Black................................................. 947,597 Percent of occupied units.......................... 14.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut..................... 20,375 Percent of occupied units.......................... 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander............................. 201,644 Percent of occupied units.......................... 3.0 Other race............................................ 284,879 Hispanic origin (of any race)......................... 665,079 Percent of occupied units.......................... 10.0 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1 *** North Carolina Total population...................................... 6,628,637 SEX Male..................................................... 3,214,290 Female................................................... 3,414,347 AGE Under 5 years............................................ 458,955 5 to 17 years............................................ 1,147,194 18 to 20 years........................................... 348,346 21 to 24 years........................................... 432,707 25 to 44 years........................................... 2,151,486 45 to 54 years........................................... 698,705 55 to 59 years........................................... 295,739 60 to 64 years........................................... 291,164 65 to 74 years........................................... 483,105 75 to 84 years........................................... 251,267 85 years and over........................................ 69,969 Median age............................................... 33.1 Under 18 years.............................................. 1,606,149 Percent of total population.............................. 24.2 65 years and over........................................... 804,341 Percent of total population.............................. 12.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households............................................ 2,517,026 Family households (families)............................. 1,812,053 Married-couple families............................... 1,424,206 Percent of total households........................ 56.6 Other family, male householder........................ 77,971 Other family, female householder...................... 309,876 Nonfamily households..................................... 704,973 Percent of total households........................ 28.0 Householder living alone.............................. 596,959 Householder 65 years and over...................... 226,384 Persons living in households............................. 6,404,167 Persons per household....................................