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West South Central Division

43,072,320 Population
425,060.2 square miles 101.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 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

$39,922 ±$211 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$74,497 ±$398 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.3% ±0.2% (6,003,288  ±81,688) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.6 minutes ±0.1 (479,144,200  ±2,547,278) 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

16,149,236 ±28,440 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 (42,120,552  ±) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±0.2% (563,800  ±18,673) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

17,977,074 ±1,128 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$281,500 ±$1,260 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.4% ±0.2% (5,706,091  ±74,068.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.4% ±0.3% (24,921,949  ±91,046.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.2% ±0.2% (9,471,871  ±56,739) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

28.7% ±0.2% (11,583,728  ±65,813.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

15% (6,453,749  ±61,272) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.2% ±0.1% (2,027,320  ±21,025) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,027,320 Total veterans ±21,025 1,759,451 Male ±21,367 267,869 Female ±10,167

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