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Northeast Region

56,983,516 Population
161,913.9 square miles 351.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,020 ±$183 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$85,016 ±$384 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.9% ±0.1% (6,572,660  ±77,608) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.8 minutes ±0.1 (726,865,100  ±2,951,055) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

22,825,056 ±33,486 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 (55,268,324  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.9% ±0.1% (638,596  ±18,357) 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

25,105,536 ±2,369 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$383,700 ±$1,397 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.2% ±0.1% (5,759,514  ±65,054.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.6% ±0.2% (36,632,708  ±97,839.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
40.9% ±0.2% (16,527,609  ±64,759) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

24.5% ±0.2% (13,229,132  ±82,056) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

17.5% (9,992,499  ±59,710) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.5% ±0% (2,051,759  ±18,944) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
2,051,759 Total veterans ±18,944 1,878,078 Male ±17,638 173,681 Female ±7,792

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