Total population

288,378,137

*****

2,479,424

+/-42,377

SEX AND AGE

Male

49.0%

+/-0.1

52.7%

+/-0.4

Female

51.0%

+/-0.1

47.3%

+/-0.4

Under 5 years

7.0%

+/-0.1

9.0%

+/-0.3

5 to 17 years

18.3%

+/-0.1

16.3%

+/-0.4

18 to 24 years

9.1%

+/-0.1

8.2%

+/-0.3

25 to 34 years

13.4%

+/-0.1

24.2%

+/-0.5

35 to 44 years

15.0%

+/-0.1

17.9%

+/-0.5

45 to 54 years

14.6%

+/-0.1

11.8%

+/-0.3

55 to 64 years

10.4%

+/-0.1

7.7%

+/-0.3

65 to 74 years

6.4%

+/-0.1

3.6%

+/-0.2

75 years and over

5.7%

+/-0.1

1.5%

+/-0.1

Median age (years)

36.4

+/-0.2

32.0

+/-0.2

18 years and over

74.6%

+/-0.1

74.8%

+/-0.4

21 years and over

70.9%

+/-0.1

72.0%

+/-0.4

62 years and over

14.7%

+/-0.1

6.7%

+/-0.3

65 years and over

12.1%

+/-0.1

5.1%

+/-0.3

Under 18 years

73,131,688

+/-16,617

625,467

+/-17,086

Male

51.1%

+/-0.1

51.3%

+/-1.0

Female

48.9%

+/-0.1

48.7%

+/-1.0

18 years and over

215,246,449

+/-16,617

1,853,957

+/-29,778

Male

48.3%

+/-0.1

53.2%

+/-0.4

Female

51.7%

+/-0.1

46.8%

+/-0.4

18 to 34 years

65,081,164

+/-28,264

802,185

+/-15,733

Male

50.2%

+/-0.1

51.9%

+/-0.7

Female

49.8%

+/-0.1

48.1%

+/-0.7

35 to 64 years

115,404,758

+/-33,610

926,240

+/-21,652

Male

48.8%

+/-0.1

54.6%

+/-0.5

Female

51.2%

+/-0.1

45.4%

+/-0.5

65 years and over

34,760,527

+/-15,554

125,532

+/-6,424

Male

42.7%

+/-0.1

51.4%

+/-1.7

Female

57.3%

+/-0.1

48.6%

+/-1.7

RELATIONSHIP

Householder or spouse

59.6%

+/-0.1

58.6%

+/-0.4

Child

29.6%

+/-0.1

30.5%

+/-0.4

Other relatives

5.8%

+/-0.1

7.5%

+/-0.4

Nonrelatives

5.0%

+/-0.1

3.4%

+/-0.2

Unmarried partner

2.1%

+/-0.1

0.6%

+/-0.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

Households

111,090,617

+/-143,575

816,593

+/-14,708

Family households

66.9%

+/-0.1

76.7%

+/-0.9

With own children under 18 years

31.6%

+/-0.1

44.3%

+/-0.9

Married-couple families

49.7%

+/-0.2

68.7%

+/-0.9

With own children under 18 years

21.7%

+/-0.1

41.0%

+/-0.9

Female householder, no husband present

12.6%

+/-0.1

4.3%

+/-0.4

With own children under 18 years

7.6%

+/-0.1

2.1%

+/-0.3

Nonfamily households

33.1%

+/-0.1

23.3%

+/-0.9

Male householder

15.3%

+/-0.1

15.3%

+/-0.7

Living alone

11.9%

+/-0.1

11.2%

+/-0.6

Not living alone

3.4%

+/-0.1

4.1%

+/-0.4

Female householder

17.7%

+/-0.1

8.0%

+/-0.5

Living alone

15.2%

+/-0.1

6.5%

+/-0.5

Not living alone

2.6%

+/-0.1

1.4%

+/-0.2

Average household size

2.60

+/-0.01

3.03

+/-0.03

Average family size

3.18

+/-0.01

3.50

+/-0.03

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

227,798,491

+/-22,649

1,936,279

+/-31,691

Now married, except separated

53.4%

+/-0.1

70.0%

+/-0.6

Widowed

6.0%

+/-0.1

2.8%

+/-0.2

Divorced

10.2%

+/-0.1

2.6%

+/-0.2

Separated

2.2%

+/-0.1

0.8%

+/-0.1

Never married

28.1%

+/-0.1

23.7%

+/-0.6

Male 15 years and over

110,298,693

+/-20,137

1,028,565

+/-19,182

Now married, except separated

55.9%

+/-0.1

68.8%

+/-0.8

Widowed

2.4%

+/-0.1

1.0%

+/-0.2

Divorced

8.9%

+/-0.1

2.3%

+/-0.3

Separated

1.8%

+/-0.1

0.7%

+/-0.1

Never married

31.0%

+/-0.1

27.1%

+/-0.8

Female 15 years and over

117,499,798

+/-20,223

907,714

+/-16,087

Now married, except separated

51.0%

+/-0.1

71.3%

+/-0.8

Widowed

9.4%

+/-0.1

4.9%

+/-0.4

Divorced

11.5%

+/-0.1

3.0%

+/-0.3

