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Data Profiles
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Selected Social Characteristics
Selected Economic Characteristics
Selected Housing Characteristics
ACS Demographic And Housing Estimates
Estimate Margin of Error
Selected Social Characteristics in the United States
RELATIONSHIP
Household population 18,416,274 +/-3,077
Householder 6,709,151 +/-15,681
Spouse 3,115,476 +/-18,382
Child 5,957,439 +/-25,898
Other relatives 1,688,678 +/-23,781
Nonrelatives 945,530 +/-20,840
Unmarried partner 302943 +/-9,688
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 7,175,309 +/-1,858
Never married 2,734,216 +/-17,325
Now married, except separated 3,652,949 +/-20,200
Separated 159,077 +/-6,740
Widowed 187,667 +/-6,759
Divorced 441400 +/-9,026
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the
past 12 months 237,998 +/-7,286
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 65169 +/-3,916
Per 1,000 unmarried women 25 +/-2
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 49 +/-1
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 16 +/-3
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 84 +/-3
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 30 +/-2
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18
years in households 442,887 +/-13,236
Responsible for grandchildren 117728 +/-6,989
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year 22,346 +/-3,190
1 or 2 years 25,767 +/-3,259
3 or 4 years 21,390 +/-2,885
5 or more years 48225 +/-4,369
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 4,958,554 +/-20,630
Nursery school, preschool 358,105 +/-8,219
Kindergarten 245,329 +/-8,577
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 1,988,390 +/-9,102
High school (grades 9-12) 1,094,463 +/-8,085
College or graduate school 1272267 +/-15,728
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 12,586,867 +/-2,970
Less than 9th grade 988,460 +/-17,757
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,072,651 +/-18,224
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,570,275 +/-30,038
Some college, no degree 1,821,835 +/-19,309
Associate's degree 796,903 +/-13,295
Bachelor's degree 2,562,347 +/-23,732
Graduate or professional degree 1774396 +/-20,509
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 14,292,293 +/-1,866
Civilian veterans 864298 +/-10,823
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN
NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 years and over 17,364,320 +/-2,364
With a disability 2147290 +/-23,720
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 18,818,536 *****
Native 13,514,266 +/-39,318
Born in United States 13,013,513 +/-36,801
State of residence 10,367,662 +/-41,447
Different state 2,645,851 +/-24,703
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to
American parent(s) 500,753 +/-12,120
Foreign born 5304270 +/-39,318
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 5805023 +/-36,801
ANCESTRY
Total population 18,818,536 *****
American 599,261 +/-18,974
Arab 173,561 +/-12,015
Czech 66,301 +/-5,333
Danish 32,932 +/-3,609
Dutch 145,337 +/-9,100
English 641,713 +/-15,637
French (except Basque) 197,506 +/-8,289
French Canadian 44,461 +/-3,740
German 1,493,525 +/-22,901
Greek 194,933 +/-11,588
Hungarian 190,762 +/-9,849
Irish 2,133,009 +/-25,282
Italian 2,855,625 +/-31,743
Lithuanian 57,237 +/-4,503
Norwegian 90,733 +/-6,368
Polish 882,901 +/-18,085
Portuguese 110,760 +/-9,183
Russian 562,418 +/-16,358
Scotch-Irish 118,624 +/-6,458
Scottish 158,834 +/-7,828
Slovak 47,227 +/-3,988
Subsaharan African 263,289 +/-15,414
Swedish 88,219 +/-5,724
Swiss 32,890 +/-3,448
Ukrainian 136,386 +/-8,139
Welsh 42,144 +/-3,904
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 879482 +/-23,225
Selected Economic Characteristics
Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over 14,819,551 +/-6,550
In labor force 9,495,247 +/-27,682
Civilian labor force 9,489,601 +/-27,821
Employed 8,874,199 +/-29,928
Unemployed 615,402 +/-14,793
Armed Forces 5,646 +/-1,319
Not in labor force 5324304 +/-27,133
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over 8,597,844 +/-31,299
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 4,354,387 +/-27,769
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 645,104 +/-14,475
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2,567,674 +/-25,449
Walked 526,993 +/-14,222
Other means 186,175 +/-8,774
Worked at home 317511 +/-10,187
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 12,660 +/-1,669
Construction 544,885 +/-12,852
Manufacturing 613,494 +/-14,922
Wholesale trade 324,631 +/-9,503
Retail trade 918,548 +/-17,477
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 528,831 +/-11,682
Information 340,505 +/-8,963
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 894,934 +/-16,944
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative
and waste management services 1,090,327 +/-16,206
Educational services, and health care, and social assistance 2,083,021 +/-23,327
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and
food services 699,177 +/-15,177
Other services, except public administration 456,574 +/-11,952
Public administration 366612 +/-9,870
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers 7,008,260 +/-31,401
Government workers 1,318,302 +/-18,837
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 534,243 +/-12,569
Unpaid family workers 13394 +/-2,222
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars) 50,530 +/-182
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers
(dollars) 40935 +/-212
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 2,667,461 +/-16,069
1-unit, attached 479,915 +/-9,980
2 units 844,008 +/-15,221
3 or 4 units 563,321 +/-10,628
5 to 9 units 406,494 +/-8,929
10 to 19 units 383,764 +/-9,243
20 or more units 1,961,601 +/-15,491
Mobile home 30,079 +/-2,589
Boat, RV, van, etc. 2088 +/-734
ROOMS
1 room 208,510 +/-7,826
2 rooms 406,492 +/-9,350
3 rooms 1,277,422 +/-15,390
4 rooms 1,370,695 +/-18,386
5 rooms 1,179,489 +/-12,711
6 rooms 1,004,245 +/-13,287
7 rooms 703,750 +/-10,965
8 rooms 549,887 +/-9,230
9 rooms or more 638241 +/-8,400
Median (rooms) 4.8 +/-0.1
BEDROOMS
No bedroom 255,461 +/-8,704
1 bedroom 1,666,897 +/-16,704
2 bedrooms 2,012,544 +/-20,205
3 bedrooms 2,018,932 +/-19,460
4 bedrooms 998,143 +/-12,232
5 or more bedrooms 386754 +/-7,296
Occupied housing units 6709151 +/-15,681
HOUSING TENURE
Owner-occupied 3,609,780 +/-20,311
Renter-occupied 3099371 +/-20,533
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available 2,024,872 +/-18,511
1 vehicle available 2,166,122 +/-20,181
2 vehicles available 1,732,569 +/-14,978
3 or more vehicles available 785588 +/-10,655
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 35,265 +/-3,725
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 43,947 +/-3,934
No telephone service available 331330 +/-9,950
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races 148724 +/-7,976