Demographics of 2008

In 2008 the population is roughly 305,414,590 which is over 50,000 more than in 1990 and 20,000 more than in 2000. The median age is 36.6. There are 97.2 males for every 100 females. 38% of American’s homes have 4-5 rooms with 67.4% containing 2-3 bedrooms. 38% of consumers have 2 cars available to them and 94% have telephone service.




In 2006 (the most recently updated data) the average household size was 2.61 with the average family size being 3.2. The population of people 25 years and over was 195,932,824, with 27% having a bachelor’s degree or higher education. 84% have graduated highschool and/or have a bachelor’s degree or higher, meaning 16% of the U.S. population aged 25 and over did not graduate highschool. 152,193,214 people 16 and over were in the workforce in 2006 with an average travel time to work being 25 minutes.




In 2006, 73.9% of the U.S. population were white, 12.4% African American, 0.8% American Indian, 4.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 6.3% other.





All information found at http://www.census.gov/