Separated

2.6%

+/-0.1

1.0%

+/-0.2

Never married

25.5%

+/-0.1

19.8%

+/-0.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

75,919,435

+/-94,664

697,636

+/-17,870

Nursery school, preschool

6.3%

+/-0.1

7.8%

+/-0.6

Kindergarten

5.2%

+/-0.1

6.0%

+/-0.5

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

42.3%

+/-0.1

35.0%

+/-1.0

High school (grades 9-12)

22.4%

+/-0.1

15.6%

+/-0.7

College or graduate school

23.8%

+/-0.1

35.6%

+/-1.1

Male 3 years and over enrolled in school

37,444,541

+/-59,387

365,850

+/-11,503

Percent enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12

72.5%

+/-0.1

55.3%

+/-1.4

Percent enrolled in college or graduate school

20.9%

+/-0.1

37.1%

+/-1.4

Female 3 years and over enrolled in school

38,474,894

+/-68,050

331,786

+/-10,142

Percent enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12

67.4%

+/-0.1

58.1%

+/-1.4

Percent enrolled in college or graduate school

26.6%

+/-0.1

33.9%

+/-1.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

188,950,759

+/-39,877

1,650,740

+/-27,809

Less than high school diploma

15.8%

+/-0.1

10.1%

+/-0.5

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

29.6%

+/-0.1

11.1%

+/-0.6

Some college or associate's degree

27.5%

+/-0.1

11.9%

+/-0.5

Bachelor's degree

17.2%

+/-0.1

31.8%

+/-0.6

Graduate or professional degree

10.0%

+/-0.1

35.2%

+/-0.8

High school graduate or higher

84.2%

+/-0.1

89.9%

+/-0.5

Male, high school graduate or higher

83.8%

+/-0.1

92.4%

+/-0.5

Female, high school graduate or higher

84.6%

+/-0.1

87.0%

+/-0.7

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.2%

+/-0.1

66.9%

+/-0.8

Male, bachelor's degree or higher

28.5%

+/-0.1

72.2%

+/-1.0

Female, bachelor's degree or higher

26.0%

+/-0.1

60.9%

+/-1.0

FERTILITY

Women 15 to 50 years

74,018,115

+/-25,793

707,680

+/-13,017

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

4,247,399

+/-36,207

51,443

+/-4,217

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

1,300,312

+/-23,739

2,304

+/-932

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

30.6%

+/-0.5

4.5%

+/-1.8

RESPONSIBILITY FOR GRANDCHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

Population 30 years and over

169,657,780

+/-36,646

1,375,688

+/-25,745

Living with grandchild(ren) in the household

3.4%

+/-0.1

5.3%

+/-0.4

Responsible for grandchild(ren)

42.8%

+/-0.5

11.4%

+/-2.3

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

214,524,444

+/-18,771

1,853,271

+/-29,786

Civilian veteran

10.9%

+/-0.1

0.9%

+/-0.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Civilian population 5 years and over

267,387,983

+/-18,647

2,256,235

+/-39,238

With any disability

14.9%

+/-0.1

6.4%

+/-0.3

Civilian population 5 to 15 years

44,586,147

+/-33,211

348,993

+/-12,870

With any disability

6.5%

+/-0.1

2.4%

+/-0.4

Civilian population 16 to 64 years

188,041,309

+/-35,238

1,781,710

+/-30,591

With any disability

12.1%

+/-0.1

5.1%

+/-0.3

No disability

87.9%

+/-0.1

94.9%

+/-0.3

Civilian population 65 years and over

34,760,527

+/-15,554

125,532

+/-6,424

With any disability

40.5%

+/-0.1

36.3%

+/-2.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO

Population 1 year and over

284,366,827

+/-31,755

2,432,224

+/-41,383

Same house

83.9%

+/-0.1

78.3%

+/-0.8

Different house in the U.S.

