THE 1990 UNITED STATES CENSUS 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1 *** Alabama Total population...................................... 4,040,587 SEX Male..................................................... 1,936,162 Female................................................... 2,104,425 AGE Under 5 years............................................ 283,295 5 to 17 years............................................ 775,493 18 to 20 years........................................... 205,557 21 to 24 years........................................... 237,778 25 to 44 years........................................... 1,232,067 45 to 54 years........................................... 419,421 55 to 59 years........................................... 183,677 60 to 64 years........................................... 180,310 65 to 74 years........................................... 301,218 75 to 84 years........................................... 173,264 85 years and over........................................ 48,507 Median age............................................... 33.0 Under 18 years.............................................. 1,058,788 Percent of total population.............................. 26.2 65 years and over........................................... 522,989 Percent of total population.............................. 12.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households............................................ 1,506,790 Family households (families)............................. 1,103,835 Married-couple families............................... 858,327 Percent of total households........................ 57.0 Other family, male householder........................ 44,288 Other family, female householder...................... 201,220 Nonfamily households..................................... 402,955 Percent of total households........................ 26.7 Householder living alone.............................. 358,078 Householder 65 years and over...................... 154,191 Persons living in households............................. 3,948,185 Persons per household.................................... 2.62 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters......................... 92,402 Institutionalized persons............................. 51,583 Other persons in group quarters....................... 40,819 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White.................................................... 2,975,797 Black.................................................... 1,020,705 Percent of total population........................... 25.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut........................ 16,506 Percent of total population........................... 0.4