U.S. Bureau of the Census

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION BY RACE: MARCH 1997
(Numbers in thousands)
Marital Status of People 18 Years Old and Older by Race: March 1997
Asian and
White
Black
Pacific Islander
Number Percent NumberPercent Number Percent
Marital Status
Total population 18+164,050 100.022,772 100.07,130 100.0
Married, spouse present96,747 59.07,759 34.14,068 57.1
Married, spouse absent5,018 3.11,893 8.3349 4.9
Separated3,241 2.01,525 6.7137 1.9
Other1,776 1.1369 1.6212 3.0
Widowed11,662 7.11,646 7.2332 4.7
Divorced16,149 9.82,569 11.3329 4.6
Never Married34,474 21.08,905 39.12,052 28.8
Geographical Mobility of People 1 Year Old and Older Between March 1996 and March 1997 by Race
Asian and
White
Black
Pacific Islander
Number Percent NumberPercent Number Percent
Residence in 1996
Total population 1+217,026 100.033,659 100.09,905 100.0
Same house182,800 84.226,999 80.27,924 80.0
Different house in the U.S.33,299 15.36,600 19.61,676 16.9
Same county21,485 9.94,847 14.41,073 10.8
Different county11,814 5.41,752 5.2603 6.1
Same state6,523 3.01,044 3.1309 3.1
Different state5,291 2.4709 2.1294 3.0
Abroad927 0.461 0.2305 3.1
Total movers34,226 15.86,661 19.81,981 20.0
Educational Attainment of People 25 Years Old and Older by Race: March 1997
Asian and
White
Black
Pacific Islander
Number Percent NumberPercent Number Percent
Educational Attainment
Total population 25+144,058 100.019,072 100.06,107 100.0
None661 0.5110 0.6126 2.1
Elementary: 1-41,467 1.0301 1.6125 2.0
Elementary: 5-62,887 2.0429 2.2172 2.8
Elementary: 7-85,823 4.0845 4.4176 2.9
High school: 13,368 2.3500 2.6112 1.8
High school: 24,563 3.2872 4.6109 1.8
High school: 35,659 3.91,733 9.1101 1.7
High school graduate48,860 33.96,835 35.81,416 23.2
Some college, no degree24,724 17.23,641 19.1780 12.8
Associate degree: occupational program5,603 3.9653 3.4200 3.3
Associate degree: academic program5,012 3.5619 3.2214 3.5
Bachelor's degree23,771 16.51,817 9.51,665 27.3
Master's degree7,943 5.5567 3.0578 9.5
Professional degree2,170 1.585 0.4190 3.1
Doctorate degree1,547 1.165 0.3143 2.3
Households by Type and Race of Householder: March 1997
Asian and
White
Black
Pacific Islander
Number Percent NumberPercent Number Percent
Households by type
Total households85,059 100.012,109 100.02,998 100.0
Married couples with children21,914 25.81,974 16.31,032 34.4
Married couples without children25,736 30.31,877 15.5731 24.4
Other families with children6,322 7.42,913 24.1171 5.7
Other families without children4,962 5.81,692 14.0312 10.4
People living alone21,513 25.33,126 25.8560 18.7
Other nonfamily households4,612 5.4528 4.4191 6.4
Source: March 1997 Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau


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Source: March 1997 Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
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Last revised: September 29, 1997
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