|
New Population Profiles Released by the
Census Bureau (November 2006) |
|
 |
|
White Americans (Not Hispanic) |
African Americans |
Native Americans and Alaska Natives |
Asian Americans |
Hispanic Americans |
|
40.4
years |
31.3
years |
31.9
years |
35.1
years |
27.2
years |
|
 |
|
White Americans (Not Hispanic) |
African Americans |
Native Americans and Alaska Natives |
Asian Americans |
Hispanic Americans |
|
53%
of all white households are
married-couple families
9% of
white household are woman-headed (no
husband present)
28% live alone |
29%
of all black households are
married-couple families
30%
of black household are woman-headed (no
husband present)
31% live alone |
40%
of all Am. Indian and Alaska Native
households are married-couple families
20%
of Am. Indian and Alaska Native household
are woman-headed (no husband present)
25% live alone |
59%
of all Asian American households are
married-couple families
9% of
Asian American household are
woman-headed (no husband present)
20% live alone |
49%
of all Hispanic households are
married-couple families
19%
of Hispanic household are woman-headed
(no husband present)
16% live alone |
|
 |
|
White Americans (Not Hispanic) |
African Americans |
Native Americans and Alaska Natives |
Asian Americans |
Hispanic Americans |
|
2.4
million white women (ages 15-50) gave
birth the year prior to the study - 78%
were married |
600,000 black women (ages 15-50) gave
birth the year prior to the study - 35%
were married |
44,000 Am. Indian and Alaska Native women
(ages 15-50) gave birth the year prior
to the study - 48% were married |
218,000 Asian American women (ages
15-50) gave birth the year prior to the
study - 89% were married |
900,000 Hispanic women (ages 15-50) gave
birth the year prior to the study - 66%
were married |
|
 |
|
White Americans (Not Hispanic) |
African Americans |
Native Americans and Alaska Natives |
Asian Americans |
Hispanic Americans |
|
For
whites 25 years of age and older:
-
89% had at least graduated from high
school
-
30% had a bachelor's degree or higher |
For
blacks 25 years of age and older:
-
80% had at least graduated from high
school
-
17% had a bachelor's degree or higher |
For
Am. Indians and Alaska Natives 25 years of
age and older:
-
76% had at least graduated from high
school
-
14% had a bachelor's degree or higher |
For
Asian Americans 25 years of age and
older:
-
86% had at least graduated from high
school
-
49% had a bachelor's degree or higher |
For
Hispanics 25 years of age and older:
-
60% had at least graduated from high
school
-
12% had a bachelor's degree or higher
|
|
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|
White Americans (Not Hispanic) |
African Americans |
Native Americans and Alaska Natives |
Asian Americans |
Hispanic Americans |
|
6% of
the white population (age 5 and older)
spoke a language other than English at
home. |
7% of
the black population (age 5 and older)
spoke a language other than English at
home. |
25%
of the Am. Indian/Alaska Native
population (age 5 and older) spoke a
language other than English at home. |
76%
of the Asian American population (age 5
and older) spoke a language other than
English at home |
78%
of the Hispanic population (age 5 and
older) spoke a language other than
English at home |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau |
