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link for detailed definition and source information.| People QuickFacts | USA |
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Population, 1999 estimate | 272,690,813 |
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Population percent change, 1990-1999 estimate | 9.6% |
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Male population, 1999 estimate | 133,276,559 |
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Female population, 1999 estimate | 139,414,254 |
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Percent population under 18 years old, 1999 estimate | 25.7% |
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Percent population 65 years old and over, 1999 estimate | 12.7% |
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Percent white population, 1999 estimate | 82.4% |
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Percent Black population, 1999 estimate | 12.8% |
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Percent American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut pop, 1999 estimate | 0.9% |
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Percent Asian or Pacific Islander population, 1999 estimate | 4.0% |
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Percent Hispanic population, 1999 est (may be of any race) | 11.5% |
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Percent White non-Hispanic population, 1999 estimate | 71.9% |
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High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 | 119,524,718 |
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College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 | 32,310,253 |
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Homeownership rate, 1990 | 64.2% |
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Single family homes, number 1990 | 65,761,652 |
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Households, 1990 | 91,993,582 |
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Persons per household, 1990 | 2.63 |
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Family households, 1990 | 65,049,428 |
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Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate | $37,005 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate | 13.3% |
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Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate | 19.9% |
| Business QuickFacts | USA |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 1998 | 6,941,822 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 1998 | 108,117,731 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 | 15.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) | 3,842,061,405 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) | 2,460,886,012 |
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Retail sales per capita 1997 | $9,190 |
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Minority-owned firms, 1992 | 1,965,565 |
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Women-owned firms, 1992 | 5,888,883 |
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Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 | 1,663,533 |
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Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) | 1,516,775,001 |
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Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 | 10,227,429 |
| Geography QuickFacts | USA |
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Land area, 1990 (square miles) | 3,536,278 |
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Persons per square mile, 1999 | 77.1 |
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
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Census 2000 data are coming to QuickFacts in Spring, 2001
Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population
Estimates, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty
Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and
Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 1997
Census of Governments
