Table 1. Selected Social Characteristics of the Population, by Region and Race: March 1994 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Release date: August 1995 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) =============================================================================================================================== | Total population |Asian and Pacific Islander| White, not Hispanic | |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| Characteristic | One | One | One | | standard | standard | standard | | Estimate error | Estimate error | Estimate error | =============================================================================================================================== UNITED STATES Region Total..................................... 259,753 (X) 7,444 139 191,087 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Northeast.................................... 19.8 0.18 17.5 1.06 21.3 0.22 Midwest...................................... 23.6 0.22 8.2 0.88 27.0 0.27 South........................................ 34.6 0.25 16.7 1.23 32.2 0.29 West......................................... 22.0 0.22 57.7 1.65 19.5 0.25 Residence Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) All metropolitan areas....................... 78.3 0.22 94.7 0.73 74.6 0.27 Inside central cities...................... 30.2 0.24 41.7 1.60 22.5 0.26 Outside central cities..................... 48.1 0.26 53.0 1.62 52.1 0.31 Nonmetropolitan areas........................ 21.7 0.26 5.3 0.89 25.4 0.33 Age Both sexes................................. 259,753 (X) 7,444 139 191,087 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years................................ 7.9 (X) 7.8 0.85 6.9 (X) 5 to 9 years................................. 7.5 (X) 7.8 0.85 6.7 (X) 10 to 14 years............................... 7.4 (X) 7.8 0.85 6.8 (X) 15 to 19 years............................... 6.8 (X) 7.0 0.81 6.3 (X) 20 to 24 years............................... 7.1 (X) 8.4 0.88 6.7 (X) 25 to 29 years............................... 7.6 (X) 8.8 0.90 7.1 (X) 30 to 34 years............................... 8.6 (X) 9.5 0.93 8.4 (X) 35 to 44 years............................... 16.0 (X) 17.8 1.22 16.4 (X) 45 to 54 years............................... 11.4 (X) 12.0 1.03 12.2 (X) 55 to 64 years............................... 8.0 (X) 6.2 0.77 8.8 (X) 65 to 74 years............................... 7.0 (X) 4.3 0.65 8.0 (X) 75 years and over............................ 4.9 (X) 2.5 0.50 5.8 (X) 16 years and over............................ 75.9 (X) 75.1 1.38 78.3 (X) 18 years and over............................ 73.1 (X) 72.2 1.43 75.7 (X) 21 years and over............................ 69.1 (X) 67.9 1.49 72.0 (X) 65 years and over............................ 11.8 (X) 6.8 0.80 13.7 (X) Median age (years)........................... 33.4 (X) 31.2 0.84 35.6 (X) Male....................................... 126,914 (X) 3,564 98 93,620 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years................................ 8.2 (X) 7.5 1.21 7.2 (X) 5 to 9 years................................. 7.8 (X) 9.0 1.32 7.0 (X) 10 to 14 years............................... 7.7 (X) 8.1 1.25 7.1 (X) 15 to 19 years............................... 7.1 (X) 7.7 1.23 6.6 (X) 20 to 24 years............................... 7.3 (X) 8.8 1.30 6.8 (X) 25 to 29 years............................... 7.7 (X) 8.9 1.31 7.2 (X) 30 to 34 years............................... 8.8 (X) 10.1 1.39 8.6 (X) 35 to 44 years............................... 16.2 (X) 16.7 1.71 16.8 (X) 45 to 54 years............................... 11.4 (X) 11.8 1.48 12.3 (X) 55 to 64 years............................... 7.8 (X) 6.0 1.09 8.8 (X) 65 to 74 years............................... 