u. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS Sinclair Weeks, Secretary Robert W. Burgess, Director CURRENT POPUI.. ATION REPORTS POPULATION' ESTIMATES
November 12, 1956 Washington 25, D, G. Series P-25, No. 146
ESTIMATES OF THE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES, BY AGE, COLOR, AND SEX JULY I, 1950 TO 1956
(This report includes prOVisional estimates for July 1, 1956. The estimates for 1953 to 1955 presented here. supersede the corresponding figures published in Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 121. The figures for 1950 to 1952 are the same as those previously published in that report. Estimates for July 1 of each year, 1900 to 1949, con~arable to the data shown here, are given in Nos. 98 and 114 of this series)
Large increases in the number of children (2) the population residing in continental and aged persons. a continuing decline in the United States (exoluding Armed Forces over proportion of males, and an apparent downturn seas), and (3) the civilian population. in the average age of the population are some of the outstanding recent population ohanges INDICATED CHANGES indicated by estimates of the population of the United States, by age, color, and sex, for Age composition.--Between April 1950, the midyear 1950 to 1956. released today by the date of the last census, and July 1, 1956, the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. total population of the United States includ The figures also show partioular1y sharp in ing Armed Forces overseas increased by almost oreases in the number of ohildren of elemen 17 million, or 11.2 percent. Primarily beoause tary school age, higher than average gains for of past fluctuations in the annual numbers of the presohool and high-sohool age groups, and births, however, the growth rates for some of less than average increases in the main work the age groups were quite different from the ing ages, for the 1950-56 period. The report average for all ages (table A). Children of presents figures for (1) the population of the elementary sohool age (5 to 13 years) continued United States inoluding Armed Forces oversees, to show the most rapid gains, increasing by
Table A.--ESTIMATED POPULATION CHANGES BY AGE: 1950 TO 1956
Population including Armed Forces Change, April 1950 to overseas Age July 1956 July 1, 1956 April 1, 1950 Number Percent
All ages ••••.••.•••••••••••••••• 168,091,000 151,132,000 +16,960,000 +11.2 Under 5 years •••••••••••••••••••.••• 18,680,000 16,164,000 +2,517,000 +15.6 5 to 13 years ...... 29,213,000 22,180,000 +7,034,000 +31.7 14 to 17 years •••••••••••••••••••••. 9,543,000 8,409,000 +1,133,000 +13.5 18 to 24 years •••.•••••••••••••••••• 15,145,000 16,081,000 -936,000 -5.8 25 to 44 years ••••••••••••••••••.••• 47,056,000 45,385,000 +1,672,000 +3.7 45 to 64 years •••••••••••.•••••••••• 34,028,000 30,720,000 +3,308,000 +10.8 65 years and over ••.•••••••.•••.•••• 14,426,000 12,195,000 +2,232,000 +18.3
For sale by the Bureau of the Census Price 10 cents more than 7 million t or almost 32 pe~oent. of the total population, from 61 peroent in during this period. This inorease refleots 1950 to slightly more than 57 peroent in 1956. the much larger number of births in the sev eral years just following World War II than The population 65 years and over continued in several years just before the wer (births to show rapid gains~ inoreasing by about 2.2 during the war years being oommon to the group million between 1950 and 1956. There were a t both da te s ) • Wi thin the group 5 to 13 about 14.4 million persons in this age group years, the younger ohildren~ i.e., those 5 to on July 1, 1956; in contrast, there were only 9 years, grew at a rate half-again as fast as 12.2 million in 1950 and fewer than 9 million that for the older ohildren. The 5-to-9-year in 1940. Thus, in 1956 about 1 in every 12 olds inoreased by 37 peroent between 1950 and persons in our population was 65 years old or 1950@ oompared with 24 peroent for those 10 to older, as oompared with 1 in every 15 in 1940. 13 years old. Even the lattel' rate, howevsr, At the beginning of' thia oentury. only 1 in was more than twioe the average rate for all every 25 persona was 65 or over. ages.. There were about 29.2 million ohi1dren of elementary sohool age in July 1956, oom~ Changes in the age-sex structure ot the pared with 22.2 m:Ul1on in April 1950. popUlation between 1950 and 1956 are il1us
trated in the ohart belowt which shows the Persons of high sohoo1 age (14 to 17 distribution of the population by age and sex years) showed moderate inorease between 1950 for these years. and 1956 whereas the oollege age group (18 to 21 years) deolined. The 14-to-17-year age group inoreased by about 1.1 million, or 13.1 fiGURE A.-DISTRIBUTION BY AGE AND SEX OF THE" percent; it numbered 9.5 million in 1956, oom POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING pered with 8 .. 4 million in 1950. It is entiot, ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS: 1956 AND 1950 pated that this group will grow at an even more rapid peoe in the next several years, be MALE FEMALE
cause of the general inorease in the annual .1956 MORE THAN 1950 number of births during the war and postwar years. The oollege age group numbered 8.8 ~1956 LESS THAN 1950 million in 1956, as oompared with 9.1 million at the beginning of this decade; the deoline amounted to about 3.5 peroent. Births were low in the middle thirties as compared with the several preceding year's. This group has been increasing sinoe about 1954, however. More over. it is expeoted to show slight inoreases for the remainder of this deoade. After 1960 this group will begin to grow more rapidly, as the larger number of persons born during the war and postwar years replaces the smaller num ber born in the latter part of the 1930 decade and the first part of the 1940 deoade, respeo tive1y. Persons in the prime military ages 10 It 64;:' 02. 4 6 8 10 (18 to 24 years) also showed declines between POPULATION IN MILLIONS 1950 and 1956. This group. too, is expeoted to inorease slowly for the remainder of this decade and then grow rapidly in the 1960's. Other important ohanges in the population during this period are the shifts in the annual The number of persons in the prinoipal number of persons reaohing certain important working ages (lB to 64 years) inoreased from "threshold" ages. Thus, the annual number of 92.2 million in 1950 to 96.2 million in 1956. ohildren becoming old enough to enter the first The gain of about 4.0 million represents 4.4 grade in sohool (reaohing age e) inoreased percent of the 1950 figure. About four-fifths from 2.7 million in the year beginning July 1& of' the inorease oocurred among those over 45 1950, to about 3.5 million in the year begin years of age; the number of' persons 45 to 64 ning July 1» 1955. On the average j about 3.3 years of age increased by 3$30B~OOO, or 10.B million ohildren annually beoame old enough to peroent. whereas those 18 to 44 in.oreased only enter the first grade in sohool betwaEln1950 slightly~ In this period the 18-to-64 age and 1956. In oomparison, during the 1940's group as a whole deoreased in its proportion only about 2.2 million renoned age e eaoh year on the average. Also, between 1950 and 1956, now the minimum voting age.) Estimates of the approximately 2.2 million persons reaohed age number of persons reaohing various threshold 21 annually, thus becoming old enough to vote ages eaoh year between 1950 and 1956 are given for the first time. (In two States, age 18 is in table B.
Table B.--NUMBER OF PERSONS REACHINC SELECTED .AGES: 1950 TO .1956
Year 6 years 1/, years years 21 years 65 years -----
1950-51. .•••.•••.••••.••••••••••. 2,72',,000 2,267,000 1,119,000 1951-52 •••••.•••••••••••••••.•.•• 2,751,000 2,243,000 1,133,000 1952-53 ••••.•.••.•••••• " .•••.•••• 3,802,000 2,219,000 1,150,000 1953-54 ••.•.•••••.•••.•••••••••.• 3,530,000 2,097,000 1,172,000 1954-55 ••••.•.••.•••••.•.•••••••• 3,537,000 2,074,000 J.,1%,000 1955-56 •• " .•..••.••..•••••••••••• 3,5J.7,000 2,J.60,000 1,2J.9,000
ANNUAL AVERAGE
J.950 to J.956 •• , ...... 3,3J.0,000 2,324,000 2,150,000 2,177,000 J.,165,000 1940 to J.950 ...... 2,244,000 2,262,000 2,36/,,000 2,378,000 966,000
Trend in the median age.--A notable fea deoline in the sex ratio. but not until the ture of reoent population changes is the ap 1950 Census were more remales oounted than parent reversal in the historical inorease of males. In that year women appear to have out the median age of the popUlation. The median numbered men by about 600,000 (inoluding Armed age has inoreased during each interoansal Forces overseas). By 1956, women outnumbered period as far bao'k as 1800.. At the beginning men by about 1.4 million. of this centurY9 the median age stood at 22.9 The sex ratio for eaoh oensus date since years; by 1950 it had increased by more than 1900 and t:or July 1, 1955, is given in table D. 7 years to 30.2 years e However, as a result of the continued high level of the birth rate Table D.-_SEX RATIO OF THE POPULATION: since the end of World War II, and in spite of 1900 TO J.956 the sizable inorease in the aged population in this period, the median age has recently shown Year MaJ.es per a slight decline. The figure was 29.9 years 100 females in 1955. Table C below shows the median age at eaoh oensus date sinoe 1900 and for July 1, 1955: 1900 •••••••••••••••••••••• 104.4 1910 •••••• , •••• ,., •••••••• J.06.0 1920 ••••.••.• '" ••••••.••• 104.0 Table C.--MEDlAN .AGE OF THE POPULATION: 1930 •••••••••••••••••••••• 102.5 J.900 TO J.956 19",0 •••••••••••••••••••••• 100.7 1 1950 ••••••••••••••••••••• 99.2 1 1956 ••••••••••••••••••••• 98.4 Age Year (years) 1 Includes Armed Forces overseas.
