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 | 9,776,083 | 9,776,083 |
Family households (families)
| S002 | 6,730,268 | 68.8 |
With own children of the householder under 18 years
| S003 | 3,085,438 | 31.6 |
Married-couple family
| S004 | 4,871,974 | 49.8 |
With own children of the householder under 18 years
| S005 | 2,115,608 | 21.6 |
Male householder, no wife present, family
| S006 | 505,544 | 5.2 |
With own children of the householder under 18 years
| S007 | 226,282 | 2.3 |
Female householder, no husband present, family
| S008 | 1,352,750 | 13.8 |
With own children of the householder under 18 years
| S009 | 743,548 | 7.6 |
Nonfamily households
| S010 | 3,045,815 | 31.2 |
Householder living alone
| S011 | 2,493,457 | 25.5 |
65 years and over
| S012 | 818,397 | 8.4 |
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
| S013 | 3,491,908 | 35.7 |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
| S014 | 2,495,115 | 25.5 |
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Average household size
| S015 | 2.87 | ... |
Average family size
| S016 | 3.50 | ... |
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RELATIONSHIP
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Population in households
| S017 | 28,101,594 | 28,101,594 |
Householder
| S018 | 9,776,083 | 34.8 |
Spouse
| S019 | 4,870,099 | 17.3 |
Child
| S020 | 9,417,009 | 33.5 |
Other relatives
| S021 | 2,560,063 | 9.1 |
Nonrelatives
| S022 | 1,478,340 | 5.3 |
Unmarried partner
| S023 | 540,130 | 1.9 |
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
| S024 | 11,100,045 | 11,100,045 |
Never married
| S025 | 4,117,115 | 37.1 |
Now married, except separated
| S026 | 5,516,077 | 49.7 |
Separated
| S027 | 205,852 | 1.9 |
Widowed
| S028 | 250,590 | 2.3 |
Divorced
| S029 | 1,010,411 | 9.1 |
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Females 15 years and over
| S030 | 11,435,078 | 11,435,078 |
Never married
| S031 | 3,528,149 | 30.9 |
Now married, except separated
| S032 | 5,338,806 | 46.7 |
Separated
| S033 | 324,084 | 2.8 |
Widowed
| S034 | 895,514 | 7.8 |
Divorced
| S035 | 1,348,525 | 11.8 |
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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 | 383,580 | 383,580 |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
| S037 | 133,721 | 34.9 |
Per 1,000 unmarried women
| S038 | 35 | ... |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
| S039 | 54 | ... |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
| S040 | 19 | ... |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
| S041 | 90 | ... |
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 | 775,693 | 775,693 |
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren
| S044 | 263,647 | 34.0 |
Years responsible for grandchildren
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Less than 1 year
| S045 | 48,965 | 6.3 |
1 or 2 years
| S046 | 55,539 | 7.2 |
3 or 4 years
| S047 | 43,172 | 5.6 |
5 or more years
| S048 | 115,971 | 15.0 |
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Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
| S049 | 263,647 | 263,647 |
Who are female
| S050 | 163,382 | 62.0 |
Who are married
| S051 | 184,994 | 70.2 |
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
| S052 | 7,735,600 | 7,735,600 |
Nursery school, preschool
| S053 | 451,161 | 5.8 |
Kindergarten
| S054 | 405,944 | 5.2 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
| S055 | 3,338,393 | 43.2 |
High school (grades 9-12)
| S056 | 1,673,965 | 21.6 |
College or graduate school
| S057 | 1,866,137 | 24.1 |
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
| S058 | 18,477,097 | 18,477,097 |
Less than 9th grade
| S059 | 1,478,739 | 8.0 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
| S060 | 1,485,230 | 8.0 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
| S061 | 4,627,856 | 25.0 |
Some college, no degree
| S062 | 3,949,496 | 21.4 |
Associate's degree
| S063 | 1,334,999 | 7.2 |
Bachelor's degree
| S064 | 3,627,047 | 19.6 |
Graduate or professional degree
| S065 | 1,973,730 | 10.7 |
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High school graduate or higher
| S066 | 15,513,128 | 84.0 |
Bachelor's degree or higher
| S067 | 5,600,777 | 30.3 |
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
| S068 | 21,221,287 | 21,221,287 |
Civilian veterans
| S069 | 1,435,787 | 6.8 |
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population
| S070 | 28,243,191 | 28,243,191 |
With a disability
| S071 | 3,221,165 | 11.4 |
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Under 18 years
| S072 | 7,389,503 | 7,389,503 |
With a disability
| S073 | 301,808 | 4.1 |
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18 to 64 years
| S074 | 17,339,060 | 17,339,060 |
With a disability
| S075 | 1,639,624 | 9.5 |
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65 years and over
| S076 | 3,514,628 | 3,514,628 |
With a disability
| S077 | 1,279,733 | 36.4 |
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
| S078 | 28,333,482 | 28,333,482 |
Same house
| S079 | 23,992,374 | 84.7 |
Different house in the U.S.
