Demographics

Population²

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—

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1,041,625

4,896,146

321,418,820

Population Annual Average Growth²

1.0%

1.4%

0.8%

9,471

62,600

2,590,222

Median Age³

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—

—

38.6

37.9

37.2

Under 18 Years

23.6%

23.4%

24.0%

237,816

1,080,474

74,181,467

18 to 24 Years

9.7%

10.3%

9.9%

97,245

476,445

30,672,088

25 to 34 Years

12.3%

12.8%

13.3%

124,228

592,056

41,063,948

35 to 44 Years

12.6%

13.0%

13.3%

126,969

601,292

41,070,606

45 to 54 Years

14.2%

14.3%

14.6%

143,202

659,428

45,006,716

55 to 64 Years

13.3%

12.6%

11.8%

133,823

583,795

36,482,729

65 to 74 Years

8.5%

8.0%

7.0%

85,829

369,043

21,713,429

75 Years, and Over

5.8%

5.7%

6.0%

58,471

262,831

18,554,555

Race:  White

56.3%

66.2%

72.4%

567,195

3,060,000

223,553,265

Race:  Black or African American

33.3%

27.9%

12.6%

335,260

1,290,684

38,929,319

Race:  American Indian and Alaska Native

5.6%

0.4%

0.9%

56,755

19,524

2,932,248

Race: Asian

0.8%

1.3%

4.8%

8,096

59,051

14,674,252

Race:  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

586

2,706

540,013

Race:  Some Other Race

2.3%

2.5%

6.2%

22,799

113,464

19,107,368

Race: Two or More Races

1.7%

1.7%

2.9%

16,892

79,935

9,009,073

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

4.3%

5.1%

16.3%

43,627

235,682

50,477,594

Economic

Labor Force Participation Rate and Size (civilian population 16 years and over)⁴

56.6%

60.3%

63.5%

459,555

2,274,142

157,940,014

Armed Forces Labor Force⁴

0.4%

0.9%

0.4%

3,389

32,242

1,025,497

Veterans, Age 18-64⁴

7.5%

7.8%

5.8%

46,657

227,250

11,371,344

Median Household Income^3,4

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—

—

$37,755

$45,033

$53,482

Union Membership⁵

2.6%

3.0%

11.1%

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—

—

Educational Attainment, Age 25-64

No High School Diploma⁴

15.9%

12.7%

12.0%

83,943

313,755

19,939,890

High School Graduate⁴

34.3%

29.4%

26.5%

181,313

725,269

44,000,387

Some College, No Degree⁴

22.2%

22.1%

21.9%

117,421

544,248

36,270,359

Associate's Degree⁴

9.2%

9.6%

8.7%

48,763

237,674

14,487,486

Bachelor's Degree⁴

12.3%

17.1%

19.7%

64,752

422,614

32,646,533

Postgraduate Degree⁴

6.1%

9.1%

11.2%

32,310

224,084

18,533,513