77transam
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Don't know if this has been a thread before,
Thought maybe some of my fellow TBNers might find this as interesting as I did.:cool2:
Lot of these numbers surprised me :shocked: (Like # of Americans with disabilities,ethnic diversity,% of women-owned firms,land area...)
(Be sure to notice the years too, as some figures are from 2000,02,07,09,etc.)
People QuickFacts USA
Population, 2009 estimate 307,006,550
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 9.1%
Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 281,424,602
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 6.9%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 24.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 12.9%
Female persons, percent, 2009 50.7%
White persons, percent, 2009 (a) 79.6%
Black persons, percent, 2009 (a) 12.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a) 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a) 4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a) 0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009 1.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b) 15.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009 65.1%
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%
(Individuals were classified as having a disability if any of the following three conditions was true:
They were five years old and over and reported a long-lasting sensory, physical, mental or self-care disability;
They were 16 years old and over and reported difficulty going outside the home because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition lasting six months or more; or
They were 16 to 64 years old and reported difficulty working at a job or business because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition lasting six months or more.
Disability status was not tabulated for persons in institutions, people in the Armed Forces, and people under 5 years old. The percentage shown is calculated by dividing the number of persons with a disability by the number of civilian noninstitutionalized persons 5 years old and over.)
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.5
Housing units, 2009 129,925,421
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
Households, 2000 105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000 2.59
Median household income, 2008 $52,029
Per capita money income, 1999 $21,587
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008 13.2%
Business QuickFacts USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 7,705,018
Private nonfarm employment, 2007 120,604,265
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 5.7%
Nonemployer establishments, 2007 21,708,021
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%
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, 2009 582,963
Federal spending, 2008 2,771,782,1521
Geography QuickFacts USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 3,537,438.44
Persons per square mile, 2000
More details can be found at: USA QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
(If you go there, click on the little info icons to the left of each line item and it gives you details about how info is gathered)
(Hope I did this right, I'm still learning how to work these computer thingys:laughing
Thought maybe some of my fellow TBNers might find this as interesting as I did.:cool2:
Lot of these numbers surprised me :shocked: (Like # of Americans with disabilities,ethnic diversity,% of women-owned firms,land area...)
(Be sure to notice the years too, as some figures are from 2000,02,07,09,etc.)
People QuickFacts USA
Population, 2009 estimate 307,006,550
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 9.1%
Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 281,424,602
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 6.9%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 24.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 12.9%
Female persons, percent, 2009 50.7%
White persons, percent, 2009 (a) 79.6%
Black persons, percent, 2009 (a) 12.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a) 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a) 4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a) 0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009 1.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b) 15.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009 65.1%
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%
(Individuals were classified as having a disability if any of the following three conditions was true:
They were five years old and over and reported a long-lasting sensory, physical, mental or self-care disability;
They were 16 years old and over and reported difficulty going outside the home because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition lasting six months or more; or
They were 16 to 64 years old and reported difficulty working at a job or business because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition lasting six months or more.
Disability status was not tabulated for persons in institutions, people in the Armed Forces, and people under 5 years old. The percentage shown is calculated by dividing the number of persons with a disability by the number of civilian noninstitutionalized persons 5 years old and over.)
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.5
Housing units, 2009 129,925,421
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
Households, 2000 105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000 2.59
Median household income, 2008 $52,029
Per capita money income, 1999 $21,587
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008 13.2%
Business QuickFacts USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 7,705,018
Private nonfarm employment, 2007 120,604,265
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 5.7%
Nonemployer establishments, 2007 21,708,021
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%
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, 2009 582,963
Federal spending, 2008 2,771,782,1521
Geography QuickFacts USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 3,537,438.44
Persons per square mile, 2000
More details can be found at: USA QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau(If you go there, click on the little info icons to the left of each line item and it gives you details about how info is gathered)
(Hope I did this right, I'm still learning how to work these computer thingys:laughing