6.2 (X) 3.4 0.83 7.2 (X) 75 years and over............................ 3.8 (X) 2.1 0.66 4.4 (X) 16 years and over............................ 74.8 (X) 74.2 2.01 77.2 (X) 18 years and over............................ 71.9 (X) 70.7 2.09 74.6 (X) 21 years and over............................ 67.8 (X) 66.4 2.17 70.8 (X) 65 years and over............................ 10.0 (X) 5.5 1.05 11.6 (X) Median age (years)........................... 32.4 (X) 30.1 1.21 34.7 (X) Female..................................... 132,838 (X) 3,880 99 97,467 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years................................ 7.5 (X) 8.2 1.21 6.6 (X) 5 to 9 years................................. 7.1 (X) 6.8 1.11 6.4 (X) 10 to 14 years............................... 7.1 (X) 7.6 1.17 6.5 (X) 15 to 19 years............................... 6.6 (X) 6.4 1.08 6.0 (X) 20 to 24 years............................... 7.0 (X) 8.1 1.20 6.5 (X) 25 to 29 years............................... 7.4 (X) 8.7 1.24 7.0 (X) 30 to 34 years............................... 8.4 (X) 8.9 1.25 8.3 (X) 35 to 44 years............................... 15.8 (X) 18.9 1.73 16.0 (X) 45 to 54 years............................... 11.3 (X) 12.1 1.44 12.1 (X) 55 to 64 years............................... 8.1 (X) 6.4 1.08 8.8 (X) 65 to 74 years............................... 7.7 (X) 5.1 0.97 8.7 (X) 75 years and over............................ 5.9 (X) 2.8 0.73 7.1 (X) 16 years and over............................ 77.0 (X) 75.8 1.89 79.3 (X) 18 years and over............................ 74.3 (X) 73.5 1.94 76.9 (X) 21 years and over............................ 70.4 (X) 69.2 2.03 73.3 (X) 65 years and over............................ 13.6 (X) 7.9 1.19 15.8 (X) Median age (years)........................... 34.3 (X) 32.4 1.23 36.6 (X) Marital Status Total, 15 years and over.................. 200,770 (X) 5,695 115 152,045 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married................................ 27.3 0.22 30.9 1.68 23.8 0.24 Married, spouse present...................... 54.0 0.24 57.1 1.80 58.1 0.28 Married, spouse absent....................... 3.4 0.09 3.9 0.70 2.3 0.08 Widowed...................................... 6.6 0.12 4.6 0.76 7.0 0.14 Divorced..................................... 8.7 0.14 3.6 0.68 8.8 0.16 Male, 15 years and over................... 96,748 (X) 2,689 81 73,575 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married................................ 31.2 0.33 36.1 2.54 27.6 0.36 Married, spouse present...................... 56.1 0.35 56.5 2.62 60.2 0.39 Married, spouse absent....................... 2.9 0.12 4.4 1.09 2.0 0.11 Widowed...................................... 2.3 0.11 0.9 0.50 2.3 0.12 Divorced..................................... 7.5 0.19 2.1 0.76 7.8 0.22 Female, 15 years and over................. 104,022 (X) 3,005 81 78,470 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married................................ 23.7 0.29 26.2 2.20 20.2 0.31 Married, spouse present...................... 52.2 0.34 57.6 2.47 56.2 0.39 Married, spouse absent....................... 3.8 0.13 3.4 0.91 2.6 0.12 Widowed...................................... 10.6 0.21 7.9 1.35 11.3 0.25 Divorced..................................... 9.7 0.20 5.0 1.09 9.8 0.23 Educational Attainment Total, 25 years and over.................. 164,512 (X) 4,545 86 127,288 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade........................ 8.8 0.11 9.8 0.84 6.2 0.11 High school graduate or more............... 80.9 0.15 84.8 1.02 84.9 0.16 Some college or associate degree......... 24.3 0.17 19.1 1.12 25.2 0.19 Bachelor's degree or more................ 22.2 0.16 41.2 1.40 24.3 0.19 Total, 25 to 34 years old................. 41,946 (X) 1,360 60 29,751 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade........................ 4.0 0.15 3.5 1.38 1.5 0.11 High school graduate or more............... 86.4 0.26 92.7 1.94 91.0 0.26 Some college or associate degree......... 