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S0602. Selected Characteristics of the Native and Foreign-Born Populations  More information about this table...
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


Margin of Error

Native


Margin of Error

Foreign born


Margin of Error

Foreign born; Naturalized citizen


Margin of Error

Foreign born; Not a U.S. citizen


Margin of Error

Total population

288,378,137

*****

252,688,295

+/-131,480

35,689,842

+/-131,480

14,967,828

+/-83,616

20,722,014

+/-136,331

SEX AND AGE

Male

49.0%

+/-0.1

48.8%

+/-0.1

50.1%

+/-0.1

46.6%

+/-0.2

52.6%

+/-0.2

Female

51.0%

+/-0.1

51.2%

+/-0.1

49.9%

+/-0.1

53.4%

+/-0.2

47.4%

+/-0.2

 

Under 5 years

7.0%

+/-0.1

7.9%

+/-0.1

0.9%

+/-0.1

0.4%

+/-0.1

1.3%

+/-0.1

5 to 17 years

18.3%

+/-0.1

19.8%

+/-0.1

7.7%

+/-0.1

3.6%

+/-0.1

10.7%

+/-0.1

18 to 24 years

9.1%

+/-0.1

9.1%

+/-0.1

9.4%

+/-0.1

4.6%

+/-0.1

12.8%

+/-0.1

25 to 44 years

28.4%

+/-0.1

26.2%

+/-0.1

44.2%

+/-0.1

34.6%

+/-0.2

51.1%

+/-0.2

45 to 54 years

14.6%

+/-0.1

14.3%

+/-0.1

16.4%

+/-0.1

21.6%

+/-0.2

12.7%

+/-0.1

55 to 64 years

10.4%

+/-0.1

10.5%

+/-0.1

10.3%

+/-0.1

15.9%

+/-0.2

6.3%

+/-0.1

65 to 74 years

6.4%

+/-0.1

6.4%

+/-0.1

6.3%

+/-0.1

10.6%

+/-0.1

3.2%

+/-0.1

75 to 84 years

4.4%

+/-0.1

4.5%

+/-0.1

3.6%

+/-0.1

6.6%

+/-0.1

1.5%

+/-0.1

85 years and over

1.3%

+/-0.1

1.4%

+/-0.1

1.1%

+/-0.1

2.0%

+/-0.1

0.4%

+/-0.1

 

Median age (years)

36.4

+/-0.2

35.7

+/-0.2

39.3

+/-0.2

47.9

+/-0.2

33.9

+/-0.2

 

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN

One race

98.1%

+/-0.1

98.0%

+/-0.1

98.8%

+/-0.1

98.6%

+/-0.1

98.9%

+/-0.1

White

74.7%

+/-0.1

78.6%

+/-0.1

46.7%

+/-0.2

45.3%

+/-0.2

47.6%

+/-0.4

Black or African American

12.1%

+/-0.1

12.8%

+/-0.1

7.6%

+/-0.1

8.4%

+/-0.1

7.0%

+/-0.1

American Indian and Alaska Native

0.8%

+/-0.1

0.9%

+/-0.1

0.3%

+/-0.1

0.3%

+/-0.1

0.3%

+/-0.1

Asian

4.3%

+/-0.1

1.6%

+/-0.1

23.5%

+/-0.1

31.1%

+/-0.2

18.0%

+/-0.2

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0.1%

+/-0.1

0.1%

+/-0.1

0.2%

+/-0.1

0.2%

+/-0.1

0.3%

+/-0.1

Some other race

6.0%

+/-0.1

3.9%

+/-0.1

20.5%

+/-0.2

13.3%

+/-0.2

25.8%

+/-0.3

Two or more races

1.9%

+/-0.1

2.0%

+/-0.1

1.2%

+/-0.1

1.4%

+/-0.1

1.1%

+/-0.1

 

Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race)

14.5%

+/-0.1

9.9%

+/-0.1

47.0%

+/-0.2

31.4%

+/-0.2

58.2%

+/-0.2

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino

66.8%

+/-0.1

73.3%

+/-0.1

20.9%

+/-0.1

27.9%

+/-0.3

15.8%

+/-0.2

 