15.5%

+/-0.1

18.4%

+/-0.7

Same county

9.9%

+/-0.1

10.8%

+/-0.7

Different county

5.6%

+/-0.1

7.5%

+/-0.5

Same state

3.1%

+/-0.1

3.2%

+/-0.3

Different state

2.5%

+/-0.1

4.3%

+/-0.4

Abroad

0.6%

+/-0.1

3.4%

+/-0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP STATUS AND YEAR OF ENTRY

Total population

288,378,137

*****

2,479,424

+/-42,377

Native

252,688,295

+/-131,480

687,688

+/-17,226

Male

48.8%

+/-0.1

51.3%

+/-0.9

Female

51.2%

+/-0.1

48.7%

+/-0.9

Foreign born

35,689,842

+/-131,480

1,791,736

+/-33,128

Male

50.1%

+/-0.1

53.3%

+/-0.4

Female

49.9%

+/-0.1

46.7%

+/-0.4

Naturalized U.S. citizen

14,967,828

+/-83,616

815,502

+/-22,300

Male

46.6%

+/-0.2

51.7%

+/-0.7

Female

53.4%

+/-0.2

48.3%

+/-0.7

Not a U.S. citizen

20,722,014

+/-136,331

976,234

+/-23,505

Male

52.6%

+/-0.2

54.6%

+/-0.7

Female

47.4%

+/-0.2

45.4%

+/-0.7

Entered 2000 or later

22.2%

+/-0.2

27.3%

+/-0.8

Entered 1990 to 1999

31.5%

+/-0.2

38.2%

+/-0.8

Entered before 1990

46.2%

+/-0.2

34.5%

+/-0.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea

35,689,467

+/-131,450

1,791,736

+/-33,128

Europe

13.6%

+/-0.1

1.4%

+/-0.2

Asia

26.7%

+/-0.1

88.3%

+/-0.5

Africa

3.5%

+/-0.1

2.4%

+/-0.2

Oceania

0.5%

+/-0.1

1.2%

+/-0.3

Latin America

53.3%

+/-0.2

6.0%

+/-0.4

Northern America

2.3%

+/-0.1

0.7%

+/-0.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME AND ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH

Population 5 years and over

268,110,961

+/-12,409

2,256,921

+/-39,246

English only

80.6%

+/-0.1

22.8%

+/-0.6

Language other than English

19.4%

+/-0.1

77.2%

+/-0.6

Speak English less than "very well"

8.6%

+/-0.1

22.2%

+/-0.6

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

223,524,814

+/-32,677

1,907,928

+/-31,115

In labor force

65.9%

+/-0.1

68.3%

+/-0.6

Civilian labor force

65.6%

+/-0.1

68.3%

+/-0.6

Employed

61.0%

+/-0.1

64.2%

+/-0.6

Unemployed

4.5%

+/-0.1

4.1%

+/-0.3

Percent of civilian labor force

6.9%

+/-0.1

6.0%

+/-0.4

Armed Forces

0.3%

+/-0.1

0.0%

+/-0.1

Not in labor force

34.1%

+/-0.1

31.7%

+/-0.6

Females 16 years and over

115,417,143

+/-26,479

893,865

+/-16,145

In labor force

59.1%

+/-0.1

54.5%

+/-1.0

Civilian labor force

59.0%

+/-0.1

54.5%

+/-1.0

Employed

54.8%

+/-0.1

50.0%

+/-0.9

Unemployed

4.2%

+/-0.1

4.5%

+/-0.4

Percent of civilian labor force

7.2%

+/-0.1

8.2%

+/-0.7

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

133,091,043

+/-117,391

1,185,358

+/-23,540

Car, truck, or van - drove alone

77.0%

+/-0.1

66.5%

+/-1.0

Car, truck, or van - carpooled

10.7%

+/-0.1

11.9%

+/-0.7

Public transportation (excluding taxicab)

