Table 3. Selected Characteristics of All Households and Hispanic Households, by Type of Origin: March 1997 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: August 7, 1998 (For the United States. Numbers in thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Hispanic-origin | Non-Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Total population | population | population | population Characteristic |-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------- | | One | | One | | One | | One | | standard | | standard | | standard | | standard | Estimate | error | Estimate | error | Estimate | error | Estimate | error --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE All households......................... 101,018 294 8,225 70 92,793 298 77,240 297 Percent.............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Family households.......................... 69.5 0.21 80.6 0.60 68.5 0.22 68.1 0.24 Married-couple families.................. 53.1 0.23 55.0 0.75 52.9 0.24 56.0 0.26 Male householder, no wife present........ 3.8 0.09 6.0 0.36 3.6 0.09 3.2 0.09 Female householder, no husband present... 12.7 0.15 19.7 0.60 12.0 0.15 8.9 0.15 Nonfamily households....................... 30.5 0.21 19.4 0.60 31.5 0.22 31.9 0.24 Male householder......................... 13.6 0.16 10.4 0.46 13.9 0.16 13.8 0.18 Female householder....................... 16.9 0.17 9.0 0.43 17.6 0.18 18.1 0.20 HOUSING TENURE Percent.............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Own or buying home......................... 65.7 0.21 43.1 0.75 67.7 0.22 71.7 0.23 Renting.................................... 34.3 0.21 56.9 0.75 32.3 0.22 28.3 0.23 AVAILABILITY OF TELEPHONE IN HOUSEHOLD Percent.............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) In household............................... 91.9 0.12 80.6 0.60 92.9 0.12 94.3 0.12 Available to household..................... 1.9 0.06 3.2 0.27 1.8 0.06 1.4 0.06 Not available.............................. 6.2 0.11 16.3 0.56 5.3 0.11 4.2 0.10 TELEPHONE INTERVIEW ACCEPTABLE Percent: 1/ Acceptable................................. 100.0 0.00 100.0 0.00 100.0 0.00 100.0 0.00 Not Acceptable............................. - (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD Percent............................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) One person................................. 25.1 0.20 14.5 0.53 26.1 0.21 26.4 0.23 Two persons................................ 32.4 0.21 22.1 0.63 33.3 0.22 34.7 0.25 Three persons.............................. 16.9 0.17 20.1 0.60 16.6 0.18 16.2 0.19 Four persons............................... 15.2 0.16 19.8 0.60 14.8 0.17 14.5 0.18 Five persons............................... 6.7 0.11 12.1 0.49 6.2 0.11 5.8 0.12 Six persons................................ 2.3 0.07 6.5 0.37 1.9 0.06 1.7 0.07 Seven or more persons...................... 1.3 0.05 4.9 0.33 1.0 0.05 0.7 0.04 HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1996 Percent............................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than $10,000.......................... 11.8 0.15 17.2 0.65 11.3 0.16 9.4 0.16 $10,000 to $24,999......................... 23.9 0.20 33.0 0.81 23.1 0.21 22.3 0.22 $25,000 to $49,999......................... 30.0 0.22 29.9 0.79 30.0 0.23 30.4 0.25 $50,000 or more............................ 34.3 0.22 19.9 0.69 35.6 0.24 37.8 0.26 Median income (dollars).................... 35,492 179 24,906 482 36,542 185 38,786 266 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 3. Selected Characteristics of All Households and Hispanic Households, by Type of Origin: March 1997--Continued (For the United States. Numbers in thousands) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Central and South | | Mexican origin | Puerto Rican | Cuban origin | American origin | Other Hispanic | population | origin population | population | population | origin population Characteristic |------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------- | | One | | One | | One | | One | | One | | standard | | standard | | standard | | standard | | standard | Estimate | error | Estimate | error | Estimate | error | Estimate | error | Estimate | error ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE All households......................... 4,830 74 1,043 42 496 30 1,164 44 691 35 Percent.............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Family households.......................... 83.0 0.74 74.8 1.84 73.8 2.70 82.7 1.52 74.5 2.27 Married-couple families.................. 59.9 0.96 40.6 2.08 56.8 3.04 53.9 2.00 42.7 2.57 Male householder, no wife present........ 6.4 0.48 4.7 0.90 4.6 1.29 6.7 1.00 5.3 1.17 Female householder, no husband present... 16.7 0.73 29.5 1.93 12.5 2.03 22.1 1.66 26.5 2.30 Nonfamily households....................... 17.0 0.74 25.2 1.84 26.2 2.70 17.3 1.52 25.5 2.27 Male householder......................... 9.8 0.59 12.3 1.39 11.4 1.95 9.4 1.17 12.4 1.71 Female householder....................... 7.2 0.51 12.9 1.42 14.7 2.17 7.9 1.08 13.0 1.75 HOUSING TENURE Percent.............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Own or buying home......................... 46.3 0.98 30.8 1.96 55.2 3.05 34.3 1.90 45.0 2.59 Renting.................................... 53.7 0.98 69.1 1.96 44.8 3.05 65.7 1.90 55.0 2.59 AVAILABILITY OF TELEPHONE IN HOUSEHOLD Percent.............................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) In household............................... 78.8 0.80 78.9 1.73 87.3 2.05 83.9 1.47 84.9 1.86 Available to household..................... 3.2 0.35 3.6 0.79 4.3 1.25 2.8 0.66 2.3 0.78 Not available.............................. 18.0 0.76 17.6 1.61 8.4 1.70 13.3 1.36 12.8 1.74 TELEPHONE INTERVIEW ACCEPTABLE Percent: 1/ Acceptable................................. 100.0 0.00 100.0 0.00 100.0 0.00 100.0 0.00 100.0 0.00 Not Acceptable............................. - (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD Percent............................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) One person................................. 12.4 0.65 20.1 1.70 21.2 2.51 12.2 1.31 20.0 2.08 Two persons................................ 20.1 0.79 23.5 1.80 34.1 2.91 22.6 1.68 24.2 2.23 Three persons.............................. 18.8 0.77 20.8 1.72 21.0 2.50 21.6 1.65 24.4 2.23 Four persons............................... 20.2 0.79 20.4 1.71 14.9 2.19 21.4 1.64 17.9 1.99 Five persons............................... 13.8 0.68 9.1 1.22 5.4 1.39 13.0 1.35 7.9 1.40 Six persons................................ 8.2 0.54 3.7 0.80 2.2 0.90 5.8 0.94 3.3 0.93 Seven or more persons...................... 6.5 0.49 2.4 0.65 1.3 0.70 3.4 0.73 2.3 0.78 HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1996 Percent............................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than $10,000.......................... 15.2 0.81 27.8 2.17 17.6 2.67 13.1 1.55 21.7 2.45 $10,000 to $24,999......................... 35.9 1.08 27.2 2.16 28.0 3.15 30.1 2.10 29.4 2.71 $25,000 to $49,999......................... 30.6 1.04 27.9 2.17 25.3 3.05 32.6 2.15 27.5 2.66 $50,000 or more............................ 18.3 0.87 17.1 1.82 29.1 3.19 24.2 1.96 21.4 2.44 Median income (dollars).................... 24,368 631 21,908 1,394 28,413 2,730 28,580 1,578 24,386 1,658 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. - Represents zero or rounds to zero. 1/ Percent of households with telephone in household or telephone available to household.