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S0201. Selected Population Profile in the United States  More information about this table...
Population Group: Total population
Data Set: 2005 American Community Survey
Survey: American Community Survey

NOTE. Data are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Subject

Total population


Margin of Error

Total population

288,378,137

*****

SEX AND AGE

Male

49.0%

+/-0.1

Female

51.0%

+/-0.1

 

Under 5 years

7.0%

+/-0.1

5 to 17 years

18.3%

+/-0.1

18 to 24 years

9.1%

+/-0.1

25 to 34 years

13.4%

+/-0.1

35 to 44 years

15.0%

+/-0.1

45 to 54 years

14.6%

+/-0.1

55 to 64 years

10.4%

+/-0.1

65 to 74 years

6.4%

+/-0.1

75 years and over

5.7%

+/-0.1

 

Median age (years)

36.4

+/-0.2

 

18 years and over

74.6%

+/-0.1

21 years and over

70.9%

+/-0.1

62 years and over

14.7%

+/-0.1

65 years and over

12.1%

+/-0.1

 

Under 18 years

73,131,688

+/-16,617

Male

51.1%

+/-0.1

Female

48.9%

+/-0.1

 

18 years and over

215,246,449

+/-16,617

Male

48.3%

+/-0.1

Female

51.7%

+/-0.1

 

18 to 34 years

65,081,164

+/-28,264

Male

50.2%

+/-0.1

Female

49.8%

+/-0.1

 

35 to 64 years

115,404,758

+/-33,610

Male

48.8%

+/-0.1

Female

51.2%

+/-0.1

 

65 years and over

34,760,527

+/-15,554

Male

42.7%

+/-0.1

Female

57.3%

+/-0.1

 

RELATIONSHIP

Householder or spouse

59.6%

+/-0.1

Child

29.6%

+/-0.1

Other relatives

5.8%

+/-0.1

Nonrelatives

5.0%

+/-0.1

Unmarried partner

2.1%

+/-0.1

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

Households

111,090,617

+/-143,575

Family households

66.9%

+/-0.1

With own children under 18 years

31.6%

+/-0.1

Married-couple families

49.7%

+/-0.2

With own children under 18 years

21.7%

+/-0.1

Female householder, no husband present

12.6%

+/-0.1

With own children under 18 years

7.6%

+/-0.1

Nonfamily households

33.1%

+/-0.1

Male householder

15.3%

+/-0.1

Living alone

11.9%

+/-0.1

Not living alone

3.4%

+/-0.1

Female householder

17.7%

+/-0.1

Living alone

15.2%

+/-0.1

Not living alone

2.6%

+/-0.1

 

Average household size

2.60

+/-0.01

Average family size

3.18

+/-0.01

 

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

227,798,491

+/-22,649

Now married, except separated

53.4%

+/-0.1

Widowed

6.0%

+/-0.1

Divorced

10.2%

+/-0.1

Separated

2.2%

+/-0.1

Never married

28.1%

+/-0.1

 

Male 15 years and over

110,298,693

+/-20,137

Now married, except separated

55.9%

+/-0.1

Widowed

2.4%

+/-0.1

Divorced

8.9%

+/-0.1

Separated

1.8%

+/-0.1

Never married

31.0%

+/-0.1

 

Female 15 years and over

117,499,798

+/-20,223

Now married, except separated

51.0%

+/-0.1

Widowed

9.4%

+/-0.1

Divorced

11.5%

+/-0.1

Separated

2.6%

+/-0.1

Never married

25.5%

+/-0.1

 

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

75,919,435

+/-94,664

Nursery school, preschool

6.3%

+/-0.1

Kindergarten

5.2%

+/-0.1

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

42.3%

+/-0.1

High school (grades 9-12)

22.4%

+/-0.1

College or graduate school

23.8%

+/-0.1

 

Male 3 years and over enrolled in school

37,444,541

+/-59,387

Percent enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12

72.5%

+/-0.1

Percent enrolled in college or graduate school

20.9%

+/-0.1

Female 3 years and over enrolled in school

38,474,894

+/-68,050

Percent enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12

67.4%

+/-0.1

Percent enrolled in college or graduate school

26.6%

+/-0.1

 

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

188,950,759

+/-39,877

Less than high school diploma

15.8%

+/-0.1

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

29.6%

+/-0.1

Some college or associate's degree

27.5%

+/-0.1

Bachelor's degree

17.2%

+/-0.1

Graduate or professional degree

10.0%

+/-0.1

 

High school graduate or higher

84.2%

+/-0.1

Male, high school graduate or higher

83.8%

+/-0.1

Female, high school graduate or higher

84.6%

+/-0.1

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.2%

+/-0.1

Male, bachelor's degree or higher

28.5%

+/-0.1

Female, bachelor's degree or higher

26.0%

+/-0.1

 

FERTILITY

Women 15 to 50 years

74,018,115

+/-25,793

Women 15 to 50 years who had a birth in the past 12 months

4,247,399

+/-36,207

Unmarried women 15 to 50 years who had a birth in the past 12 months

1,300,312

+/-23,739

As a percent of all women with a birth in the past 12 months

30.6%

+/-0.5

 

