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 |