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Documentation from the U.S. Census Bureau 1990 Census STF3A CD-ROM (ASCII files): doc.zip (279KB)
(Note: Some fields may not be present in some data files)
1990 Census
STF3A file
Summary levels:
050: County
140: Census Tracts
150: Census Block Groups
STF 3B - ZIP code file
Summary levels:
800: ZIP Code 800
820: ZIP Code--State-County
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Field Names and Descriptions
SUMLEV Summary Level (see above)
STATEFP State (2-digit FIPS code), e.g., "01"
CNTY County (3-digits FIPS code), e.g., "001"
TRACTBNA Census Tract / Block Numbering Area number, e.g., "0201" or "010701"
BLCKGR Block Group number, e.g. "1"
ZIPCODE 1990 Zip code (5-digit)
H0010001 Housing Units: Total
H0040001 Occupancy Status: Occupied
H0040002 Occupancy Status: Vacant
H0080001 Tenure: Owner occupied
H0080002 Tenure: Renter occupied
H0250001 Year structure built: 1989-March 1990
H0250002 Year structure built: 1985-1988
H0250003 Year structure built: 1980-1984
H0250004 Year structure built: 1970-1979
H0250005 Year structure built: 1960-1969
H0250006 Year structure built: 1950-1959
H0250007 Year structure built: 1940-1949
H0250008 Year structure built: 1939 or earlier
H061A001 Median value: Median value
P0010001 Persons: Total
P0050001 Households: Total
P0060001 Urban and rural: Inside urbanized area
P0060002 Urban and rural: Outside urbanized area
P0060003 Urban and rural: Farm
P0060004 Urban and rural: Nonfarm
P0100001 Persons of Hispanic origin: Total
P0120001 Hispanic Origin by race: Not of Hispanic origin - White
P0120002 Hispanic Origin by race: Not of Hispanic origin - Black
P0120003 Hispanic Origin by race: Not of Hispanic origin - American
Indian, Eskimo
P0120004 Hispanic Origin by race: Not of Hispanic origin - Asian or
Pacific islander
P0120005 Hispanic Origin by race: Not of Hispanic origin - Other race
P0130001 Age: Under 1 year
P0130002 Age: 1 and 2 years
P0130003 Age: 3 and 4 years
P0130004 Age: 5 years
P0190005 Household type: Female householder, no husband present, with own
children under 18
P0190007 Nonfamily household
P0230001 Children under 3 years -- Married couple family
P0230002 Children 3-4 years -- Married couple family
P0230003 Children 5 years -- Married couple family
P0230008 Children under 3 years -- Male head of household -- No wife
present
P0230009 Children 3-4 years -- Male head of household -- No wife present
P0230010 Children 5 years -- Male head of household -- No wife present
P0230015 Children under 3 years -- Female head of household -- No husband
present
P0230016 Children 3-4 years -- Female head of household -- No husband
present
P0230017 Children 5 years -- Female head of household -- No husband
present
P0290001 Households speaking English
P0290002 Households speaking Spanish -- Linguistically isolated
P0290003 Households speaking Spanish -- Not linguistically isolated
P0290004 Households speaking Asian/Pacific language -- Linguistically
isolated
P0290005 Households speaking Asian/Pacific language -- Not linguistically
isolated
P0290006 Households speaking other language -- Linguistically isolated
P0290007 Households speaking other language -- Not linguistically
isolated
P0570001 Persons 25 years and older: Less than 9th grade
P0570002 Persons 25 years and older: 9th - 12th grade, no diploma
P0570003 Persons 25 years and older: High school graduate
P0570004 Persons 25 years and older: Some college, no degree
P0570005 Persons 25 years and older: Associate degree
P0570006 Persons 25 years and older: Bachelors degree
P0570007 Persons 25 years and older: Graduate or professional degree
P0600001 Persons 18 years and older: Less than 9th grade
P0600002 Persons 18 years and older: 9th - 12th grade, no diploma
P0600003 Persons 18 years and older: High school graduate
P0600004 Persons 18 years and older: Some college, no degree
P0600005 Persons 18 years and older: Associate degree
P0600006 Persons 18 years and older: Bachelors degree
P0600007 Persons 18 years and older: Graduate or professional degree
P080A001 Household Income in 1989: Median
P1170001 Poverty status in 1989 by age: Above poverty level - Under 5
years
P1170002 Poverty status in 1989 by age: Above poverty level - 5 years
P1170013 Poverty status in 1989 by age: Below poverty level - Under 5
years
P1170014 Poverty status in 1989 by age: Below poverty level - 5 years
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Additional fields: Additional fields were created with
Microsoft Access 97. Some percentages may be blank because of division by zero.
