Historical Data

 

iconTable 24. Net Change in Number of Households by Race and Ethnicity of Householder: 1971–Present*

 

Period Total White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Other Races, Non-Hispanic Two or More
Races 4
Hispanic
Annual Data
19711 848 NA NA NA NA NA
1972 1,898 NA NA NA NA NA
1973 1,575 NA NA NA NA NA
1974r 1,554 NA NA NA NA NA
1975 1,358 NA NA NA NA NA
1976 1,704 NA NA NA NA NA
1977 1,275 832 288 22 NA 133
1978 1,888 1,356 190 119 NA 223
1979 1,300 1,115 96 102 NA (13)
19802 3,446 2,367 488 198 NA 393
1981 1,592 903 244 223 NA 222
1982 1,159 890 129 66 NA 74
1983 391 218 (37) 105 NA 105
1984r 1,372 434 299 58 NA 581
1985 1,499 938 250 94 NA 217
1986 1,669 954 283 102 NA 330
1987 1,021 527 116 173 NA 205
1988r 1,645 1,053 255 113 NA 224
1989 1,706 947 382 109 NA 268
1990 517 428 (49) 115 NA 23
1991 965 540 156 (18) NA 287
1992 1,364 590 397 218 NA 159
19933 750 (518) 183 312 NA 774
1994 681 590 (6) (114) NA 209
1995 1,883 1,307 387 (182) NA 373
1996 637 (72) (156) 660 NA 204
1997 1,391 308 509 288 NA 286
1998 1,510 696 363 87 NA 365
1999 1,346 641 89 145 NA 470
2000 831 242 245 85 NA 259
2001 1712 557 483 328 NA 344
2002 2880 1442 (100) 702 NA 836
Quarterly Data
2002  
2nd Quarter 523 428 (21) (115) NA 230
3rd Quarter 213 (195) 134 79 NA 195
4th Quarter 183 13 72 16 NA 82
2003  
1st Quarter 68 (619) (76) (534) 1121 176
2nd Quarter 510 (615) (6) (514) 1,095 549

*Units in thousands.

rImplementation of new March CPS processing system.

1Data from 1971 to 1979 weighted based on the 1970 decennial census.

2Data from 1980 to 1992 weighted based on the 1980 decennial census.

3Beginning in 1993 CPS data weighted based on the 1990 decennial census.

4Beginning in 2003, the CPS respondents were able to answer more than one race.

Source: Current Population Survey, Census Bureau

Note: The source of annual data is the Current Population Survey March Supplement. The quarterly data source is the monthly Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy Survey.


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