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By US Census Bureau
Oct 18, 2004, 12:48 PST

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SUBJECT 1990 2000
Total Population 248,709,873 281,421,906
Male 121,239,418 138,053,563
Female 127,470,455 143,368,343
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 18,354,443 19,175,798
5 to 9 years 18,099,179 20,549,505
10 to 14 years 17,114,249 20,528,072
15 to 19 years 17,754,015 20,219,890
20 to 24 years 19,020,312 18,964,001
25 to 59 years 116,509,677 136,187,440
60 to 84 years 38,777,833 41,557,613
85 years and over 3,080,165 4,239,587
     
MEDIAN AGE 32.9 35.3
     
Under 18 years 63,604,432 72,293,812
Male 32,584,278 37,059,196
Female 31,020,154 35,234,616
     
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE    
Total population 248,709,873 281,421,906
Urban population 187,051,543 222,358,309
Rural population 61,658,330 59,063,597
Farm population 3,871,583 2,987,531
     
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Families (family households) 64,517,947 71,787,347
With own children under 18 years 30,877,675 34,588,368
Average family size 3.16 3.14
     
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME    
Persons 5 years and over 230,445,777 262,375,152
Speak a language other than English 31,844,979 46,951,595
     
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT    
Persons 3 years and older enrolled in school 64,987,101 76,632,927
Preprimary school 4,503,285 9,115,073
Elementary or high school 42,566,788 50,034,592
College or graduate school 17,917,028 17,483,262
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
For persons 25 years and over    
Percent high school graduate or higher 75 80
Percent Bachelor's degree or higher 20 24
     
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS    
Total housing units 102,263,678 115,904,641
With no telephone service 4,817,457 2,570,705
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and 1990 Census of Population and Housing.

   Data from Census 2000
  


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