White................................................. 1,159,263 Black................................................. 334,513 Percent of occupied units.......................... 22.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut..................... 5,288 Percent of occupied units.......................... 0.4 Asian or Pacific Islander............................. 6,077 Percent of occupied units.......................... 0.4 Other race............................................ 1,649 Hispanic origin (of any race)......................... 7,373 Percent of occupied units.......................... 0.5 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1 *** Alaska Total population...................................... 550,043 SEX Male..................................................... 289,867 Female................................................... 260,176 AGE Under 5 years............................................ 54,897 5 to 17 years............................................ 117,447 18 to 20 years........................................... 22,934 21 to 24 years........................................... 32,913 25 to 44 years........................................... 216,062 45 to 54 years........................................... 53,929 55 to 59 years........................................... 16,595 60 to 64 years........................................... 12,897 65 to 74 years........................................... 15,548 75 to 84 years........................................... 5,570 85 years and over........................................ 1,251 Median age............................................... 29.4 Under 18 years.............................................. 172,344 Percent of total population.............................. 31.3 65 years and over........................................... 22,369 Percent of total population.............................. 4.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households............................................ 188,915 Family households (families)............................. 132,837 Married-couple families............................... 106,079 Percent of total households........................ 56.2 Other family, male householder........................ 8,529 Other family, female householder...................... 18,229 Nonfamily households..................................... 56,078 Percent of total households........................ 29.7 Householder living alone.............................. 41,826 Householder 65 years and over...................... 5,737 Persons living in households............................. 529,342