1900...... 22.9 The long-term deoline in the sex ratio is J.9J.0...... 24.1 due, primarily, to two faotors. The first 1920...... ••••• 25.3 1930...... 26.5 tactor is the more tavorable mortality among 1940...... 29.0 females than males. 'fhere were. tor example. 1950...... ••••••••••••••• 30.2 about 200,000 more deaths among males than 1956...... 29.9 among temales ror each of the past six yeaI'!!l. The seoond faotor is the deoline in immigration. in combination m.th the faot that immigration Sex ~omposition.--Between 1950 and 1955, was preponderantly male pr:l.or to 1930" During the sex ratio (the number of males per 100 fe the first deoade or 80 of this oentury. immi~ males) declined sllghtly. The drop from 99.2 gration averaged about 800,000 a year. oompared to 98.4 in this period oontinued the long-term with 100,000 during the 1940's and 200.000 in deoline in the ratio rrom its high of 106.0 in the 1950 1 8. Furthermore, there has been a de 1910.. Each oensus sinoe 1910 has shown a oline in the sex ratio of immigrants since
') 1930 •. Whereas prior to 1930 almost two-thirds Color oomposition.--On July 1, 1956, the f of all immigrants were males, in more reoent nonwhite population numbered about l8,268 t OOO. years about two .. fiftlls of them were males. as oompared with 15 9 789&000 on April I, 1950. These figures indicate a gain of 2,479,000, or Considered in terms of broad age groups, 15.7 peroent, over the 1950 figure. In gen the sex ratio ourrently varies from 103.9 for eral, the nonwhite popUlation has grown at a the population under 18 years to 85.7 for somewhat higher rate than the wh:!.te popula those 65 years and over@ Sex ratios by broad 'tion. The white population increased by 10.'7 age group8~ for 1950 and 1956, aI'S given in percent between 1950 and 1956., '1'hls difference table E. ar:tses from tha marked excess of the b:trth ratl!!l of nonwhites e which is only partla11y offset Table E.--SEX RATIOS BY AGE: 1950 TO 1956 by a higher death rate. The proportion of non whl tes in the populat:!.on :l.ncreased between July 1, April 1, 1950 and 1956, from 10.4 percent to 10 .. 9 per Age 1956 1950 oant. In 1940 p the proportion nonwhite was 10.2 percent. At the beginning of thi.s ceuM
All ages ••• , •••••.••.. , ••. f-____,9: .. 8~;:._ 4,-_+ __. ___ ..9:..:.9,:.=.2 tury. however. nonwhites constituted 12.1 per oent of the popu1atlon •. Under 18 years ...... '" 103.9 103.4· 18 to 24 years.,...... 101.3 99.2 25 to 44 years...... 96.6 97.1 Table F shows rates of change between 45 to 64 years...... 96.1 100.0 1950 and 1956 for the white and nonwhlte popu~ 65 years and over...... 85.7 89.7 lations, by broad age groups.
Table F .--CHANGES IN 1'HE POPlTLATION INCLUDING ARMED FORm~ OVER.SEAS, BY COLOR: 1950 TO 1956
White Nonwhite Age July 1, April 1, Percent July 1, April 1, 1956 1950 change 1956 1950
All ages •••••••.•••••.•.••.••• 14.9 , 824,000 135,343,000 +10.7 18,268,000 15, :,89,000 +15.7 Under 18 years •••.•.•..••••••..••• 49,989,000 40,976,000 +22.0 7,447,000 5,777,000 +28.9 1 8 to 24 years •.••••.•••.•••...••• 13,281,000 14,242,000 -6.7 1,864,000 1,840,000 +1,<,. 2 5 to 44 years ••.••.•.••.••••.•••. 42,124,000 40,692,000 +3.5 4,932,000 4,692,000 +5.1 4-5 to 64 years •••••.•.••••.••••.•• 30,987,000 28,060,000 +1.0 .4 3, 0,\.1,000 2,660,000 +1/.. 4 6 5 years and over ••••••..••••••••• 13,444,000 11,374.• 000 +18.2 983,000 821,000 +19.'7
PO:PULATION RESIDING IN CONTINENTAL UNITED population for the age groups 15 to 44 years, STATES AND THE CIVILIAN POPULATION in corupari.son with those for the popUlation including Armed Forces overseas, are shown in
Between April 1950 and July 1956 9 the table G.. Chang.es in the age groups under 15 total popUlation residing in ~ontinental United years of age and 45 years and over were, of States inoreased from 150.7 million to 167.2 course, the same or nearly the same for all mll1ion D or by 10.9 peroent. The civilian pop three types of population. The sharp deoline ulation inoreased from 149.6 million to 165.3 in the oivilian population in the 20-to~24.,year mill:!. on , or by 10.4 percent, during this same age gro1JP reflects prlruarily the expansion of period" Changes in the resident and civilian our Armed Foroes in 1950 and 1951 ..
Table G.--POPULATION CHANGE: 1950 TO 1956
Papulation including Resident papulation Civilian papulation Armed Forces overseas Age Number Percent Number Percent
Total, 15 to 44 years ...... +1,453,000 +2.1 +995,000 +1,5 +135,000 +0,2 -'-' 15 to 19 years •••••••••••••• , •.•••• +723,000 +6.8 +656,000 +6,2 +',91,000 +/,,7 20 to 24 years •.••••••••••••• , •••.• _941,000 -8.1 _1,204,000 _10.5 -1,705,000 -15.3 25 to 29 years ...... , ••• _701,000 -5.7 -767,000 -6.3 -861.,000 ",,7D2 JO to 34 years ••••••••••••.•••••••• +'797,000 +6.9 +776,000 +6.7 +75'1,000 +6.7 35 to 39 years ...... +498,000 +4.4 +468,000 +4.2 +411,000 +3.7 +1,045,000 +lO~3 40 to 44 years ...... +1,077,000 +10.5 +1,066.,000 +10.5 --- METHOD AND SOURCE to 638,000, or 9.0 percent, f'or the former group and 164,000, or 1.6 percent, for the The ast;imates shown in this report are latter group (of which about 130.000 relates based on statistics from the 1950 Census of to ages 2 and 3). The differenoes .:I.n ·net Population; statlstics and estimates of blrths undercounts by age introduce a problem of oom and deaths provided by the Natlonal Office of parability In posto6nsal estimates based di Vital Sta ti sties, Un! ted States Publi.c Health reotly on the oen811111 figures as enumerated. Service; statistics on the movement of civil If$ for example, the census count under 2, ian cltizens and aliens to and from continem years of age WerfJ used as the base tor an eSM i;al United States pnnr:tded by the Immigra tlon timate of chil(lren 2 and :3 years of age on , , and Naturalization Service, Department of Jus ApriI 1, 1952. the change from 1950 to 1952 .:I.n < tice, supplemented by data provided by the the num'ber in the age group 2 and 3 years governments of the Territory of Hawaii and the would reflect the difference of' 508~OOO in thE! Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and data on the net undercounts for the two age groups in 1950 size and distribution of the Anned Foroes ob (that is, 638.000 minus l30~OOO). ThereforE!~ tained f'rom the D~;partment of Defense. in prepa:d,ng the estimates shown in this re port, tho 1950 figures for single years under The postoensal estimates of the number of age 5 used as a base ware estimates derived persons in an age group on ,Tuly 1, 19f18. given from b:l.rths, not; the (HmSUS oounts. At the in table 1 (population including Armed. Foroes same time. :In order to maintain (lomparability overseas)e were obtained by subtraoting from with the 1950 Census figures, in the sense the nUll1ber of persons in the corresponding that the inorease or deorease for a given age group €It year s younger on April I, 1950 (or group between the census date and the estimate from births since April 1950)>> an estimate of date would not in(llude the net oensus undar~ deaths during the period following the cansus$ oount, the estimates of the "trueW total num
and adding or subtraoting g as required, an ber of children under 5 years of age, based on estimate of migration aoross our national bor births, were deflated by the net oensus under ders. For this purpose, the population enu counts in the same age group. The last lines merated a.s of April 1, 1950 ~ was adjusted to of table 1 show the estimates for the age include an estimate of persons serving in the groups under 1 year, 1 and 2 years, and 3 and Armed Foroes of the United States overseas on 4 years, before deflation. that date. The postcensal estimates of the resident popUlation in a g1.vem age group shown By the use of birth, death, and migration in table 2 were obtained by subtraoting an es statistics, it was also possible to estimate t1.mate of the number of persons serving in the the net underoounts (including misstatements Armed Foroes abroad in that age group on each of age) of' ohildren 5 to 14 years of age. How estimate date from the figures in table 1. ever, since the adjustment for this age group S1.milarly. the estimates of the civilian pop would be somewhat smaller than that for ohil ulat.:l.on shown in table 3 were obtained by sub dren under 5 and also seemed lesa reliable, it tracting the total number serving in the Arm.ed was considered desirable to retain the original Forces (both at home and abroad) at each estl... census figures as a base and make the adjust mate date from the figures in table 1. ment only for children under 5 years. The actual estimates of the net oensus underoounts In the United States» as well as in many for these age groups by sex, as a peroent of other clountries, there has been a tendenoy for the estimated population, are as follows: the census count to understate the number ot' young ohildren to a greater extent than the Sex 5 to 9 10 to 14 number at the adjacent higher ages. On the years years bas.:l.s of estimates of the number oflihlldren under 5 years of age for April 1, 1950, de TotaL .••..•.• '.••••• 1--_----.:3_.• :.;:6--1!--. __c::1.:..::.. 8 rived from statistics of births, deaths, and Male •••••.•••••••••••••• 4.0 1.'1 migration, 1 t is estimat;ed that the 1950 Female •••••••••••••••••• 3.3 1.8 Census count understated the number of ohil dren in this age group by about 802,000~ or 4.7 porcent. (Some of the understatement il!! Census oounts for other age groups also accounted for by misreportlng of' age.) The reflect some net under- or overoount. This net underoount for ages under 2 years is esti sltuat:!.on seems to be particularly true of the mated ·bo be much greater than for ages 2 to 4 age group 65 to 69$ especially among the non yearu, however. The understatement amounted wh:! te population,. The rela ti vely large mnnber reported for this age group interrupts a rather the resulting .adjustments add to zero tor ages smooth decline in the size of successive age 55 and over.! The numbers a.s reported in the groups up the age scale. In order to assure a census and the adjusted numbers for the non regular decline throughout the entire age span white population are as follows: 55 to 69 years for nonwhites, the figures as - - - enumerated for the 5-year age groups in this - - - Reported data Adjusted data span were adjusted mathematically. The abso Age --/------lute adjustments were obtained by use of the Male Female Male Female ,--~- ---_.- -~--'"-- ._-- observed ratios of the nonwhHe to the white 1---- population at ages 55 and over and 70 and over 55 to 69 years •.• 689,000 674,000 689,000 674,000 1------1--' and adjusted ratios at ages 60 and over and 65 :>~5 to 59 years •..•• 279,000 260,000 290,000 285,000 and over. The adjusted ratios were derived by 60 to 6L, years •.••• 208,000 198,000 22'7,000 219,000 6 5 'to 69 years •.•.• 202,000 216,000 1'72,000 170,OOO interpolation between the observed ratios for the several ad joining cumulated age groups., -- This prooedure involves the assumption that the ratio of the nonwhite to the white popula", tion should progress f'airly smoothly by age; and the use of oumulated totals ensures that
