On November 14, 2006, the U. S. Census
Bureau released a “New
Population Profile” of the United States. Utilizing the
U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), this report
provides the latest detailed look at the nation’s rapidly changing
and diverse population.
Why should this matter to libraries and the
communities they serve? As
part of the Census Bureau’s re-engineered 2010 Census, the data
collected by the ACS helps federal officials determine where to
distribute more than $200 billion back to state and local governments
each year!
Here are some highlights of the new report:
Married-couple families comprise:
- 53 percent of non-Hispanic white households.
- 29 percent of black or African-American households.
- 40 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native households.
- 59 percent of Asian households.
- 50 percent of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander households.
- 49 percent of Hispanic households.
Households maintained by a woman with no husband present:
- 9 percent of non-Hispanic white households.
- 30 percent of black or African-American households.
- 20 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native households.
- 9 percent of Asian households.
- 15 percent of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander households.
- 19 percent of Hispanic households.
Householders who lived alone:
- 28 percent of non-Hispanic white households.
- 31 percent of black or African-American households.
- 25 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native households.
- 20 percent of Asian households.
- 20 percent of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander households.
- 16 percent of Hispanic households.
Household population age five years and over that spoke a language
other than English at home:
- 6 percent of non-Hispanic white households.
- 7 percent of black or African-American households.
- 26 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native households.
- 76 percent of Asian households.
- 40 percent of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander households.
- 78 percent of Hispanic households.
Household population age 25 and over that were at least high school
graduates:
- 89 percent of non-Hispanic white households.
- 80 percent of black or African-American households.
- 76 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native households.
- 86 percent of Asian households.
- 83 percent of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander households.
- 60 percent of Hispanic households.
Household population age 25 and over that
had a bachelor’s
degree or higher:
- 30 percent of non-Hispanic white households.
- 17 percent of black or African-American households.
- 14 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native households.
- 49 percent of Asian households.
- 15 percent of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander households.
- 12 percent of Hispanic households.
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