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Table A: Social and Economic Characteristics of the United States
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TOTAL U.S. resident population a (thousands) |
226,546 |
237,924 |
248,791 |
266,278 |
269,394 |
272,647 |
275,854 |
279,040 |
(R)
282,217 |
(R)
285,226 |
(R)
288,126 |
(R)
290,796 |
(R)
293,638 |
296,507 |
299,398 |
Population
by Age (thousands) |
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Under
18 |
63,754 |
62,623 |
63,949 |
69,465 |
70,226 |
70,917 |
71,428 |
71,947 |
(R)
72,366 |
(R)
72,635 |
(R) 72,906 |
(R) 73,085 |
(R)
73,295 |
73,534 |
73,736 |
18-24
years |
30,022 |
28,902 |
26,961 |
25,482 |
25,275 |
25,479 |
26,059 |
26,685 |
(R)
27,319 |
(R)
27,999 |
(R)
28,484 |
(R) 28,889 |
(R) 29,236 |
29,333 |
29,455 |
25-34 |
37,082 |
41,696 |
43,174 |
45,052 |
41,809 |
41,345 |
40,757 |
40,178 |
(R)
39,852 |
(R) 39,702 |
(R) 39,768 |
(R) 39,830 |
(R) 40,006 |
40,145 |
40,416 |
35-44 |
25,634 |
31,691 |
37,444 |
42,711 |
43,552 |
44,229 |
44,748 |
45,077 |
(R)
45,187 |
(R)
45,139 |
(R) 44,803 |
(R) 44,387 |
(R) 44,097 |
43,866 |
43,667 |
45-54 |
22,800 |
22,460 |
25,062 |
31,480 |
32,800 |
34,178 |
35,232 |
36,578 |
(R)
37,998 |
(R) 39,378 |
(R) 39,981 |
(R) 40,809 |
(R) 41,619 |
42,487 |
43,278 |
55-64 |
21,703 |
22,135 |
21,116 |
21,320 |
21,590 |
22,099 |
23,011 |
23,778 |
(R)
24,417 |
(R) 25,041 |
(R) 26,590 |
(R)
27,838 |
(R) 29,076 |
30,355 |
31,587 |
65
and over |
25,550 |
28,415 |
31,084 |
33,769 |
34,143 |
34,402 |
34,619 |
34,798 |
(R)
35,078 |
(R)
35,333 |
(R) 35,594 |
(R) 35,958 |
(R)
36,309 |
36,787 |
37,260 |
Population
by Sex a (thousands) |
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Male |
110,053 |
115,730 |
121,284 |
130,215 |
131,807 |
133,474 |
135,130 |
136,803 |
138,056 |
(R)
140,079 |
(R)
141,592 |
(R) 142,938 |
(R)
144,467 |
145,974 |
147,512 |
Female |
116,493 |
122,194 |
127,507 |
136,063 |
137,587 |
139,173 |
140,724 |
142,237 |
143,368 |
(R) 145,147 |
(R)
146,534 |
(R)
147,858 |
(R)
149,171 |
150,534 |
151,886 |
Population in Metropolitan areas bh (Thousands) |
177,000 |
U |
198,000 |
210,000 |
212,000 |
214,000 |
216,000 |
U |
232,580 |
236,095 |
238,737 |
241,514 |
244,096 |
246,639 |
249,228 |
Large
(over 1 million) |
119,000 |
U |
139,000 |
147,000 |
149,000 |
151,000 |
153,000 |
U |
149,246 |
151,771 |
153,520 |
156,252 |
157,898 |
159,511 |
161,046 |
Medium
(250,000-999,999) |
41,000 |
U |
41,000 |
44,000 |
44,000 |
43,000 |
43,000 |
U |
55,791 |
57,033 |
57,671 |
57,232 |
58,131 |
59,036 |
60,302 |
Small
(less than 250,000) |
17,000 |
U |
18,000 |
19,000 |
19,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
U |
27,543 |
27,291 |
27,547 |
28,031 |
28,067 |
28,092 |
27,880 |
Population in Micropolitan areas b (Thousands) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
29,478 |
29,629 |
29,787 |
29,687 |
29,835 |
29,986 |
30,211 |
Population in Rural / Urbanc areas (thousands) |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Rural |
59,495 |
U |
61,656 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
59,061 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Urban |
167,051 |
U |
187,053 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
222,361 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Population
in Regions a (millions) |
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Northeast |
49136.0 |
49900.0 |