LIST OF TABLES
Text Tables Table Page A.--Estimated popUlation ohanges by age: 1950 to 1956...... 1 B.-~Number of' persons reaching seleoted ages: 1950 to 1956...... 3 CG--Median age of the population: 1900 to. 1956.Go*.&~.~e$ee~~Go$G~~~~e~@~0~~o~¢~G~ee$u~&&6 3 Do--Sex ratio of the population: 1900 to 1950@oe.~e~o&oo&~~o&~@e~a.~~.~®~~ •• $~~ue~o~&e~o~* S ~o--Sex ratios by age: 1950 to 19560e9G$.ItIl.i(I'O"GQ&.oo"lI"'\l{;·c>o".G.&$-6$(I-",e
Detailed Tables Table Page l.--Estimates of the total popUlation of the United States including Armed Forces overseas, by age, color, and sex: July 1, 1950 to 1956, with comparative figures for April 1,
2.--Estimates of' the total population residing in continental United States (excluding Armed Foroel'! overseas'), by age. color, and sex: April 1, 1950. and ;July 1, 1950 to
3.--Estimates of the civilian popUlation of continental United States, by age, color, and sex: Aprill, 1950, a.nd July 1,1950 to 195t),~oo$.""'.&06le6l4)f.'le$"'\\O/JIfI~9«.'I' ... q,fI
Table l.--ESTIMATES OF THE TOTAL POPUlATION OF Tl!Jl UNITED STATES ING1lJDING ARMED FORCES OVEllSEAB, BY AGE, COWR, AND SEX: J1JI.Y 1, 1950 TO 1956, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR APRIJ, 1, 1950
(Eotlmn.tes ~e based on adjusted 1950 Census nge duta; see text for detailed explanation. Figures represent the sum of the total population residing in continental United States and Armed Forace overseas. F~ach population estimate has been independently rounded to the nearest thousand from figurea' computed to the last digit; hence, the 8U1llB of parts shown may differ slightly from the totals shown. Medians are based on unrounded absolute numbers)
All clnsses White Nonwhite Female Total Male Fentll1e
All ages. 0 ••• e_.~~~~-*_,.~,~~. __ ~ ___ ,~~.~,~+_75,J99,.~0~00~.~1~8~,=26=8~,~OCO:::_~_8~,~9~30~,~OCO::::-+ 9,338,OO~ '7,898,000 2,534,000 1,269,000 1,265,000 Under :; 1, 54A., 000 491,000 244,'000 24'7,000 Under year.~.~.o ••• 3,289,000 1,042,000 522,000 520,000 land 2 years ••• ~ •• " 3,16.5,000 1,000,000 .502,000 /.98,000 3 and 4 yefll.·s~ ••• s,..~o. 7,(,57,000 2,360,000 1,l§l'I,OOO 1,173,000 5 to 9 5,896,000 1,(.68,OCO 833,OCO 835,OCO 10 to years.~O.~4 ••• ~ .. ~." 4#903,000 1,446,000 722,000 7r~},OOO 15 to 19 years .•••• ~ •• ,. 0 ~." 4,669,000 1.,304,000 639,000 666,000 20 to 2ft year8~ ••••••• ~.~ ••• 25 to 29 years ••.•••••• ~ •• ". ;;!~~;ggg i;~~~;ggg ~~;ggg ~~~;ggg 30 to 34 years •• ~ •.••• , ••••• 5,387 ,000 1,163,OCO 547,000 616,OCO 35 to 39 years ••••••• ~ ...... 5 763,OOO lO,JAB,OOO /+,993,000 5,l.54p OOO 1.0146,000 538,000 608,.000 40 to 44 yeel·B~~" •••• ~.~ •• c. J 9,311,000 4,599,000 4,712,000 999,000 4$3,000 .516,000 ~'.5 to 49 year.s ••• ~ •••••••••• 5,22$,000 /,.,006,000 ~,t11e,oOO 848,000 4161'000 /t33~OOO 50 to 54 years •••••••••••••• 4,5.51,000 8,12;;,000 3, 5i.-l ,000 3,'719,000 684,000 33B,OCO 346,OCO 5:5 to 59 years ••••••.••••••• 1+,065,000 7,260,000 6,292,.000 3,042,000 :>,250,000 510,000 251,000 .259,000 60 to 6t\ years .•••... ~ ••... , 3,509,000 5,070,000 2,429,000 2,641,OCO 369,OCO 182,OCO 187,000 65 to 69 years •••• ~ ...... 2,828,000 2,222,000 3,875,000 1,790,000 2,085,000 265,000 128,000 137,000 70 to 74 yefl.l'H ••• 0 ...... 1,105,000 1,:J72,OCO 182,000 8G,OCO 95,OCO 75 to 79 years •••••••••••••• Ip467,OOO 2,47'1,000 772,000 1,281,000 555,000 '/26,000 88,000 43,OCO 46,OCO 80 to" $4 years •• ~ 0 ••••••••• , 741,000 30$,000 433,OCO 78,OCO 34,000 M,OCO $5 year/? and over ~ • ~ •••••••• 477,OCO 12,454,OCO 3,713,000 1,863,000 1,S50,OCO 29 ,213,OO() 14,909,000 14,304,000 25,500,000 13,046,000 5 to 13 yea.:rB ••••••••• s ••••• 4,094,OCO 1,200,OCO 599,OCO 60l,OCO 4,81.8,000 4,695,000 8,342,000 4,24$,000 1/; to 17 year6~ •• ~ ••••••••• , 9,543,000 3,784,OCO 1,099,000 548,OCO 551,OCO 4,436,000 4,335}OOO 7,673,000 3,889,000 18 to 21 years ...... 6 •• ' 8,772,000 55,0/.7,000 12,021,000 5,798,OCO 6,223,OCO 58,929,000 61,269,000 108,177,000 .53,l31,OOO 14 years and over ...... ~ ••• l20,198,000 50,953,000 10,821,000 5,199,000 5,622,000 54,082,000 56,574,000 99,835,000 /... 8,882,000 18 years and over*~~ .. ~.~~ ••• 110,656,000 48,108,000 9,987 ,000 4,782,OCO 5,206,OCO 50,732,000 53,314,000 94,059,000 45,951,000 21 years and over •••••• 0 •••• 104,046,000 7,257,OCO 983,OCO 473,000 509,OCO 6,660,000 7,767,000 15,441... ,000 6,186,000 65 years and over~~ .... 6~ •••• .14 ,426, 000 25.0 30:7 30.6 29.8 31.3 24.3 23.6 Median age •• ~ •• ~ .. " .... years •• 29.9 29.1
Adjusted for Net CenSUS UndercOlUlt 1,366,000 16,738,000 8,5'15,000 8,162,000 2,745,OCO 1, 379p 000 Under 5 years ...... ~ ." •• 19,483,OCO 9,95A"OOO 3,464,000 1,775,OOQ 1,6€i9,OOO 573,000 288,OCO 2B6,OCO Under 1 year." e e ••••• ~ &<>., 4,037,000 2,062,000 6,773,000 3_.47l,000 3,302,000 1,130,000 567,OCO 563,000 1 and 2 years •••••• ~ •••••• 7,903,000 4,038,000 6,500,000 3,330,000 3,170,000 1,043,000 524,OCO 51B,OCO :3 a:nd 4 years.6.~ •• ~.h~ ••• 7 ,51~31000 3,8.54,000
JULY 1, 1955 17 .All ages. ~ • * ~ •••• ~ .. ~ •••• 1-_16_5-:,,_2_71..:,_0_00_11-_8..:2,,-0_1_6:..,00_0-+_8..,3 ,,-2_5_5,-,OCO:-:---lI_14_7":"-c/,_2?..:.,_OCO__ n __ 7_3.:-,,_2_87_,,-O_0_0---+_74,136,OOO._1-_ .:.,_84_8..;;,_OCO__ -ll_8..:,:..'1_29_,,-OCO_-+_9:..,1l_9;...'OCO- Under 5 year13'.Hn~".~H" 1$,305,000 9,324,000 8,981,000 15,822,000 8,081,000 7,742,000 2,483,000 1,243,000 1,240,000 t Under 1 year ••••• u~ .... n.. 3,612,000 1,839,000 1,772,000 3 .. 120,000 1,59:5,000 1,526,000 I 91,OOO 2A-5,OOO 2J;W,OCO ]. and 2 years~. u u ~ ..... , 7,394,000 3,'768,000 3,627,000 6,386,000 3~261,OOO 3,121+,000 1,009,000 507,(X)() 502,000 3 and 4 years ... n ...... ~ 7J299~OOO 3,717,000 3,5$2,000 6,31'"1,000 3,225,000 3,092,000 983~OOO 492,000 490,000 :) to 9 years ..... Hon' ". 17,151,000 8,765,000 $,386,000 14,950,000 7,658,000 7,292,000 2,201,000 1,107,OOG 1,094;000 U 10 to 14 yearSnH.u...... 13,342,000 6,78'1,000 6,556,000 11,729,000 5,982,000 5,747,000 1,613,000 804,000 SOY,OOO 15 to 19 years •• p •• _ .... ~.. 11,191,000 5,6$4,000 5,507 tOOO 9,'"I6S',,000 4,971,000 4,798,000 1,421,000 713,000 709,000 20 to 24 years.nHc~HH"~ 10,775,.000 5,404,000 5,371,000 9,483,000 4,775,000 .1,,708,000 1,293,000 630,000 66J,OOO 25 to 29 years •• ~~ •• ~ ••• ~u. 11,752,000 5,811,000 5,941,000 lO,4A2,OOO 5,200,000 5,242,000 1.!'311 1 000 612,000 699,000
)0 to 34 years .. u". 04" $ U 12,400,000 6),075,000 6,325,000 11,090,000 5,456,000 5,634,000 1,310,000 619,000 691,000 35 to 39 years ...... ~~.... 11,608,000 5,690,000 5,918:,000 10,466,000 5, 15A"OOO 5,312,.000 1,142,000 536,000 606,000 40 to Jo4 yearsn.hn .. H ..... 11,217,000 5,716,000 10.. 067,000 4,959,000 5,.108,000 1,150,000 542,.000 6OB~OOO I 5 to I-J.9 years •• n..... 0 u... 10,096,000 5,105,000 9~125,OOO /+,51'7,000 4,60H,000 971,000 4"13,000 498,000 50t to 54 years ...... O.~~H $,815,000 4J461~,OOO 7,979,000 3,941,000 4,038,000 836,000 411,000 426,000 55 to 59 years •• H...... 7,.851t,OOO /7,007,000 7,192,.000 3,.517,000 3,675,000 662,000 330~OOO 333,000 60 to 64 yea::t'B •• PUH~H'" 6,694,000 3,436,000 6,196,000 3,012,000 3,184,000 498,000 246,000 252,1'000 65 to 69 years •• ...... 5,3tl9,000 2,767,000 4,986,000 2,402,000 2,584.,000 362,000 180,000 183,000 H '70 to 74 yf~8J"S9.6...... !~,06'l,OOO 2,1'79,000 31804,000 1,.760,000 2,044,000 263,000 127,000 135,000 75 to 79 years •• H. H .• n •• ' 2,5<:15,000 1,396,000 2,373,000 1,067 J'OOO 1,306,000 172,000 83,000 89,000
80 to $1+ years. ~. $ •• ~...... 1,326,000 743,000 1,241,000 541,000 700,000 85,000 41,000 4t~,.OOO 8;5 years and ove:r ••• u .. ~... '182,000 456,000 709,000 294,000 415,000 74,000 32,000 42,000
5 to 13 yearB ... ~O~H .. ~.~.~ 28,,101,000 13,763,000 24,5$6,000 12,575,000 12,011,000 3,~n4,OOO 1,763,000 1,752,000 14 to 17 yeal.B.H6~ .... Hu~. 9,241,000 4,544.,000 8,068,000 It,llO,OOO 3;.957,000 1,174,000 587,000 587,000 18 to 21 year"_...... $,57'7,000 4,2<\7,000 7,512,000 3,803,000 3,709,000 1,065,000 52'I,OCO 538,OCO 14 years and over ..... n~... 60,510,000 lO?,OJA,OOO 52,632,000 54,382,000 11,850,000 5,72-1,000 6,12$,000 18 years and over'''H'''.O.' 55,966,000 9$,947,000 48,521,000 50,425,000 10,676,000 5,135,000 5,541,000 21 yeaTS and over •••• 5~.~~.. .52,'754,000 93,259,000 45.,638,000 47,621,000 9,864,000 4/131,000 5,133,000 65 yeaTS and over#nHO .. 7,541,000 13,lJA,OOO 6,065,000 7,OIt9,OOO 956,000 493,.000 H 1~E:3,OOO 23.9 30.7 30.7 30.0 24.7 Median a.ge. ~ " ~ ••• ~ ••• years .•
M.juawd for Net CenSUS Und",rcou;nt 1,341,000 9,347,000 16,/1'13,1 000 B,407,000 8,1'006,000 2,695,000 1,354,OCO Under 5 .~ .. ""o •• ,.·",,,.~ 28iJ,OCO 285,000 1,956,000 3;/... 28,000 1,75'1,000 1,6'11,000 573,000 Under year ...... ~ •••• "~.~ 551,000 .545,000 3, 7S3, 000 6,637,000 3,M~),OOO 3, 238,OCO 1,097,000 1 and 2 years.~ ..... " •••• " •• 515,000 .510,OCO 3,608,000 6,348,000 :1,250,000 3,098,000 1,025,OCO J and I'\< ,yea:rf!! •• ~~".~ ••••• • - 8 -
Table 1. --ESTIMATES OF TIlE TOTAL POPULATION OF 'rHE UNITED STATES INCLUDING ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS, BY AGE, COWH, AND SEX: JULY 1, 1950 TO 1956, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR APHIL 1, 1950--Con.