HOUSEHOLD TYPE

In married-couple family households

62.9%

+/-0.2

62.6%

+/-0.2

65.5%

+/-0.3

68.4%

+/-0.3

63.4%

+/-0.4

In other households

37.1%

+/-0.2

37.4%

+/-0.2

34.5%

+/-0.3

31.6%

+/-0.3

36.6%

+/-0.4

 

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

227,798,491

+/-22,649

194,309,975

+/-129,145

33,488,516

+/-117,922

14,556,923

+/-81,000

18,931,593

+/-120,350

Never married

28.1%

+/-0.1

29.0%

+/-0.1

23.4%

+/-0.2

15.3%

+/-0.2

29.7%

+/-0.3

Now married, except separated

53.4%

+/-0.1

51.9%

+/-0.1

61.9%

+/-0.2

66.0%

+/-0.3

58.8%

+/-0.3

Divorced or separated

12.5%

+/-0.1

12.9%

+/-0.1

9.8%

+/-0.1

11.4%

+/-0.2

8.6%

+/-0.1

Widowed

6.0%

+/-0.1

6.2%

+/-0.1

4.8%

+/-0.1

7.3%

+/-0.1

2.9%

+/-0.1

 

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

188,950,759

+/-39,877

159,698,715

+/-107,067

29,252,044

+/-95,077

13,664,321

+/-70,180

15,587,723

+/-95,008

Less than high school graduate

15.8%

+/-0.1

12.7%

+/-0.1

32.4%

+/-0.2

23.3%

+/-0.2

40.3%

+/-0.3

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

29.6%

+/-0.1

30.8%

+/-0.1

22.8%

+/-0.2

22.7%

+/-0.2

23.0%

+/-0.3

Some college or associate's degree

27.5%

+/-0.1

29.2%

+/-0.1

18.1%

+/-0.1

22.5%

+/-0.2

14.3%

+/-0.2

Bachelor's degree

17.2%

+/-0.1

17.5%

+/-0.1

15.7%

+/-0.1

18.9%

+/-0.2

12.9%

+/-0.2

Graduate or professional degree

10.0%

+/-0.1

9.8%

+/-0.1

11.0%

+/-0.1

12.6%

+/-0.2

9.5%

+/-0.1

 

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME AND ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH

Population 5 years and over

268,110,961

+/-12,409

232,758,928

+/-132,520

35,352,033

+/-130,636

14,901,442

+/-83,531

20,450,591

+/-134,838

Language other than English

19.4%

+/-0.1

9.5%

+/-0.1

84.1%

+/-0.2

78.1%

+/-0.2

88.4%

+/-0.2

Speak English "very well"

10.7%

+/-0.1

7.5%

+/-0.1

32.0%

+/-0.2

39.4%

+/-0.3

26.5%

+/-0.2

Speak English less than "very well"

8.6%

+/-0.1

2.0%

+/-0.1

52.1%

+/-0.2

38.7%

+/-0.3

61.9%

+/-0.3

 

Civilian employed population 16 years and over

136,458,810

+/-109,090

115,788,045

+/-127,711

20,670,765

+/-92,871

8,786,137

+/-68,109

11,884,628

+/-91,418

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

34.1%

+/-0.1

35.3%

+/-0.1

27.2%

+/-0.2

36.7%

+/-0.3

20.3%

+/-0.3

Service occupations

16.3%

+/-0.1

15.2%

+/-0.1

22.2%

+/-0.2

18.0%

+/-0.3

25.3%

+/-0.3

Sales and office occupations

25.9%

+/-0.1

27.3%

+/-0.1

18.3%

+/-0.2

22.9%

+/-0.3

14.9%

+/-0.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7%

+/-0.1

0.5%

+/-0.1

1.8%

+/-0.1

0.6%

+/-0.1

2.8%

+/-0.1

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations

10.0%

+/-0.1

9.4%

+/-0.1

13.5%

+/-0.2

7.7%

+/-0.2

17.7%

+/-0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

13.0%

+/-0.1

12.4%

+/-0.1

16.9%

+/-0.2

14.1%

+/-0.2

19.0%

+/-0.3

 