50828.3 |
52,278.4 |
52,513.3 |
52,745.4 |
53,022.8 |
53,343.8 |
(R) 53,667.6 |
(R) 53,910.1 |
(R) 54,128.8 |
(R) 54,327.4 |
(R) 54,458.7 |
(R) 54,504.7 |
54,590.2 |
South |
75372.0 |
81400.0 |
85455.8 |
93,249.2 |
94,717.2 |
96,245.1 |
97,722.3 |
99,164.5 |
(R)
100,568.0 |
(R) 100,869.1 |
(R) 103,188.4 |
(R)
104,431.8 |
(R)
105,867.0 |
(R)
107,384.9 |
108,894.6 |
Midwest |
58868.0 |
58800.0 |
59669.3 |
62,473.3 |
62,944.7 |
63,345.0 |
63,715.9 |
64,100.1 |
(R) 64,496.6 |
(R) 64,820.7 |
(R) 65,094.8 |
(R) 65,347.3 |
(R) 65,626.8 |
(R) 65,853.8 |
66,128.5 |
West |
43173.3 |
47800.0 |
52837.5 |
58,277.6 |
59,219.1 |
60,311.5 |
61,393.0 |
62,431.9 |
(R) 63,462.0 |
(R) 61,512.2 |
(R) 65,476.0 |
(R) 66,341.2 |
(R) 67,239.1 |
(R) 68,152.4 |
69,141.6 |
Number of Immigrants admitted d |
524,295 |
568,149 |
1,535,872 |
720,177 |
915,560 |
797,847 |
653,206 |
644,787 |
841,002 |
1,058,902 |
1,059,356 |
703,542 |
957,883 |
1,122,257 |
1,266,129 |
Total area e (square miles) |
3,618,770 |
U |
3,717,796 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
3,794,083 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Gross domestic product (chained $ 2005 billions) f |
5,946.6 |
7,670.9 |
8,977.7 |
10,134.8 |
10,327.0 |
10,498.7 |
10,615.3 |
10,768.8 |
11,003.5 |
11,267.5 |
11,464.2 |
11,708.2 |
12,044.6 |
12,433.9 |
12,826.5 |
Government,
total |
509.7 |
736.2 |
906.9 |
1,103.1 |
1,131.7 |
1,157.3 |
1,185.4 |
1,222.3 |
1,262.6 |
1,310.5 |
1,371.2 |
1,434.8 |
1,502.0 |
1,568.7 |
1,642.0 |
Private
industry, total |
5,398.1 |
6,915.3 |
8,072.4 |
9,074.5 |
9,224.0 |
9,366.9 |
9,426.4 |
9,540.6 |
9,726.4 |
9,924.7 |
10,072.9 |
10,254.5 |
10,540.8 |
10,861.5 |
11,169.3 |
Agriculture,
forestry, fishing, and hunting |
155.0 |
131.8 |
153.9 |
151.4 |
169.0 |
149.0 |
141.1 |
125.0 |
116.5 |
124.2 |
114.8 |
128.1 |
149.2 |
128.8 |
124.3 |
Mining |
87.9 |
98.1 |
76.5 |
60.7 |
76.7 |
78.3 |
63.7 |
70.9 |
105.1 |
108.6 |
104.0 |
141.2 |
167.2 |
225.7 |
247.3 |
Utilities |
126.5 |
196.4 |
185.4 |
212.0 |
210.5 |
215.9 |
219.0 |
214.6 |
207.4 |
233.1 |
229.1 |
227.4 |
234.9 |
249.5 |
279.8 |
Construction |
172.9 |
231.3 |
284.3 |
329.3 |
340.3 |
358.5 |
381.9 |
405.0 |
431.7 |
464.2 |
486.4 |
510.8 |
553.7 |
607.9 |
670.3 |
Manufacturing |
1,209.1 |
1,369.6 |
1,542.4 |
1,604.3 |
1,588.8 |
1,585.1 |
1,560.0 |
1,527.4 |
1,493.0 |
1,486.8 |
1,458.7 |
1,449.5 |
1,442.1 |
1,483.9 |
1,505.7 |
Wholesale
trade |
543.8 |
621.1 |
695.4 |
740.0 |
725.7 |
697.6 |
652.2 |
659.5 |
678.3 |
650.4 |
652.9 |
661.6 |
699.0 |
723.7 |
749.4 |
Retail
trade |
638.5 |
769.2 |
824.8 |
872.5 |
846.8 |
825.3 |
818.8 |
821.3 |
819.1 |
799.5 |
814.2 |
818.3 |
824.4 |
812.7 |
807.8 |
Transportation
and warehousing |
249.9 |
298.3 |
313.8 |
324.4 |
320.8 |
331.2 |
345.3 |
347.9 |
348.0 |
351.8 |
353.1 |
359.7 |
358.9 |
358.5 |
366.2 |
Information |
370.6 |
527.9 |
574.1 |
616.3 |
629.0 |
635.5 |
632.1 |
626.9 |
624.4 |
624.5 |
619.2 |
608.9 |
591.4 |
570.5 |
558.7 |
Finance,
insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing |
924.3 |
1,344.9 |
1,678.5 |
1,983.2 |
2,054.0 |
2,125.4 |
2,162.1 |
2,191.7 |
2,235.5 |
2,295.4 |
2,366.1 |
2,422.1 |
2,493.8 |
2,549.0 |
2,604.7 |
Professional
and business services |
515.2 |
724.2 |
886.1 |
1,076.3 |
1,106.6 |
1,149.3 |
1,189.6 |
1,231.3 |
1,278.6 |
1,315.4 |
1,343.5 |
1,351.8 |
1,392.0 |
1,453.2 |
1,504.0 |
Educational
services, health care, and social assistance |