(Estimates are based on adjusted 1950 Census age data; see text for detailed explanation~ Figures represent the sum of the total population residing in continental United states and Armed Forces overseas. :E~ch population estimate has been independently rounded t.o the nearest thousand from figures computed to the last digit} hence, the sums of parts shown may differ slightly from the totals shown. Medians are based on unrOlmded absolute numbers)
White Nomlh1te Age and date Male Female Total Male Female Male ------I------lJ.-
JULY 1, ].954
An ages ...... f--;::.16:;;2",,;::./';::.1.:..7,,,0~0.;::.0-ll_--,8c0.:."~' 000 8~?61"()00 -~!~g~~-~" IJ196,OOO 7ff7 ,000 Under 5 yenrs •••. oo ••••• o.~. 17,828,000 9,081,000 e, 243,000 Under 1 year...... 3,536,000 1,800,000 1,'136,000 4'77,('00 land 2 years.H...... 7}202,OOO 3, 671,000 3,531,000 /t76,000 :3 and i-\ years.H •••••••• ~. 7,090,000 3,610,000 3,1t79,OOO 1,026,000 5 to 9 years ...... U.H.. 16,358,000 8,35G,000 8,002,000 785,000 6~337,.OOO 697,000 i~ ~~ i~ ;::::::::::::~:;:: it~;g~~ ~;~6tggg 5,.A38,000 663,000 20 to 2~· yew:·s ••••••••••• :-:-. 10,880,000 5,463,000 5,417,000 704,000 25 to 29 year8o ••• ~ •• ~.H.H 11,892,000 5,855,000 6,0.37,000 679,000 30 to 34 years •••••••••••• ~. J.2,31~3,OOO 6,052,000 6,292,000 6()4.,OOO 35 to 39 yearR .. ~~~ ••••••• o". 11,494,000 5,636,000 5,859,000 540,000 600,000 5,642,000 9,951,000 l~:VtO,OOO ..-j.0 to M. years ...... U~ ... H 11,091,000 5,450,000 466,000 ..-j.~.,OOO /t,9116,000 8,931.;.,000 950,000 45 to 49 years...... 9,$84,000 It ,898,000 404,000 !t16?OOO 4, 388,000 7,857,000 82].,000 50 to :Yt ye9.l's ..... 0 .... ~ ... ~.. 8',678,000 4,Zn,OOo 321,000 7,110,000 643,000 321.,000 5~) ·to 59 years~e .. 7,753,000 3,$].0,000 3~943,OOO J 245,000 u...... 6,094,000 1"86,000 2 -I-1,000 60 to 6ft years ••• ~ ••••• " •• ". 6,!:;80,OOO 3,220,000 3,]60,000 179,000 it,906,OOO 357 iOOO 1.?B,OOO 65 t.o 69 years_,...u •• ~ .. H~ 5,263,000 2,550,000 2,713 J OOO 1.29,000 137,000 .2,125,000 3,710,000 265,000 70 to 74 yearB •••••••••• ~... 3,9?5,OOO 1,850,000 '17,000 80,000 1,326,000 2,2'1'1,000 157,000 75 to 79 years ••••• u...... 2,433,000 1,108,000 39,000 1.. 2,000 71.6,000 1,201,000 8J.,000 80 to 84 years ...... u.~ ..... ~ 1,283,000 567,000. 69,000 30,000 39,000 85 years and over ••• ~...... 741~,OOO 309,000 435,000 675,000 l,670,OOO 1,664,000 13,213,000 23,626,000 12,077,000 11,549,000 3,334,000 5 to 13 years •• ~ ••••• *~ .... ~. 26,961,000 13/74$,000 576,000 574,000 1'1",431,000 7,863,000 4,005 .. 000 3,85<3,000 1,M-9,000 14 to 17 years ••••••••• ~ •••• 9,012,000 4,580,000 1,046,000 515,000 531,000 1+,209,000 7 ,41~8,OOO 3,770,000 3,678,000 18 to 21 years •••• o ...... 8,494,000 4,285,000 53,763,000 11,691,000 5,653,000 6,038,000 117,629,000 57,828,000 59,801,000 105,938,000 52,175,000 14 yews and over ...... ~'. " •• 49,90.5,000 10, 5/~1, 000 5,077,000 5,t'~64,OOO 108,617,000 53,247,000 55,3'70,000 98,075,000 48,170,000 18 years and over ... ~ ...... ~ ...... 47,1A3,000 9,749,000 4,685,000 5,063,000 102,222,000 50,016, 000 52,206,000 92,473,000 1.-5,330,000 21 years and over .... 4 ...... 929,000 452,000 476,000 7,314,000 12,769,000 5,932,000 6,837,000 65 years and over ••• ~.~.~ ... .. 13,698,000 6,384,000 25.6 3d,7 30.1 31.4 24.4 Median age ...... years •• 30.1 29.5 30.7
Adjusted for Net Census Undercount 2,609,000 1,.312,000 1,298,000 9,51$,000 9,112,000 16,021,000 8,207,000 7,815,000 Under 5 years ••••••• ~~ .. " ..... ~ 18,631,000 .567,000 285,000 282,000 2,006,000 1,920,000 3,359,000 1,722,000 1,638,000 Under 1: year ...... ~ ...... 3,926,000 3,168,000 1,OIt6,000 526,000 520,000 3,854,000 3,687,000 6,496,000 3,328,000 1 and 2 years ••• ~ ...... 7,542,000 997,000 501,000 496,000 3,505,000 6,166,000 3,J.57,000 3,009,000 :3 and 4 years ...... ~ ... . 7,163,000 3,658,000
,JULY 1, 1953
L All ages ...... >-::::1:.59~,'-'6:::;3.::.6!.:,0:.:00:.::..-.jj--'7.:.9!.:,3:.:3..'-7 L,0:.:00:.::..-+-.::8::..0,,,,2:.:9:.9,-,,0:.:0:.:0-14....::14.:.:2,,,,:.:6::.33:.,,-,0.::.0.:.0-1 71, OlA, 0cc0:.:0,--!f---'7::::1L,6:.:1:.:92.,::.00:.:0,--!f---'1:.:.7 ,0:.0::32.,.:.00:.:0'--!i-=8:-<,::.3=23:.!,:.:0.::.0:O.-+_8:.,:.:6.::.8:.0,,-,0:.:0-,-0 17,447,000 8,887,000 8,560,000 15,133,000 7,727,000 7,406,000 2?315,OOO 1,160,000 1?154,OOO Under :5 years ...... 3,442,000 1,752,000 1,690,000 2,984,000 1,523,000 1,i~60,OOO ~58,000 229,000 229,000 Under 1 year ...... 7,032,000 3,582,000 3/t50,OOO 6,092,.000 3,110,000 2,982,000 940,000 472,000 469,000 1 and 2 years ...... 6,973,000 '3,554,000 3,420,000 6,057,000 3,094,000 2,963,000 916,000 460,000 A56,OOO :3 and t'~ years ...... 15,.560,000 7,944 OOO 7,616,000 13,646,000 6,984,000 6,662,000 1,9)4,000 960,000 954,000 :5 to 9 years ...... 12,436,000 6,326,000J 6,110,000 10,903,000 5,.559,000 .5,.343,000 1,.533,000 766,000 767 .. 000 10 to lA- years ...... " ...... 10,811,000 5,4'78,000 5,332,000 9,455 .. 000 4,8:05.,000 4,651,000 1,356,000 67~.,OOO 682,000 15 to 19 years ...... 11,098,000 5,575,000 5,523,000 9,$00,000 4,948,000 4,$52,000' 1,299,000 627~OOO 67;::,000 20 to 24 years.~ •••••••••• ~. 12,044,000 5,914,000 6,131,000 10,720,000 5,295,000 5,1.24,000 1,325,000 619,000 706,000 25 to 29 yearB ...... ».~ .. .I .. . 12,197,00-0 5,984,000 6,214,-000 10,937,000 5,387,000 5,55J-,OOO 1,260,000 597,000 663,000 30 to 34 yearso ••••••••• o.~o 11,438,000 5,610,000 5,828,000 10,291,000 5,071,000 5,219,000 1,),1,7,000 538,000 609,000 35 to 39 years ...... ~ .. .. 10,922,000 5,381,000 5,541,000 9,806,000 4,848,000 1.,958,000 1,116,000 533,000 583,000 40 to 44 years ...... , 9,674,000 4,804,000 4,870,000 8,739,000 4,344,000 4,395,000 935,000 460,000 475,000 45 to 49 years ••••••••.••••• $,568,000 4;244,000 4,325,000 7,765,000 3,346,000 3,919,000 803,000 398,000 405,000 50 to 54 years ...... " ...... 7,645,000 3,771,000 3,874,000 '7,021,000 3,458,000 3,563,000 624,000 313,000 311,000 55 to 59 years ...... 6,462,000 3,1$2,-000 3,.280,000 5,988,000 2,946,000 3,01".2,.000 1+74,000 ;>.36,000 23$,000 60 to 64 years" ...... 