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

1.7%

+/-0.1

1.7%

+/-0.1

2.2%

+/-0.1

1.0%

+/-0.1

3.1%

+/-0.1

Construction

7.7%

+/-0.1

7.1%

+/-0.1

11.2%

+/-0.2

5.5%

+/-0.2

15.4%

+/-0.3

Manufacturing

11.9%

+/-0.1

11.5%

+/-0.1

14.0%

+/-0.2

13.5%

+/-0.2

14.4%

+/-0.2

Wholesale trade

3.5%

+/-0.1

3.5%

+/-0.1

3.7%

+/-0.1

3.6%

+/-0.1

3.8%

+/-0.1

Retail trade

11.6%

+/-0.1

12.0%

+/-0.1

9.7%

+/-0.1

10.2%

+/-0.2

9.4%

+/-0.2

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

5.0%

+/-0.1

5.2%

+/-0.1

4.3%

+/-0.1

5.7%

+/-0.2

3.4%

+/-0.1

Information

2.5%

+/-0.1

2.6%

+/-0.1

1.8%

+/-0.1

2.1%

+/-0.1

1.6%

+/-0.1

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing

7.3%

+/-0.1

7.5%

+/-0.1

5.8%

+/-0.1

8.1%

+/-0.2

4.1%

+/-0.1

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

9.9%

+/-0.1

9.7%

+/-0.1

11.0%

+/-0.2

10.1%

+/-0.2

11.7%

+/-0.2

Educational services, and health care and social assistance

20.7%

+/-0.1

21.4%

+/-0.1

16.4%

+/-0.2

22.0%

+/-0.2

12.3%

+/-0.2

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

8.5%

+/-0.1

7.9%

+/-0.1

11.4%

+/-0.2

8.8%

+/-0.2

13.3%

+/-0.2

Other services (except public administration)

4.8%

+/-0.1

4.6%

+/-0.1

6.2%

+/-0.1

5.8%

+/-0.2

6.5%

+/-0.2

Public administration

4.8%

+/-0.1

5.3%

+/-0.1

2.1%

+/-0.1

3.6%

+/-0.1

1.0%

+/-0.1

 

EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2005 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) FOR FULL-TIME, YEAR-ROUND WORKERS

Population 16 years and over with earnings

91,766,896

+/-142,805

77,501,349

+/-137,012

14,265,547

+/-78,648

6,364,686

+/-54,715

7,900,861

+/-76,592

$1 to $9,999 or loss

2.4%

+/-0.1

2.2%

+/-0.1

3.1%

+/-0.1

2.0%

+/-0.1

4.0%

+/-0.2

$10,000 to $14,999

5.6%

+/-0.1

4.7%

+/-0.1

10.3%

+/-0.2

5.2%

+/-0.2

14.3%

+/-0.3

$15,000 to $24,999

17.8%

+/-0.1

16.4%

+/-0.1

25.6%

+/-0.2

17.6%

+/-0.3

32.1%

+/-0.4

$25,000 to $34,999

19.2%

+/-0.1

19.3%

+/-0.1

18.4%

+/-0.2

18.4%

+/-0.3

18.4%

+/-0.3

$35,000 to $49,999

21.3%

+/-0.1

22.2%

+/-0.1

16.6%

+/-0.2

20.7%

+/-0.3

13.3%

+/-0.3

$50,000 to $74,999

18.6%

+/-0.1

19.6%

+/-0.1

13.5%

+/-0.2

18.5%

+/-0.3

9.4%

+/-0.2

$75,000 or more

15.1%

+/-0.1

15.6%

+/-0.1

12.6%

+/-0.2

17.6%

+/-0.3

8.5%

+/-0.2

 

