(ST-98-46) Estimates of Housing Units, Households, Households by Age of Householder, and Persons per Household: July 1, 1998 The documentation is located at the end of the data file. Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233 Contact: Statistical Information Staff, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau (301)457-2422 Internet release date: December 8, 1999 (in thousands) Total Total |------------Households by Age of Householder------------| Persons Housing House- 15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 Years Per Area Units holds Years Years Years Years Years and Over Household United States 112,499 101,041 5,247 17,727 23,658 19,605 13,106 21,699 2.61 Northeast 21,753 19,450 693 3,257 4,538 3,833 2,574 4,555 2.58 New England 5,832 5,135 193 917 1,228 1,008 631 1,159 2.53 Middle Atlantic 15,921 14,315 500 2,340 3,310 2,825 1,943 3,397 2.60 Midwest 26,487 23,761 1,263 4,119 5,541 4,538 3,082 5,218 2.58 East North Central 18,408 16,620 834 2,905 3,896 3,213 2,175 3,598 2.60 West North Central 8,078 7,141 428 1,215 1,646 1,325 907 1,620 2.54 South 40,674 35,985 2,006 6,361 8,242 6,891 4,784 7,700 2.59 South Atlantic 21,555 18,757 933 3,302 4,275 3,572 2,460 4,215 2.54 East South Central 6,955 6,257 345 1,086 1,386 1,203 877 1,360 2.57 West South Central 12,165 10,971 728 1,973 2,581 2,117 1,447 2,125 2.67 West 23,584 21,845 1,285 3,990 5,337 4,343 2,665 4,225 2.70 Mountain 7,071 6,287 440 1,086 1,482 1,249 817 1,214 2.62 Pacific 16,513 15,558 845 2,904 3,855 3,094 1,848 3,011 2.73 Alabama 1,866 1,663 94 286 363 314 233 374 2.56 Alaska 248 215 18 35 61 52 27 21 2.78 Arizona 2,006 1,762 118 310 398 326 223 386 2.60 Arkansas 1,092 970 59 158 200 177 139 236 2.56 California 12,037 11,446 590 2,218 2,859 2,229 1,339 2,212 2.79 Colorado 1,722 1,561 100 267 396 340 201 257 2.49 Connecticut 1,379 1,238 42 209 297 245 159 286 2.57 Delaware 326 284 13 54 68 53 36 60 2.54 District of Columbia 265 225 8 46 49 43 30 48 2.15 Florida 7,007 5,881 281 890 1,230 1,021 772 1,687 2.48 Georgia 3,184 2,843 165 572 700 568 357 481 2.63 Hawaii 440 401 17 56 97 87 53 91 2.87 Idaho 503 448 37 73 101 88 60 89 2.69 Illinois 4,777 4,438 206 790 1,053 858 583 947 2.65 Indiana 2,503 2,231 120 399 514 429 295 474 2.57 Iowa 1,208 1,103 66 180 238 202 145 273 2.50 Kansas 1,130 999 67 170 230 185 121 226 2.55 Kentucky 1,664 1,497 83 255 332 290 212 325 2.56 Louisiana 1,806 1,599 97 271 367 313 224 328 2.66 Maine 626 490 24 80 117 98 61 110 2.48 Maryland 2,091 1,906 73 350 487 391 242 364 2.63 Massachusetts 2,568 2,349 83 434 552 458 287 536 2.52 Michigan 4,168 3,693 182 644 879 729 476 784 2.60 Minnesota 2,021 1,791 101 318 442 342 219 369 2.58 Mississippi 1,106 997 56 175 219 185 139 224 2.68 Missouri 2,394 2,089 113 357 476 386 278 479 2.53 Montana 383 346 24 47 78 73 50 75 2.47 Nebraska 711 636 43 107 143 117 79 146 2.54 Nevada 767 676 40 122 160 134 95 125 2.54 New Hampshire 539 450 19 86 119 89 51 87 2.56 New Jersey 3,237 2,957 84 471 720 601 404 677 2.69 New Mexico 747 632 40 101 152 127 85 128 2.70 New York 7,455 6,766 245 1,156 1,569 1,350 930 1,515 2.61 North Carolina 3,367 2,883 153 537 650 549 386 607 2.54 North Dakota 293 247 18 41 55 44 31 59 2.48 Ohio 4,682 4,285 220 735 982 821 570 958 2.55 Oklahoma 1,459 1,288 89 208 276 240 182 292 2.52 Oregon 1,401 1,286 79 203 293 271 165 275 2.50 Pennsylvania 5,229 4,593 171 713 1,020 873 610 1,204 2.54 Rhode Island 431 376 14 67 87 69 44 95 2.53 South Carolina 1,683 1,441 74 256 324 285 198 303 2.58 South Dakota 322 277 20 44 62 49 34 68 2.55 Tennessee 2,318 2,100 112 370 472 414 293 438 2.52 Texas 7,808 7,113 483 1,336 1,737 1,386 903 1,268 2.71 Utah 731 677 67 140 154 121 78 118 3.06 Vermont 289 231 11 41 57 49 28 46 2.46 Virginia 2,837 2,579 129 494 624 518 332 480 2.55 Washington 2,386 2,211 141 393 545 455 265 413 2.52 West Virginia 794 716 36 102 143 143 107 185 2.48 Wisconsin 2,279 1,973 107 337 468 376 250 435 2.58 Wyoming 213 185 15 26 43 39 25 36 2.54 Documentation notes for the October 1999 release of July 1, 1998 household and housing unit estimates. Age - The age of individuals is age at their last birthday. Census Regions and Divisions - The Census Bureau delineates two sets of sub-national regions that are formed of states. This two-tiered system of regions consists of 9 census divisions nested within 4 census