0 ...... • .. • 5,188,000 2,518,000 2,670,000 4,835,000 2,342,000 2,1t93,OOO 353,000 176,000 177,000 65 to 69 years ...... a ...... •• 3,856,000 1,803,000 2,053,000 3,.593,000 1,675,000 1,91$,000 264,000 12$,000 135,.000 70 to 74 years •••••••••••••• 2,337,000 1,072,000 1,265,000 2,193,000 1,000,000 1,193,000 144,000 72,000 72,000 75 to 79 years ...... 1,246,000 553,000 693,000 1,167,000 515,000 652,000 79,000 38,000 ~1,000 80 to' 84 years •••••• ; ...... 706,000 292,000 413,000 642,000 265,000 377,000 63,000 27,000 36,000 85 years and over ...... 25,701,000 13,100,000 12,601,000 22,547,000 11,522,000 11,025,000 3,154,000 1,5"18,000 1,576,000 5 to 13 years ...... 8,884,000 4,518,000 4,365,000 7,754,000 3,951,000 3,803,000 1,130,000 567,000 562,000 14 to 17 years ...... • 8,487,000 4,275,000 4,213,000 7,1.53,000 3,769,000 3,68/.,000 1,034,000 505;000 529,000 18 to 21 years ...... 116,488,000 57,350,000 59,138,000 104 ,954,000 51,765,000 53,188,000 11,534 ,000 5,584,000 5,950,000 14 years and over." ••••• ~ ... . 107,604,000 52,831,000 54,773,000 97,199,000 47,815,000 49,385,000 10,405,000 5,017,000 5,388,000 18 years and over ...... 101,287,000 49,648,000 51,639,000 91,655,000 45,009,000 46,646,000 9,632,000 4,639,000 4,993,000 21 years and over •••• ~ •••••• 13,333,000 6,239,000 7,094,000 12,431,000 5,79'7,000 6,633,000 902,000 442;000 461,000 65 years and over ...... 25.3 24.8 25.8 30.7 30.8 30.2 31.3 Median age ...... years ... 30.2 29.6
Adjusted for Net Census Undercount 1,255,000 8,054,000 7,670,000 2,526,000 1,271,000 9,324,.000 8,925,000 15,724,000 268,000 Under 5 year:;: ...... " 18,250,000 1,686,000 1,606,000 540,000 272,000 3,8.;32,000 1,958,000 1,874,000 3,292,000 512,000 Under 1 year ...... • .. 3,249,000 3,095,000 1,028,000 516,000 7,371:,000 3,765,000 3,606,000 6,344,000 4'16,000 1 and 2 years." ...... " 3,119,000 2,969,000 958,000 483,000 7,047,000 3,601,000 3,445,000 • 6,088,000 3 and 4 years ...... • e. ~ •. 9 -
Table 1. --E.'l'UMATES OF TaE TOTAl, POPULATION OF THE UNITED STA'fES INCLUDING ARMED FORCES onnBEAS, BY AGE, GOLOR, MID Sl>:lC: JULY 1,. 1950 ''£0 1956, W!'l'H COMPARA'l'IVJ~ F'IGuttES II'OR APRIL 1, 1950-~Oon.
(Iwtimates are based on 19.50 Gel1BUS age data; see -t..ext for detailed explanatton. the sum of the total population residing tn continental United and ArnlBd Forces OV8l'BeaD. Each population t~8timo:te has been i",:ler,.n,der.tl.y rounded to thE! nearest thousand from figures compuLed to the last digit; henae, t.ho Bums of part,/3 shown may d:lffer slightly. from the shown. M:!dians are baaed on unrounded absolute numbers)
All elasoes WhIte Age and date Tot.al Male Mille
AU !~8 •• ' •• 'h ••• '.~'.'~_.~~~~~~!~!~~~~_~·~~~~~-~~~~~~~-~-~.~~~~~_2~:~~~.~~~~~~1-~~~~~~~~~'~~ UllClcl' :)
Unde.t' year ... g ~". ~ •• " •••• 1 and 2 years~ •• ".~~,,~.~~. 3 Dnd 4 yea1'6 ••• ~ " ~ •• ~ •• " • 009 ~ •• ~~.~~~.~".~.
10 to yen:rB" • , 4 • ~ • " " • ~ • ~ ~ L~> to 19 yelll'S~~~ ••••• ,,~~o¢. ;!(l to ;fA years ~ • ~ ~ •••• ~ ~ " < • "
2!) to 29 yell)",'';. ~ " 0 ~ •••• Q ~ • ~ Q
30 to 54 years •• ~~. ~,,~ ~ 4 ~ ~ ••
35 to :39 yearG ~ ~ • ~ •• ~ • ~ ~ 6 •• ~ 56:l. y OOO
40 to 1+4 yeUJ's~ ~ .. D •• ~ ~ ••• ~. ~ 460~OOO 4-5 to t'~9 yeaTs •• ~ ~~." •• ~. ~. ~ 39/,,000 50 1;0 5'" yea:r-G ~ • ~ •••••• no. " • 302,000
~Q 59 years ~ .. ~ & •••• ~ ~ , o •• 231,000 60 to 61,. yeal.'B •••• ~ .... ~ .. ~ ••• l?.?p·OOO
65 to 69 years ... 3~C ••• 8~ •• "~ 130,000 70 to '7t;. yearc" ~ ~ ~ •• ~ • " • ~ ~ •• 68,000
7') to '19 yeat's •• b~O ••• ~DO ••• 40,000 80 to 8/t yeare. ~ ~ ~ .. ~. ~ ~"" ~ ~. 33,000
85 yea:r.') ana. over ••• D •• Q ~ •••
5 to 13 •• ~ .... ~ D ~ • ~ • " • ]J"i" to 'yeru·s~." ~ ~. ~~ .. ~"",,." 18 to 21 yeo:rf;i.~~~ •••• ~~"
14 years illl.d over. ~~ ~ ~. ~ ~ ~. ~
18 years and over ~ ~ ~~ .. 0 ~. *.,~ 21 years and ovel~~.,.~~~~~q. 65 years and ovor~.~ ... ~.~~.~
Median age"~"..~~ .. ,, ..... yeilrSb~
Adjus"t;Od for Net GeneuG Undercount tinder 5 years~.~.4.~.~~~~~~~ Under 1 year~6 ••• ~~ •• ".~~. 1 and 2 years§.~.~~~~ .... ". 3 and 1,. ye8.rs ••••• o .. ~~.~~.
JULY 1.1 1..951
All ~e" ...... ~~~'~~~_~_~~~~_+.'~~~!~~~~~=~~'~~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~_~ ..~~~~~~~L=~!~~~.~~~~~
Uilder 5 years~~." .. ~ .. "~~~~-~· Under 1 year. ~ ~ ~ ~ e ~"."l ~,,~.
1 ana. 2 :reurD~ ~ •• 0 ~. ~ ••• ~ .. 3 and 4 yeaT'S*~~~.4~.~.~·. 5 to 9 ~,~~O~ •• ~.4"~. 10 to yeare ~ ~ ~ • ~ • 9". ~ • ~ ~ • 1.5 to yearB.~~~ ...... ~~c~~" 20 to 24 YBarB ...... ·., 25 to 29 yeru'8 ...... ~~~""~~
30 to 34 years. ~ & ~ ... ~ n .. ~ ...... 35 to 39 ye8.1·s~C •• ~46e .. " .. ~". 539,000 1+0 to 44 yeaI's~" ...... ~,,~ ~~ .. 464,000 '~5 to 49 years.~ ...... ~ .. ,,··~ 381,000 50 to :54 yeaxs." ...... ~,. .. ~ .. . 293,000 55 to 59 years •• ~~~ ...... ,,~ .. 225,000 60 to 64 years. ~ ...... ~"" ~ 1'14,000 123,000 65 to 69 years .. $ ...... ,,··~ 70 to 74 years ...... ~ .. ~". 65,000 75 to 79 years ••••••••••• ••• 40,000 80 to 84 years ...... • ... JO,OOO 85 years and over" .. " ... "" .... " .. J.,424,OOO 5 to 13 years.". ~ .. " ~.~ .. "" ~,,« 22,887,000 539,000 8,531,000 530,000 ].04 to 1'7 yen:rs .. ~~ ••• " ..... ··" 8,763,000 1$ ·l"o 21 years .... ~ .... ~· .. ·,,·· .. 5,'182,000 114,250,000 S,,242,Q{X) 14 years tUlti over~ ...... 5. ~ .. 18 yeat'8 and over~. ~ ..... ~~". ~ 105,719,000 4,847,000 21 years and over~ .. " ...... ~ •• 99,227,000 432,000 12,61+4,000 65 years and over ~ .. ~ 0 ...... ~ ~ ~ • 31.2 26.1 29.8 30.6 30.J Median uge~ •••• ~~~ ••• year8 .. ~ 30.2
Adjusted for Ne1; Census Undercount. 8,018,000 '1,633,000 1,180,000 :W,025,000 9,213,000 8,812,000 260,000 Und·er 5 years.~~~~~.o.o ...... ~ 1,60'1,000 1,.:532,000 3,661,.000 l,869,OOO l,''/92,OOO 471,000 Under J. year. ~,,~ .. ".. ~~ .. ". ~ ~ 3,115 OOO 2,96:1,000 3>600,000 3,442,000 t 1 and 2 year8.~_ .... ~~.~.~,,~ ?,04.2,OOO , 3,13:;,000 442,000 3,744,000 3,578,000 3,296 000 3 and If years.,,~ ... O .. d"~"'~·G .. '1,322,000
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Table 2. __ ESTlMATES OF THE TOTAL POPULATION RESIDING IN CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING All.MED FORCES OVEESEAS), BY AGE, GOIDR, AND SEX: APRIL 1, 1950, AND JULy 1, 1950 TO 1956 __ Gon.
