USA Statistics in Brief

POPULATION                                  1980     1990     1994
Resident population (mil.)                 226.5    248.7    260.3
Percent of population--
  Under 18 yrs. old                         28.1     25.7     26.1
  65 yrs. old and over                      11.3     12.5     12.7

  White                                     85.9     83.9     83.1
  Black                                     11.8     12.3     12.5
  Asian and Pac. Islander                    1.6      3.0      3.5
  Amer. Indian, Eskimo, Aleut                0.6      0.8      0.8

  Hispanic                                   6.4      9.0     10.0

  Northeast                                 21.7     20.4     19.7
  Midwest                                   26.0     24.0     23.6
  South                                     33.3     34.4     34.8
  West                                      19.1     21.2     21.8

  Metropolitan area                         78.1     79.5     79.7

Households (mil.)                           80.8     93.3     97.1
  Percent one person                        22.7     24.6     24.3
Families (mil.)                             59.6     66.1     68.5
  With children under 18 yrs. (mil.)        31.0     32.3     34.0
    Percent one-parent                      19.5     24.0     26.3

Birth rate per 1,000 people                 15.9     16.7     15.3
Total fertility rate                       1,840    2,081    2,065
Death rate per 1,000 people                  8.8      8.6      8.8
  Heart disease                              3.4      2.9      2.8
  Cancer                                     1.8      2.0      2.1
Infant death rate                           12.6      9.2      7.9

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Violent crimes per 100,000 people *          597      732      746
Murders, manslaughters (1,000) *            23.0     23.4     24.5
Prisoners (1,000)                            316      740      910

EDUCATION
Fall school enrollment (mil.):
  Elementary (grades K-8)                   31.6     34.0     36.2
  Secondary (grades 9-12)                   14.6     12.5     13.6
  Higher education                          12.1     13.8     14.7
School expenditures ($bil.): \1
 constant (1990-91) dol.
  Elementary and secondary *                 174      248      263
  Higher education *                         109      166      175
Persons 25 yrs and over: \2
  High school graduates (percent)           66.5     77.6     80.9
  College graduates (percent)               16.2     21.3     22.2

TRANSPORTATION
Motor vehicle registrations (mil.) *         156      189      194
Airline revenue passengers (mil.) *          273      466      487

HOUSING
Occupied housing units (mil.) *             80.4     91.9     94.7
  Percent owner-occupied *                  64.4     64.2     64.7

 * 1993 data shown for 1994; for school expenditures, 1992 data.
 \1 For school year ending June the following year.
 \2 For 1980, persons completing 4 years or more of high school or
    college.