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INDIAN AMERICAN CENSUS PROFILE
2005 American Community Survey

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Subject

Total population


Margin of Error

Asian Indian alone or in any combination


Margin of Error

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