(Estimates are based on adjusted 1950 Census age data; see text i'or detailed explanation. Figures include persons in the Armed Forces stationed in conti_ nenta.l Un:l.ted states and exclude ll1E:mbers of the Armed Forces overseaS. Each population eatimate has been independently rounded to the nearest thousand ;~~~l;~U~~~~0uted to the last digiti hence, the sums of parts shawn may differ slightly from the totals shown. Medians are based on unrounded
"'iF"'======~- ----~~----. All classes White Nonwhite
Male Female
JUI,Y 1) 19.50
All ages ...... __1,51 , ..0~~2-~OO Under;; ..••.•••••••••••• 16,32(J,UOU 5 ·~o 9 ..•••••••••••••••• L1,.299,OOC 10 to years, •••••••.•••••.•• 11, 1J,It, DOG 15 to 19 years •••.•.•...•.•.••• 10 j 600 J DOC) 20 to 24 years ••••.•.••••.••••• 25 to :29 yea.rs ••...••.•.•••••.. i~;~tggg 30 to 34 years ...... 11.1 550 ,000 35 to ::9 years •.••••.•.••• ,., •• 11,268,000 40 to 4J,. years •.•••••••.•••••.. 10,258,000 If': to 49 years" ••.•. , •.•••...•• 9,110,000 904,000 44'1,000 /5'/,000 :,;() to 5/f years •.•••••.•••.•...• 8,296,000 742,000 375,000 368,000 5': to .59 years .••..••.••••••... 7,299,000 ?71l ,OOO 29;~,OOO 2117,000 6G to 6/t years .•.••.••.•..••.•• 6,],'<;1.,000 448,000 221',000 220,000 6!Y to 69 years .••••••••.•.••..• It, 953,000 JlP'+,OOO 17::,000 In,OOD ?o to 'lIt yeaTs •••••.••.••..••.• 3,444,000 ;-233,000 1l'l,000 117,000 75 to 79 years ••.•••••••••••••• 2,VV~,OOO 128,000 65,000 63,000 80 to 81,. years ••••••..• ~ •••.••• 1,158,000 77,000 37,000 40,000 $5 years and over •••••••••••••. 58$,000 46,000 19,000 27,000 14 to 17 years ••••••..•••••••.• 8, 1t39, 000 It, 265,000 4,17'+,000 7,390,000 3,74£3,000 3,642,000 1,049,000 517,000 532,000 18 to 2l years •.••••.•.•••••••• 8,771,000 4,328,000 4,444,000 7,741,000 3,837,000 3,90/~,OOO 1,030,000 491,000 539,000 lit years and over ••••.••••••••• 112,629,000 55,428,000 57,201,000 101,574,000 50,079,000 51,49':',000 11,055,000 5,350,000 5,706,000 18 years and over ••••••••••••• ·• 104,190,000 .51)"163,000 53,02'1,000 94,184,000 It 6,331,OOO 47,853,000 10,006,000 1.,,632,000 5,174,000 21 years and over •••••.•••••••• 97,663,000 47,936,000 49,728,000 $:11,429,000 43,474,000 Il~,95),OOO 9,2.34,000 4,461,000 4,773,000
Median age ••••••••••••• ~years •• 30.2 29.9 30.6 30.8 30.4 31.1 26.0 25.9 26.2
APRIL 1, 1950 (C_US)
67,812~_3~6-r __~ ___ ~ ___~~~~~~-+ __ ~~ __ Under 5 yea.rs •••••••••••••••.•• 16,163,571 6,940,293 5 to 9 years, .••••••••••••••••• 13,199,685 5,681,442 10 to 14 years •.••••••••••••••• 11,119,268 4,749,994 15 to 19 year/J .••••••••••••••.• 10,616,.598 4,644,695 20 to 24 years •.•.••••••••.•••• 11,481,8:28 5,176,405 25 to 29 years •••••.•.••••••••• 12)"242,260 5,57::',,097 30 to 34 years ••••••••••••••••• 11,.517,007 5,27;,721 35 to 39 years •••••••.••.••.••• 11,246,386 5!102,5.32 1.0 to 44 years •.••••••.••••.•.• 10,203,973 It ,616}761
45 to 49 years •.••••• ~ •.••••..• 9 ,070,~Q5 4,526,366 4, 54i.,.,099 8,169,354 It ,080,174 4,089,180 901, In 454,919 .50 to .54 yearQ •••••••..••••.•.• 8,2'/2,168 4,128,648 4,143,540 7 ,s:;~ ,1.39 3,7.56,125 3,779,314 73(',7/+9 364,226 55 to 59 yenr"l ..••••.•.•.••••• 7,271,126 J, 6.U, 279 3,629,81,7 6,69~,732 3,350,888 3,344,844 575,394 285,003 60 to 64· yearsl •••.•••••••••••• 6,098,394 3,056,212 3,'042,182 5,652,606 2,829,399 2,823,207 445,788 218,975 65 to 69 yearsl •..•••...••••..• t't,928,011 2,394,95/,. 2,533,0.57 4,585,586 2,223,014 2,362)"572 342,/t 2:, 170,485 70 to 74 years ••.•••••••••••••• 3,411,949 1,628,829 1,783,120 3,181,575 1,51.3,308 1,668,297 230,374 114,8.53 75 to 79 years •••••••••.••••••• 2,128,377 992,/t 7!:I 1,135,902 2,001,909 926,262 1,073,647 120,468 62.,255 $:0 to 84 years ••••••••.• , •••••• 1,lIt9,3'11t .514,281 635,093 1,0'12,501 477,592 594,909 76,873 40,184 $5 years aJ:1d over •••..•••••••.• 576,901 236,828 340,073 532,116 218,160 313,956 41+,785 26,11'1 14 to 17 years .•.••.••••..••••• 8,404,768 4,2.5'1,313 4, lA·7, 455 7,351,823 3,736,658 3,615,165 1,052,945 .520,655 532,290 18 to 21 yea:r.s •..•••.••••• ~., .• 8,799,037 '+,302,436 4,1t96,601 7,780,619 3,828,161 3,952,458 1,018,418 474,275 544,143 lIt years and over ••..••.••••••• 112J' .'354,034 55,311,617 57,042,417 101,333,125 49,979,010 51,354,115 11,0~,909 .5,332,607 5,688,302 18 years and over •••. , ...•.•.•• 103,949,266 51,054,304 52,8W,,962 9J,981,302 46,242,352 47,738,950 9,967,964 4,811,952 .5,156,012 21 years and over ••••..•. , ••••. 97,403,307 47,853,694 49,.549,613 88,195,191 43,396,342 44,798,849 9,2D8,1l6 4,457,352 4,750,764 Median age •....•.••••••. yearB •• ,)0.2 29.9 30.5 30.8 30.4 31.1 26.1 25.9 26.2
1 Figures for 'tNonwhite" and IfAll classes" adjusted for the miSl'eporting of age of nonwhite persons in the census; see text for explanation. - 14 -
Table 3. __ ESTI!1A.TES OF THE CIVILIAN POPULATION OF CON'£INENTAL UNITED STATES, BY AGE, COLOR, AND SEX: APRIL 1, 1950, AND JULY 1, 1950 TO 1956
(Estim13.T.es are based on adjusted 1950 Census age data; see text for detailed explanation. Each popula.tion estima:te has been independently rounded to the nearest thousalJ-d from figures computed to the last digit; hence, the sums of parts shown may differ slightly from the totals shown. Medians are based on unrounded absolute numbers)
All classes Age and de. te Mf.lle Female
All ages ••••.•••• Under 5 yeaT'f., ...... 5to 9 10 to years ....•.. 15 to 1~ Y(-'ffTS ••••••• 20 to 2.1, ycat's ...... 25 to 2':1 ye&rn." H." 30 to yeB:.r8 •••.••. 35 to 39 yeal'f; ••..••• AD to 4t:~ yearn •..•••.
45 to ItS! yE'8.TS ••••••• ;'0 to 54 y0fl.l'B ••••••••••••• 55 to 59 yeaTL •••••...... • 60 to 6lt ye~;rB •••••••.•.•• 65 to 69 years ••••••...•.•• 70 to 7A years •.••.•..•••• 75 to 79 years •.•••••• , •.•. 80 to 84 years •.•..•..••••• 85 years ane. over •.••••.•.. 1.4 to 17 years ••.•.••••.•• · Ie to 21 years ••.••.•...••• 5,.5$4t OOO 6,221,000 14 yea.rs and over •..•.••.•• 4,,992~OOO .5,620,000 18 years and over •.•.•••..• 4,634,000 5,204,000 21 years and oyer .•••••.•.• ~3.6 25.0 Median age •••••••.••
Under 5- years •.•.••.•..•••. 5 to 9 10 to 15 to years ... ~ •.•..•. 20 t/O 2..4 years •••••. ~ •.•••• 25 to 29 years ...... 30 to years •....•...... 35 to 39 years ••••••. ~ ••••• 40 to 41.. yf'ars •••••••• ~ •••• 472,000 498.000 5,104.000 9,091,000 t~,485 ,000 4.5 to 49 years ••.•..••••.• 410,000 426;000 1.. ,463,000 7,969,000 3}"931,OOO 50 to 5i. years~ •••• ~ •• " .••. 329,000 333,000 it,OO? ,000 7, 189,OOCl 3,5:14,000 55 to years •.•..••••••.. 21+6,000 252,000 .3,L.36~OOO 6,196,000 3}OlZ,OOO 60 to 6L years~ ••. ~ ••• , •• 180,000 183,000 2,767 ;000 4,9$6,000 2,dJ)2,000 65 t(.) 69 yea::;.'; _ ••••••••••• 127,000 135,000 2,179,000 3,804,000 1,'160,000 70 to 74 years •••••••••• 83,000 S"':f,OOO 1,396 000 2,3'13,000 1,067,000 75 to 79 years ••.••••••••. 7 41,000 .44,000 Ijl2l~1,OOO 5/,1,000 $0 to 84 years •••••••••••• 743,000 42,000 709,000 294,000 32,000 85 years and oyer •.•••••••. 456,000 4,544,000 'l,994frOOO 4,037,000 14 to I? yea:rs~ ••••••••.• 6 /+79,000 2,,780,000 Ie to 21 years ••..•••....•• 4,236,000 1 104,276,000 it9,927 OOO 14 ye ars and over ...•••.•.• J 96,282,000 45,890,000 18 years and over •••.•••.•• 91,30/1.,000 43,708,000 21 years and over ..•••••••• 31.1 30.7 Median age •••••••••
JULY 1, 1954
All~es •....••..•..••• ~~~~~~~1_~~~~~~_.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~~_2~~.~~,~.~~~~~~-~!~~~~~~~~ Under 5 years ••• ~ •.••.•.••• .5 to 9 years ••••••.••••••• 10 to 14 years ...... 15 to 19 years ••••.••••••. 20 to 24 year::: •• ~ ••••••••• 25 to 29 yoars ••••••••• ,,·· 3G to 34 yearE1 •••••••• 35 to 39 years •••••••••••• 40 to 4it yearn ••••••.•••.. 484,000 45 to 49 ye8.rs •••••••••••• 410,000 50 to 54 year£.: •••••••••• 3Zl,~ 55 to 59 year::; •••••••.•••• 245,000 60 to ~. years ••••••••.• 179,000 to 69 yea;rs ~ ...... 137,000 70 ,to 7~ yeur~ •••.•••••.• B(),O(J()
75 to 79 yi.'.&r!;; ••••• , •••••• 42 7000 BO to il/i- years ••••.••• 39,000 $5 years ani!. over •.•••••••• 5'14,000 14 to 1'7 yeoJ:s ••..••••.•••. .530,000
18 to 21 years,. ••• 0 •••••••• 6,036,OC{) ].4 years und over •.••.••••• 5,1t62,OOO l8 years and over •••••.••. 5,062,000 21 years and over ••••••• 31.0 2.5.6 Median age •••.•••••• - 15 -