4.7%

+/-0.1

11.8%

+/-0.6

Walked

2.5%

+/-0.1

4.7%

+/-0.4

Other means

1.6%

+/-0.1

1.8%

+/-0.3

Worked at home

3.6%

+/-0.1

3.4%

+/-0.4

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

25.1

+/-0.1

28.3

+/-0.4

Civilian employed population 16 years and over

136,458,810

+/-109,090

1,224,667

+/-24,567

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

34.1%

+/-0.1

61.1%

+/-0.8

Service occupations

16.3%

+/-0.1

7.5%

+/-0.5

Sales and office occupations

25.9%

+/-0.1

21.5%

+/-0.8

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7%

+/-0.1

0.2%

+/-0.1

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations

10.0%

+/-0.1

2.0%

+/-0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

13.0%

+/-0.1

7.7%

+/-0.5

Male civilian employed population 16 years and over

73,235,422

+/-82,833

777,586

+/-16,659

Management, professional, and related occupations

31.3%

+/-0.1

63.8%

+/-1.0

Service occupations

13.2%

+/-0.1

5.5%

+/-0.5

Sales and office occupations

17.9%

+/-0.1

18.5%

+/-0.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.0%

+/-0.1

0.2%

+/-0.1

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations

17.9%

+/-0.1

3.1%

+/-0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

18.7%

+/-0.1

9.0%

+/-0.7

Female civilian employed population 16 years and over

63,223,388

+/-90,338

447,081

+/-11,502

Management, professional, and related occupations

37.3%

+/-0.1

56.4%

+/-1.2

Service occupations

19.9%

+/-0.1

10.9%

+/-0.8

Sales and office occupations

35.2%

+/-0.1

26.8%

+/-1.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.3%

+/-0.1

0.1%

+/-0.1

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations

0.8%

+/-0.1

0.3%

+/-0.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

6.5%

+/-0.1

5.5%

+/-0.6

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

1.7%

+/-0.1

0.3%

+/-0.1

Construction

7.7%

+/-0.1

1.4%

+/-0.2

Manufacturing

11.9%

+/-0.1

12.9%

+/-0.6

Wholesale trade

3.5%

+/-0.1

2.8%

+/-0.3

Retail trade

11.6%

+/-0.1

13.8%

+/-0.7

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

5.0%

+/-0.1

4.5%

+/-0.3

Information

2.5%

+/-0.1

3.4%

+/-0.3

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing

7.3%

+/-0.1

8.8%

+/-0.5

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

9.9%

+/-0.1

19.1%

+/-0.6

Educational services, and health care and social assistance

20.7%

+/-0.1

21.7%

+/-0.7

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

8.5%

+/-0.1

6.6%

+/-0.5

Other services (except public administration)

4.8%

+/-0.1

2.1%

+/-0.2

Public administration

4.8%

+/-0.1

2.6%

+/-0.3

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

78.2%

+/-0.1

84.2%

+/-0.7

Government workers

14.6%

+/-0.1

10.6%

+/-0.6

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

6.9%

+/-0.1

5.0%

+/-0.5

Unpaid family workers

0.2%

+/-0.1

0.2%

+/-0.1

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

Households

111,090,617

+/-143,575

816,593

+/-14,708

Median household income (dollars)

46,242

+/-104

71,932

+/-1,038

With earnings

80.3%

+/-0.1

94.2%

+/-0.4

Mean earnings (dollars)

63,834

+/-139

92,024

+/-1,719

With Social Security income

26.6%

+/-0.1

8.5%

+/-0.5

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

13,371

+/-22

11,791

+/-426

With Supplemental Security Income

4.0%

+/-0.1

2.6%

+/-0.3

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

7,148

+/-31

6,716

+/-396

With cash public assistance income

2.6%

+/-0.1

1.4%

+/-0.3

Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)

3,048

+/-40

3,042

+/-500

With retirement income

17.3%

+/-0.1

4.6%

+/-0.4

Mean retirement income (dollars)

18,391

+/-68

20,356

+/-2,407

With Food Stamp benefits

8.0%

+/-0.1

3.1%

+/-0.4

Families

74,341,149

+/-183,254

626,153

+/-12,159

Median family income (dollars)

55,832

+/-122

81,548

+/-1,359

Married-couple families

74.3%

+/-0.1

89.7%

+/-0.6

Median income (dollars)

66,050

+/-112

85,578

+/-1,781

Male householder, no spouse present

6.9%

+/-0.1

4.8%

+/-0.5

Median income (dollars)

40,277

+/-275

54,718

+/-5,275

Female householder, no spouse present

18.9%

+/-0.1

5.6%

+/-0.5

Median income (dollars)

27,525

+/-176

38,559

+/-4,596

Individuals

288,378,137

*****

2,479,424

+/-42,377

Per capita income (dollars)

