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Basic Statistics on Blacks and Whites in the U. S.
(Statistics gathered from various editions of the Statistical Abstract of the United States).

I. Family Size (Total Fertility Rate)
 
Family Size (Total Fertility Rate)
Year White TFR Black TFR
(and other)
1940-44  2.5 3
1945-49  2.9 3.4
1950-54  3.2 4.2
1955-59  3.6 4.7
1960-64 3.3 4.3
1965-69  2.5 3.4
1970-74  2 2.7
1975-79  1.7 2.3
1980-84  1.7 2.3
1985-89  1.8 2.4
1990  2.0 2.6
1998
2.0
2.4
2010 (projected)
2.0
2.4

 
Year White TFR Black TFR Native Am. TFR Asian TFR Hisp. TFR
1994 2 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.9
1998 2 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.9
2010 2 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.9

II. Average Unemployment Rates (Blacks and Whites)
 
Average Unemployment Rates(Blacks and Whites)
Year White Unemp. Black Unemp. Ratio B/W
1980  6.3 14.3 2.3
1982  9.3 20.2 2.2
1983  8.4 19.5 2.3
1987  5.3 13 2.5
1988  4.7 11.7 2.5
1989  4.3 11.5 2.7
1990  4.6 11.3 2.3
1991  6 12.4 2.1
1992  6.5 14.1 2.2
1993  6 12.9 2.2
1994  5.3 11.5 2.2
1997 3.7 9.1 2.5
1998
3.9
8.9
2.3

III. Marriage
 
Marriage (Figures are in Thousands; [percent]-Table 65))
Types Year
1970 1980 1990 1994
Total Married Couples 44,597 49,714 53,256 54,251
Interracial Married Couples 310 [01%] 651 [01%] 964 [02%] 1,283 [02%]
. . . . .
All Black-White Marriages 65 [100] 167 [100] 211 [100] 296 [100]
Husband B / Wife W 41 [63%] 122 [73%] 150 [71%] 196 [66%]
Wife B / Husband W 24 [37%] 45 [27%] 61 [29%] 100 [34%]
Other Interracial Marriages 245 [100] 484 [100] 753 [100] 987 [100]
White / Other Race 233 [95%] 450 [93%] 720 [96%] 909 [92%]
Black / Other Race 12 [5%] 34 [7%] 33 [4%] 78 [8%]

 
Types
Year
 
1995
1998
Total Married Couples 54,937 55,305
Interracial Married Couples 1,392 [2.5%] 1348 [2.4%]
All Black-White Marriages 328 [100] 330 [100]
Husband B / Wife W 206 [62%] 210 [64%]
Wife B / Husband W 122 [38%] 120 [36%]
Other Interracial Marriages 1,064 [100] 1018 [100]
White / Other Race 988 [93%] 975 [96%]
Black / Other Race 76 [7%] 43 [4%]

IV. Family Groups With Children Under 18 by Race and Type: 1970 ([percent])
 
Presence of Parents
Percent Distribution (1970)
White  Black
Two-Parent Family 89.9  64.3
One-Parent Family 10.1 [100%]  35.7 [100%]
Maintained by Mom 8.9 [89%]  33.0 [92%]
Maintained by Dad 1.2 [11%]  2.6 [ 8%]

Family Groups With Children Under 18 by Race and Type: (1990)
 
Presence of Parents
Percent Distribution (1990)
White  Black
Two-Parent Family 77.4  39.4
One-Parent Family 22.6 [100%]  60.6 [100%]
Maintained by Mom 18.8 [83%]  56.2 [93%]
Maintained by Dad 3.8 [17%]  4.3 [ 7%]

Family Groups With Children Under 18 by Race and Type: (1994) (In thousands [percent])
 
Presence of Parents
Percent Distribution (1994)
White  Black
Total with Kids < 18 29,645 [100%]  5,614 [100%]
(in thousands)
Two-Parent Family 75  35
One-Parent Family 25 [100%]  65 [100%]
Maintained by Mom 21 [84%]  60 [92%]
Maintained by Dad 4 [16%]  5 [ 8%]

Family Groups With Children Under 18 by Race and Type: (1996) (In thousands [percent])
 
Presence of Parents
Percent Distribution (1996)
White  Black
Total with Kids < 18 29,947 [100%]  5,434 [100%]
(in thousands)
Two-Parent Family 74.1  35.7
One-Parent Family 25.9 [100%]  64.3 [100%]
Maintained by Mom 21.1 [84%]  58.4 [92%]
Maintained by Dad 4.8 [16%]  5.9 [ 8%]

Family Groups With Children Under 18 by Race and Type: (1998) (In thousands [percent])
 
Presence of Parents
Percent Distribution (1998)
White  Black
Total with Kids < 18 30,314 [100%]  5,604 [100%]
(in thousands)
Two-Parent Family 22,237 [73.3%]  2111[37.7%]
One-Parent Family 8,077 (26.7%) [100%]  3,493 (62.3%) [100%]
Maintained by Mom 6,563 [81.2%]  3211 [92%]
Maintained by Dad 1,514 [18.8%]  282 [ 8%]

 

V. Educational Achievement by Race and Hispanic Origin (1970-1994)
 
Year
1970 1991 1994
Median Years of Education Completed Increase
White (Both Sexes 12.1 12.7 12.9 0.8
Male 12.1 12.8 13 0.9
Female 12.1 12.7 12.8 0.7
Black (Both Sexes) 9.8 12.4 12.8 3
Male 9.4 12.4 12.7 3.3
Female 10 12.4 12.7 2.7
Hispanic (Both Sexes) 9.1 12
Male 9.3 12
Female 8.9 12

VI. General Population Growth Trends: (1950 - 2050 [projected]-- figures in thousands)
 
Year White Black Nat. Am. Asian Hispanic
1950 135,150 15,045 - - -
1960 158,832 18,872 - - -
1970 178,098 22,581 - - -
1980 194,713 26,683 1,420 3,729 14,609
1990 208,710 30,486 2,065 7,458 22,394
1995 218,334 33,117 2,226 9,756 26,798
1998 222,648 34,537 2,337 10,480 29,566
2000 226,267 33,469 2,380 12,756 31,116
2010 285,591 61,586 4,346 40,508 88,071

VII. Median Family Income: (1970-1994 -- figures in thousands of dollars)
 
Year White Black Nat. Am. Asian Hispanic
1970 $35,814.00 $21,969.00
1980 $38,458.00 $22,253.00 $25,838.00
1990 $40,813.00 $23,685.00 $21,619.00 $38,450.00 $25,905.00
1993 $39,300.00 $21,542.00 $38,347.00 $23,654.00
1994 $34,028.00 $21,027.00 $40,482.00 $23,421.00

VIII. Percentage of Individuals Falling Below the Official Poverty Level by Race and Year:
 
Year Total White Black Hispanic " Official Poverty"
1983 15.2 12.1 35.7 28.0 $5,061. (Single Person)
1985 14.0 11.4 31.3 29.0 $5,496. (Single Person)
1987 13.4 10.4 32.4 28.0 $5,778. (Single Person)
1989 12.8 10.0 30.7 26.2 $6,310. (Single Person)
1990 13.5 10.7 31.9 26.2 $6,652. (Single Person)
1993 15.1 12.2 33.1 30.6 $7,363. (Single Person)
1996 13.7 11.2 28.4 29.4 $7,995. (Single Person)
1998 12.7 10.5 26.1 25.6 $8,316. (Single Person)
* Figures prior to 1987 were computed from a different base and are not totally comparable to those computed from 1987 to the present

+ preliminary census report Sept. 1997