| ACS 2018 Social Characteristics (5-year estimates)
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| DP02 -- SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
| Item | Value | Percent |
| HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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| Total households
| S001 | 119,730,128 | 119,730,128 |
| Family households (families)
| S002 | 78,697,103 | 65.7 |
| With own children of the householder under 18 years
| S003 | 33,435,099 | 27.9 |
| Married-couple family
| S004 | 57,816,948 | 48.3 |
| With own children of the householder under 18 years
| S005 | 22,740,426 | 19.0 |
| Male householder, no wife present, family
| S006 | 5,821,975 | 4.9 |
| With own children of the householder under 18 years
| S007 | 2,729,342 | 2.3 |
| Female householder, no husband present, family
| S008 | 15,058,180 | 12.6 |
| With own children of the householder under 18 years
| S009 | 7,965,331 | 6.7 |
| Nonfamily households
| S010 | 41,033,025 | 34.3 |
| Householder living alone
| S011 | 33,212,256 | 27.7 |
| 65 years and over
| S012 | 12,868,890 | 10.7 |
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| Households with one or more people under 18 years
| S013 | 37,574,321 | 31.4 |
| Households with one or more people 65 years and over
| S014 | 34,395,751 | 28.7 |
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| Average household size
| S015 | 2.63 | ... |
| Average family size
| S016 | 3.23 | ... |
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| RELATIONSHIP
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| Population in households
| S017 | 314,810,420 | 314,810,420 |
| Householder
| S018 | 119,730,128 | 38.0 |
| Spouse
| S019 | 57,786,597 | 18.4 |
| Child
| S020 | 94,752,675 | 30.1 |
| Other relatives
| S021 | 23,208,045 | 7.4 |
| Nonrelatives
| S022 | 19,332,975 | 6.1 |
| Unmarried partner
| S023 | 7,423,802 | 2.4 |
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| MARITAL STATUS
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| Males 15 years and over
| S024 | 127,835,362 | 127,835,362 |
| Never married
| S025 | 46,550,321 | 36.4 |
| Now married, except separated
| S026 | 63,655,168 | 49.8 |
| Separated
| S027 | 2,134,141 | 1.7 |
| Widowed
| S028 | 3,345,887 | 2.6 |
| Divorced
| S029 | 12,149,845 | 9.5 |
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| Females 15 years and over
| S030 | 134,101,905 | 134,101,905 |
| Never married
| S031 | 40,558,230 | 30.2 |
| Now married, except separated
| S032 | 62,388,657 | 46.5 |
| Separated
| S033 | 3,020,721 | 2.3 |
| Widowed
| S034 | 11,867,049 | 8.8 |
| Divorced
| S035 | 16,267,248 | 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 | 3,995,512 | 3,995,512 |
| Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
| S037 | 1,370,441 | 34.3 |
| Per 1,000 unmarried women
| S038 | 32 | ... |
| Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
| S039 | 52 | ... |
| Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
| S040 | 14 | ... |
| Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
| S041 | 90 | ... |
| Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
| S042 | 27 | ... |
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| GRANDPARENTS
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| Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years
| S043 | 7,249,122 | 7,249,122 |
| Grandparents responsible for grandchildren
| S044 | 2,520,926 | 34.8 |
| Years responsible for grandchildren
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| Less than 1 year
| S045 | 481,444 | 6.6 |
| 1 or 2 years
| S046 | 542,064 | 7.5 |
| 3 or 4 years
| S047 | 410,809 | 5.7 |
| 5 or more years
| S048 | 1,086,609 | 15.0 |
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| Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
| S049 | 2,520,926 | 2,520,926 |
| Who are female
| S050 | 1,582,109 | 62.8 |
| Who are married
| S051 | 1,742,526 | 69.1 |
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| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
| S052 | 81,415,106 | 81,415,106 |
| Nursery school, preschool
| S053 | 4,947,516 | 6.1 |
| Kindergarten
| S054 | 4,083,735 | 5.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8)
| S055 | 32,807,983 | 40.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12)
| S056 | 17,004,975 | 20.9 |
| College or graduate school
| S057 | 22,570,897 | 27.7 |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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| Population 25 years and over
| S058 | 218,446,071 | 218,446,071 |
| Less than 9th grade
| S059 | 11,521,575 | 5.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma
| S060 | 15,426,482 | 7.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency)
| S061 | 59,265,308 | 27.1 |
| Some college, no degree
| S062 | 45,027,332 | 20.6 |
| Associate's degree
| S063 | 18,338,323 | 8.4 |
| Bachelor's degree
| S064 | 42,470,927 | 19.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree
| S065 | 26,396,124 | 12.1 |
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| High school graduate or higher
| S066 | 191,498,014 | 87.7 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher
| S067 | 68,867,051 | 31.5 |
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| VETERAN STATUS
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| Civilian population 18 years and over
| S068 | 248,322,822 | 248,322,822 |
| Civilian veterans
| S069 | 18,611,432 | 7.5 |
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| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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| Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population
| S070 | 317,941,631 | 317,941,631 |
| With a disability
| S071 | 40,071,666 | 12.6 |
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| Under 18 years
| S072 | 73,417,787 | 73,417,787 |
| With a disability
| S073 | 3,065,179 | 4.2 |
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| 18 to 64 years
| S074 | 196,582,813 | 196,582,813 |
| With a disability
| S075 | 20,240,504 | 10.3 |
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| 65 years and over
| S076 | 47,941,031 | 47,941,031 |
| With a disability
| S077 | 16,765,983 | 35.0 |
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| RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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| Population 1 year and over
| S078 | 319,157,088 | 319,157,088 |
| Same house
| S079 | 273,020,967 | 85.5 |
| Different house in the U.S.
