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West Region

78,896,810 Population
1,752,130.7 square miles 45 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,357 ±$150 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$88,610 ±$412 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.6% ±0.1% (8,986,032  ±92,640) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.9 minutes ±0.1 (871,565,440  ±3,741,783) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

29,361,492 ±32,646 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 (77,169,970  ±) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5% ±0.1% (936,465  ±18,287) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

31,985,942 ±2,336 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$567,500 ±$1,670 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.3% ±0.1% (9,622,536  ±97,671) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.2% ±0.2% (48,184,505  ±116,092.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
37.3% ±0.1% (20,404,076  ±74,131.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

32.5% ±0.1% (24,276,024  ±99,148.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

19.5% (15,407,166  ±80,321) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.7% ±0.1% (3,501,787  ±29,940) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
3,501,787 Total veterans ±29,940 3,119,989 Male ±26,888 381,798 Female ±10,211

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