FIPS 5-digit State/County FIPS code
= [STATEFP] & [CNTY]
STATE_NAME State name
CNTY_NAME County name
TRACT Census tract, e.g. "010010201.00"
= [STATEFP] & [CNTY] & Left([TRACTBNA],4) & "." & Mid([TRACTBNA]
& "00",5,2)
where
STATEFP: 2-digit State FIPS code
CNTY: 3-digit County FIPS code
TRACTBNA: Census Tract / Block Numbering Area number
BLOCK Block Group, e.g. "010010201.00:1"
= [STATEFP] & [CNTY] & Left([TRACTBNA],4) & "." & Mid([TRACTBNA]
& "00",5,2) & ":" & [BLCKGR]
where
STATEFP: 2-digit State FIPS code
CNTY: 3-digit County FIPS code
TRACTBNA: Census Tract / Block Numbering Area number
BLCKGR: Census Block Group number
H008X1P Percent Renter occupied among occupied housing
= 100 * [H0080002] / ([H0080001] + [H0080002])
where
H0080001: Owner occupied
H0080002: Renter occupied
H025X1 Number Houses built before 1950
= [H0250007] + [H0250008]
where
H0250007: Houses built 1940-49
H0240008: Houses built before 1939
H025X1P Percent Houses built before 1950
= 100 * ([H0250007] + [H0250008]) / [H0010001]
where
H0250007: Houses built 1940-49
H0240008: Houses built before 1939
H0010001: Total number of houses
P006X1P Percent of Persons Inside Urbanized area
= 100 * [P0060001] / [P0010001]
where
P0060001: Urban: Inside urbanized area
P0010001: Total population
P006X2 Persons: Urban
= [P0060001] + [P0060002]
where
P0060001: Urban: Inside urbanized area
P0060002: Urban: Outside urbanized area
P006X2P Percent Persons: Urban
= 100 * ([P0060001] + [P0060002]) / [P0010001]
where
P0060001: Urban: Inside urbanized area
P0060002: Urban: Outside urbanized area
P0010001: Total population
P010X1P Percent persons of Hispanic origin
= 100 * [P0100001] / [P0010001]
where
P0100001: Total persons of Hispanic origin
P0010001: Total population
P012X1 Number non-white and not of Hispanic origin
= [P0120002] + [P0120003] + [P0120004] + [P0120005]
where
P0120002: Black, not of Hispanic origin
P0120003: American Indian, Eskimo, not Hispanic
P0120004: Asian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic
P0120005: Other race, not Hispanic
P012X1P Percent non-white and not of Hispanic origin
= 100 * ([P0120002] + [P0120003] + [P0120004] + [P0120005]) / [P0010001]
where
P0120002: Black, not of Hispanic origin
P0120003: American Indian, Eskimo, not Hispanic
P0120004: Asian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic
P0120005: Other race, not Hispanic
P0010001: Total population
P013X1 Number of Children Under 6 Years
= [P0130001] + [P0130002] + [P0130003] + [P0130004]
where
P0130001: Under 1 year
P0130002: 1-2 years
P0130003: 3-4 years
P0130004: 5 years
P013X1P Percent of Children Under 6 Years
= 100 * ([P0130001] + [P0130002] + [P0130003] + [P0130004]) / [P0010001]
where
P0130001: Under 1 year
P0130002: 1-2 years
P0130003: 3-4 years
P0130004: 5 years
P0010001: Total population
P013X2 Number of Children 3-5 Years
= [P0130003] + [P0130004]
where P0130003 Age: 3 and 4 years
P0130004 Age: 5 years
P019X1P Percent Female householder, no husband present with children
under 18 years
= 100 * [P0190005] / ([P0050001] - [P0190007])
where
P0190005: Female householder, no husband present, with children under 18 years
P0050001: Total households
P0190007: Non-households
P023X1 Children under 6 years in families with Female householder, no
husband present
= [P0230015] + [P0230016] + [P0230017]
where
P0230015 Children under 3 years -- Female head of household -- No husband present
P0230016 Children 3-4 years -- Female head of household -- No husband present
P0230017 Children 5 years -- Female head of household -- No husband present
P023X1P Percent Children under 6 years in families with Female
householder, no husband present
= 100 * ( [P0230015] + [P0230016] + [P0230017] ) / ( [P0230001] + [P0230002] + [P0230003]
+ [P0230008] + [P0230009] + [P0230010] + [P0230015] + [P0230016] + [P0230017] )
where
P0230001 Children under 3 years -- Married couple family
P0230002 Children 3-4 years -- Married couple family
P0230003 Children 5 years -- Married couple family
