ACS 2018 Social Characteristics (1-year estimates)
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DP02 -- SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
| Item | Value | Percent |
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Total households
| S001 | 121,520,180 | 121,520,180 |
Family households (families)
| S002 | 79,241,578 | 65.2 |
With own children of the householder under 18 years
| S003 | 32,777,050 | 27.0 |
Married-couple family
| S004 | 58,174,461 | 47.9 |
With own children of the householder under 18 years
| S005 | 22,257,765 | 18.3 |
Male householder, no wife present, family
| S006 | 6,005,379 | 4.9 |
With own children of the householder under 18 years
| S007 | 2,740,506 | 2.3 |
Female householder, no husband present, family
| S008 | 15,061,738 | 12.4 |
With own children of the householder under 18 years
| S009 | 7,778,779 | 6.4 |
Nonfamily households
| S010 | 42,278,602 | 34.8 |
Householder living alone
| S011 | 34,054,073 | 28.0 |
65 years and over
| S012 | 13,421,396 | 11.0 |
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
| S013 | 36,878,070 | 30.3 |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
| S014 | 36,582,233 | 30.1 |
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Average household size
| S015 | 2.63 | ... |
Average family size
| S016 | 3.24 | ... |
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RELATIONSHIP
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Population in households
| S017 | 319,075,830 | 319,075,830 |
Householder
| S018 | 121,520,180 | 38.1 |
Spouse
| S019 | 58,150,509 | 18.2 |
Child
| S020 | 95,403,853 | 29.9 |
Other relatives
| S021 | 23,970,458 | 7.5 |
Nonrelatives
| S022 | 20,030,830 | 6.3 |
Unmarried partner
| S023 | 7,839,007 | 2.5 |
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
| S024 | 129,973,543 | 129,973,543 |
Never married
| S025 | 48,052,364 | 37.0 |
Now married, except separated
| S026 | 64,057,452 | 49.3 |
Separated
| S027 | 2,071,170 | 1.6 |
Widowed
| S028 | 3,427,139 | 2.6 |
Divorced
| S029 | 12,365,418 | 9.5 |
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Females 15 years and over
| S030 | 136,348,759 | 136,348,759 |
Never married
| S031 | 41,880,024 | 30.7 |
Now married, except separated
| S032 | 63,122,995 | 46.3 |
Separated
| S033 | 2,963,251 | 2.2 |
Widowed
| S034 | 11,828,945 | 8.7 |
Divorced
| S035 | 16,553,544 | 12.1 |
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FERTILITY
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Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
| S036 | 3,956,960 | 3,956,960 |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
| S037 | 1,343,026 | 33.9 |
Per 1,000 unmarried women
| S038 | 31 | ... |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
| S039 | 51 | ... |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
| S040 | 12 | ... |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
| S041 | 86 | ... |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
| S042 | 30 | ... |
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years
| S043 | 7,114,520 | 7,114,520 |
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren
| S044 | 2,401,111 | 33.7 |
Years responsible for grandchildren
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Less than 1 year
| S045 | 427,931 | 6.0 |
1 or 2 years
| S046 | 500,677 | 7.0 |
3 or 4 years
| S047 | 381,715 | 5.4 |
5 or more years
| S048 | 1,090,788 | 15.3 |
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Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
| S049 | 2,401,111 | 2,401,111 |
Who are female
| S050 | 1,515,661 | 63.1 |
Who are married
| S051 | 1,644,122 | 68.5 |
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
| S052 | 80,916,775 | 80,916,775 |
Nursery school, preschool
| S053 | 4,966,330 | 6.1 |
Kindergarten
| S054 | 3,978,101 | 4.9 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
| S055 | 32,803,138 | 40.5 |
High school (grades 9-12)
| S056 | 17,100,878 | 21.1 |
College or graduate school
| S057 | 22,068,328 | 27.3 |
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
| S058 | 223,158,847 | 223,158,847 |
Less than 9th grade
| S059 | 11,083,738 | 5.0 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
| S060 | 14,960,425 | 6.7 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
| S061 | 59,961,893 | 26.9 |
Some college, no degree
| S062 | 45,224,654 | 20.3 |
Associate's degree
| S063 | 19,177,676 | 8.6 |
Bachelor's degree
| S064 | 44,599,186 | 20.0 |
Graduate or professional degree
| S065 | 28,151,275 | 12.6 |
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High school graduate or higher
| S066 | 197,114,684 | 88.3 |
Bachelor's degree or higher
| S067 | 72,750,461 | 32.6 |
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
| S068 | 252,806,449 | 252,806,449 |
Civilian veterans
| S069 | 17,964,242 | 7.1 |
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population
| S070 | 322,249,485 | 322,249,485 |
With a disability
| S071 | 40,637,764 | 12.6 |
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Under 18 years
| S072 | 73,223,593 | 73,223,593 |
With a disability
| S073 | 3,095,254 | 4.2 |
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18 to 64 years
| S074 | 197,888,546 | 197,888,546 |
With a disability
| S075 | 20,212,750 | 10.2 |
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65 years and over
| S076 | 51,137,346 | 51,137,346 |
With a disability
| S077 | 17,329,760 | 33.9 |
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
| S078 | 323,531,965 | 323,531,965 |
Same house
| S079 | 278,079,469 | 86.0 |
Different house in the U.S.
