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Table 4.1: Families by Race and Educational Attainment for All Households

Family Type	Number of Families (in thousands)	Educational Attainment of Householder (in thousands)
Family Type	Number of Families (in thousands)	Less than 9th Grade	Some High School	High School Graduate	Some College	College Graduate or Higher
All Families of Four
Married, 2 Children	10,274	339	652	3,015	2,856	3,412
Female-Headed, 3 Children	2,459	92	384	933	747	303
Male-Headed, 3 Children	484	29	81	167	110	97
Total, All Families of Four	13,217	460	1,117	4,115	3,713	3,812

White
Married, 2 Children	8,969	305	590	2,612	2,474	2,988
Female-Headed, 3 Children	1,548	56	226	579	448	239
Male-Headed, 3 Children	399	24	68	145	82	80
Total, White Families of Four	10,916	385	884	3,336	3,004	3,307

Black
Married, 2 Children	754	7	49	271	271	156
Female-Headed, 3 Children	808	26	143	324	265	50
Total, Black Families of Four	1,562	33	192	595	536	206

Hispanic
Married, 2 Children	1,276	258	232	348	278	160
Female-Headed, 3 Children	349	47	98	97	88	19
Total, Hispanic Families of Four	1,625	305	330	445	366	179

Source: Table F2, March Current Population Survey, 2000 Bureau of the Census
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/p20-537/2000/tabF2.txt

Note: Hispanics may be of any race.

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