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East South Central Division

19,700,800 Population
178,293.3 square miles 110.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,592 ±$246 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$62,480 ±$441 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.6% ±0.3% (2,984,452  ±53,291) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.4 minutes ±0.1 (205,813,150  ±1,461,174) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

7,960,991 ±23,091 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 (19,193,654  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.3% ±0.2% (242,308  ±8,779) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

8,942,401 ±420 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$236,400 ±$1,396 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.8% ±0.2% (2,298,972  ±38,403.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.4% ±0.4% (12,084,377  ±58,206.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
29.2% ±0.2% (3,944,389  ±33,304.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

6.9% ±0.1% (1,278,048  ±24,425.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

4.6% (912,000  ±21,978) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7% ±0.1% (1,067,888  ±15,338) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
1,067,888 Total veterans ±15,338 950,321 Male ±14,094 117,567 Female ±6,147

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