Monday, November 2, 2009

An Overview of the U.S. Population

Below is a list of population statistics for the United States generated by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2006 that include total population, average family size, Hispanic population, homeowners, metropolitan population, number of married couples, and more.

Total Resident Pop. (09/24/09): 307,534,622
Population density: 79.6 people per sq mi (2000)
Mean center of population: 3 mi east of Edgar Springs in Phelps County, Mo. (2000)
Males: 147,434,940 (49.2% of pop.)
Females: 151,963,545 (50.8% of pop.)
White: 221,331,507 (73.9% of pop.)
Black: 37,051,483 (12.4% of pop.)
Asian: 13,100,095 (4.4% of pop.)
American Indian and Alaska Native: 2,369,431 (0.8% of pop.)
Hispanic/Latino1: 44,252,278 (14.8% of pop.)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 426,194 (0.1% of pop.)
Median age: 36.4
Metropolitan population: 225,981,679 (2000)
Nonmetropolitan population: 55,440,227 (2000)
Families: 74,564,066
Average family size: 3.2
Homeownership (2005): 68.9% of pop.
Married couples: 55,521,868
Never married: 72,787,209
Divorced: 25,044,234
Widowed: 15,182,891

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