Table 8. Selected Characteristics of Families, by Type, Region, and Race of Householder: March 1994 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Release date: August 1995 (Numbers in thousands. For meanings 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 Type of Family All families............................... 68,490 312 1,737 50 52,464 283 Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Married-couple families......................... 77.6 0.22 82.1 1.26 83.4 0.22 Female householder, no spouse present........... 18.1 0.20 13.4 1.12 13.0 0.20 Male householder, no spouse present............. 4.3 0.11 4.6 0.69 3.7 0.11 Size of Family Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Two persons..................................... 41.5 0.26 27.2 1.47 44.9 0.30 Three persons................................... 23.3 0.22 23.1 1.39 22.7 0.25 Four persons.................................... 21.1 0.21 27.6 1.47 20.7 0.24 Five persons.................................... 9.3 0.15 13.0 1.11 8.4 0.17 Six persons..................................... 3.0 0.09 5.2 0.73 2.3 0.09 Seven or more persons........................... 1.7 0.07 3.9 0.64 0.9 0.06 Number of Earners in Family Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) No earners...................................... 15.4 0.19 12.9 1.10 15.0 0.21 One earner...................................... 28.2 0.24 25.6 1.44 26.1 0.26 Two earners..................................... 44.0 0.26 47.4 1.64 46.3 0.30 Three earners................................... 9.3 0.15 8.7 0.93 9.5 0.18 Four or more earners ........................... 3.2 0.09 5.5 0.75 3.2 0.11 Living Arrangements of Related Children Under 18 Years Related children under 18 years 1/......... 68,850 548 2,045 131 45,873 472 Percent................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Living with-- Two parents................................... 69.9 0.42 82.4 2.81 79.1 0.46 One parent.................................... 27.0 0.41 13.9 2.55 19.1 0.44 Mother only................................. 23.7 0.39 10.9 2.30 16.1 0.41 Father only................................. 3.3 0.16 3.0 1.26 3.0 0.19 Neither parent................................ 3.1 0.16 3.6 1.37 1.8 0.15 Poverty Status of Families by Age and Educational Attainment of Householder 2/ Families, householder 15 years and over.... 68,506 312 1,737 50 52,470 283 Number below poverty level............... 8,393 135 235 24 3,988 94 Percent below poverty level.............. 12.3 0.19 13.5 1.29 7.6 0.17 Not a high school graduate...................... 13,150 154 219 20 7,888 121 Number below poverty level.................... 3,619 89 90 15 1,401 56 Percent below poverty level................... 27.5 0.58 41.0 5.22 17.8 0.64 High school graduate............................ 22,504 198 365 26 17,598 177 Number below poverty level.................... 2,866 80 49 11 1,472 57 Percent below poverty level................... 12.7 0.33 13.4 2.80 8.4 0.31 Bachelor's degree or more....................... 15,752 168 788 36 13,491 156 Number below poverty level.................... 374 29 55 12 216 22 Percent below poverty level................... 2.4 0.18 7.0 1.43 1.6 0.16 Families, householder 65 years and over.... 11,217 143 159 17 9,585 133 Number below poverty level............... 772 42 25 8 445 32 Percent below poverty level.............. 6.9 0.36 15.8 4.53 4.6 0.32 Not a high school graduate...................... 4,197 89 52 10 3,183 77 Number below poverty level.................... 521 34 10 5 264 24 Percent below poverty level................... 12.4 0.76 18.5 8.43 8.3 0.73 High school graduate............................ 3,436 80 46 9 3,118 77 Number below poverty level.................... 173 20 1 2 132 17 Percent below poverty level................... 5.0 0.56 3.3 4.13 4.2 0.54 Bachelor's degree or more....................... 1,758 58 32 8 1,626 55 Number below poverty level.................... 34 9 8 4 16 6 Percent below poverty level................... 1.9 0.49 25.4 12.09 1.0 0.36 Poverty Status of Families by Type of Family 2/ All families............................... 