United States Demographic Statistics

Updated May 16, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

United States

     

    Number

    Percent
         
    Total population 281,421,906 100.0
         
    SEX AND AGE
    Male 138,053,563 49.1
    Female 143,368,343 50.9
         
    Under 5 years 19,175,798 6.8
    5 to 9 years 20,549,505 7.3
    10 to 14 years 20,528,072 7.3
    15 to 19 years 20,219,890 7.2
    20 to 24 years 18,964,001 6.7
    25 to 34 years 39,891,724 14.2
    35 to 44 years 45,148,527 16.0
    45 to 54 years 37,677,952 13.4
    55 to 59 years 13,469,237 4.8
    60 to 64 years 10,805,447 3.8
    65 to 74 years 18,390,986 6.5
    75 to 84 years 12,361,180 4.4
    85 years and over 4,239,587 1.5
         
    Median age (years) 35.3 (X)
         
    18 years and over 209,128,094 74.3
    Male
    		 100,994,367 35.9
    Female
    		 108,133,727 38.4
    21 years and over 196,899,193 70.0
    62 years and over 41,256,029 14.7
    65 years and over 34,991,753 12.4
    Male
    		 14,409,625 5.1
    Female
    		 20,582,128 7.3
         
    RACE
    One race 274,595,678 97.6
    White
    		 211,460,626 75.1
    Black or African American
    		 34,658,190 12.3
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    		 2,475,956 0.9
    Asian
    		 10,242,998 3.6
    Asian Indian
    		 1,678,765 0.6
    Chinese
    		 2,432,585 0.9
    Filipino
    		 1,850,314 0.7
    Japanese
    		 796,700 0.3
    Korean
    		 1,076,872 0.4
    Vietnamese
    		 1,122,528 0.4

    Other Asian 1

    		 1,285,234 0.5
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
    		 398,835 0.1
    Native Hawaiian
    		 140,652 0.0
    Guamanian or Chamorro
    		 58,240 0.0
    Samoan
    		 91,029 0.0

    Other Pacific Islander 2

    		 108,914 0.0
    Some other race
    		 15,359,073 5.5
    Two or more races 6,826,228 2.4
         

    Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

    		    
    White 216,930,975 77.1
    Black or African American 36,419,434 12.9
    American Indian and Alaska Native 4,119,301 1.5
    Asian 11,898,828 4.2
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 874,414 0.3
    Some other race 18,521,486 6.6
         
    HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
    Total population 281,421,906 100.0
    Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 35,305,818 12.5
    Mexican
    		 20,640,711 7.3
    Puerto Rican
    		 3,406,178 1.2
    Cuban
    		 1,241,685 0.4
    Other Hispanic or Latino
    		 10,017,244 3.6
    Not Hispanic or Latino 246,116,088 87.5
    White alone
    		 194,552,774 69.1
         
    RELATIONSHIP
    Total population 281,421,906 100.0
    In households 273,643,273 97.2
    Householder
    		 105,480,101 37.5
    Spouse
    		 54,493,232 19.4
    Child
    		 83,393,392 29.6
    Own child under 18 years
    		 64,494,637 22.9
    Other relatives
    		 15,684,318 5.6
    Under 18 years
    		 6,042,435 2.1
    Nonrelatives
    		 14,592,230 5.2
    Unmarried partner
    		 5,475,768 1.9
    In group quarters 7,778,633 2.8
    Institutionalized population
    		 4,059,039 1.4
    Noninstitutionalized population
    		 3,719,594 1.3
         
    HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
    Total households 105,480,101 100.0
    Family households (families) 71,787,347 68.1
    With own children under 18 years
    		 34,588,368 32.8
    Married-couple family
    		 54,493,232 51.7
    With own children under 18 years
    		 24,835,505 23.5
    Female householder, no husband present
    		 12,900,103 12.2
    With own children under 18 years
    		 7,561,874 7.2
    Nonfamily households 33,692,754 31.9
    Householder living alone
    		 27,230,075 25.8
    Householder 65 years and over
    		 9,722,857 9.2
         
    Households with individuals under 18 years 38,022,115 36.0
    Households with individuals 65 years and over 24,672,708 23.4
         
    Average household size 2.59 (X)
    Average family size 3.14 (X)
         
    HOUSING OCCUPANCY
    Total housing units 115,904,641 100.0
    Occupied housing units 105,480,101 91.0
    Vacant housing units 10,424,540 9.0
    For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use
    		 3,578,718 3.1
         
    Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 (X)
    Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.8 (X)
         
    HOUSING TENURE
    Occupied housing units 105,480,101 100.0
    Owner-occupied housing units 69,815,753 66.2
    Renter-occupied housing units 35,664,348 33.8
         
    Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.69 (X)
    Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.40 (X)
    (X) Not applicable
    1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
    2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
    3 In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.
     

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