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General Characteristics - show more >> |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
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Total population |
15,982,378 |
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Male |
7,797,715 |
48.8 |
49.1% |
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Female |
8,184,663 |
51.2 |
50.9% |
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Median age (years) |
38.7 |
(X) |
35.3 |
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Under 5 years |
945,823 |
5.9 |
6.8% |
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18 years and over |
12,336,038 |
77.2 |
74.3% |
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65 years and over |
2,807,597 |
17.6 |
12.4% |
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One race |
15,606,063 |
97.6 |
97.6% |
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White |
12,465,029 |
78.0 |
75.1% |
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Black or African American |
2,335,505 |
14.6 |
12.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native |
53,541 |
0.3 |
0.9% |
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Asian |
266,256 |
1.7 |
3.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
8,625 |
0.1 |
0.1% |
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Some other race |
477,107 |
3.0 |
5.5% |
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Two or more races |
376,315 |
2.4 |
2.4% |
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
2,682,715 |
16.8 |
12.5% |
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Household population |
15,593,433 |
97.6 |
97.2% |
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Group quarters population |
388,945 |
2.4 |
2.8% |
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Average household size |
2.46 |
(X) |
2.59 |
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Average family size |
2.98 |
(X) |
3.14 |
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Total housing units |
7,302,947 |
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Occupied housing units |
6,337,929 |
86.8 |
91.0% |
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Owner-occupied housing units |
4,441,799 |
70.1 |
66.2% |
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Renter-occupied housing units |
1,896,130 |
29.9 |
33.8% |
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Vacant housing units |
965,018 |
13.2 |
9.0% |
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Social Characteristics - show more >> |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
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Population 25 years and over |
11,024,645 |
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High school graduate or higher |
8,804,697 |
79.9 |
80.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher |
2,462,328 |
22.3 |
24.4% |
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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) |
1,875,597 |
15.3 |
12.7% |
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Disability status (population 5 years and over) |
3,274,566 |
22.2 |
19.3% |
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Foreign born |
2,670,828 |
16.7 |
11.1% |
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Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
3,548,756 |
56.9 |
56.7% |
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Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
3,484,042 |
51.9 |
52.1% |
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Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) |
3,473,864 |
23.1 |
17.9% |
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Economic Characteristics - show more >> |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
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In labor force (population 16 years and over) |
7,471,977 |
58.6 |
63.9% |
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Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) |
26.2 |
(X) |
25.5 |
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Median household income in 1999 (dollars) |
38,819 |
(X) |
41,994 |
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Median family income in 1999 (dollars) |
45,625 |
(X) |
50,046 |
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Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) |
21,557 |
(X) |
21,587 |
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Families below poverty level |
383,131 |
9.0 |
9.2% |
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Individuals below poverty level |
1,952,629 |
12.5 |
12.4% |
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Housing Characteristics - show more >> |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
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Single-family owner-occupied homes |
3,242,202 |
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Median value (dollars) |
105,500 |
(X) |
119,600 |
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Median of selected monthly owner costs |
(X) |
(X) |
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With a mortgage (dollars) |
1,004 |
(X) |
1,088 |
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Not mortgaged (dollars) |
306 |
(X) |
295 |
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(X) Not applicable. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3) |
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