| INDIAN AMERICAN CENSUS PROFILE |
2005 American Community Survey |
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 |
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