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People QuickFacts	USA
Population, 2005 estimate	296,410,404
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005	5.3%
Population, 2000	281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005	6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005	24.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005	12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2005	50.7%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)	80.2%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)	12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)	1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)	4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)	0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005	1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)	14.4%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005	66.9%
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
Housing units, 2005	124,521,886
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, 2003	$43,318
Per capita money income, 1999	$21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003	12.5%

 

Business QuickFacts	USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004	7,387,724
Private nonfarm employment, 2004	115,074,924
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004	0.9%
Nonemployer establishments, 2004	19,523,741
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, 2005	2,155,316
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)	2,143,781,7271

 

Geography QuickFacts	USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	3,537,438
Persons per square mile, 2000	79.6