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

Male

41,965

+/-61

44,253

+/-137

31,618

+/-148

42,304

+/-194

25,957

+/-182

Female

32,168

+/-54

32,737

+/-100

27,590

+/-268

33,772

+/-428

21,794

+/-201

 

POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS

Population for whom poverty status is determined

287,270,432

+/-26,765

251,628,890

+/-136,453

35,641,542

+/-130,836

14,962,900

+/-83,323

20,678,642

+/-135,524

Below 100 percent of the poverty level

13.3%

+/-0.1

12.8%

+/-0.1

16.9%

+/-0.2

10.4%

+/-0.2

21.6%

+/-0.3

100 to 149 percent of the poverty level

8.9%

+/-0.1

8.3%

+/-0.1

12.7%

+/-0.2

8.8%

+/-0.2

15.4%

+/-0.2

At or above 150 percent of the poverty level

77.8%

+/-0.1

78.9%

+/-0.1

70.4%

+/-0.2

80.8%

+/-0.2

63.0%

+/-0.3

 

POVERTY RATES FOR FAMILIES FOR WHOM POVERTY STATUS IS DETERMINED

All families

10.2%

+/-0.1

9.3%

+/-0.1

15.7%

+/-0.2

9.3%

+/-0.2

22.2%

+/-0.3

With related children under 18 years

15.6%

+/-0.1

14.6%

+/-0.1

20.2%

+/-0.3

11.6%

+/-0.4

26.8%

+/-0.4

With related children under 5 years only

17.1%

+/-0.2

16.8%

+/-0.3

18.7%

+/-0.6

9.4%

+/-0.8

23.4%

+/-0.9

Married couple families

5.0%

+/-0.1

3.9%

+/-0.1

11.8%

+/-0.3

6.8%

+/-0.2

17.3%

+/-0.4

With related children under 18 years

6.9%

+/-0.1

5.2%

+/-0.1

14.4%

+/-0.3

7.6%

+/-0.3

20.0%

+/-0.5

With related children under 5 years only

6.6%

+/-0.2

5.2%

+/-0.2

12.7%

+/-0.7

6.3%

+/-0.7

16.4%

+/-1.0

Families with female householder, no husband present

29.4%

+/-0.2

28.9%

+/-0.2

32.1%

+/-0.6

19.7%

+/-0.8

43.9%

+/-1.0

With related children under 18 years

37.7%

+/-0.3

37.1%

+/-0.3

41.1%

+/-0.7

26.8%

+/-1.1

51.3%

+/-1.1

With related children under 5 years only

47.4%

+/-0.7

47.5%

+/-0.8

46.6%

+/-2.0

27.0%

+/-3.2

55.9%

+/-2.4

 

Occupied housing units

111,090,617

+/-143,575

96,684,568

+/-159,900

14,406,049

+/-54,044

7,293,497

+/-43,479

7,112,552

+/-50,289

HOUSING TENURE

Owner-occupied housing units

66.9%

+/-0.2

69.0%

+/-0.2

53.1%

+/-0.3

68.5%

+/-0.4

37.4%

+/-0.4

Renter-occupied housing units

33.1%

+/-0.2

31.0%

+/-0.2

46.9%

+/-0.3

31.5%

+/-0.4

62.6%

+/-0.4

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.70

+/-0.01

2.72

+/-0.01

2.56

+/-0.01

2.17

+/-0.01

3.30

+/-0.02

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.39

+/-0.01

2.39

+/-0.01

2.38

+/-0.01

1.79

+/-0.01

2.68

+/-0.02

 