68,506 312 1,737 50 52,470 283 Number below poverty level............... 8,393 135 235 24 3,988 94 Percent below poverty level.............. 12.3 0.19 13.5 1.29 7.6 0.17 Married-couple families......................... 53,181 285 1,426 46 43,745 264 Number below poverty level................... 3,481 88 177 21 2,042 67 Percent below poverty level.................. 6.5 0.16 12.4 1.37 4.7 0.15 Families with female householder, no spouse present................................. 12,411 150 232 21 6,798 112 Number below poverty level................... 4,424 99 43 10 1,699 62 Percent below poverty level.................. 35.6 0.64 18.6 4.01 25.0 0.79 Families with male householder, no spouse present................................. 2,914 74 79 12 1,927 60 Number below poverty level................... 488 33 15 6 248 24 Percent below poverty level.................. 16.8 1.04 19.1 6.92 12.9 1.14 Related Children Under 18 Years in Families 2/ All related children under 18 years in families.................................. 68,040 483 2,029 107 45,322 419 Number below poverty level............... 14,961 319 358 60 5,819 222 Percent below poverty level.............. 22.0 0.49 17.6 2.73 12.8 0.48 Married-couple families......................... 49,767 434 1,746 102 37,149 387 Number below poverty level................... 5,845 222 271 52 2,881 161 Percent below poverty level.................. 11.7 0.44 15.5 2.80 7.8 0.43 Families with female householder, no spouse present................................. 15,844 266 223 40 6,762 177 Number below poverty level................... 8,503 260 72 27 2,636 154 Percent below poverty level.................. 53.7 1.22 32.2 10.10 39.0 1.83 Families with male householder, no spouse present................................. 2,429 107 59 21 1,411 82 Number below poverty level................... 613 76 14 12 302 53 Percent below poverty level.................. 25.2 2.72 24.2 17.97 21.4 3.36 Table 8. Selected Characteristics of Families, by Type, Region, and Race of Householder: March 1994--Continued (Numbers in thousands. For meanings 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 Type of Family All families................................ 14,396 166 997 40 10,000 139 Percent................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Married-couple families.......................... 79.2 0.48 79.4 1.81 83.1 0.53 Female householder, no spouse present............ 15.9 0.43 15.5 1.62 12.8 0.47 Male householder, no spouse present.............. 4.9 0.26 5.1 0.99 4.1 0.28 Size of Family Percent................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Two persons...................................... 40.4 0.58 27.4 2.00 46.5 0.71 Three persons.................................... 21.8 0.49 22.2 1.86 21.7 0.58 Four persons..................................... 20.7 0.48 26.1 1.97 19.5 0.56 Five persons..................................... 10.3 0.36 14.5 1.58 7.9 0.38 Six persons...................................... 3.8 0.23 4.9 0.97 2.5 0.22 Seven or more persons............................ 3.0 0.20 4.9 0.97 1.8 0.19 Number of Earners in Family Percent................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) No earners....................................... 14.8 0.42 16.2 1.65 15.1 0.51 One earner....................................... 28.4 0.53 23.3 1.89 26.3 0.62 Two earners...................................... 44.9 0.59 45.1 2.23 47.2 0.71 Three earners.................................... 8.7 0.33 9.4 1.31 8.5 0.40 Four or more earners ............................ 3.3 0.21 6.0 1.06 2.9 0.24 Living Arrangements of Related Children Under 18 Years Related children under 18 years 1/.......... 15,977 305 1,191 110 9,079 233 Percent.................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Living with-- Two parents.................................... 72.5 0.88 79.6 4.01 76.9 1.10 One parent..................................... 25.0 0.85 15.8 3.63 21.6 1.07 Mother only.................................. 21.1 0.80 12.5 3.29 17.9 1.00 Father only.................................. 3.9 0.38 3.3 1.78 3.7 0.49 Neither parent................................. 