31.2 35 to 44 years.............. 28.1 28.7 27.8 27.3 25.4 25.2 26.9 25.3 45 to 54 years.............. 18.2 22.3 15.1 13.1 20.8 21.1 18.6 20.5 55 years and over........... 21.1 24.8 17.9 20.0 32.6 33.9 27.6 23.0 Number of Earners Percent.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No earners.................. 14.8 9.1 20.9 9.8 15.3 15.5 15.8 9.4 One earner.................. 38.5 19.8 52.3 60.1 26.8 21.9 52.2 47.6 Two earners................. 36.2 56.5 19.6 21.7 47.1 50.8 25.7 35.1 Three or more earners....... 10.5 14.6 7.2 8.5 10.9 11.7 6.3 8.0 Related Children Under 18 Years Percent.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No related children......... 32.2 43.0 21.6 35.7 53.9 56.1 39.6 53.5 With related children....... 67.7 56.9 78.4 64.3 46.0 43.9 60.4 46.5 One child................. 28.1 21.6 32.9 35.2 21.3 19.4 32.6 27.9 Two children.............. 22.7 20.7 25.5 17.3 17.8 17.4 21.5 14.6 Three children............ 11.1 10.0 12.5 9.4 5.3 5.4 5.0 3.3 Four or more children..... 5.8 4.6 7.5 2.4 1.6 1.7 1.3 0.7 Own Children Under 18 Years Percent.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children............. 42.1 48.2 35.6 45.8 56.4 57.8 46.0 59.0 With own children........... 57.9 51.8 64.3 54.2 43.6 42.1 54.1 40.9 One child................. 25.3 19.7 29.3 32.5 20.0 18.4 29.1 24.8 Two children.............. 19.1 18.7 20.5 12.9 17.2 17.0 19.4 13.7 Three children............ 9.1 9.1 9.6 6.4 5.0 5.2 4.5 2.1 Four or more children..... 4.4 4.3 4.9 2.4 1.4 1.5 1.1 0.3 Own Children Under 6 Years Percent.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children............. 74.5 76.8 72.3 75.4 82.1 82.0 80.7 87.1 With own children........... 25.4 23.2 27.8 24.6 17.9 18.0 19.3 12.9 One child................. 18.2 16.4 20.0 18.4 13.1 13.0 15.4 9.4 Two children.............. 6.1 6.5 5.8 6.2 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.1 Three children............ 1.0 0.2 1.9 - 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.4 Four or more children..... 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - - NORTH AND WEST Total, all families 1/... 3,748 1,758 1,711 280 34,627 28,275 4,694 1,658 Size of Family Percent.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Two persons................. 36.7 30.4 40.6 51.6 45.0 42.4 55.1 61.0 Three persons............... 25.2 22.6 27.6 26.2 21.8 20.5 28.7 25.3 Four persons................ 20.5 25.0 17.0 13.3 20.8 23.2 10.8 8.0 Five persons................ 10.8 13.2 8.9 7.0 8.8 10.0 3.2 3.2 Six persons................. 4.2 5.4 3.5 0.9 2.5 2.7 1.4 1.4 Seven or more persons....... 2.7 3.4 2.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.1 Age of Householder Percent.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years.............. 28.9 19.1 37.4 39.0 20.8 19.2 26.4 31.5 35 to 44 years.............. 29.7 28.7 31.1 27.1 26.8 26.1 31.0 27.7 45 to 54 years.............. 19.5 24.9 14.5 15.5 21.5 22.1 18.1 21.0 55 years and over........... 21.9 27.3 17.0 18.4 30.9 32.6 24.5 19.8 Number of Earners Percent.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No earners.................. 18.8 11.0 28.6 8.3 13.6 13.7 14.6 9.8 One earner.................. 37.6 24.8 48.1 54.4 26.0 19.6 55.4 51.4 Two earner.................. 34.7 50.6 19.4 29.4 46.6 51.3 24.0 31.4 Three or more earners....... 8.8 13.6 3.9 8.0 13.8 15.4 6.1 7.4 Related Children Under 18 Years Percent.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No related children......... 33.1 44.1 20.2 43.6 50.6 53.5 35.3 44.8 With related children....... 66.8 55.8 79.8 56.5 49.3 46.5 64.7 55.1 One child................. 27.4 19.2 35.2 30.9 20.0 17.2 32.7 33.1 Two children.............. 22.5 22.4 23.1 19.4 19.3 19.2 21.7 15.5 Three children............ 10.8 9.8 13.0 3.6 7.5 7.6 7.8 4.8 Four or more children..... 6.1 4.4 8.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.7 Own Children Under 18 Years Percent.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children............. 42.4 49.3 32.5 59.1 52.9 55.0 40.4 51.7 With own children........... 57.7 50.6 67.4 41.0 47.1 45.1 59.6 48.3 One child................. 23.5 17.2 30.3 20.7 18.7 16.3 30.3 28.5 Two children.............. 20.2 20.5 20.8 14.1 18.9 18.9 20.3 14.5 Three children............ 9.0 9.0 9.8 3.6 7.2 7.5 6.9 4.0 Four or more children..... 5.0 3.9 6.5 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.1 1.3 Own Children Under 6 Years Percent.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children............. 73.9 77.7 68.7 81.0 79.3 79.2 79.4 80.5 With own children........... 26.1 22.3 31.3 19.1 20.7 20.8 20.5 19.5 One child................. 18.8 17.4 21.4 11.9 13.9 13.4 16.4 15.8 Two children.............. 6.3 4.2 8.4 6.3 6.0 6.5 3.6 3.3 Three children............ 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.4 Four or more children..... 0.2 - 0.5 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Families in group quarters are excluded. These data may vary from other reports containing data from the March 1997 Current Population Survey.