246.6 |
370.9 |
524.4 |
673.3 |
692.8 |
713.6 |
742.7 |
769.8 |
800.9 |
845.8 |
877.9 |
901.6 |
932.9 |
961.5 |
987.4 |
Arts,
entertainment, recreation, accomodation, and food services |
174.5 |
222.3 |
281.1 |
325.6 |
333.7 |
351.5 |
358.7 |
370.8 |
383.5 |
398.8 |
413.6 |
419.6 |
433.1 |
448.4 |
465.4 |
Other
services, except government |
84.3 |
121.3 |
151.4 |
181.8 |
190.2 |
199.2 |
207.6 |
217.7 |
229.5 |
246.0 |
256.4 |
264.2 |
272.3 |
288.1 |
302.0 |
Total
civilian labor force (thousands) |
106,940 |
115,461 |
125,840 |
132,304 |
133,943 |
136,297 |
137,673 |
139,368 |
142,583 |
143,734 |
144,863 |
146,510 |
147,401 |
149,320 |
151,428 |
Participation
rate of men (percent) |
77.4 |
76.3 |
76.4 |
75.0 |
74.9 |
75.0 |
74.9 |
74.7 |
74.8 |
74.4 |
74.1 |
73.5 |
73.3 |
73.3 |
73.5 |
Participation
rate of women (percent) |
51.5 |
54.5 |
57.5 |
58.9 |
59.3 |
59.8 |
59.8 |
60.0 |
59.9 |
59.8 |
59.6 |
59.5 |
59.2 |
59.3 |
59.4 |
Number
of households (thousands) |
80,776 |
86,789 |
93,347 |
98,990 |
99,627 |
101,018 |
102,528 |
103,874 |
104,705 |
108,209 |
109,297 |
111,278 |
112,000 |
113,343 |
114,384 |
Average
size of households |
2.76 |
2.69 |
2.63 |
2.65 |
2.65 |
2.64 |
2.62 |
2.61 |
2.62 |
2.58 |
2.58 |
2.57 |
2.57 |
2.57 |
2.57 |
Median household income g (constant $ 2005) |
U |
50,291 |
53,942 |
57,159 |
58,384 |
60,265 |
62,023 |
62,493 |
62,697 |
62,779 |
63,344 |
64,132 |
64,186 |
64,457 |
64,771 |
Average
household expenditures g (constant $ 2005) |
U |
40,643 |
41,095 |
41,039 |
41,874 |
42,228 |
42,503 |
43,345 |
43,130 |
43,576 |
44,141 |
43,326 |
44,850 |
46,409 |
46,862 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; R = revised; U = data
are not available.
a Estimates as of July 1 except 1980, 1990, and 2000, which
are as of April 1.
b New metropolitan area
definitions were published by the Office of Budget and Management (OMB) in
2003. These definitions were applied to population data by the Census Bureau
beginning with the data from the 2000 Census. A new term, core based
statistical areas (CBSAs), collectively refers to metropolitan and
micropolitan statistical areas. A metropolitan statistical area is defined as
having at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more inhabitants. A
micropolitan statistical area is defined as having at least one urban cluster
of more than 10,000 but less than 50,000 inhabitants.
c As of April 1 of year
indicated. The Census Bureau only tabulates urban / rural numbers for the
decennial census years.
d Fiscal year ending September 30.
e The Census Bureau calculates square mileage comprising land
and water area for the decennial census years. Data for 1980 comprises land and inland
water. Data for 1990 comprises land,
Great Lakes, inland water, and coastal water.
Data for 2000 comprises land, Great Lakes, inland water, territorial
water, and coastal water.
f Sums of chained-dollar
estimates for individual industries do not add to national totals because the
chain-type indices used to derive them are based on weights of more than one
period. Values are calculated to 2005
dollars by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, using Chain-type Price
Indexes for Value Added by Industry.
g Converted to constant 2005 dollars by the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics using the CPI-U-RS price index.
h Numbers prior to 1999 are
estimated to the nearest million.