| S080 | 43,492,867 | 13.4 |
Same county
| S081 | 25,406,210 | 7.9 |
Different county
| S082 | 18,086,657 | 5.6 |
Same state
| S083 | 10,515,375 | 3.3 |
Different state
| S084 | 7,571,282 | 2.3 |
Abroad
| S085 | 1,959,629 | 0.6 |
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PLACE OF BIRTH
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Total population
| S086 | 327,167,439 | 327,167,439 |
Native
| S087 | 282,438,718 | 86.3 |
Born in United States
| S088 | 277,120,538 | 84.7 |
State of residence
| S089 | 190,013,288 | 58.1 |
Different state
| S090 | 87,107,250 | 26.6 |
Born in Puerto Rico, US Island areas or born abroad to American parents
| S091 | 5,318,180 | 1.6 |
Foreign born
| S092 | 44,728,721 | 13.7 |
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U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
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Foreign-born population
| S093 | 44,728,721 | 44,728,721 |
Naturalized U.S. citizen
| S094 | 22,629,737 | 50.6 |
Not a U.S. citizen
| S095 | 22,098,984 | 49.4 |
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YEAR OF ENTRY
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Population born outside the United States
| S096 | 50,046,901 | 50,046,901 |
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Native
| S097 | 5,318,180 | 5,318,180 |
Entered 2010 or later
| S098 | 1,269,949 | 23.9 |
Entered before 2010
| S099 | 4,048,231 | 76.1 |
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Foreign born
| S100 | 44,728,721 | 44,728,721 |
Entered 2010 or later
| S101 | 10,415,414 | 23.3 |
Entered before 2010
| S102 | 34,313,307 | 76.7 |
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WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
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Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea
| S103 | 44,728,502 | 44,728,502 |
Europe
| S104 | 4,747,145 | 10.6 |
Asia
| S105 | 13,957,143 | 31.2 |
Africa
| S106 | 2,403,564 | 5.4 |
Oceania
| S107 | 280,394 | 0.6 |
Latin America
| S108 | 22,517,787 | 50.3 |
Northern America
| S109 | 822,469 | 1.8 |
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
| S110 | 307,521,124 | 307,521,124 |
English only
| S111 | 240,252,456 | 78.1 |
Language other than English
| S112 | 67,268,668 | 21.9 |
Speak English "less than very well"
| S113 | 25,627,417 | 8.3 |
Spanish
| S114 | 41,460,427 | 13.5 |
Speak English "less than very well"
| S115 | 16,263,936 | 5.3 |
Other Indo-European languages
| S116 | 11,285,467 | 3.7 |
Speak English "less than very well"
| S117 | 3,406,212 | 1.1 |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
| S118 | 10,945,719 | 3.6 |
Speak English "less than very well"
| S119 | 4,887,949 | 1.6 |
Other languages
| S120 | 3,577,055 | 1.2 |
Speak English "less than very well"
| S121 | 1,069,320 | 0.3 |
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ANCESTRY
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Total population
| S122 | 327,167,439 | 327,167,439 |
American
| S123 | 19,613,477 | 6.0 |
Arab
| S124 | 2,110,727 | 0.6 |
Czech
| S125 | 1,298,652 | 0.4 |
Danish
| S126 | 1,220,506 | 0.4 |
Dutch
| S127 | 3,688,602 | 1.1 |
English
| S128 | 22,807,283 | 7.0 |
French (except Basque)
| S129 | 7,275,203 | 2.2 |
French Canadian
| S130 | 2,032,630 | 0.6 |
German
| S131 | 41,222,462 | 12.6 |
Greek
| S132 | 1,284,153 | 0.4 |
Hungarian
| S133 | 1,352,444 | 0.4 |
Irish
| S134 | 30,804,780 | 9.4 |
Italian
| S135 | 16,411,732 | 5.0 |
Lithuanian
| S136 | 609,911 | 0.2 |
Norwegian
| S137 | 4,360,198 | 1.3 |
Polish
| S138 | 8,887,304 | 2.7 |
Portuguese
| S139 | 1,334,145 | 0.4 |
Russian
| S140 | 2,502,911 | 0.8 |
Scotch-Irish
| S141 | 2,933,199 | 0.9 |
Scottish
| S142 | 5,212,119 | 1.6 |
Slovak
| S143 | 654,642 | 0.2 |
Subsaharan African
| S144 | 4,015,406 | 1.2 |
Swedish
| S145 | 3,614,939 | 1.1 |
Swiss
| S146 | 900,022 | 0.3 |
Ukrainian
| S147 | 996,884 | 0.3 |
Welsh
| S148 | 1,804,684 | 0.6 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
| S149 | 2,949,336 | 0.9 |
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COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE
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Total households
| S150 | 121,520,180 | 121,520,180 |
With a computer
| S151 | 111,569,541 | 91.8 |
With a broadband Internet subscription
| S152 | 103,373,301 | 85.1 |
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