RESPONSIBILITY FOR GRANDCHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

Population 30 years and over

169,657,780

+/-36,646

Living with grandchild(ren) in the household

3.4%

+/-0.1

Responsible for grandchild(ren)

42.8%

+/-0.5

 

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

214,524,444

+/-18,771

Civilian veteran

10.9%

+/-0.1

 

DISABILITY STATUS

Civilian population 5 years and over

267,387,983

+/-18,647

With any disability

14.9%

+/-0.1

Civilian population 5 to 15 years

44,586,147

+/-33,211

With any disability

6.5%

+/-0.1

Civilian population 16 to 64 years

188,041,309

+/-35,238

With any disability

12.1%

+/-0.1

No disability

87.9%

+/-0.1

Civilian population 65 years and over

34,760,527

+/-15,554

With any disability

40.5%

+/-0.1

 

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO

Population 1 year and over

284,366,827

+/-31,755

Same house

83.9%

+/-0.1

Different house in the U.S.

15.5%

+/-0.1

Same county

9.9%

+/-0.1

Different county

5.6%

+/-0.1

Same state

3.1%

+/-0.1

Different state

2.5%

+/-0.1

Abroad

0.6%

+/-0.1

 

PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP STATUS AND YEAR OF ENTRY

Total population

288,378,137

*****

Native

252,688,295

+/-131,480

Male

48.8%

+/-0.1

Female

51.2%

+/-0.1

Foreign born

35,689,842

+/-131,480

Male

50.1%

+/-0.1

Female

49.9%

+/-0.1

Naturalized U.S. citizen

14,967,828

+/-83,616

Male

46.6%

+/-0.2

Female

53.4%

+/-0.2

Not a U.S. citizen

20,722,014

+/-136,331

Male

52.6%

+/-0.2

Female

47.4%

+/-0.2

 

Entered 2000 or later

22.2%

+/-0.2

Entered 1990 to 1999

31.5%

+/-0.2

Entered before 1990

46.2%

+/-0.2

 

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea

35,689,467

+/-131,450

Europe

13.6%

+/-0.1

Asia

26.7%

+/-0.1

Africa

3.5%

+/-0.1

Oceania

0.5%

+/-0.1

Latin America

53.3%

+/-0.2

Northern America

2.3%

+/-0.1

 

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME AND ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH

Population 5 years and over

268,110,961

+/-12,409

English only

80.6%

+/-0.1

Language other than English

19.4%

+/-0.1

Speak English less than "very well"

8.6%

+/-0.1

 

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

223,524,814

+/-32,677

In labor force

65.9%

+/-0.1

Civilian labor force

65.6%

+/-0.1

Employed

61.0%

+/-0.1

Unemployed

4.5%

+/-0.1

Percent of civilian labor force

6.9%

+/-0.1

Armed Forces

0.3%

+/-0.1

Not in labor force

34.1%

+/-0.1

 

Females 16 years and over

115,417,143

+/-26,479

In labor force

59.1%

+/-0.1

Civilian labor force

59.0%

+/-0.1

Employed

54.8%

+/-0.1

Unemployed

4.2%

+/-0.1

Percent of civilian labor force

7.2%

+/-0.1

 

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

133,091,043

+/-117,391

Car, truck, or van - drove alone

77.0%

+/-0.1

Car, truck, or van - carpooled

10.7%

+/-0.1

Public transportation (excluding taxicab)

4.7%

+/-0.1

Walked

2.5%

+/-0.1

Other means

1.6%

+/-0.1

Worked at home

3.6%

+/-0.1

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

25.1

+/-0.1

 

Civilian employed population 16 years and over

136,458,810

+/-109,090

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

34.1%

+/-0.1

Service occupations

16.3%

+/-0.1

Sales and office occupations

25.9%

+/-0.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7%

+/-0.1

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations

10.0%

+/-0.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

13.0%

+/-0.1

 

Male civilian employed population 16 years and over

73,235,422

+/-82,833

Management, professional, and related occupations

31.3%

+/-0.1

Service occupations

13.2%

+/-0.1

Sales and office occupations

17.9%

+/-0.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.0%

+/-0.1

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations

17.9%

+/-0.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

18.7%

+/-0.1

 

Female civilian employed population 16 years and over

63,223,388

+/-90,338

Management, professional, and related occupations

37.3%

+/-0.1

Service occupations

19.9%

+/-0.1

Sales and office occupations

35.2%

+/-0.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.3%

+/-0.1

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations

0.8%

+/-0.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

6.5%

+/-0.1

 

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

1.7%

+/-0.1

Construction

7.7%

+/-0.1

Manufacturing

11.9%

+/-0.1

Wholesale trade

3.5%

+/-0.1

Retail trade

11.6%

+/-0.1

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

5.0%

+/-0.1

Information

2.5%

+/-0.1

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing

7.3%

+/-0.1

Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services

9.9%

+/-0.1

Educational services, and health care and social assistance

20.7%

+/-0.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services

8.5%

+/-0.1

Other services (except public administration)