28.4 0.35 23.0 3.13 29.4 0.41 Bachelor's degree or more................ 23.4 0.32 46.6 3.71 26.9 0.40 Table 1. Selected Social Characteristics of the Population, by Region and Race: March 1994--Continued (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) =============================================================================================================================== | Total population |Asian and Pacific Islander| White, not Hispanic | |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| Characteristic | One | One | One | | standard | standard | standard | | Estimate error | Estimate error | Estimate error | =============================================================================================================================== WEST Residence Total..................................... 57,123 (X) 4,293 146 37,196 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) All metropolitan areas....................... 85.3 0.41 94.4 1.01 81.7 0.55 Inside central cities...................... 34.4 0.55 42.4 2.17 29.8 0.65 Outside central cities..................... 50.9 0.58 52.0 2.20 51.9 0.71 Nonmetropolitan areas........................ 14.7 0.50 5.6 1.24 18.3 0.68 Age Both sexes................................. 57,123 (X) 4,293 146 37,196 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years................................ 8.6 (X) 7.9 1.16 7.1 (X) 5 to 9 years................................. 7.9 (X) 7.9 1.16 6.9 (X) 10 to 14 years............................... 7.8 (X) 7.9 1.16 7.1 (X) 15 to 19 years............................... 6.6 (X) 7.3 1.12 5.9 (X) 20 to 24 years............................... 7.4 (X) 8.5 1.20 6.4 (X) 25 to 29 years............................... 7.6 (X) 7.9 1.16 6.8 (X) 30 to 34 years............................... 8.8 (X) 8.7 1.22 8.5 (X) 35 to 44 years............................... 16.3 (X) 16.9 1.62 17.2 (X) 45 to 54 years............................... 10.8 (X) 12.2 1.41 12.1 (X) 55 to 64 years............................... 7.4 (X) 6.6 1.07 8.5 (X) 65 to 74 years............................... 6.4 (X) 5.3 0.97 7.8 (X) 75 years and over............................ 4.4 (X) 3.0 0.74 5.7 (X) 16 years and over............................ 74.4 (X) 74.8 1.87 77.7 (X) 18 years and over............................ 71.6 (X) 71.8 1.94 75.3 (X) 21 years and over............................ 67.8 (X) 67.0 2.03 71.9 (X) 65 years and over............................ 10.8 (X) 8.2 1.18 13.5 (X) Median age (years)........................... 32.4 (X) 31.5 1.24 35.7 (X) Male....................................... 28,547 (X) 2,042 102 18,535 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years................................ 8.8 (X) 7.2 1.62 7.4 (X) 5 to 9 years................................. 8.2 (X) 8.8 1.77 7.3 (X) 10 to 14 years............................... 8.0 (X) 8.2 1.72 7.5 (X) 15 to 19 years............................... 6.7 (X) 8.8 1.77 5.9 (X) 20 to 24 years............................... 7.5 (X) 8.9 1.78 6.5 (X) 25 to 29 years............................... 7.8 (X) 7.7 1.67 6.7 (X) 30 to 34 years............................... 8.9 (X) 9.5 1.83 8.7 (X) 35 to 44 years............................... 16.7 (X) 16.1 2.30 17.7 (X) 45 to 54 years............................... 10.7 (X) 11.3 1.98 12.2 (X) 55 to 64 years............................... 7.4 (X) 6.6 1.55 8.6 (X) 65 to 74 years............................... 5.8 (X) 4.5 1.30 7.1 (X) 75 years and over............................ 3.5 (X) 2.5 0.98 4.5 (X) 16 years and over............................ 73.7 (X) 74.2 2.74 76.7 (X) 18 years and over............................ 70.7 (X) 70.3 2.86 74.2 (X) 21 years and over............................ 67.0 (X) 65.4 2.98 70.9 (X) 65 years and over............................ 9.3 (X) 6.9 1.59 11.7 (X) Median age (years)........................... 