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West Region

80,015,776 Population
1,752,321.1 square miles 45.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,536 ±$154 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$92,803 ±$342 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.3% ±0.1% (8,859,469  ±88,790) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.3 minutes ±0.1 (903,366,460  ±3,321,026) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

29,696,324 ±29,138 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 (78,264,570  ±) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±0.1% (905,142  ±18,765) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

32,315,224 ±3,710 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$592,600 ±$1,518 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12% ±0.1% (9,470,869  ±97,200.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.3% ±0.2% (49,090,078  ±120,098) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38% ±0.1% (21,148,423  ±75,848.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

32.9% ±0.1% (24,923,230  ±93,795.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

20% (15,959,379  ±80,590) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.6% ±0% (3,481,330  ±27,416) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,481,330 Total veterans ±27,416 3,104,014 Male ±24,373 377,316 Female ±11,470

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