United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Farm Population and Families 651
N o . 1 1 3 7 . F a r m Po p u l a t io n , b y R e g io n s a n d D iv is io n s : 1 9 5 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[As of April 1 except, beginning I960, April-centered annual averages. For definition of farm population, see text. p. 648. For
composition of divisions, see fig. 1. inside front cover. See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 9 7 0 , series K 17-61]
REGION AND DIVISION
1950
FARM POPULATION (1,000)
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
1969 definition 1974 definition
1969 definition 1974 definition
1950
1960 1970 1977 1977 1980 1981 1960 1970 1977 1977 1960 1981
U.S........................... 23,048 1 5,635 9,712 7,806 6,194 6,051 5,790 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100,0 100.0
Northeast........................ 1,791 1,119 699 561 416 443 356 7.8 7.2 7.2 7.2 6.7 7.3 6.1
New England................ 403 232 128 126 69 89 (NA) 1.8 1.5 1,3 1.6 1.4 1.5 (NA)
Middle Atlantic............. 1,388 887 571 434 329 354 (NA) 6.0 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.3 5,9 (NA)
North Central.................. 7 ,433 5,836 4,305 3,598 2,946 2,730 2,717 32.3 37.3 44.3 46.1 47.6 45.1 46.9
East North Central........ 3,703 2,821 2,053 1,652 1,337 1,207 (NA) 16.1 18.0 21.1 21.2 21.6 20.0 (NA)
West North Central...... 3,729 3,015 2,252 1,946 1,610 1,522 (NA) 16.2 19.3 23.2 24.9 26.0 25.2 (NA)
South.............................. 11,896 7,160 3,754 2,684 2,118 2,162 1,959 51.6 45.8 38,6 34.4 34.2 35.7 33.8
South Atlantic............... 4,633 2,638 1,357 924 702 744 (NA) 20.1 18.2 14.0 11.8 11.3 12.3 (NA)
East South Central....... 4,048 2,494 1,329 1,007 762 717 (NA) 17.6 15.9 13.7 12.9 12.3 11.9 (NA)
West South Central...... 3,215 1,828 1,069 753 653 701 (NA) 13.9 11.7 11.0 9.6 10.5 11.6 (NA)
West............................... 1,929 1,520 954 963 7 12 716 758 8.3 9.7 9.8 12.3 11.5 11.8 13.1
Mountain...................... 859 678 446 410 325 310 (NA) 3.7 4,3 4.6 5.3 5.2 5.1 (NA)
Pacific.......................... 1,070 842 508 553 388 406 (NA) 4.6 5.4 5.2 7.1 6,3 6.7 (NA)
NA Not available,
Source: U.S. Dept, of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, F a rm P o p u la tio n E s tim a te s , 1 9 1 0 -7 0 (Statistical Bulletin No. 523)
and U .S . F a rm P o p u la tio n , annual.
N o . 1 1 3 8 . C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f F a r m a n d N o n f a r m F a m i l i e s : 1 9 7 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[As of March. 1970 based on 1969 census farm definition, 1980 and 1981 based on 1974 definition: see text, p. 648. Based on
Current Population Survey, see text, p. 2 and Appendix III. 1980 and 1981 data are based on population controls from 1970 and
1980 census respectively; see text, p. 2]
CHARACTERISTIC
1970 1980 1981
Total Farm Nonfarm Total Farm Nonfarm Total Farm Nonfarm
Total families (1,000)..................................... 51,237 2,457 48.761 58,426 1,666 56,760 60.309 1,631 58,678
Persons per family..................................... 3.62 3.77 3.61 3.28 3.35 3.27 3.27 3.31 3.26
With own children under 18 (1,000)........... 28,665 1,169 27.496 30,517 745 29,772 31,228 694 30,534
Mean number of own children................... 2.33 2.61 2.32 1.89 2.00 1.89 1.B8 2.04 1.88
Percent with: 1 or 2 children.................. 63.6 57.2 63.9 77.0 71.5 77.2 77.9 71.6 78.1
3 or 4 children................... 28.5 29.3 28.5 20.4 24.6 20.3 19.8 24.2 19.7
5 or more children............. 7.8 13.5 7.6 2.5 3.5 2.5 2.3 4.2 2.2
Percent distribution:
Husband-wife............................................. 86.7 90.5 86.5 82.5 92.3 82.2 81.7 93.3 81.4
Male householder, no wife present............ 2.4 4.2 2.3 2.9 3.4 2.9 3.2 2.7 3.2
Female householder, no husband present... 10.9 5.3 11.2 14.6 4.4 14.9 15.1 4.0 15.4
2-person families....................................... 34.5 37,0 34.3 39.2 42.7 39.1 39,4 41.1 39.4
3 to 5 person families................................ 52.7 46.4 53.1 53.7 47.1 53.9 53.9 50.4 54.0
6-or-more person families.......................... 12.9 16.6 12.6 7.1 10,3 7.0 6.7 8.5 6.7
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, C u rre n t P o p u la tio n R e p o rts, series P-20, No. 218, and series P-27, Nos. 54 and 55.
No. 1 1 3 9 . M o n e y In c o m e o f F a r m a n d n o n f a r m F a m i l i e s , b y R a c e : 1 9 7 0 t o 1 9 8 0
[Number of families as of March 1981. Data are based on population controls from 1980 census. See headnote, tables 713 and
1138. For definition of median, see Guide to Tabular Presentation]
MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME
All
(CONSTANT 1980 DOLLARS)
families.
1981
(1,000) 1970 1975 1980
Under
$10,000
$ 1 0 ,0 0 0 -
$14 ,99 9
PERCENT FAMILIES WITH
1980 INCOME OF—
$ 1 5 ,0 0 0 -
$19 ,999
$ 2 0 ,0 0 0 -
$24,999
$25,000
or more
All families................. 6 0,309 2 0 ,9 29 2 0 ,9 95 2 1,023 18.9 14.2 14.0 13.7 39.3
Farm....................... 1,631 14,381 16,604 15,755 30.5 17.4 13.0 12.4 26.6
Nonfarm.................. 5 8,678 21,244 2 1,172 21,151 16.5 14.1 14.0 13.7 39.6
White.. 5 2,710 2 1,722 21,844 2 1,904 16.2 13.9 14.1 14.2 41.6
Farm 1 ,565 14,897 17,206 16,076 29.7 17.3 13.1 12.7 27.0
Nonfarm.................. 5 1 .1 46 2 2,054 2 2,033 2 2,060 15.8 13.8 14.2 14.2 42.0
Black.. 6 ,3 1 7 13,324 13,440 12,674 40.4 16.8 12.8 10.2 19.8
Farm 4 8 6,424 7 ,5 6 7 (B) (B) (a) (B) (B) (8)
Nonfarm................. 6 ,269 13,569 13,582 12,701 40.3 16.8 12.8 10.3 19.8
B Base less than 75,000.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, C u rre n t P o p u la tio n R e p o rts, series P-27, No. 55.