UNITED STATES POPULATION PROFILE

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   United States       
      Total population248,709,873

SEX
   Male121,239,418
   Female127,470,455
AGE
   Under 5 years18,354,443
   5 to 17 years45,249,989
   18 to 20 years11,726,868
   21 to 24 years15,010,898
   25 to 44 years80,754,835
   45 to 54 years25,223,086
   55 to 59 years10,531,756
   60 to 64 years10,616,167
   65 to 74 years18,106,558
   75 to 84 years10,055,108
   85 years and over3,080,165
   Median age32.9
Under 18 years63,604,432
   Percent of total population25.6
65 years and over31,241,831
   Percent of total population12.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households91,947,410
   Family households (families)64,517,947
      Married-couple families50,708,322
         Percent of total households55.1
      Other family, male householder3,143,582
      Other family, female householder10,666,043
   Nonfamily households27,429,463
         Percent of total households29.8
      Householder living alone22,580,420
         Householder 65 years and over8,824,845
   Persons living in households242,012,129
   Persons per household2.63
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters6,697,744
      Institutionalized persons3,334,018
      Other persons in group quarters3,363,726
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White199,686,070
   Black29,986,060
      Percent of total population12.1
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut1,959,234
      Percent of total population0.8
   Asian or Pacific Islander7,273,662
      Percent of total population2.9
   Other race9,804,847
   Hispanic origin (of any race)22,354,059
      Percent of total population9.0
1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   United States       
      Total housing units102,263,678
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units91,947,410
      Owner occupied59,024,811
         Percent owner occupied64.2
      Renter occupied32,922,599
   Vacant housing units10,316,268
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use3,081,923
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)2.1
  Rental vacancy rate (percent)8.5
   Persons per owner-occupied unit2.75
   Persons per renter-occupied unit2.42
   Units with over 1 person per room4,548,799
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached60,383,409
   1-unit, attached5,378,243
   2 to 4 units9,876,407
   5 to 9 units4,935,841
   10 or more units13,168,769
   Mobile home, trailer, other8,521,009
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units44,918,000
      Less than $50,00011,402,522
      $50,000 to $99,00016,957,458
      $100,000 to $149,0006,773,257
      $150,000 to $199,9994,017,162
      $200,000 to $299,9993,376,901
      $300,000 or more2,390,700
      Median (dollars)79,100
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent30,490,535
      Less than $2507,478,207
      $250 to $49914,371,897
      $500 to $7496,188,367
      $750 to $9991,626,608
      $1,000 or more825,456
      Median (dollars)374
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units91,947,410
      White76,880,105
      Black9,976,161
         Percent of occupied units10.8
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut591,372
         Percent of occupied units0.6
      Asian or Pacific Islander2,013,735
         Percent of occupied units2.2
      Other race2,486,037
      Hispanic origin (of any race)6,001,718
         Percent of occupied units6.5

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