TABLE 5.–Family status, age, and sex, for the United States: Civilion population, March 1960 [Numbers in thousands. Median and percent not shown where base is less than 150,000. Percent not shown where less than 0.1)

Total civilian population

In households

In group quarters

In families

Unrelated indi

viduals

Age and sex

Total

In fami

lies

Total

Unre

lated
individ-

uals

Inmates
of insti-
tutions

Total 1

In sec-
ondary
families

Second-
viduals

ary indi

BOTH SEXES

Total

Percent.

178, 261

100.0

165, 777

93.0

64, 519
53, 381
11, 138

4,564
10, 552
10, 827
11, 862
23,951
20, 791
15, 554
10, 307
5, 334

Under 18 years.

Under 14 years.

14 to 17 years.
18 and 19 years.
20 to 24 years.
25 to 29 years.
30 to 34 years.
35 to 44 years.
45 to 54 years.
55 to 64 years
65 to 74 years.
76 years and over.
Median age..

64,015
53,043
10, 972
4, 306
9, 774
10, 201
11, 232
22, 704
18, 843
13, 078
7, 943
3,681

299
215

84
222
674
514

525
1,037
1, 742
2, 272
2, 188
1, 444

205
123
82
36
104
112
105
210
206
204
176
209

201
170
31
21
67
33
25

64, 302
53, 252
11,050

4, 423
10, 334
10, 672
11, 708
23, 628
20, 499
15, 233
10,083
5, 114

63, 809
52, 868
10, 941
4, 285
9, 705
10, 168
11, 207
22, 632
18, 782
13, 063
7, 926
3, 678

50
11
10

-years

29.4

27. 3

57.0

45. 6

29. 2

27.4

21. 3

Percent

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under 18 years

Under 14 years.

14 to 17 years.
18 and 19 years.
20 to 24 years..
25 to 29 years.
30 to 34 years.
35 to 44 years.
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years.
65 to 74 years.
75 years and over-

36.2
29.9

6.2
2. 6
5.9
6.1
6.7
13.4
11.7
8.7
5. 8
3.0

38. 6
32.0
6.6
2.6
5.9
6.2
6.8
13.7
11.4
7.9
4.8
2.2

2.7
2.0

.8
2.0
6.2
4.7
4.8
9.5
16.0
20.8
20.0
13.2

13.1
7.8
5.2
2.3
6.6
7.1
6.7
13.4
13.1
13.0
11. 2
13.3

36.5
30.3
6.3
2.5
5. 9
6.1
6.7
13.4
11.6
8.7
5.7
2.9

38.6
32.0
6.6
2.6
5.9
6.2
6.8
13.7
11.4
7.9
4.8
2.2

41.9
35.4
6.5
4.4
14.0
6.9
5.2
12.9
10.4
2.3
2.1

MALE

Total

Percent.

87, 508 100.0

82, 219

94.0

Under 18 years.

Under 14 years.

14 to 17 years.
18 and 19 years.
20 to 24 years.
25 to 29 years.
30 to 34 years.
35 to 44 years.
45 to 54 years.
55 to 64 years
65 to 74 years.---
75 years and over.

32, 884
27, 235
5, 649
2, 150
4, 961
5, 309
5, 797
11, 699
10, 169
7, 481
4, 778
2, 280

32, 608
27, 042

5, 566
2, 069
4,599
4, 902
5, 411
10, 989
9, 291
6, 538
4, 074
1, 738

Median age

years.

28. 5

26. 9

51.2

FEMALE

90, 753

Total

Percent.

83, 558

92.1

100.0

Under 18 years.

Under 14 years.

14 to 17 years.
18 and 19 years.
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years.
30 to 34 years
35 to 44 years.
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years.
65 to 74 years
75 years and over.

31, 635
26, 146
5, 489
2, 414
5, 591
5, 518
6,065
12, 252
10, 622
8, 073
5, 529
3,054

31, 407
26, 001
5, 406
2, 237
5, 175
5, 299
5, 821
11, 715
9, 552
6, 540
3,869
1. 943

Median age

30.2

27.8

-years-

1 Includes inmates of institutions; see 4th column.

1900 to 1959

Year

All ages

Under 25 years

25 to 44 years

45 to 64 years

65 and over

1959 1950. 1940. 1930 1. 1920 1 1910 1 19001

98.0 99.2 100.9 102.5 104.1 106.0 104.4

103. 6 102.4 101.1 100.9 100.4 101.8 100.7

96.9 97.1 98.4 101.7 105.4 110.3 109.0

94. 5 99.8 105.0 109.0 114.4 114.7 111.1

82.8 89.6 95. 3 100.4 101.6 101.4 102. 2

1 Excludes the small number in the Armed Forces abroad. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, "Current Population Reports: Population Estimates," series P-25, No. 212, Jan. 26, 1960.

(Data prior to 1935 for death-registration States only)

Total

White

Nonwhite

Year

Both
sexes

Male Female Both

sexes

Male Female Both

sexes

Male Female

1900 1905. 1910. 1915. 1920 1925. 1930. 1935. 1940. 1045 1950 1955. 1956. 1957 1958..

47.3 48.7 50.0 54.5 54.1 59.0 59.7 61.7 62.9 65.9 68. 2 69.5 69.6 69.3 69.4

46. 3 47.3 48.4 52.5 53.6 57.6 58.1 59.9 60.8 63.6 65.7 66.7 66.7 66.3 66.4

48.3 50.2 51.8 56.8 54. 6 60. 6 61.6 63. 9 65. 2 67.9 71.3 72.9 73.0 72.5 72. 7

47.6
49.1
50.3
55. 1
54.9
60.7
61.4
62.9
64. 2
66.8
69.1
70.2
70.2
70.0
70.3

46.6
47.6
48.6
53.1
54.4
59.3
59.7
61.0
62.1
64.4
66.5
67. 3
67.3
67.1
67.2

48.7
50.6
52.0
57.5
55.6
62.4
63. 5
65.0
66. 6
69.5
72. 2
73.6
73. 7
73.5
73.7

33.0 31.3 35.6 38.9 45. 3 45.7 48.1 53.1 53.1 57.7 60.8 63. 2 63. 2 62.4 63.0

32.5 29.6 33.8 37.5 45.5 44.9 47.3 51.3 51.5 56.1 59.1 61.2 61.1 60.3 60.6

33.5 33.1 37.5 40.5 54. 2 46.7 49.2 55. 2 54.9 59.6 62.9 65.9 65.9 65. 2 65.4

Source: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Office of Vital Statistics; “Vital Statistics of the United States,” 1958, vol. I, sec. 5, “Life Tables.”