| S080 | 4,139,549 | 14.6 |
Same county
| S081 | 2,504,551 | 8.8 |
Different county
| S082 | 1,634,998 | 5.8 |
Same state
| S083 | 1,071,053 | 3.8 |
Different state
| S084 | 563,945 | 2.0 |
Abroad
| S085 | 201,559 | 0.7 |
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PLACE OF BIRTH
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Total population
| S086 | 28,701,845 | 28,701,845 |
Native
| S087 | 23,773,820 | 82.8 |
Born in United States
| S088 | 23,326,116 | 81.3 |
State of residence
| S089 | 17,060,699 | 59.4 |
Different state
| S090 | 6,265,417 | 21.8 |
Born in Puerto Rico, US Island areas or born abroad to American parents
| S091 | 447,704 | 1.6 |
Foreign born
| S092 | 4,928,025 | 17.2 |
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U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
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Foreign-born population
| S093 | 4,928,025 | 4,928,025 |
Naturalized U.S. citizen
| S094 | 1,856,672 | 37.7 |
Not a U.S. citizen
| S095 | 3,071,353 | 62.3 |
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YEAR OF ENTRY
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Population born outside the United States
| S096 | 5,375,729 | 5,375,729 |
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Native
| S097 | 447,704 | 447,704 |
Entered 2010 or later
| S098 | 124,279 | 27.8 |
Entered before 2010
| S099 | 323,425 | 72.2 |
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Foreign born
| S100 | 4,928,025 | 4,928,025 |
Entered 2010 or later
| S101 | 1,187,292 | 24.1 |
Entered before 2010
| S102 | 3,740,733 | 75.9 |
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WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
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Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea
| S103 | 4,928,025 | 4,928,025 |
Europe
| S104 | 198,365 | 4.0 |
Asia
| S105 | 1,129,111 | 22.9 |
Africa
| S106 | 257,449 | 5.2 |
Oceania
| S107 | 14,398 | 0.3 |
Latin America
| S108 | 3,276,400 | 66.5 |
Northern America
| S109 | 52,302 | 1.1 |
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
| S110 | 26,691,064 | 26,691,064 |
English only
| S111 | 17,131,619 | 64.2 |
Language other than English
| S112 | 9,559,445 | 35.8 |
Speak English "less than very well"
| S113 | 3,673,943 | 13.8 |
Spanish
| S114 | 7,836,986 | 29.4 |
Speak English "less than very well"
| S115 | 3,106,302 | 11.6 |
Other Indo-European languages
| S116 | 607,616 | 2.3 |
Speak English "less than very well"
| S117 | 148,538 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
| S118 | 832,205 | 3.1 |
Speak English "less than very well"
| S119 | 345,998 | 1.3 |
Other languages
| S120 | 282,638 | 1.1 |
Speak English "less than very well"
| S121 | 73,105 | 0.3 |
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ANCESTRY
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Total population
| S122 | 28,701,845 | 28,701,845 |
American
| S123 | 1,608,286 | 5.6 |
Arab
| S124 | 156,707 | 0.5 |
Czech
| S125 | 175,308 | 0.6 |
Danish
| S126 | 45,369 | 0.2 |
Dutch
| S127 | 168,535 | 0.6 |
English
| S128 | 1,574,635 | 5.5 |
French (except Basque)
| S129 | 485,409 | 1.7 |
French Canadian
| S130 | 66,945 | 0.2 |
German
| S131 | 2,320,898 | 8.1 |
Greek
| S132 | 53,488 | 0.2 |
Hungarian
| S133 | 33,494 | 0.1 |
Irish
| S134 | 1,663,330 | 5.8 |
Italian
| S135 | 501,465 | 1.7 |
Lithuanian
| S136 | 16,108 | 0.1 |
Norwegian
| S137 | 141,939 | 0.5 |
Polish
| S138 | 287,290 | 1.0 |
Portuguese
| S139 | 38,922 | 0.1 |
Russian
| S140 | 77,946 | 0.3 |
Scotch-Irish
| S141 | 237,352 | 0.8 |
Scottish
| S142 | 374,748 | 1.3 |
Slovak
| S143 | 13,737 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African
| S144 | 417,130 | 1.5 |
Swedish
| S145 | 135,932 | 0.5 |
Swiss
| S146 | 37,346 | 0.1 |
Ukrainian
| S147 | 24,140 | 0.1 |
Welsh
| S148 | 103,888 | 0.4 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
| S149 | 79,564 | 0.3 |
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COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE
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Total households
| S150 | 9,776,083 | 9,776,083 |
With a computer
| S151 | 9,037,927 | 92.4 |
With a broadband Internet subscription
| S152 | 8,262,153 | 84.5 |
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