25,035

+/-50

32,528

+/-657

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

Male

54,622,314

+/-88,656

590,612

+/-15,076

Female

37,144,582

+/-98,229

257,532

+/-8,509

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

Male

56,724

+/-155

76,087

+/-1,881

Female

39,890

+/-104

52,887

+/-1,465

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

Male

41,965

+/-61

61,594

+/-741

Female

32,168

+/-54

42,129

+/-1,020

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

All families

10.2%

+/-0.1

6.4%

+/-0.5

With related children under 18 years

15.6%

+/-0.1

6.9%

+/-0.6

With related children under 5 years only

17.1%

+/-0.2

4.6%

+/-1.2

Married-couple families

5.0%

+/-0.1

4.9%

+/-0.5

With related children under 18 years

6.9%

+/-0.1

5.2%

+/-0.7

With related children under 5 years only

6.6%

+/-0.2

3.6%

+/-1.1

Families with female householder, no husband present

29.4%

+/-0.2

24.2%

+/-3.8

With related children under 18 years

37.7%

+/-0.3

31.0%

+/-5.8

With related children under 5 years only

47.4%

+/-0.7

30.5%

+/-12.0

All people

13.3%

+/-0.1

8.6%

+/-0.5

Under 18 years

18.5%

+/-0.2

8.6%

+/-1.0

Related children under 18 years

18.2%

+/-0.2

8.5%

+/-1.0

Related children under 5 years

21.3%

+/-0.3

7.9%

+/-1.4

Related children 5 to 17 years

17.0%

+/-0.2

8.8%

+/-1.0

18 years and over

11.6%

+/-0.1

8.6%

+/-0.5

18 to 64 years

11.9%

+/-0.1

8.5%

+/-0.5

65 years and over

9.9%

+/-0.1

10.1%

+/-1.5

People in families

11.2%

+/-0.1

6.4%

+/-0.6

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

23.1%

+/-0.1

25.6%

+/-1.9

Occupied housing units

111,090,617

+/-143,575

816,593

+/-14,708

HOUSING TENURE

Owner-occupied housing units

66.9%

+/-0.2

55.3%

+/-0.9

Renter-occupied housing units

33.1%

+/-0.2

44.7%

+/-0.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.70

+/-0.01

3.40

+/-0.04

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.39

+/-0.01

2.57

+/-0.04

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached or attached

68.4%

+/-0.1

53.8%

+/-1.0

2 to 4 units

8.2%

+/-0.1

10.0%

+/-0.7

5 or more units

16.8%

+/-0.1

35.7%

+/-0.9

Mobile home, boat, RV, van, etc.

6.5%

+/-0.1

0.5%

+/-0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

Built 2000 or later

8.5%

+/-0.1

16.3%

+/-0.9

Built 1990 to 1999

15.0%

+/-0.1

21.0%

+/-0.7

Built 1980 to 1989

14.9%

+/-0.1

15.9%

+/-0.6

Built 1960 to 1979

29.3%

+/-0.1

25.7%

+/-0.8

Built 1940 to 1959

18.2%

+/-0.1

12.0%

+/-0.6

Built 1939 or earlier

14.3%

+/-0.1

9.2%

+/-0.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

8.9%

+/-0.1

10.7%

+/-0.6

1 or more

91.1%

+/-0.1

89.3%

+/-0.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Gas

56.4%

+/-0.1

62.5%

+/-1.0

Electricity

32.5%

+/-0.1

30.3%

+/-0.9

All other fuels

10.2%

+/-0.1

6.5%

+/-0.5

No fuel used

0.8%

+/-0.1

0.7%

+/-0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

No telephone service available

5.2%

+/-0.1

4.0%

+/-0.4

1.01 or more occupants per room

3.1%

+/-0.1

7.5%

+/-0.6

Owner-occupied housing units

74,318,982

+/-293,104

451,169

+/-9,804

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

Less than 30 percent

71.7%

+/-0.1

64.3%

+/-1.1

30 percent or more

28.3%

+/-0.1

35.7%

+/-1.1

OWNER CHARACTERISTICS

Median value (dollars)

167,500

+/-322

357,700

+/-6,471

Median selected monthly owner costs with a mortgage (dollars)

1,295

+/-2

2,107

+/-36

Median selected monthly owner costs without a mortgage (dollars)

369

+/-2

589

+/-21

Renter-occupied housing units

36,771,635

+/-172,018

365,424

+/-10,728

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

Less than 30 percent

54.3%

+/-0.2

66.6%

+/-1.5

30 percent or more

45.7%

+/-0.2

33.4%

+/-1.5

GROSS RENT

Median gross rent (dollars)

728

+/-2

932

+/-13