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West South Central Division

42,198,608 Population
425,076 square miles 99.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,134 ±$196 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$70,986 ±$353 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.6% ±0.2% (6,019,806  ±86,175) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.3 minutes ±0.1 (461,259,550  ±2,460,431) 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

15,916,536 ±24,824 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 (41,267,272  ±) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.5% ±0.2% (564,318  ±16,298) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

17,717,728 ±3,251 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$267,700 ±$1,180 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.6% ±0.2% (5,678,218  ±73,482.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

87% ±0.3% (24,279,742  ±85,264.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
32.3% ±0.2% (9,010,754  ±52,565) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

28.2% ±0.2% (11,166,760  ±62,563) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

14.4% (6,088,132  ±69,276) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.3% ±0.1% (1,998,628  ±23,930) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
1,998,628 Total veterans ±23,930 1,752,489 Male ±20,455 246,139 Female ±9,878

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