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Title: Census of Population and Housing, 1990 [2nd]

Author: United States Bureau of the Census

Posting Date: December 21, 2011 [EBook #37] Release Date: August, 1992

Language: English

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK US CENSUS OF POPULATION, 1990 (2ND) ***

THE 1990 UNITED STATES CENSUS

These are the REGIONS commonly referred to in the US Census:

NORTHEAST (NE) 9 states (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, PA, NJ)

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,

Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey

SOUTH (S) 16 states

(DE, MD, WV, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY, AR, LA, TX, OK)

Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina,

South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,

Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma

MIDWEST (MW) 12 states

(MI, OH, IN, IL, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS)

Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,

Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,

WEST (W) 13 states

(WA, OR, CA, NV, ID, UT, AZ, MT, WY, CO, NM, HI, AK)

Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Arizona,

Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska

November 7, 1991 release date: 1990 POPULATION FOR ALL PERSONS

United States

Regions and Divisions

States

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Estimate of 12/29/94 261,653,497

United States 248,709,873

  Northeast Region 50,809,229

    New England Div. 13,206,943

    Middle Atlantic Div. 37,602,286

  Midwest Region 59,668,632

    East North Central 42,008,942

    West North Central 17,659,690

  South Region 85,445,930

    South Atlantic Div. 43,566,853

    East South Central 15,176,284

    West South Central 26,702,793

  West Region 52,786,082

    Mountain Division 13,658,776

    Pacific Division 39,127,306

Maine 1,227,928

New Hampshire 1,109,252

Vermont 562,758

Massachusetts 6,016,425

Rhode Island 1,003,464

Connecticut 3,287,116

New York 17,990,455

New Jersey 7,730,188

Pennsylvania 11,881,643

Ohio 10,847,115

Indiana 5,544,159

Illinois 11,430,602

Michigan 9,295,297

Wisconsin 4,891,769

Minnesota 4,375,099

Iowa 2,776,755

Missouri 5,117,073

North Dakota 638,800

South Dakota 696,004

Nebraska 1,578,385

Kansas 2,477,574

Delaware 666,168

Maryland 4,781,468

District of Columbia 606,900

Virginia 6,187,358

West Virginia 1,793,477

North Carolina 6,628,637

South Carolina 3,486,703

Georgia 6,478,216

Florida 12,937,926

Kentucky 3,685,296

Tennessee 4,877,185

Alabama 4,040,587

Mississippi 2,573,216

Arkansas 2,350,725

Louisiana 4,219,973

Oklahoma 3,145,585

Texas 16,986,510

Montana 799,065

Idaho 1,006,749

Wyoming 453,588

Colorado 3,294,394

New Mexico 1,515,069

Arizona 3,665,228

Utah 1,722,850

Nevada 1,201,833

Washington 4,866,692

Oregon 2,842,321

California 29,760,021

Alaska 550,043

Hawaii 1,108,229

THE 1990 UNITED STATES CENSUS

1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1

   *** Alabama

Total population…………………………………….. 4,040,587

SEX

   Male…………………………………………….. 1,936,162

   Female…………………………………………… 2,104,425

AGE

   Under 5 years…………………………………….. 283,295

   5 to 17 years…………………………………….. 775,493

   18 to 20 years……………………………………. 205,557

   21 to 24 years……………………………………. 237,778

   25 to 44 years……………………………………. 1,232,067

   45 to 54 years……………………………………. 419,421

   55 to 59 years……………………………………. 183,677

   60 to 64 years……………………………………. 180,310

   65 to 74 years……………………………………. 301,218

   75 to 84 years……………………………………. 173,264

   85 years and over…………………………………. 48,507

   Median age……………………………………….. 33.0

Under 18 years………………………………………. 1,058,788

   Percent of total population………………………… 26.2

65 years and over……………………………………. 522,989

   Percent of total population………………………… 12.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

Total households…………………………………….. 1,506,790

   Family households (families)……………………….. 1,103,835

      Married-couple families…………………………. 858,327

         Percent of total households…………………… 57.0

      Other family, male householder…………………… 44,288

      Other family, female householder…………………. 201,220

   Nonfamily households………………………………. 402,955

         Percent of total households…………………… 26.7

      Householder living alone………………………… 358,078

         Householder 65 years and over…………………. 154,191

   Persons living in households……………………….. 3,948,185

   Persons per household……………………………… 2.62

GROUP QUARTERS

   Persons living in group quarters……………………. 92,402

      Institutionalized persons……………………….. 51,583

      Other persons in group quarters………………….. 40,819

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

   White……………………………………………. 2,975,797

   Black……………………………………………. 1,020,705

      Percent of total population……………………… 25.3

   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut…………………… 16,506

      Percent of total population……………………… 0.4

   Asian or Pacific Islander………………………….. 21,797

      Percent of total population……………………… 0.5

   Other race……………………………………….. 5,782

   Hispanic origin (of any race)………………………. 24,629

      Percent of total population……………………… 0.6

1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 2

   *** Alabama

Total housing units………………………………….. 1,670,379

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

   Occupied housing units…………………………….. 1,506,790

      Owner occupied…………………………………. 1,061,897

         Percent owner occupied……………………….. 70.5

      Renter occupied………………………………… 444,893

   Vacant housing units………………………………. 163,589

      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use……… 35,609

  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)…………………….. 1.8

  Rental vacancy rate (percent)……………………….. 9.4

   Persons per owner-occupied unit…………………….. 2.70

   Persons per renter-occupied unit……………………. 2.44

   Units with over 1 person per room…………………… 52,927

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   1-unit, detached………………………………….. 1,133,927