SOURCES
U.S. resident population:
1980: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States 2004-2005 (Washington, DC: 2004), table 11, Internet site http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html as of Feb. 2, 2005.
1985: Ibid., Statistical Abstract of the United States 2000 (Washington, DC: 2001), table 15.
1990-99: Ibid., National Intercensal
Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex (Washington, DC: 2004), Internet site http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/EST90INTERCENSAL/US-EST90INT-datasets.html as of Feb. 2, 2006.
2000-06: Ibid., Statistical Abstract of the United States 2008
(Washington, DC: 2008), table 7.
Age:
1980: Ibid., Statistical Abstract of
the United States 2004-2005 (Washington,
DC: 2004), table 11, Internet site http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html as of Feb. 8, 2005.
1985: Ibid., Statistical Abstract of
the United States 2000 (Washington, DC:
2001), table 12.
1990-99: Ibid., National Intercensal
Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex (Washington, DC: 2004), Internet site http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/EST90INTERCENSAL/US-EST90INT-datasets.html as of Feb. 2, 2006.
2000-06:
Ibid., Statistical Abstract of the United States 2008 (Washington, DC: 2008),
table 7.
Sex:
1980: Ibid., Statistical Abstract of
the United States 2004-2005 (Washington,
DC: 2004), table 11, Internet site http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-04.html as of Feb. 2,
2005.
1985: Ibid., Historical Annual Time
Series of State Population Estimates and Demographic Components of Change
1980 to 1990, by Single Year of Age and Sex (Washington, DC: 2004), Internet site http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/1980s/80s_st_age_sex.html as of Feb. 2,
2005.
1990-99: Ibid., National Intercensal
Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex (Washington, DC: 2004), Internet site http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/EST90INTERCENSAL/US-EST90INT-datasets.html as of Feb. 2, 2006.
2000-06: Ibid., Statistical Abstract of the United States 2008
(Washington, DC: 2008), table 7 and similar tables in previous editions.
Metropolitan areas:
1980-90, 1998: Ibid., Statistical
Abstract of the United States 2000 (Washington,
DC: 2001), table 32.
2000-06: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and
Micropolitan Statistical Areas, table 1,
Internet site: http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/CBSA-est2007-annual.html as of
Apr. 9, 2008.
Micropolitan areas:
2000-06: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and
Micropolitan Statistical Areas, table 1,
Internet site: http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/CBSA-est2007-annual.html as of
Apr. 9, 2008.
Rural / urban:
1980-90: Ibid., Statistical Abstract
of the United States 2000 (Washington, DC:
2001), table 37.
2000-06: Ibid., Statistical Abstract
of the United States 2008 (Washington, DC:
2008), table 29.
Regions:
1985: Ibid., Statistical Abstract of
the United States 1995 (Washington, DC:
1996), table
27.
1995-99: Ibid., Time Series of
Intercensal Estimates (Washington DC:
2004), http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/2000s/vintage_2001/CO-EST2001-12/ as of
Feb. 2, 2005.
2000-06:
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, National and State Population
Estimates, table 1, Internet site http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html as of Apr. 9, 2008.
Immigrants:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Yearbook of Immigration
Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues),
table 1, Internet site http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/ as of Apr. 9,
2008.
Total area:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States 2002 (Washington, DC:2003), table 1.
Gross domestic product:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Industry Economic Accounts, Annual Industry
Accounts, Internet site http://www.bea.gov/industry/gpotables/gpo_list.cfm?anon=66559®istered=0 as of Apr. 10, 2008.
Civilian labor force:
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings (Washington, DC: 2006), table 2, Internet site http://www.bls.gov/cps/home.htm as of Feb. 23, 2006.
Participation rates:
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Table 2, Employment Status of
the Civilian Noninstitutional Population 16 years and Over by Sex, 1971 to
Date, Internet site http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat2.pdf as of Jan. 18, 2006.
Number of households:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, Table HH-6, Average Populaton
Per Household and Family: 1940 to Present, Internet
site http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html#ht as of Apr.
9, 2008.
Average size of households:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, Table HH-6, Average Populaton
Per Household and Family: 1940 to Present, Internet
site http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html#ht as of Apr.
9, 2008.
Median household income:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Historical Income Tables, Table H-1, Internet site: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/histinc/h01ar.html as of Apr. 10,
2008.
Average household expenditures:
U.S Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, Average Annual
Expenditures, All Consumer Units, Internet
site http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm as of Apr. 10 2008.
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