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Table 4.4: Families by Race and Educational Attainment for Householders Age 15 to 45

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	8,166	247	585	2,561	2,340	2,433
Female-Headed, 3 Children	860	58	186	299	264	54
Male-Headed, 3 Children	111	7	9	48	23	24
Total, All Families of Four	9,137	312	780	2,908	2,627	2,511

White
Married, 2 Children	7,183	224	533	2,260	2,022	2,144
Female-Headed, 3 Children	502	44	96	163	157	42
Male-Headed, 3 Children	100	7	9	44	16	24
Total, White Families of Four	7,785	275	638	2,467	2,195	2,210

Black
Married, 2 Children	606	7	41	217	234	107
Female-Headed, 3 Children	320	7	81	123	97	12
Total, Black Families of Four	926	14	122	340	331	119

Hispanic
Married, 2 Children	1,086	193	217	312	237	127
Female-Headed, 3 Children	318	35	95	87	84	17
Total, Hispanic Families of Four	1,404	228	312	399	321	144

Source: Table F3, March Current Population Survey, 2000 Bureau of the Census
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/p20-537/2000/tabF3.txt

Note: Hispanics may be of any race.

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