   1-unit, attached………………………………….. 31,943

   2 to 4 units……………………………………… 96,104

   5 to 9 units……………………………………… 66,413

   10 or more units………………………………….. 102,462

   Mobile home, trailer, other………………………… 239,530

VALUE

   Specified owner-occupied units……………………… 753,827

      Less than $50,000………………………………. 343,854

      $50,000 to $99,000……………………………… 310,737

      $100,000 to $149,000……………………………. 62,459

      $150,000 to $199,999……………………………. 20,129

      $200,000 to $299,999……………………………. 11,264

      $300,000 or more……………………………….. 5,384

      Median (dollars)……………………………….. 53,700

CONTRACT RENT

   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent……… 386,179

      Less than $250…………………………………. 214,363

      $250 to $499…………………………………… 155,027

      $500 to $749…………………………………… 14,380

      $750 to $999…………………………………… 1,594

      $1,000 or more…………………………………. 815

      Median (dollars)……………………………….. 229

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

   Occupied housing units…………………………….. 1,506,790

      White…………………………………………. 1,159,263

      Black…………………………………………. 334,513

         Percent of occupied units…………………….. 22.2

      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut………………… 5,288

         Percent of occupied units…………………….. 0.4

      Asian or Pacific Islander……………………….. 6,077

         Percent of occupied units…………………….. 0.4

      Other race…………………………………….. 1,649

      Hispanic origin (of any race)……………………. 7,373

         Percent of occupied units…………………….. 0.5

1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1

   *** Alaska

Total population………………………………………. 550,043

SEX

   Male…………………………………………….. 289,867

   Female…………………………………………… 260,176

AGE

   Under 5 years…………………………………….. 54,897

   5 to 17 years…………………………………….. 117,447

   18 to 20 years……………………………………. 22,934

   21 to 24 years……………………………………. 32,913

   25 to 44 years……………………………………. 216,062

   45 to 54 years……………………………………. 53,929

   55 to 59 years……………………………………. 16,595

   60 to 64 years……………………………………. 12,897

   65 to 74 years……………………………………. 15,548

   75 to 84 years……………………………………. 5,570

   85 years and over…………………………………. 1,251

   Median age……………………………………….. 29.4

Under 18 years………………………………………. 172,344

   Percent of total population………………………… 31.3

65 years and over……………………………………. 22,369

   Percent of total population………………………… 4.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

Total households…………………………………….. 188,915

   Family households (families)……………………….. 132,837

      Married-couple families…………………………. 106,079

         Percent of total households…………………… 56.2

      Other family, male householder…………………… 8,529

      Other family, female householder…………………. 18,229

   Nonfamily households………………………………. 56,078

         Percent of total households…………………… 29.7

      Householder living alone………………………… 41,826

         Householder 65 years and over…………………. 5,737

   Persons living in households……………………….. 529,342

   Persons per household……………………………… 2.80

GROUP QUARTERS

   Persons living in group quarters……………………. 20,701

      Institutionalized persons……………………….. 4,574

      Other persons in group quarters………………….. 16,127

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

   White……………………………………………. 415,492

   Black……………………………………………. 22,451

      Percent of total population……………………… 4.1

   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut…………………… 85,698

      Percent of total population……………………… 15.6

   Asian or Pacific Islander………………………….. 19,728

      Percent of total population……………………… 3.6

   Other race……………………………………….. 6,674

   Hispanic origin (of any race)………………………. 17,803

      Percent of total population……………………… 3.2

1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 2

   *** Alaska

Total housing units………………………………….. 232,608

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

   Occupied housing units…………………………….. 188,915

      Owner occupied…………………………………. 105,989

         Percent owner occupied……………………….. 56.1

      Renter occupied………………………………… 82,926

   Vacant housing units………………………………. 43,693

      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use……… 16,991

  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)…………………….. 4.5

  Rental vacancy rate (percent)……………………….. 8.5

   Persons per owner-occupied unit…………………….. 2.97

   Persons per renter-occupied unit……………………. 2.58

   Units with over 1 person per room…………………… 16,201

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   1-unit, detached………………………………….. 124,185

   1-unit, attached………………………………….. 15,963

   2 to 4 units……………………………………… 30,358

   5 to 9 units……………………………………… 16,171

   10 or more units………………………………….. 21,229

   Mobile home, trailer, other………………………… 24,702

VALUE

   Specified owner-occupied units……………………… 77,527

      Less than $50,000………………………………. 10,989

      $50,000 to $99,000……………………………… 31,862

      $100,000 to $149,000……………………………. 23,012

      $150,000 to $199,999……………………………. 7,528

      $200,000 to $299,999……………………………. 3,210

      $300,000 or more……………………………….. 926

      Median (dollars)……………………………….. 94,400

CONTRACT RENT

   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent……… 70,579

      Less than $250…………………………………. 5,785

      $250 to $499…………………………………… 29,167

      $500 to $749…………………………………… 23,750

      $750 to $999…………………………………… 8,455

      $1,000 or more…………………………………. 3,422

      Median (dollars)……………………………….. 503

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

   Occupied housing units…………………………….. 188,915

      White………………………………………….