People QuickFacts |
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Population, 2008 estimate | 304,059,724 |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 | 8.0% |
Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 | 281,424,602 |
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 | 6.9% |
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 | 24.5% |
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 | 12.6% |
Female persons, percent, 2007 | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) | 80.0% |
Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) | 12.8% |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) | 1.0% |
Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) | 4.4% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) | 0.2% |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 | 1.6% |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) | 15.1% |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 | 66.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over | 54.1% |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 11.1% |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 17.9% |
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 80.4% |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 24.4% |
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 | 49,746,248 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2007 | 127,901,934 |
Homeownership rate, 2000 | 66.2% |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 26.4% |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $119,600 |
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Households, 2000 | 105,480,101 |
Persons per household, 2000 | 2.59 |
Median household income, 2007 | $50,740 |
Per capita money income, 1999 | $21,587 |
Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 | 13.0% |
Business QuickFacts |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 | 7,601,160 |
Private nonfarm employment, 2006 | 119,917,165 |
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 | 5.1% |
Nonemployer establishments, 2006 | 20,768,555 |
Total number of firms, 2002 | 22,974,655 |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 5.2% |
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 | 0.9% |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 4.8% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 | 0.1% |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 6.8% |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) | 3,916,136,712 |
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) | 4,634,755,112 |
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) | 3,056,421,997 |
Retail sales per capita, 2002 | $10,615 |
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) | 449,498,718 |
Building permits, 2007 | 1,398,414 |
Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) | 2,536,629,4051 |