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East South Central Division

19,916,866 Population
178,285.4 square miles 111.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,469 ±$260 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,941 ±$402 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15% ±0.3% (2,913,913  ±52,923) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.9 minutes ±0.1 (213,992,030  ±1,489,380) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

8,030,439 ±25,304 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 (19,411,150  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±0.2% (250,416  ±8,773) 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

9,035,952 ±776 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$255,400 ±$1,634 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.7% ±0.2% (2,306,729  ±44,867.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.6% ±0.4% (12,240,563  ±56,559.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
29.9% ±0.2% (4,091,677  ±33,110.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

7.5% ±0.2% (1,402,750  ±31,129.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

5.1% (1,021,477  ±23,771) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.9% ±0.1% (1,061,228  ±19,607) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,061,228 Total veterans ±19,607 941,321 Male ±17,733 119,907 Female ±6,144

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