(ST-98-47) Housing Units, Households, Households by Age of Householder, and Persons per Household: April 1, 1990 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 102,262 91,946 5,248 19,915 20,329 14,212 12,364 19,878 2.63 Northeast 20,811 18,873 839 3,828 4,106 2,983 2,720 4,395 2.61 New England 5,570 4,943 251 1,062 1,100 759 665 1,106 2.58 Middle Atlantic 15,241 13,930 589 2,766 3,007 2,224 2,055 3,289 2.62 Midwest 24,493 22,317 1,277 4,808 4,839 3,383 3,019 4,990 2.60 East North Central 17,028 15,597 865 3,347 3,420 2,415 2,142 3,408 2.63 West North Central 7,465 6,720 413 1,461 1,419 968 876 1,582 2.55 South 36,064 31,821 1,938 6,909 6,903 4,900 4,284 6,888 2.61 South Atlantic 18,718 16,502 950 3,513 3,557 2,548 2,238 3,696 2.56 East South Central 6,214 5,652 332 1,163 1,201 884 795 1,275 2.62 West South Central 11,132 9,667 655 2,233 2,144 1,467 1,250 1,917 2.69 West 20,895 18,935 1,193 4,369 4,480 2,946 2,341 3,605 2.72 Mountain 5,864 5,033 346 1,155 1,167 763 627 974 2.65 Pacific 15,031 13,902 847 3,214 3,313 2,183 1,714 2,631 2.74 Alabama 1,670 1,507 91 304 314 234 217 347 2.62 Alaska 233 189 14 54 57 31 18 14 2.80 Arizona 1,659 1,369 99 306 291 199 173 301 2.62 Arkansas 1,001 891 53 173 176 135 125 230 2.57 California 11,183 10,381 626 2,447 2,457 1,636 1,287 1,928 2.79 Colorado 1,477 1,282 87 311 325 197 150 212 2.51 Connecticut 1,321 1,230 55 259 271 200 172 274 2.59 Delaware 290 247 14 56 53 38 35 51 2.61 District of Columbia 278 250 16 56 54 38 33 52 2.26 Florida 6,100 5,135 270 981 974 721 719 1,471 2.46 Georgia 2,638 2,366 156 556 555 382 297 420 2.66 Hawaii 390 356 17 73 87 58 50 71 3.01 Idaho 413 361 24 75 82 56 45 78 2.73 Illinois 4,506 4,202 216 917 920 658 573 918 2.65 Indiana 2,246 2,065 122 441 448 321 283 451 2.61 Iowa 1,144 1,064 65 214 217 151 143 274 2.52 Kansas 1,044 945 64 207 200 132 121 221 2.53 Kentucky 1,507 1,380 80 288 296 213 192 310 2.60 Louisiana 1,716 1,499 92 329 332 231 207 308 2.74 Maine 587 465 26 98 105 69 63 104 2.56 Maryland 1,892 1,749 84 398 416 296 233 321 2.67 Massachusetts 2,473 2,247 114 484 494 339 301 515 2.58 Michigan 3,848 3,419 191 736 770 538 468 716 2.66 Minnesota 1,849 1,648 99 386 370 241 200 351 2.58 Mississippi 1,010 911 52 187 189 140 129 215 2.75 Missouri 2,199 1,961 111 416 403 295 270 467 2.53 Montana 361 306 18 61 71 47 40 69 2.53 Nebraska 661 602 39 131 127 83 78 145 2.54 Nevada 519 466 31 107 106 78 64 80 2.53 New Hampshire 504 411 23 97 99 63 51 77 2.62 New Jersey 3,075 2,795 96 560 621 467 414 637 2.70 New Mexico 632 543 33 122 126 84 72 106 2.74 New York 7,227 6,639 293 1,352 1,458 1,085 967 1,484 2.63 North Carolina 2,818 2,517 163 548 547 392 346 520 2.54 North Dakota 276 241 17 53 50 31 31 59 2.55 Ohio 4,372 4,088 229 857 884 630 580 908 2.59 Oklahoma 1,406 1,206 80 253 248 182 164 279 2.53 Oregon 1,194 1,103 67 218 263 168 137 250 2.52 Pennsylvania 4,938 4,496 200 854 927 672 674 1,168 2.57 Rhode Island 415 378 20 77 80 55 52 94 2.55 South Carolina 1,424 1,258 75 271 280 199 174 258 2.68 South Dakota 292 259 17 55 53 34 34 66 2.59 Tennessee 2,026 1,854 110 385 402 297 257 403 2.56 Texas 7,009 6,071 430 1,479 1,387 920 755 1,099 2.73 Utah 598 537 44 134 124 78 62 96 3.15 Vermont 271 211 13 46 51 32 26 42 2.57 Virginia 2,497 2,292 138 527 535 376 296 420 2.61 Washington 2,032 1,872 123 422 448 289 223 367 2.53 West Virginia 781 689 33 120 144 105 104 182 2.55 Wisconsin 2,056 1,822 107 396 398 267 239 415 2.61 Wyoming 203 169 11 38 42 26 21 31 2.63 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 .