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S1101. Households and Families  More information about this table...
Data Set: 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey

NOTE. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Subject

Total


Margin of Error

Married-couple family household


Margin of Error

Male householder, no wife present, family household


Margin of Error

Female householder, no husband present, family household


Margin of Error

Nonfamily household


Margin of Error

HOUSEHOLDS

Total households

111,609,629

+/-103,102

55,603,280

+/-128,718

5,103,598

+/-20,959

13,918,181

+/-32,010

36,984,570

+/-45,345

Average household size

2.60

+/-0.01

3.25

+/-0.01

3.36

+/-0.01

3.33

+/-0.01

1.26

+/-0.01

 

FAMILIES

Total families

74,625,059

+/-109,719

55,603,280

+/-128,718

5,103,598

+/-20,959

13,918,181

+/-32,010

(X)

(X)

Average family size

3.19

+/-0.01

3.22

+/-0.01

2.95

+/-0.01

3.14

+/-0.01

(X)

(X)

 

AGE OF OWN CHILDREN

Households with own children under 18 years

34,991,887

+/-82,498

24,182,954

+/-88,467

2,515,755

+/-16,154

8,293,178

+/-28,212

(X)

(X)

Under 6 years only

22.6%

+/-0.1

23.2%

+/-0.1

27.4%

+/-0.3

19.5%

+/-0.1

(X)

(X)

Under 6 years and 6 to 17 years

20.0%

+/-0.1

21.5%

+/-0.1

13.2%

+/-0.2

17.8%

+/-0.1

(X)

(X)

6 to 17 years only

57.4%

+/-0.1

55.3%

+/-0.1

59.5%

+/-0.3

62.8%

+/-0.2

(X)

(X)

 

Total households

111,609,629

+/-103,102

55,603,280

+/-128,718

5,103,598

+/-20,959

13,918,181

+/-32,010

36,984,570

+/-45,345

SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

Households with one or more people under 18 years

34.6%

+/-0.1

46.2%

+/-0.1

57.9%

+/-0.2

69.1%

+/-0.1

1.0%

+/-0.1

Households with one or more people 60 years and over

30.9%

+/-0.1

29.9%

+/-0.1

22.6%

+/-0.2

21.9%

+/-0.1

37.0%

+/-0.1

Householder living alone

27.3%

+/-0.1

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

82.3%

+/-0.1

65 years and over

9.2%

+/-0.1

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

27.7%

+/-0.1

 

UNMARRIED-PARTNER HOUSEHOLDS

Same sex

0.7%

+/-0.1

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Opposite sex

4.7%

+/-0.1

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit structures

68.9%

+/-0.1

83.1%

+/-0.1

64.4%

+/-0.2

60.3%

+/-0.1

51.3%

+/-0.1

2-or-more-unit structures

24.7%

+/-0.1

11.2%

+/-0.1

27.0%

+/-0.2

32.3%

+/-0.1

41.8%

+/-0.1

Mobile homes and all other types of units

6.4%

+/-0.1

5.7%

+/-0.1

8.6%

+/-0.1

7.4%

+/-0.1

6.9%

+/-0.1

 

HOUSING TENURE

Owner-occupied housing units

67.3%

+/-0.1

82.9%

+/-0.1

56.8%

+/-0.3

48.9%

+/-0.1

52.1%

+/-0.1

Renter-occupied housing units

32.7%

+/-0.1

17.1%

+/-0.1

43.2%

+/-0.3

51.1%

+/-0.1

47.9%

+/-0.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2007 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
·Housing unit weight is used throughout this table (only exception is the average household and family size cells).
·Average family size is derived by dividing the number of related people in households by the number of family households.
·While the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the December 2006 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities. The 2007 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) data generally reflect the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in PRCS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.
·Estimates of urban and rural population, housing units, and characteristics reflect boundaries of urban areas defined based on Census 2000 data. Boundaries for urban areas have not been updated since Census 2000. As a result, data for urban and rural areas from the ACS do not necessarily reflect the results of ongoing urbanization.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.



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