1950 TO 1956--Con. Table 3. __ ESTIMATES OF TIlE CIVILIAN POPULATION OF CONTlNEN1:AL UNITED STATES, BY AGE, COLOR, AND SEX: APRIL 1, 1950, AND JULy 1, Each population estimate has been independently rounded to the (Estimates are based on adJUBted 1950 Census age datB.; Bee text for detniled explanation~ may dif'fe:t.' slightly from the totals shown. M:ldians are nearest thousand, trom figures computed to the last digit; hence 1 the sums of parts shown based on unrounded absolute numbers) ------. ------Nonwhi.te AD. classes White ----, ---.------.-- Age and date ------Total Male Female l'otnl Male Felnale Total --~---.- -.-~------
JULY 1, 1953
All ages •••••••••••••••• ~,046,OOO Under :5 yeBJ"'B ••••• •••••••••• 17J4·~'t7 ,000 .5 to 9 15 ,5OJ ,000 10M ...... 12; 1t'36 J 000 15 to 19 ...... lO,3t!//,OOO 20 to 2/+ years .••.••• ~ •••••. 8,999,000 25 to 29 yeal'B ••••. ~~ ••••••• 11,608,000 30 ·to 3~· years ••••.••••••••• 11,900,000 35 to 39 yeaxs •••••.• ~ •••.• , 11, 266} 000 40 to M years .•.••••••••••• 10,850,000 934,000 9,6/tZ,OOO 45 to 49 year8 •••••••••• i',. •• 803,000 e,557,000 5(1 to 54 years .••.•.•••••••• 624,000 '1,641,000 55 to 59 years ...... 4'14,000 60 to 64 years .••••••••.•••• 6,1+61,000 5,1£t8.,OOO 353,000 6~) to 69 yea:rs ••••••••.•.•.• 261+,000 0 3,850,000 7(1 to 74 yeurs •.•••••••••• ~ 1;';,000 2,337,000 75 to,79 ,years ••••.••••••••• 79,000 1,246,000 80 to S4 years ••••••••.••••• 63,000 85 years: and over ••••••••••• 706,000 7;714,000 3, 9l1, 000 '3,803,000 1,125,000 563,000 562,000 14 to ].7 yea:rs ••••••••••.•• ~ 8,839,000 4,tI:74,000 4,365,000 3,669,000 901,000 37/.,000 528,000 18 to 21 years .•••••.•••..•• 6,993,000 2,79'1,000 4,197j OOO 6,092,000 2,423,000 1~8j528,OOO 53,145,000 11,225,000 5,278,000 ,5,947,000 14 years and over ~ •••••••••• 112,898,000 53,805,000 59,093,000 101,673,000 49,342,000 10,100,000 4,71/+,000 5,385,000 18 years and over ••••••••••• 101,} 059, 000 49,331,000 54,'127,000 93,959,000 4/+,617,000 46}615,OOO 9 ,A,10~OOO 4,419,000 4,991,000 2]. years and over ••••••••••• 98,725,000 47,120,000 51,606,000 89,316,000 42,701,000 31.3 31.2 31.3 25.6 25.4 25.8 Median age ~ •.•••••••. years •• 30.7 30.6 30.7
JULy 1, 1952 70,401,000 16,333,000 7,856,000 8,476,000 All ages ••••••••.••.•••. 153,36(,000 74,489,000 78,878,000 66,.632,.000 2,233,000 1,120,000 1,113,000 Under 5 years •.••••••••••••• 17,159,000 8,7..'(2,000 8/+17,000 7,622,000 7,304,000 6,720.,000 6,420,000 l,795}OOO 899,000 896,000 5 to 9 years ••••.• , •••••.••• 14.1~jJ6,OOO 7}6l9,OOO 7,317,000 5,040,000 l,/t 92,00O 7M>,000 746,000 10 to 14 years •.•••••••••••• 11,777,000 5,991,Ooq 5,'185,000 5,245,000 4,585,000 1,289,000 621,000 668,000 15 to 19, years ••••••••.••••• 10,152,000 4 ... e98,OOO 5,253,000 4,277,000 3,;~6,OOO 4,955,000 1,135,000 45.5,000 680,000 20 to 24 years •••••••••.•.•• 9,.296,000 3,661,000 5~635,OOO 5,499,000 1,292,000 585,000 706,000 25 to 29 years ••.••••••••••• lJ.,694,000 5,41l9,000 6,205,000 4,903,000 5,1,59,000 1,201,000 55? ,000 644,000 30 to 34 yea:rs ••.••••••••••• 11,661,000 5,558,000 6,103,000 5,001,000 5,194,000 1,158,000 540,000 619,000 35 to 39 yeu"'s ...... 11,258,000 5,;';5,000 5,813,000 4,905,000 4,710,000 4,859,000 1,079,000 518:,000 561,000 40 to 44 years ••• ~ .••• ~~.~~. 10,648,000 5,228,000 5,420,000' 455,000 469,000 9,A-44,OOO 4,760,000 8,;'19,000 4.,228,000 4,291,000 925,000 45 to 49 years ••••••• ~ ••••• , 1,,683 ,000 390,000 394,000 50 to 51, years •••• _ •• _ •••••• 8,471,000 4,1ge,OOO I 4,273,000 7,687,000 3,80?,OOO 3,880,000 784,000 6}92/+,OOO 3,424,000 3,500,000 607,000 30:;,000 302,000 55 to .59 yea.rs ••.•• ~ ••••••• , 7,531,000 3,729,000 3,802,000 464,000 233,000 231,000 6,34.6,000 3.11/+5 ,000 3,?..oo,OOO 5,8el,OOO 2,912,000 2,970,000 60 to 64 yeaxs ••• ~ •••••••••• 350,000 175,000 175,000 5,123,000 2,487,000 2,636,000 4,773,000 2,312,000 2,461,000 65 to 69 year,s ••••.••••••••• 126,000 130,000 3,721,000 1,750,000 1,971,000 3,46.5,000 1,624,000 1,8/~1,OOO 256,000 70 to 74 years •.•••••••••••• 137,000 69,000 68,000 75 79 2,265,000 1.~O46,OOO 1,220,000 2,129,01l0 977,000 1,151,000 to years ••••••••.••••• 78,000 38,000 40,000 80 to 84 years ••••••••.• ; ••• 1,218,000 5/+3,000 675,000 1,140,000 .505}OOO 635,000 611,000 252,000 358,000 58,000 25,000 33,000 85 years and over ••• ~ ••.•••• 669,000 277,000 392,000 3,74$,000 1,100,000 548,000 552,000 14 to 17 years ••••••••••...• 8,6$1,000 l'y3$0,000 ~,300,OOO 7,581 ... 000 3,832,000 3,718,000 931,000 406,000 525,000 18 to 21 years •••••••• '.' •••• 7,216,000 2,9'73,000 /+,243,000 6,285,000 2,567,000 11,101,000 5,237,000 5,864,000 14 years and over ••••••••••• 111,750 ,000 53,.285,000 5$.$465,000 100 ,649 ,000 48,049,000 52.,.601,000 9.3,069,000 41.,216,000 48,852,000 10,001,000 A" 689, 000 5,312,000 18 years and over ••.• * •••••• ].03,070,000 !~8, 905 ,000 54,165,000 9,292,000 4,373,000 4,920,000 21 yea:t's and over ••••••••••• 97,609,000 46,577,000 51,032,000 88,Jl7,000 42,204,000 1t,6,112,OPO 31.3 31.3 31.3 25.9 25.? 26.0 Med1.an age ••••. " •• , ~ .years •• 30.7 30.8 30.7
JULY 1, 1951 77,4.96,000 135, lOG, 000 65,893,000 69,213,000 15,976,000 7,693,000 8,283,000 All ages ••••••••• p •••••• 151,mll,000 73,585,000 ---- 1,078,000 17,223,000 8,776,000 B,M~7,OOO 15,060,000 7,691,000 7 ... 369}O00 2,163,000 IJ08~,OOO Under 5 years ...... ~ ••••••• 1,672,000 836,000 836,000 5 to 9 years •••••••••••. , ••• 13,670,000 6,963,000 6,707,000 11,998,000 6,127,000 5,871,000 1,45.2,000 726,000 726,000 10 to 1.4 years ...... 11,380,000 5,787,000 5,5?~j,OOO 9,928,000 5,061,000 4,867,000 4,908,000 5,2/,9,000 8,883,000 4,299,000 4,584,000 1,273,000 609,000 664,000 15 to 19 years, '" 0 ••••••••• 10,156,000 8,623.000 3,560,000 5,063,000 1,161,000 474,000 687,000 20 to 24 yellrs •••••• o •• ~ ••• " 9,783,000 4.,03i.,000 .5} 71+9,000 1,294,000 592,000 703,000 25 ,to 2!) years ...... 11,792,000 5,540,000 6,252,000 10,..'~9B,OOO 4,948,000 5,550,000 10,29;~,OOO 4,926,000 5,366,000 1,165,000 538,000 627,000 30 to 3!+ yearfJ •.•••••• ~ ••••• 11 .. 4.57,000 5,461.,000 5,99.3,000 10,068,000 4,902,000 5,166,000 1,174,000 5A,7,000 626,000 35 to 30 years ...... c 11,21... 2, 000 5,449,000 5,79:2,000 1"1",635,000 4,752,000 1,043,000 505,000 539,000 tiC to ~4 years ...... I(), 431, ODO 5,140,000 5,291,000 9,388,000 915,000 1,51,000 4-~"OOO 045 ·to 1+9 yoars ...... 9, 26/t,OOO 4,605,000 4,659,000 8}3Lt9,00O 4,154,000 4,195,000 76/1-,000 3B2}OOO 381.,000 50 t.o 54 years ...... 8,391,000 A.,]B),OOO 4 .. 222,000 '7,627,000 3,787,000 3,840j OOO 3,391,000 3,~.3/"t,OOO 591,000 298,000 293,000 55 to 59 yeaxs ••••.•••••••• ~ 7,416,000 3,689,000 3,727,000 6,825,000 2,877,000 2,900,000 455;000 230,000 225,000 60 to 64 years •••.•• ~.~ ••• ~. 6,233,000 3,108,000 3,1;~:'),OOO 5,778,000 J 2,276,000 2,426,000 347,000 rllt,OOO 174,000 6!> to 69 yearc ...... "' .• ~ ... ~ 5,OLt9,OOO 2,450,000 2j 59S,OOO It, 702 000 1,.574,000 1,'760,000 241t,OOO 121,000 123,000 70 to 74 yea:r£ ••.••• ~~ .••••• .3,578,000 1,695,000 1,8fU,000 3,333,000 955,000 1,11'7,000 132,000 67,000 6.?,OOO 75 ·to 79 yea:rs •••• ~.~.".+ 2,204,000 1,O21}OOO 1,1B;~,OOO 2,.072,000 ... 617,000 77,000 37,000 40,000 80 to 84 years ••••• "" ••••• ~. 1,187,000 530,000 657,000 1,110,000 493,000 235,000 338,000 52,000 22,000 30,000 85 yeaes and over •••• ~ •.••• ~ 626,000 25'1,000 369,000 5'13,000 3,751,000 3,671,000 1,066,000 527,000 539,000 J.4 to 17 years. ~ •••••• , •.••• 8,489,000 4,278,000 4.,211,000 7,!~23,OOO 3, 80lt, 000 934,000 ';03,000 530,000 18 to 21 years~ ...... ~~ 7,485,000 3,150,000 4,334j OOO 6,551}OOO 2,747,000 47,973,000 52,036,000 10,96.3,000 .5 }183,OOO 5,'180,000 14 years and over ~ •••••••••• ].10,972,000 5."3,156,000 57,816,000 100,009,000 4,656,000 5}241,00O 18 years and over •.••••••.•• 102,483,000 /1"$,877,000 53,606}000 92,586,000 ;';,222,000 48,365,000 9,897,000 4,338,000 4,846,000 21 years and over ...... 96,796,000 46,403,000 50,39/, .• 000 87,6D,OOO 1..2,065,000 45,548,000 9,184,000 31.3 31.2 26.0 26.0 26.l Median age •• ~ •.••.••• years .• 30.7 30.7 30.6 31.2 - 16 -
Tabl.e 3. __ ESTIMATES OF THE CIVILIAN POPULATION OF CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, BY AGE, COWR, AND SF.J[: APRIL 1, 1950, AND JlJLY 1, 1950 to 1956--Gon.