31.7 (X) 30.2 1.82 35.0 (X) Female..................................... 28,576 (X) 2,251 105 18,661 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Under 5 years................................ 8.4 (X) 8.5 1.66 6.8 (X) 5 to 9 years................................. 7.6 (X) 7.2 1.54 6.5 (X) 10 to 14 years............................... 7.5 (X) 7.6 1.58 6.8 (X) 15 to 19 years............................... 6.5 (X) 5.8 1.39 5.9 (X) 20 to 24 years............................... 7.3 (X) 8.2 1.63 6.3 (X) 25 to 29 years............................... 7.4 (X) 8.1 1.63 6.9 (X) 30 to 34 years............................... 8.7 (X) 8.0 1.62 8.4 (X) 35 to 44 years............................... 16.0 (X) 17.5 2.26 16.8 (X) 45 to 54 years............................... 10.9 (X) 13.0 2.00 12.0 (X) 55 to 64 years............................... 7.5 (X) 6.7 1.49 8.3 (X) 65 to 74 years............................... 7.0 (X) 6.0 1.41 8.5 (X) 75 years and over............................ 5.2 (X) 3.4 1.08 6.8 (X) 16 years and over............................ 75.1 (X) 75.3 2.57 78.7 (X) 18 years and over............................ 72.5 (X) 73.2 2.64 76.4 (X) 21 years and over............................ 68.5 (X) 68.5 2.77 72.9 (X) 65 years and over............................ 12.3 (X) 9.4 1.74 15.3 (X) Median age (years)........................... 33.0 (X) 32.9 1.85 36.5 (X) Marital Status Total, 15 years and over.................. 43,261 (X) 3,276 125 29,352 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married................................ 27.0 0.48 31.6 2.30 23.4 0.56 Married, spouse present...................... 54.5 0.54 54.7 2.46 57.3 0.65 Married, spouse absent....................... 3.5 0.20 4.1 0.98 2.5 0.21 Widowed...................................... 5.6 0.25 5.1 1.09 6.2 0.32 Divorced..................................... 9.4 0.32 4.6 1.03 10.7 0.41 Male, 15 years and over................... 21,403 (X) 1,548 87 14,431 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married................................ 31.4 0.71 37.4 3.48 27.5 0.84 Married, spouse present...................... 55.1 0.77 54.5 3.58 58.7 0.92 Married, spouse absent....................... 3.2 0.27 4.7 1.52 2.2 0.27 Widowed...................................... 2.0 0.22 0.7 0.60 2.2 0.27 Divorced..................................... 8.4 0.43 2.6 1.14 9.5 0.55 Female, 15 years and over................. 21,858 (X) 1,728 91 14,921 (X) Percent................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Never married................................ 22.8 0.64 26.3 2.99 19.5 0.73 Married, spouse present...................... 53.9 0.76 54.8 3.38 55.9 0.92 Married, spouse absent....................... 3.8 0.29 3.5 1.25 2.8 0.30 Widowed...................................... 9.0 0.44 9.0 1.95 10.0 0.55 Divorced..................................... 10.4 0.47 6.3 1.65 11.8 0.59 Educational Attainment Total, 25 years and over.................. 35,262 (X) 2,598 83 24,794 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade........................ 9.1 0.25 10.8 1.20 3.1 0.18 High school graduate or more............... 82.6 0.33 83.9 1.42 90.3 0.30 Some college or associate degree......... 29.4 0.39 21.9 1.60 32.3 0.48 Bachelor's degree or more................ 24.2 0.37 34.7 1.84 28.1 0.46 Total, 25 to 34 years old................. 9,374 (X) 713 61 5,720 (X) Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade........................ 7.2 0.43 4.3 2.15 1.0 0.21 High school graduate or more............... 83.6 0.62 92.2 2.84 93.0 0.55 Some college or associate degree......... 31.5 0.78 28.1 4.76 35.0 1.02 Bachelor's degree or more................ 21.8 0.69 37.5 5.12 27.1 0.95 ===============================================================================================================================