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CHART: POPclock |
Current
Population of the U.S.
Up to the second population
estimates.
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| Provided
by U.S.
Bureau of the Census as
of today. |
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CHART: POPclock |
Current
Population of the World
Up to the second population
estimates.
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| Provided
by U.S.
Bureau of the Census as
of today. |
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CHART: Median Household
Income |
Household
Income
Median household income
was $46,326 in 2005,
up 1.1 percent from 2004
after adjusting for inflation.
This is the first annual
increase in real median
household income since
1999. Since 1967, the
first year for which
household income statistics
are available, real median
household income was
up 30.9 percent
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Previous
$45,817
2004
in 2005 dollars
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Current
$46,326
2005
in 2005 dollars
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| Provided
by U.S.
Census Bureau as of August
29, 2006. |
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CHART: Poverty Rates |
Poverty
For the fourth consecutive
year the poverty rate
rose, from 12.5 percent
in 2003 to 12.7 percent
in 2004. The number of
people in poverty increased
also, by 1.1 million,
to 37.0 million in 2004.
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Previous
12.5
2003
percent
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Current
12.7
2004
percent
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| Provided
by U.S.
Census Bureau as of August
31, 2005. |
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CHART: Household Wealth |
Household
Wealth
Median household net
worth in 1995 was $40,200,
a figure not significantly
different from the 1993
median household net
worth of $39,590 (in
1995 dollars).
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Previous
$39,590
1993
(in 1995 dollars)
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Current
$40,200
1995
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| Provided
by U.S.
Bureau of the Census /
Survey of Income and Program
Participation as
of September 4, 2001. |
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CHART: Homeownership |
Homeownership
The homeownership
rate in the third quarter
2006 (69.0 percent) was
not statistically different
from the third quarter
2005 rate (68.8 percent).
Among regions, the homeownership
rate in the West was
higher than the rate
one year ago, while the
rates in the Northeast,
Midwest, and South were
not statistically different
from corresponding rates
one year ago.
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Previous
68.8
3rd Qtr 2005
percent
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Current
69.0
3rd Qtr 2006
percent
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| Provided
by U.S.
Census Bureau as of October
27, 2006. |
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CHART: Housing Characteristics |
What's
Your House Worth?
Housing values in
the U.S. (and much more)
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Previous
$98,815
1997
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Current
$108,300
1999
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| Provided
by U.S.
Bureau of the Census / American
Housing Survey as of
October 26, 2000. |
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CHART: Earnings by Degree |
Earnings
and Field of Degree
Monthly earnings of
persons by their field
of training varies greatly.
The average monthly earnings
for persons with B.S.
degrees was $2,269 in
1993.
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Previous
$2,116
1990
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Current
$2,269
1993
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| Provided
by U.S.
Bureau of the Census /
Survey of Income and Program
Participation as
of February 29, 1996. |
