The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-03-14
Proportion Of Non-Whife
Persons In The Total
Population u. S. 1910


leased by the Bureau Of the Census, the
non-white population in 1910 totaled 3d.
455,988. In comparing these figures,
based on five per cent cross-section Of
the census returns and subject to correc-
ton, with those based on the 1890 census
returns. an increase of 967 682 is noted
for the non-white population In 1880
and 1910 the non-white population, COM
posed Of Negroes, Indians, Japanese,
Chinese and other non-White races, con-
stituted 1912 per cent of the countrys
total population.
Contrasting the 1910 and 1880 figures
for the male and female population of the
United States discloses decrease in the
number of males per 100 females for all
classes of the population. At the 1910
Census there were 1O1.l males to every
100 females, as compared with 1925
males to every 100 females in 1880. The
ratio for the white population was 1O1.5
males per 100 females in 1910 and 1929
males per 100 females in 1880 Non
white females exceeded non-white males
at both census, the ratios being 991
males per 100 females in 1880 and 969
males per 100 females in 1910. At each
of the censuses mentioned, an excess Of
non-White females is noted for each age
group up to and including 25-44 years.
Males, however, exceeded females in the
age groups 1864 years and IS years and
over
The predominence of females noted In
the non-white population has existed in
the Negro population, which constituted
95.2 per cent of the non-white population
at the 1880 Census, for 100 years. The
excess of females may be cited as one
OF the causes for the failure of the Ne
gro population to increase at more ra-
pid rate. A greater parity of sexes pos
slbly would have caused an increase in
the number of marriages and resulted in
more rapid increase in the population
Achievement of a decreased mortality
rate, especially in the early years Of life,
for the Negro population would result
in better equality in the sex ratio. The
present disparity results from the much
greater mortality of the Negro male and
not from an excess of female births.
The median age (the age that divides
the population into two equal parts one
half being older and one-half being
younger) of the non-White population
increased from 178 in 1890 to 25.2 in
1910. Not since 1890 when the median
age for the white population was 21.9
have the median ages of the two classes
of population been more than 4 years
apart At the last census, non-White
males with a median age of 25.4 years
We're 40 years younger than white males.
Non-white females, for whom the lowest
median age, $50 years is reported, were
"A years Younger than white females.
Data presented in tables 9 and 8 for
1910 and 1880 show a smaller proportion
OF young persons and a larger proportion
of old persons in both classes of the po-
pulation at the 1910 Census The non
white population under 90 years of age
decreased from 42.9 per cent to 4O4 per
cent. The proportion of non-white per-
sons 65 years of age and over increased
from 3.2 per cent to Al per cent. In the
white population persons under 20 years
old decreased from 1873 per cent to 33.9
per cent, and the proportion of persons
65 years of age and over increased from
81 to TO.
Compared with the white population,
a larger proportion of young non-white
persons are faced with problems arising
out Of a lack Of training, experience and
Job opportunities. That a larger num-
Der of older non-white persons are con-
cerned about the opportunities offered to
follow productive pursuits is indicated
BY the increase (1,771,589 to 2,018, ,6O7)
Ia the non-Whire population 45-64 years
oI age. -. 1