Bay Area

Decennial Census Data

1990
TOTAL POPULATION	6,023,577	100%

RACE
White	4,147,971	69%
Black	533,188	9%
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut	39,035	1%
Eskimo	561	0%
Aleut	683	0%
Asian or Pacific Islander	919,279	15%
Asian	887,895	15%
Japanese	79,177	1%
Chinese	330,489	6%
Filipino	257,947	4%
Korean	41,163	1%
Asian Indian	49,960	1%
Vietnamese	84,662	1%
Cambodian	11,483	0%
Hmong	68	0%
Laotian	10,478	0%
Thai	3,730	0%
Other Asian	18,738	0%
Pacific Islander	31,384	1%
Polynesian	21,154	0%
Hawaiian	9,913	0%
Samoan	7,578	0%
Tongan	3,291	0%
Other Polynesian	372	0%
Micronesian -- Guamanian	6,458	0%
Micronesian -- Other	248	0%
Melanesian	2,709	0%
Pacific Islander Not Specified	815	0%
Other Race	384,104	6%
TOTAL HISPANIC	899,243	15%
SEX
Male	2,999,489	50%
Female	3,024,088	50%
AGE
Under 5 years	425,086	7%
5 to 17 years	958,435	16%
18 to 64 years	3,976,156	66%
65 years and over	663,900	11%
Median age	33	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Households	2,250,975	100%
Total families	1,474,257	66%
With own children under 18 years	739,329	33%
Persons per household	2	X
Persons per family	3	X
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Median household income	41,595	X
Median family income	48,532	X
Per capita income	19,716	X
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean minutes traveled to work	25	X
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	3,085,634	100%
Car, truck, or van	2,504,389	81%
Drove alone	2,104,716	68%
Carpooled	399,673	13%
Public transportation	293,581	10%
Bus or trolley bus	182,991	6%
Streetcar or trolley car	13,771	0%
Subway or elevated	75,887	3%
Railroad	14,381	1%
Ferryboat	4,034	0%
Taxicab	2,517	0%
Motorcycle	16,826	1%
Bicycle	32,473	1%
Walked	111,968	4%
Other means	20,311	1%
Working at home	106,086	3%
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Employed	3,111,783	100%