2.5 0.31 4.6 2.08 1.4 0.31 Poverty Status of Families by Age and Educational Attainment of Householder 2/ Families, householder 15 years and over..... 14,402 166 997 41 10,003 139 Number below poverty level................ 1,701 63 149 20 684 40 Percent below poverty level............... 11.8 0.41 14.9 1.82 6.8 0.39 Not a high school graduate....................... 2,519 71 145 17 912 43 Number below poverty level..................... 755 42 67 13 148 19 Percent below poverty level.................... 30.0 1.41 45.9 6.68 16.3 1.88 High school graduate............................. 3,906 88 248 22 2,766 74 Number below poverty level..................... 494 34 32 9 253 25 Percent below poverty level.................... 12.6 0.82 12.9 3.45 9.1 0.84 Bachelor's degree or more........................ 3,712 86 361 26 3,089 78 Number below poverty level..................... 92 15 23 8 49 11 Percent below poverty level.................... 2.5 0.39 6.3 2.07 1.6 0.35 Families, householder 65 years and over..... 2,275 67 119 15 1,882 61 Number below poverty level................ 107 16 13 6 60 12 Percent below poverty level............... 4.7 0.69 10.7 4.58 3.2 0.63 Not a high school graduate....................... 615 35 39 9 401 28 Number below poverty level..................... 54 11 4 3 27 8 Percent below poverty level.................... 8.8 1.76 10.2 7.88 6.8 1.94 High school graduate............................. 665 37 42 9 580 34 Number below poverty level..................... 31 9 1 2 23 7 Percent below poverty level.................... 4.6 1.25 3.6 4.64 3.9 1.24 Bachelor's degree or more........................ 488 31 19 6 455 30 Number below poverty level..................... 11 5 2 2 6 4 Percent below poverty level.................... 2.2 1.02 7.8 9.87 1.4 0.84 Poverty Status of Families by Type of Family 2/ All families................................ 14,402 166 997 41 10,003 139 Number below poverty level................ 1,701 63 149 20 684 40 Percent below poverty level............... 11.8 0.41 14.9 1.82 6.8 0.39 Married-couple families.......................... 11,406 148 792 38 8,317 127 Number below poverty level.................... 871 45 104 16 342 28 Percent below poverty level................... 7.6 0.38 13.1 1.94 4.1 0.34 Families with female householder, no spouse present.................................. 2,291 68 154 17 1,280 51 Number below poverty level.................... 728 42 37 10 297 27 Percent below poverty level................... 31.8 1.50 24.1 5.57 23.2 1.82 Families with male householder, no spouse present.................................. 705 38 51 10 406 29 Number below poverty level.................... 102 16 8 5 45 10 Percent below poverty level................... 14.5 2.04 15.9 8.27 11.0 2.40 Related Children Under 18 Years in Families 2/ All related children under 18 years in families................................... 15,667 273 1,183 90 8,903 209 Number below poverty level................ 3,454 180 239 51 1,083 103 Percent below poverty level............... 22.0 1.05 20.2 3.88 12.2 1.10 Married-couple families.......................... 11,920 240 996 84 7,139 187 Number below poverty level.................... 1,861 134 179 44 516 72 Percent below poverty level................... 15.6 1.06 17.9 4.04 7.2 0.97 Families with female householder, no spouse present.................................. 3,084 124 155 35 1,411 84 Number below poverty level.................... 1,440 119 55 25 481 69 Percent below poverty level................... 46.7 2.85 35.5 12.79 34.1 4.01 Families with male householder, no spouse present.................................. 664 58 33 16 353 42 Number below poverty level.................... 154 39 5 8 86 29 Percent below poverty level................... 23.2 5.20 16.4 21.53 24.4 7.26 =================================================================================================================================== 1/ Excludes nonrelatives of the householder, householders and spouse of householder under 18 years of age. 2/ Includes families in group quarters.