1930

About the 1930 census

Highlights

• 15th decennial census
• US population: 122,775,046
• California population: 5,677,251
• Mexicans are given a separate classification in the census returns for the first time in 1930, having been included for the most part with the white population at prior censuses

Questions asked

Address; name; relationship to head of family; sex; race; age; marital status; age at first marriage; home owned or rented; value or monthly rental; radio set; whether family lives on a farm; school attendance; literacy; place of birth of person and parents; if foreign born , language spoken in home before coming to U.S; year of immigration; naturalization; ability to speak English; occupation, industry, and class of worker; whether at work previous day (or last regular working day); veteran status ; for Indians, whether of full or mixed blood, and tribal affiliation. Supplemental schedules for gainful workers not at work on the day preceding the enumeration; blind and deaf-mutes.

For more information:

• Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000 Census Bureau.
• Population and Housing Items on the General Census Schedules 1790 - 2000 from U Mich.