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People QuickFacts USA
Population definition and source info Population, 1999 estimate 272,690,813
Population percent change definition and source info Population percent change, 1990-1999 estimate 9.6%
Male population definition and source info Male population, 1999 estimate 133,276,559
Female population definition and source info Female population, 1999 estimate 139,414,254
Percent population under 18 years old definition and source info Percent population under 18 years old, 1999 estimate 25.7%
Percent population 65 years old and over definition and source info Percent population 65 years old and over, 1999 estimate 12.7%
Percent white population definition and source info Percent white population, 1999 estimate 82.4%
Percent Black population definition and source info Percent Black population, 1999 estimate 12.8%
Percent American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut pop definition and source info Percent American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut pop, 1999 estimate 0.9%
Percent Asian or Pacific Islander population definition and source info Percent Asian or Pacific Islander population, 1999 estimate 4.0%
Percent Hispanic population definition and source info Percent Hispanic population, 1999 est (may be of any race) 11.5%
Percent White non-Hispanic population definition and source info Percent White non-Hispanic population, 1999 estimate 71.9%
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over definition and source info High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 119,524,718
College graduates, persons 25 years and over definition and source info College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 32,310,253
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 1990 64.2%
Single family homes definition and source info Single family homes, number 1990 65,761,652
Households definition and source info Households, 1990 91,993,582
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 1990 2.63
Family households definition and source info Family households, 1990 65,049,428
Median household money income definition and source info Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $37,005
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 13.3%
Children below poverty, percent definition and source info Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 19.9%

Business QuickFacts USA
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 1998 6,941,822
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 1998 108,117,731
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 15.7%
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)3,842,061,405
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)2,460,886,012
 definition and source info Retail sales per capita 1997 $9,190
Minority-owned firms definition and source info Minority-owned firms, 1992 1,965,565
Women-owned firms definition and source info Women-owned firms, 1992 5,888,883
Housing units authorized by building permits definition and source info Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 1,663,533
Federal funds and grants definition and source info Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)1,516,775,001
Local government employment - full-time equivalent definition and source info Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 10,227,429

Geography QuickFacts USA
Land area definition and source info Land area, 1990 (square miles)3,536,278
Persons per square mile definition and source info 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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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



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