age data; see text for detailed explanation. Each popula"tion estimate has been :i.ndependently rounded to the (EstilIl!):t;es are based on a.djusted 1950 Census may differ slightly from the totals shown. Medians are nearest thousand from figures compu'ted to the last digit; hence, the sums of parts shown based on unrounded absolute numbers)
Nonwhite All classes White ----- .-"-~------Age and date ------Female Female Total Male Female Total Male 'fotal ------Male
JULY 1, 1950
..J::"), 757 y 0Q9_ ~~?,OOO Jl,289,O[)O Al} ageS~"'6' •• ~ .... ~~;> "."I-====:::-1+--" 1,005,000 B,317,CJOO Undor 5 yeal's." •• 0 ••••••••• " 80'1,000 6,'167,000 5 to 9 years~.o~* .. ~~."o.~~ .. '116,000 5,671,000 10 to 1/, years" ••••••••••• •• 611r,OOO 5, l;Yt, 000 15 to 19 yenra ••• ".e •••••••• 577,000 5,229,000 20 to 24 year6' ...... ~.~ •• ee~~ 610,000 5,776,000 25 to 29 yeal's.~ ••••••••• ~ •• 536,000 5,/t8? ,000 30 to 34 years ••• ~ ••• &~ •••• • 5St ,000 5,."'.55,000 35 to 39 years$$ ••••• ~ ••••• • 497,000 40 ·to /t-It yearG •••••••• ~._.~. 5,062,000 1:.57,000 4,531,000 45 to It 9 years ••••• ~ •• " •• " ... 9,096,000 36$,000 50 to 51., yearH •••••• ~. , ••••• 8,291,000 4,13::,000 287,000 3,6/+S',OOO .'55 to 59 years •• ~ .... ~ ...... 7,297,000 220,000 . 60 to 64 years ...... 6,123,000 3,065,000 ].'71,000 65 to 69 ycaro •••• " .. " ••••••• 4,952,000 2,1+0(',000 117,000 '10 to 7/+ years ...... " •• " ... 3,444,000 1,642,000 63,000 75 to 79 yc·ars •••••••••••••• 2,14A,OOO 999,000 40,000 80 ·to 84 years~ ••••••••••••• 1,158,000 518,000 27,000 85 years and over ••••• ~ .•••• 588,000 24;,000 3,722,000 532,000 14 t,o 17 .)Yenrs •• " ...... 8,411,000 {+,237,000 l"t, l'71tj 000 7,365,000 3,492,000 539,000 18 to 21 years ...... 8,394,000 3,956,000 4,439,000 7,392,000 5,705,000 57,182,000 100,614,000 49,136,000 lIt years and over'." ••••••••• 111, 597 , 000 5';" 41L~, 000 5,173,000 9.3,250,000 1~5, Id4, 000 18 years and over •••• ~ •••••• 103,185,000 50,177,000 53,00$,000 42,809,000 4,772,000 21 years and over ...... " •• 96,934,000 L.7,221,000 49,713,000 87,750,000 26.2 30.6 30.9 30.6 26.1 25.9 MediaD. age .... " •• ~ •••• yea!'H". 30.4 30.1
APRIL 1, 19;0 66,1.58,000 67,796,000 15,681,000 7,631,000 8,050,000 All ages...... M.9-,-,6"3_4.:-,,,-0,-00--l+-"-'_:":.73,789,000 133,953,000 992,000 98'1,000 $,236,.000 14,185,000 7,244,000 1,979,000 799,000 $04,000 6,71?,OOO 11,:59'7,000 5,91.5,000 1,603,000 1,42),000 716,000 709,000 5,66O,000 9,69),000 1j-,9M),OOO 9,140,000 4,49'7,000 1,2'70,000 61O,000 660,000 5,107,000 ' 1,276,000 577,000 699,000 5,239,000 9,833,000 4,662,000 10,742,000 5,170,000 1,304,000 609,000 695,000 5,779,000 534,000 616,000 5,470,000 10,209,000 1,,936,000 1,151,000 9,988,000 I.,$S? ,000 1,183,000 557,000 626,000 5,414,000 495,000 517,000 .5,03$,000 9,1:59,000 4,544,000 1,012,000 - 17 -
Table 4. _PERCENT DISTRIBUTION BY AGE OF THE EST1MA.TED TOTAL POPlJ:tATION OF CONTINENTAL UNITED STATF,s INCLUDING ARMED FORCES OVll'RSEAS, BY COLOR AND SEX: JULy 1, 1956, AND APRIL 1, 1950
on adjusted census age data; see text for dete.l.led explanation)
All classes Age and date Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male
JULy 1, 1956 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 All ages ...... e--____"_o_O;...0--ll ___l?_o_.O ____ 100.<::.. ___-II-~ ____ -+------+-----11-._---_._------H.l 11.4 10.8 10.8 11.1 10.5 13.~ 14.2 13.5 Under 5 yeflrS~~ .. ~.4~ ..... ~e".$ ... ~ 10.7 11.1 10.4 10.5 10.8 10.2 .' 13.3 12.6 5 to 9 years~<- ...... "o ...... ,,~""" .. .. 8.2 8./, 7.9 8.0 8.3 7.8 9.3 B.9 10 to 14 year6e ...... " •• " ..... " .. " .. 6.7 6.8 6.5 7.9 8.1 7.'1 15 to 19 yeurs_ ...... 6.8 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.2 7.1 7.2 7.1 20 to 24 years ...... 6.9 6.9 6.8 7.1 6.9 7.4 6.9 6.9 6.9 25 to 29 years .. " .. ~ .. " ...... 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.2 6.9 7.5 7.1+ 7.3 7ti5 30 to 34 years ...... •• .. 7.1 7.0 7.1 6.4 6.1 6.<; 7.0 6.9 7.1 :55 to 39 years ...... ~ ... ~ ...... ~ ..... 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.3 6.0 6.5 40 to 44· years ...... •••• 6.2 5.4 5.5 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 45 to 49 years~ .. ~ ...... ~ .. ·q.· 5,,1.. 5 .. 5 4.7 4.6 5~3 5.3 5.4 5.4 50 to 5i~ years ...... ~ ...... 0 ...... ~ .... " 4.9 3.8 3.7 1+& 7 /"rc7 4.B 4.8 'hS 5:- to 59 years"." ...... ~ ••• ~ Ih3 2.8 2.8 A·o1 Ito 2 4.1 60 to 64 years ...... _ ...... 4.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 3.1 3.3 3.A· 3.3 3.5 65 to 69 years ...... " ...... 3.2 2.8 1.4 1.5 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.4 70 to 74 years ...... 1.7 1.5 loB 1.0 1.0 75 to 79 years ...... 1.6 1.4 1.7 0.5 0,,5 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.0 80 to 84 years ...... 0.8 0.'1 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 $5 years and ovel' ...... ~ ...... ~ ..... " .. 0.5
APRIL 1, 1950 (CENSUS)
ill qu ••••••••••••••••••• ~_~l-00~.;..O~ __;..I;..OO;...;..O~--;..lO~O~.-O~ __;..1~OO;...-O~-_;..10~0~.;..0~---1~00~.;..O~---~1-00~.;..0~--~I~OO~.~O~ __~lO~O~~ 10.7 10.9 10.4 10.5 lO.7 10.2 12.5 12.8 12.3 Under 5 years ...... " ...... "•• 8.7 8.9 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.4 10.2 10.3 10.0 5 to 9 years ...... 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.0 9.0 9.3 8.8 10 to 14· years ...... 7.1 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.1 6.8 8.2 8.2 8.2 15 to 19 years ...... • 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.6 8.3 8.0 8.7 20 to 24 years ...... 8.2 8.0 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.1 8.6 25 to 29 years ...... " ...... 7.7 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.8 7.4 7.1 7.7 30 to 3~· years ...... 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.8 35 to 39 years ...... ~ ...... 6.8 6.$ 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.4 6.4· 6.4 40 to 44 years ...... • 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.7 45 to 49 years ...... 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 4.7 4.8 4.5 50 to 54 years ...... • 5.5 4.9 5.0 4.9 3.6 3.B 3.5 4.B 4.8 4.8 55 to 59 yearsl ••• o •••••••••• ~~ 4.2 4.2 1+.2 2.B 2.9 2.7 60 to 64 yearsl ...... 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 65 to 69 yearsl ...... ~ ..... o ...... 3.3 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 70 to 74 years ...... 2.3 1.5 1.4 1.6 O.B 0.8 O.B 1.3 1.5 75 to 79 years ...... 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 80 to 84 years ...... 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 85 years and over ...... o .. o.o .. ~. 0.4 0.3
1 Based on figures for uNonwhite1J~ and !tAll classes" adjusted for the misreporting of age of nonwhite persons in the census; see text tor explanation.