regions. The Northeast region includes the New England division: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; and the Middle Atlantic division: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The Midwest region includes the East North Central division: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; and the West North Central division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The South region includes the South Atlantic division: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia; the East South Central division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; and the West South Central division: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. The West region includes the Mountain division: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and the Pacific division: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Household - A household includes all people who occupy a housing unit. A household consists of a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated people who share living arrangements. Householder - One person in each household is designated as the householder. In most cases, this is the person, or one of the people, in whose name the home is owned, being bought, or rented. If there is no such person in the household, any adult household member 15 years old and over could be designated as the householder. Housing Unit (Census) - A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied (or if vacant, intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live and eat separately from any other people in the building and which have direct access from the outside of the building or through a common hall. The April 1, 1990 census count of housing units is the number of housing units in an area as reported in the 1990 Census of Housing, or as subsequently revised. Revisions to an area's 1990 census count of housing units may occur as the result of (1) post-1990 census corrections of political boundaries, geographic misallocations, or documented underenumerations or overenumerations, and (2) geographic boundary updates made subsequent to the 1990 census, which include annexations, new incorporations, mergers, etc. The closing date for these two forms of revisions applied to this set of estimates was December, 1996. Housing Unit (Estimate) - Estimates of the number of housing units are calculated by updating the number of housing units from the 1990 census with data on subsequent gains and losses to the housing inventory. The main data sources for estimating these gains and losses are construction and demolition permits. For areas where permit data are not available, alternative methods are used to estimate the construction and demolition of units. Additional information on the methodology used to produce these housing unit estimates is contained at our Internet site with a URL of . Persons per Household - The number of persons per household is obtained by dividing the number of persons in households by the number of households (or householders). Population (Census) - The April 1, 1990 census population is a count of the number of people residing in an area (resident population) as reported in the 1990 Census of Population, or as subsequently revised. Revisions to an area's 1990 census population count may occur as the result of (1) post-1990 census corrections of political boundaries, geographic misallocations, or documented underenumerations or overenumerations, and (2) geographic boundary updates made subsequent to the 1990 census, which include annexations, new incorporations, mergers, etc. The closing date for these two forms of revisions applied to this set of estimates was December, 1996. Population (Estimate) - The estimated population is the computed number of people living in an area (resident population) as of July 1. The estimated population is calculated from a demographic components of change model that incorporates information on natural change (births and deaths) and net migration (net domestic migration and net movement from abroad) that has occurred in the area since the reference date, such as April 1, 1990, the date of the 1990 census. Additional information on the methodology used to produce these population estimates is contained in Current Population Reports P25-1127 and at our Internet site with a URL of .