12-16. Households and Average Population Per Household in the
United States and Southeastern States: 1980 and 1990
HOUSEHOLDS (THOUSANDS) AVERAGE POPULATION
PER HOUSEHOLD
April 1, April 1, 1980-90 CHANGE April 1, April 1,
1980 1990 1980 1990
U.S. State Census Census Number Percent Census Census
UNITED STATES 80,390 91,947 11,557 14.4 2.75 2.63
Alabama 1,342 1,507 165 12.3 2.84 2.62
Arkansas 816 891 75 9.2 2.74 2.57
Florida 3,744 5,135 1,391 37.2 2.55 2.46
Georgia 1,872 2,367 495 26.4 2.84 2.66
Kentucky 1,263 1,380 117 9.3 2.82 2.60
Louisiana 1,412 1,499 87 6.2 2.91 2.74
Mississippi 827 911 84 10.2 2.97 2.75
North Carolina 2,043 2,517 474 23.2 2.78 2.54
SOUTH CAROLINA 1,030 1,258 228 22.1 2.93 2.68
Tennessee 1,619 1,854 235 14.5 2.77 2.56
Virginia 1,863 2,292 429 23.0 2.77 2.61
West Virginia 686 689 3 0.4 2.79 2.55
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, General Social & Economic Characteristics,
PC80-1-C1, Table 237; Press Release from 1990 Census Summary Tape File 1A.
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