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)
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                                            |                       |    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
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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
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Table 3. Selected Characteristics of All Households and Hispanic Households, by Type of Origin:  March  1997--Continued

(For the United States.  Numbers in thousands)
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                                            |                        |                       |                       |   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
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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
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(X) Not applicable.
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
1/  Percent of households with telephone in household or telephone available to household.