| S080 | 44,048,390 | 13.8 |
| Same county
| S081 | 26,270,869 | 8.2 |
| Different county
| S082 | 17,777,521 | 5.6 |
| Same state
| S083 | 10,334,215 | 3.2 |
| Different state
| S084 | 7,443,306 | 2.3 |
| Abroad
| S085 | 2,087,731 | 0.7 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH
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| Total population
| S086 | 322,903,030 | 322,903,030 |
| Native
| S087 | 279,363,531 | 86.5 |
| Born in United States
| S088 | 274,335,209 | 85.0 |
| State of residence
| S089 | 188,455,931 | 58.4 |
| Different state
| S090 | 85,879,278 | 26.6 |
| Born in Puerto Rico, US Island areas or born abroad to American parents
| S091 | 5,028,322 | 1.6 |
| Foreign born
| S092 | 43,539,499 | 13.5 |
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| U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
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| Foreign-born population
| S093 | 43,539,499 | 43,539,499 |
| Naturalized U.S. citizen
| S094 | 21,250,009 | 48.8 |
| Not a U.S. citizen
| S095 | 22,289,490 | 51.2 |
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| YEAR OF ENTRY
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| Population born outside the United States
| S096 | 48,567,821 | 48,567,821 |
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| Native
| S097 | 5,028,322 | 5,028,322 |
| Entered 2010 or later
| S098 | 911,502 | 18.1 |
| Entered before 2010
| S099 | 4,116,820 | 81.9 |
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| Foreign born
| S100 | 43,539,499 | 43,539,499 |
| Entered 2010 or later
| S101 | 7,904,024 | 18.2 |
| Entered before 2010
| S102 | 35,635,475 | 81.8 |
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| WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
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| Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea
| S103 | 43,538,827 | 43,538,827 |
| Europe
| S104 | 4,778,170 | 11.0 |
| Asia
| S105 | 13,398,520 | 30.8 |
| Africa
| S106 | 2,151,409 | 4.9 |
| Oceania
| S107 | 257,341 | 0.6 |
| Latin America
| S108 | 22,132,993 | 50.8 |
| Northern America
| S109 | 820,394 | 1.9 |
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| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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| Population 5 years and over
| S110 | 303,066,180 | 303,066,180 |
| English only
| S111 | 237,956,495 | 78.5 |
| Language other than English
| S112 | 65,109,685 | 21.5 |
| Speak English "less than very well"
| S113 | 25,647,781 | 8.5 |
| Spanish
| S114 | 40,256,297 | 13.3 |
| Speak English "less than very well"
| S115 | 16,309,621 | 5.4 |
| Other Indo-European languages
| S116 | 11,014,379 | 3.6 |
| Speak English "less than very well"
| S117 | 3,425,770 | 1.1 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander languages
| S118 | 10,570,681 | 3.5 |
| Speak English "less than very well"
| S119 | 4,908,308 | 1.6 |
| Other languages
| S120 | 3,268,328 | 1.1 |
| Speak English "less than very well"
| S121 | 1,004,082 | 0.3 |
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| ANCESTRY
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| Total population
| S122 | 322,903,030 | 322,903,030 |
| American
| S123 | 20,678,613 | 6.4 |
| Arab
| S124 | 1,979,363 | 0.6 |
| Czech
| S125 | 1,382,835 | 0.4 |
| Danish
| S126 | 1,278,457 | 0.4 |
| Dutch
| S127 | 4,009,279 | 1.2 |
| English
| S128 | 23,638,645 | 7.3 |
| French (except Basque)
| S129 | 7,815,721 | 2.4 |
| French Canadian
| S130 | 2,095,503 | 0.6 |
| German
| S131 | 44,164,758 | 13.7 |
| Greek
| S132 | 1,273,100 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian
| S133 | 1,396,014 | 0.4 |
| Irish
| S134 | 32,054,485 | 9.9 |
| Italian
| S135 | 16,885,993 | 5.2 |
| Lithuanian
| S136 | 632,321 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian
| S137 | 4,403,008 | 1.4 |
| Polish
| S138 | 9,152,819 | 2.8 |
| Portuguese
| S139 | 1,358,190 | 0.4 |
| Russian
| S140 | 2,671,995 | 0.8 |
| Scotch-Irish
| S141 | 3,021,077 | 0.9 |
| Scottish
| S142 | 5,440,934 | 1.7 |
| Slovak
| S143 | 688,103 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African
| S144 | 3,589,855 | 1.1 |
| Swedish
| S145 | 3,788,741 | 1.2 |
| Swiss
| S146 | 927,539 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian
| S147 | 1,002,367 | 0.3 |
| Welsh
| S148 | 1,809,314 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
| S149 | 2,946,905 | 0.9 |
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| COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE
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| Total households
| S150 | 119,730,128 | 119,730,128 |
| With a computer
| S151 | 106,282,620 | 88.8 |
| With a broadband Internet subscription
| S152 | 96,263,531 | 80.4 |
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