LibGuides: Census Research Guide: 1960

About the 1960 Census

Census Bureau's "By Decade" website

Includes a variety of publications, questionnaires, datasets, and more

1960

Highlights

18th decennial census
US population: 179,323,175
California population: 15,717,204

Questions asked (see questionnaire)

Information obtained from all persons: Address; name; relationship to head of household; sex; race; month and year of birth; marital status.

Information obtained from 25-percent sample: Whether residence is on farm; place of birth; if foreign born, language spoken in home before coming to U.S.; country of birth of parents; length of residence at present address; state, county and city or town of residence 5 years ago; educational attainment; school or college attendance, and whether public or private school; whether married more than once and date of first marriage; for women ever married, number of children ever born; employment status; hours worked in week preceding enumeration; year last worked; occupation, industry, and class of worker; place of work-which city or town (and whether in city limits or outside), county, state; means of transportation to work; weeks worked last year; earnings last year from wages and salary, from self-employment; other income last year; veteran status.

Supplemental schedule for Americans overseas.

Statistics

Find all 1960 census publications in the Library.

Key publications:

Print available in the Library	Online access
Census of Population Vol. I: Characteristics of the Population [C 3.223/9:960 v. 1 pt. 1-57]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 1A. Nativity and Parentage. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.1A]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 1B. Persons of Spanish Surname. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt. 1 B]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 1C. Nonwhite Population by Race [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.1C]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 1D. Puerto Ricans in the United States. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.1D]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 1E. Mother Tongue of the Foreign Born. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.1E]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 2A. State of Birth. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.2A]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 2B. Mobility for States and State Economic Areas. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.2B]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 2C. Mobility for Metropolitan Areas. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.2C]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 2D. Lifetime and Recent Migration. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.2D]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 2E. Migration Between State Economic Areas. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.2E]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 3A. Women by Number of Children Ever Born. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.3A]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 3B. Childspacing. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.3B]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 3C. Women by Children under 5 Years Old [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.3C]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 4A. Families. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.4A]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 4B. Persons by Family Characteristics. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.4B]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 4C. Sources and Structure of Family Income. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.4C]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 4D. Age at First Marriage. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.4 D]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 4E. Marital Status [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.4E]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 5A. School Enrollment. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.5A]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 5B. Educational Attainment. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.5B]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 5C. Socioeconomic Status. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.5C]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 6A. Employment Status and Work Experience. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.6A]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 6B. Journey to Work. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.6B]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 6C. Labor Reserve. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.6C]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 7A. Occupational Characteristics. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.7A]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 7B. Occupation by Earnings and Education. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.7B]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 7C. Occupation by Industry. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.7C]	n/a
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 7D. Characteristics of Teachers. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.7D]	n/a
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 7E. Characteristics of Professional Workers. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.7E]	n/a
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 7F. Industrial Characteristics. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.7F]	n/a
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 8A. Inmates of Institutions. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.8A]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 8B. Income of the Elderly Population. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.8B]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. II: Subject Reports 8C. Veterans. [C3.223/10: 960 v. 2 pt.8C]	Census Bureau
Census of Population Vol. III: Selected Area Reports [C3.223/10: 960 v. 3 pt.1A-1E]	Census Bureau
Supplementary Reports PC(S1) [C 3.223/12:960/18,43-45,47-48,50-56]	Census Bureau
Census of Population and Housing: Census Tract Reports [C 3.223/11:960/82 (Los Angeles) and 135-136 (San Diego)]	Census Bureau
Census of Housing:Vol. I: States and Small Areas (9pts) [C 3.224/9:960 v. 1 PT.]	Census Bureau
Census of Housing:Vol. II: Metropolitan Housing (7 pts) [C 3.224/9:960 v.2 PT. 1-7]	Census Bureau
Census of Housing:Vol. III: City Blocks (421 pts) [C 3.224/5:960 v. 3 PT. 1-421]	Census Bureau
Census of Housing:Vol. IV: Components of Inventory Change [C 3.224/6:960/pt.1 A no. 1-18]	Census Bureau
Census of Housing:Vol. V: Residential Finance (2 pts) [C 3.224/9:960 v. 5 PT.1-2]	Census Bureau
Census of Housing:Vol. VI: Rural Housing [C 3.224/9:960 v. 6]	Census Bureau
Census of Housing: Vol. VII: Housing of Senior Citizens [C 3.224/9:960 v. 7]	Census Bureau
Our growing population : United States census of population: 1960 [C 3.223/14:60-1/2]	Census Bureau