POPULATION 1990 1995 1997 1998 1999
Resident population (mil.) 248.8 262.8 267.8 270.2 272.7
Male 121.3 128.3 130.8 132.0 133.3
Female 127.5 134.5 137.0 138.2 139.4
Percent of population--
Under 18 yrs. old 25.7 26.1 26.0 25.9 25.7
65 yrs. old and over 12.5 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.7
White 83.9 83.0 82.7 82.5 82.4
Black 12.3 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.8
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Hispanic 9.0 10.3 10.9 11.2 11.5
Foreign-born 8.0 8.7 9.1 9.3 9.5
Northeast 20.4 19.6 19.3 19.1 19.0
Midwest 24.0 23.6 23.4 23.3 23.2
South 34.4 34.9 35.2 35.3 35.4
West 21.2 21.9 22.2 22.3 22.4
Metropolitan area 79.8 79.9 80.0 80.1 80.2
Households (mil.) 93.3 99.0 101.0 102.5 103.9
Percent one person 24.6 25.0 25.1 25.7 25.6
Persons per household 2.63 2.65 2.64 2.62 2.61
Families (mil.) 66.1 69.3 70.2 70.9 71.5
With children under 18 yrs.(mil.) 32.3 34.3 34.7 34.8 34.6
Percent one-parent 24.0 26.4 27.6 27.3 27.6
VITAL STATISTICS 1990 1995 1997 1998 1999 Birth rate per 1,000 people 16.7 14.8 14.5 14.6 \1 14.5 Total fertility rate \2 2,081 2,019 2,033 2,059 \1 2,075 Death rate per 1,000 people 8.6 8.8 8.6 8.6 (NA) Heart disease 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 (NA) Cancer 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 (NA) Infant death rate \3 9.2 7.6 7.2 7.2 (NA)
NA Not available. \1 Preliminary. \2 The number of births that 1,000 women would have in their lifetime if, at each year of age, they experienced the birth rates occurring in the specified year. \3 Death of infants under 1 year, excluding fetal deaths; rates per 1,000 registered live births.
Quelle: U.S. Census Bureau
