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Census 2000 |
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2006-2008 ACS |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
33,871,648 |
100.0% |
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36,418,499 |
100.0% |
| In households |
33,051,894 |
97.6% |
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35,556,575 |
97.6% |
| In group quarters |
819,754 |
2.4% |
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861,924 |
2.4% |
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| RACE |
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| White |
20,170,059 |
59.5% |
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22,189,514 |
60.9% |
| Black or African American |
2,263,882 |
6.7% |
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2,250,630 |
6.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
333,346 |
1.0% |
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285,162 |
0.8% |
| Asian |
3,697,513 |
10.9% |
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4,471,394 |
12.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
116,961 |
0.3% |
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132,437 |
0.4% |
| Some other race |
5,682,241 |
16.8% |
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5,833,723 |
16.0% |
| Two or more races |
1,607,646 |
4.7% |
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1,255,639 |
3.4% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
10,966,556 |
32.4% |
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13,160,978 |
36.1% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
22,905,092 |
67.6% |
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23,257,521 |
63.9% |
| White |
15,816,790 |
46.7% |
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15,497,272 |
42.6% |
| Black or African American |
2,181,926 |
6.4% |
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2,178,099 |
6.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
178,984 |
0.5% |
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168,976 |
0.5% |
| Asian |
3,648,860 |
10.8% |
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4,408,136 |
12.1% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
103,736 |
0.3% |
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124,103 |
0.3% |
| Some other race |
71,681 |
0.2% |
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126,347 |
0.3% |
| Two or more races |
903,115 |
2.7% |
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754,588 |
2.1% |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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| Native |
25,007,393 |
73.8% |
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26,562,893 |
72.9% |
| Foreign born |
8,864,255 |
26.2% |
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9,855,606 |
27.1% |
| Naturalized citizen |
3,473,266 |
10.3% |
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4,317,495 |
11.9% |
| Not a citizen |
5,390,989 |
15.9% |
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5,538,111 |
15.2% |
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| SEX |
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| Male |
16,874,892 |
49.8% |
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18,210,090 |
50.0% |
| Female |
16,996,756 |
50.2% |
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18,208,409 |
50.0% |
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| AGE |
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| Under 5 years |
2,486,981 |
7.3% |
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2,669,642 |
7.3% |
| 5 to 17 years |
6,762,848 |
20.0% |
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6,705,440 |
18.4% |
| 18 to 64 years |
21,026,161 |
62.1% |
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23,031,046 |
63.2% |
| 65 years and over |
3,595,658 |
10.6% |
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4,012,371 |
11.0% |
| Median age |
33.3 |
X |
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34.7 |
X |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Total households |
11,502,870 |
100.0% |
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12,177,852 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
7,920,049 |
68.9% |
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8,289,681 |
68.1% |
| Families with children under 18 |
4,117,036 |
35.8% |
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4,178,106 |
34.3% |
| Average household size |
2.87 |
X |
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2.92 |
X |
| Average family size |
3.43 |
X |
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3.53 |
X |
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| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
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| Total housing units |
12,214,549 |
100.0% |
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13,295,476 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
11,502,870 |
94.2% |
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12,177,852 |
91.6% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
6,546,334 |
56.9% |
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7,038,202 |
57.8% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
4,956,536 |
43.1% |
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5,139,650 |
42.2% |
| Vacant housing units |
711,679 |
5.8% |
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1,117,624 |
8.4% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
6,883,493 |
56.4% |
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7,729,286 |
58.1% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
211,500 |
X |
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510,200 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
747 |
X |
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1,118 |
X |
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| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
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PAST 12 MONTHS |
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| Median household income (dollars) |
47,493 |
X |
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61,154 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
53,025 |
X |
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69,659 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
22,711 |
X |
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29,405 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
4,706,130 |
14.2% |
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4,612,762 |
12.7% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 and over |
21,298,900 |
100.0% |
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23,237,728 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
4,288,452 |
20.1% |
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5,194,532 |
22.4% |
| Bachelor's degree |
3,640,157 |
17.1% |
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4,379,140 |
18.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
2,029,809 |
9.5% |
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2,457,310 |
10.6% |
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| COMMUTING TO WORK |
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
27.7 |
X |
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27.0 |
X |
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| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
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| Total |
14,525,322 |
100.0% |
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16,450,620 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
12,545,775 |
86.4% |
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13,980,602 |
85.0% |
| Drove alone |
10,432,462 |
71.8% |
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12,000,253 |
72.9% |
| Carpooled |
2,113,313 |
14.5% |
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1,980,349 |
12.0% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
736,037 |
5.1% |
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847,395 |
5.2% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
549,425 |
3.8% |
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637,746 |
3.9% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
21,158 |
0.1% |
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23,517 |
0.1% |
| Subway or elevated |
107,711 |
0.7% |
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125,492 |
0.8% |
| Railroad |
41,022 |
0.3% |
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55,074 |
0.3% |
| Ferryboat |
6,831 |
0.0% |
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5,566 |
0.0% |
| Taxicab |
9,890 |
0.1% |
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8,517 |
0.1% |
| Motorcycle |
36,262 |
0.2% |
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56,394 |
0.3% |
| Bicycle |
120,567 |
0.8% |
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147,561 |
0.9% |
| Walked |
414,581 |
2.9% |
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456,647 |
2.8% |
| Other means |
115,064 |
0.8% |
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165,105 |
1.0% |
| Worked at home |
557,036 |
3.8% |
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788,399 |
4.8% |
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| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
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| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
14,718,928 |
100.0% |
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16,834,866 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
5,295,069 |
36.0% |
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5,967,497 |
35.4% |
| Service |
2,173,874 |
14.8% |
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2,882,082 |
17.1% |
| Sales and office |
3,939,383 |
26.8% |
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4,314,579 |
25.6% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
196,695 |
1.3% |
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229,790 |
1.4% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
1,239,160 |
8.4% |
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1,535,380 |
9.1% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
1,874,747 |
12.7% |
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1,905,538 |
11.3% |
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| CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Self-employed workers |
1,249,530 |
8.5% |
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1,482,298 |
8.8% |
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