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South Region

128,716,190 Population
868,668.9 square miles 148.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$38,639 ±$134 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$69,145 ±$236 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

13.7% ±0.1% (17,151,270  ±148,011) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26.6 minutes ±0.1 (1,381,893,800  ±4,821,430) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

50,110,592 ±74,095 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 (125,657,584  ±) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.4% ±0.1% (1,616,284  ±22,674) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

56,340,288 ±3,972 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$282,500 ±$644 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13.3% ±0.1% (16,975,435  ±,124,878.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

89.1% ±0.2% (78,393,690  ±,162,254.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
33.9% ±0.1% (29,832,028  ±,103,021.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

20.2% ±0.1% (24,529,006  ±,100,948.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

12.5% (16,134,394  ±86,580) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

7.2% ±0.1% (7,142,807  ±47,077) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
7,142,807 Total veterans ±47,077 6,303,221 Male ±38,911 839,586 Female ±18,428

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