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South Region

130,125,290 Population
868,672.6 square miles 149.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,215 ±$115 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$72,229 ±$214 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.5% ±0.1% (17,192,624  ±162,895) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27 minutes ±0.1 (1,440,453,500  ±4,280,929) 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

50,842,220 ±71,421 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±10.9 (127,056,544  ±-555,555,600) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.3% ±0.1% (1,620,124  ±26,268) 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

57,184,324 ±4,003 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$303,600 ±$874 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13% ±0.1% (16,672,036  ±,123,219.7) 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

89.2% ±0.2% (79,673,567  ±,166,927.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
34.3% ±0.1% (30,643,201  ±,102,174.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

20.8% ±0.1% (25,585,134  ±,104,067.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

13.1% ±55.9% (17,041,300  ±107,710) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7% ±0.1% (7,078,342  ±45,505) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,078,342 Total veterans ±45,505 6,196,396 Male ±39,285 881,946 Female ±17,790

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