P0230008 Children under 3 years -- Male head of household -- No wife present
P0230009 Children 3-4 years -- Male head of household -- No wife present
P0230010 Children 5 years -- Male head of household -- No wife present
P0230015 Children under 3 years -- Female head of household -- No husband present
P0230016 Children 3-4 years -- Female head of household -- No husband present
P0230017 Children 5 years -- Female head of household -- No husband present
P029X1 Households speaking foreign language - Linguistically isolated
= [P0290002] + [P0290004] + [P0290006]
where
P0290002 Households speaking Spanish -- Linguistically isolated
P0290004 Households speaking Asian/Pacific language -- Linguistically isolated
P0290006 Households speaking other language -- Linguistically isolated
P029X1P Percent households speaking foreign language - Linguistically
isolated
= 100 * ( [P0290002] + [P0290004] + [P0290006] ) / ( [P0290001] + [P0290002] + [P0290003]
+ [P0290004] + [P0290005] + [P0290006] + [P0290007] )
where
P0290001 Households speaking English
P0290002 Households speaking Spanish -- Linguistically isolated
P0290003 Households speaking Spanish -- Not linguistically isolated
P0290004 Households speaking Asian/Pacific language -- Linguistically isolated
P0290005 Households speaking Asian/Pacific language -- Not linguistically isolated
P0290006 Households speaking other language -- Linguistically isolated
P0290007 Households speaking other language -- Not linguistically isolated
P057X1 Number non-high school graduate for persons 25 years or older
= [P0570001] + [P0570002]
where
P0570001: Persons 25 years and older -- Less than 9th grade
P0570002: Persons 25 years and older -- 9th - 12th grade
P057X1P Percent non-high school graduate for persons 25 years and older
= 100 * ( [P0570001] + [P0570002] ) / ( [P0570001] + [P0570002] + ... + [P0570007] )
where
P0570001: Persons 25 years and older -- Less than 9th grade
P0570002: Persons 25 years and older -- 9th - 12th grade
P0570003: Persons 25 years and older -- High school graduate
P0570004: Persons 25 years and older -- Some college
P0570005: Persons 25 years and older -- Associate degree
P0570006: Persons 25 years and older -- Bachelor's degree
P0570007: Persons 25 years and older -- Graduate or professional degree
P060X1 Number non-high school graduate for persons over 18 years
= [P0600001] + [P0600002]
where
P0600001: Persons over 18 years -- Less than 9th grade
P0600002: Persons over 18 years -- 9th - 12th grade
P060X1P Percent non-high school graduate for persons over 18 years
= 100 * ( [P0600001] + [P0600002] ) / ( [P0600001] + [P0600002] + ... + [P0600007] )
where
P0600001: Persons over 18 years -- Less than 9th grade
P0600002: Persons over 18 years -- 9th - 12th grade
P0600003: Persons over 18 years -- High school graduate
P0600004: Persons over 18 years -- Some college
P0600005: Persons over 18 years -- Associate degree
P0600006: Persons over 18 years -- Bachelor's degree
P0600007: Persons over 18 years -- Graduate or professional degree
P117X1 Number of children under 6 years below poverty level in 1989
= [P1170013] + [P1170014]
where
P1170013 Poverty status in 1989 by age: Below poverty level - Under 5 years
P1170014 Poverty status in 1989 by age: Below poverty level - 5 years
P117X1P Percent children under 6 years below poverty level in 1989
= 100 * ([P1170013] + [P1170014]) / ([P1170001] + [P1170002] + [P1170013] + [P1170014])
where
P1170001 Poverty status in 1989 by age: Above poverty level - Under 5 years
P1170002 Poverty status in 1989 by age: Above poverty level - 5 years
P1170013 Poverty status in 1989 by age: Below poverty level - Under 5 years
P1170014 Poverty status in 1989 by age: Below poverty level - 5 years
Additional Resources for 1990 Census Data (STF3A & B) from the U.S. Census Bureau
1990 Census Lookup and documentation for STF3A and STF3B CD-ROM files
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Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention Program
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