4.8%

+/-0.1

Public administration

4.8%

+/-0.1

 

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

78.2%

+/-0.1

Government workers

14.6%

+/-0.1

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

6.9%

+/-0.1

Unpaid family workers

0.2%

+/-0.1

 

INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2005 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)

Households

111,090,617

+/-143,575

Median household income (dollars)

46,242

+/-104

 

With earnings

80.3%

+/-0.1

Mean earnings (dollars)

63,834

+/-139

With Social Security income

26.6%

+/-0.1

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

13,371

+/-22

With Supplemental Security Income

4.0%

+/-0.1

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

7,148

+/-31

With cash public assistance income

2.6%

+/-0.1

Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)

3,048

+/-40

With retirement income

17.3%

+/-0.1

Mean retirement income (dollars)

18,391

+/-68

With Food Stamp benefits

8.0%

+/-0.1

 

Families

74,341,149

+/-183,254

Median family income (dollars)

55,832

+/-122

Married-couple families

74.3%

+/-0.1

Median income (dollars)

66,050

+/-112

Male householder, no spouse present

6.9%

+/-0.1

Median income (dollars)

40,277

+/-275

Female householder, no spouse present

18.9%

+/-0.1

Median income (dollars)

27,525

+/-176

 

Individuals

288,378,137

*****

Per capita income (dollars)

25,035

+/-50

 

With earnings for full-time, year-round workers:

Male

54,622,314

+/-88,656

Female

37,144,582

+/-98,229

Mean earnings (dollars) for full-time, year-round workers:

Male

56,724

+/-155

Female

39,890

+/-104

Median earnings (dollars) full-time, year-round workers:

Male

41,965

+/-61

Female

32,168

+/-54

 

POVERTY RATES FOR FAMILIES AND PEOPLE FOR WHOM POVERTY STATUS IS DETERMINED

All families

10.2%

+/-0.1

With related children under 18 years

15.6%

+/-0.1

With related children under 5 years only

17.1%

+/-0.2

Married-couple families

5.0%

+/-0.1

With related children under 18 years

6.9%

+/-0.1

With related children under 5 years only

6.6%

+/-0.2

Families with female householder, no husband present

29.4%

+/-0.2

With related children under 18 years

37.7%

+/-0.3

With related children under 5 years only

47.4%

+/-0.7

 

All people

13.3%

+/-0.1

Under 18 years

18.5%

+/-0.2

Related children under 18 years

18.2%

+/-0.2

Related children under 5 years

21.3%

+/-0.3

Related children 5 to 17 years

17.0%

+/-0.2

18 years and over

11.6%

+/-0.1

18 to 64 years

11.9%

+/-0.1

65 years and over

9.9%

+/-0.1

People in families

11.2%

+/-0.1

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

23.1%

+/-0.1

 

Occupied housing units

111,090,617

+/-143,575

HOUSING TENURE

Owner-occupied housing units

66.9%

+/-0.2

Renter-occupied housing units

33.1%

+/-0.2

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.70

+/-0.01

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.39

+/-0.01

 

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached or attached

68.4%

+/-0.1

2 to 4 units

8.2%

+/-0.1

5 or more units

16.8%

+/-0.1

Mobile home, boat, RV, van, etc.

6.5%

+/-0.1

 

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

Built 2000 or later

8.5%

+/-0.1

Built 1990 to 1999

15.0%

+/-0.1

Built 1980 to 1989

14.9%

+/-0.1

Built 1960 to 1979

29.3%

+/-0.1

Built 1940 to 1959

18.2%

+/-0.1

Built 1939 or earlier

14.3%

+/-0.1

 

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

8.9%

+/-0.1

1 or more

91.1%

+/-0.1

 

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Gas

56.4%

+/-0.1

Electricity

32.5%

+/-0.1

All other fuels

10.2%

+/-0.1

No fuel used

0.8%

+/-0.1

 

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

No telephone service available

5.2%

+/-0.1

1.01 or more occupants per room

3.1%

+/-0.1

 

Owner-occupied housing units

74,318,982

+/-293,104

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS

Less than 30 percent

71.7%

+/-0.1

30 percent or more

28.3%

+/-0.1

 

OWNER CHARACTERISTICS

Median value (dollars)

167,500

+/-322

Median selected monthly owner costs with a mortgage (dollars)

1,295

+/-2

Median selected monthly owner costs without a mortgage (dollars)

369

+/-2

 

Renter-occupied housing units

36,771,635

+/-172,018

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS

Less than 30 percent

54.3%

+/-0.2

30 percent or more

45.7%

+/-0.2

 

GROSS RENT

Median gross rent (dollars)

728

+/-2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
·Data for the households, families, occupied housing units, owner-occupied housing units, and renter-occupied housing units lines refer to the specified race, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, or ancestry of the householder shown in the table. Data in the "Total population" column is shown regardless of the race, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, or ancestry of the person.
·See the Glossary for more information on the definition of the following population groups: Arab, Arab/Arabic, European, Subsaharan African, African, United States or American, and All Other Hispanic or Latino.


Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '*' entry in the margin of error column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
9. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.



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