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People QuickFacts USA
Population, 2000 281,421,906
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 13.1%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 75.1%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 5.5%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.4%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 12.5%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 69.1%
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 119,524,718
College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 32,310,253
Housing units, 2000 115,904,641
Homeownership rate, 2000 66.2%
Households, 2000 105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000 2.59
Households with persons under 18, percent, 2000 36.0%
Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $37,005
Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 13.3%
Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 19.9%

People QuickFacts	USA
Population, 2000	281,421,906
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	13.1%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	25.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	12.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	75.1%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.9%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	3.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	5.5%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.4%
Female persons, percent, 2000	50.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	12.5%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	69.1%
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	119,524,718
College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	32,310,253
Housing units, 2000	115,904,641
Homeownership rate, 2000	66.2%
Households, 2000	105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000	2.59
Households with persons under 18, percent, 2000	36.0%
Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$37,005
Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	13.3%
Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	19.9%

Business QuickFacts USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 1999 7,008,444
Private nonfarm employment, 1999 110,705,661
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999 18.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 1998 15,708,727
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 3,842,061,405
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 2,460,886,012
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $9,190
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 14.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 26.0%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 1,592,267
Federal funds and grants, 2000 ($1000) 1,623,475,453
Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 10,227,429

Business QuickFacts	USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 1999	7,008,444
Private nonfarm employment, 1999	110,705,661
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999	18.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 1998	15,708,727
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	3,842,061,405
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	2,460,886,012
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$9,190
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	14.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	26.0%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000	1,592,267
Federal funds and grants, 2000 ($1000)	1,623,475,453
Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	10,227,429

Geography QuickFacts USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 3,537,441
Persons per square mile, 2000 79.6

Geography QuickFacts	USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	3,537,441
Persons per square mile, 2000	79.6

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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
F: Fewer than 100 firms

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Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 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

Last Revised: Monday, 03-Dec-2001 14:12:10 EST

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