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

2000 or later

0.4%

+/-0.1

0.4%

+/-0.1

0.4%

+/-0.1

0.4%

+/-0.1

0.4%

+/-0.1

1990 to 1999

23.1%

+/-0.1

23.2%

+/-0.1

22.3%

+/-0.2

22.7%

+/-0.3

21.8%

+/-0.3

1980 to 1989

14.9%

+/-0.1

14.8%

+/-0.1

14.9%

+/-0.2

14.6%

+/-0.2

15.3%

+/-0.2

1960 to 1979

29.3%

+/-0.1

29.2%

+/-0.1

30.2%

+/-0.2

29.2%

+/-0.3

31.2%

+/-0.3

1940 to 1959

18.2%

+/-0.1

18.1%

+/-0.1

18.7%

+/-0.2

19.7%

+/-0.3

17.7%

+/-0.2

1939 or earlier

14.3%

+/-0.1

14.4%

+/-0.1

13.5%

+/-0.2

13.4%

+/-0.2

13.5%

+/-0.2

 

ROOMS

1 room

0.8%

+/-0.1

0.7%

+/-0.1

1.6%

+/-0.1

1.1%

+/-0.1

2.0%

+/-0.1

2 or 3 rooms

11.7%

+/-0.1

10.4%

+/-0.1

20.4%

+/-0.2

15.4%

+/-0.2

25.6%

+/-0.3

4 or 5 rooms

38.2%

+/-0.1

37.5%

+/-0.1

42.8%

+/-0.3

38.6%

+/-0.3

47.1%

+/-0.3

6 or 7 rooms

32.3%

+/-0.1

33.5%

+/-0.1

24.4%

+/-0.2

29.8%

+/-0.3

19.0%

+/-0.2

8 or more rooms

17.0%

+/-0.1

18.0%

+/-0.1

10.7%

+/-0.1

15.1%

+/-0.2

6.3%

+/-0.2

 

BEDROOMS

No bedroom

1.0%

+/-0.1

0.9%

+/-0.1

2.1%

+/-0.1

1.6%

+/-0.1

2.6%

+/-0.1

1 bedroom

11.2%

+/-0.1

10.3%

+/-0.1

17.6%

+/-0.2

13.4%

+/-0.2

21.9%

+/-0.3

2 or 3 bedrooms

67.7%

+/-0.1

68.5%

+/-0.1

61.8%

+/-0.2

60.8%

+/-0.3

62.9%

+/-0.3

4 or more bedrooms

20.0%

+/-0.1

20.3%

+/-0.1

18.5%

+/-0.2

24.3%

+/-0.3

12.6%

+/-0.2

 

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

8.9%

+/-0.1

8.1%

+/-0.1

13.9%

+/-0.2

11.9%

+/-0.2

15.8%

+/-0.3

1 or more

91.1%

+/-0.1

91.9%

+/-0.1

86.1%

+/-0.2

88.1%

+/-0.2

84.2%

+/-0.3

 

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

No telephone service available

5.2%

+/-0.1

5.1%

+/-0.1

5.7%

+/-0.1

3.0%

+/-0.1

8.5%

+/-0.2

1.01 or more occupants per room

3.1%

+/-0.1

1.7%

+/-0.1

12.3%

+/-0.2

7.1%

+/-0.2

17.7%

+/-0.3

 

Owner-occupied housing units

74,318,982

+/-293,104

66,668,126

+/-276,828

7,650,856

+/-46,253

4,992,517

+/-40,043

2,658,339

+/-30,647

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

Less than 30 percent

71.7%

+/-0.1

73.4%

+/-0.1

56.6%

+/-0.3

59.1%

+/-0.4

51.9%

+/-0.6

30 percent or more

28.3%

+/-0.1

26.6%

+/-0.1

43.4%

+/-0.3

40.9%

+/-0.4

48.1%

+/-0.6

 

Renter-occupied housing units

36,771,635

+/-172,018

30,016,442

+/-144,652

6,755,193

+/-56,739

2,300,980

+/-29,670

4,454,213

+/-46,841

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

Less than 30 percent

54.3%

+/-0.2

55.3%

+/-0.2

50.1%

+/-0.4

51.4%

+/-0.7

49.4%

+/-0.5

30 percent or more

45.7%

+/-0.2

44.7%

+/-0.2

49.9%

+/-0.4

48.6%

+/-0.7

50.6%

+/-0.5

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:
·These data for the occupied housing units lines refer to the native or foreign-born status of the householder.

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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