The Census Bureau highlighted the following facts about U.S population dynamics:
* 75.1% of respondents said they were White or Caucasian and no other race;
* 21.36% (60 Million Americans) are of German descent; German-Americans
* 12.3% are of Black or African-American descent;
* Hispanics — who may belong to any race — accounted for 12.5% of the U.S. population, up from 9% in 1990;
* 3.6% of respondents are Asian;
* 2.4% of respondents are multiracial (2 or more races). The 2000 Census was the first time survey options for multiracial Americans were provided.
* Between 1990 and 2000, the population aged 45 to 54 grew by 49% and those aged 85 and older grew 38%;
* Women outnumber men two to one amongst those aged 85 and older;
* Almost one in five adults had some type of disability in 1997 and the likelihood of having a disability increased with age;
* Families (as opposed to men or women living alone) still dominate American households, but less so than they did thirty years ago;
* Since 1993, both families and nonfamilies have seen median household incomes rise, with "households headed by a woman without a spouse present" growing the fastest;
* People in married-couple families have the lowest poverty rates;
* The poor of any age are more likely than others to lack health insurance coverage;
* The number of elementary and high school students in 2000 fell just short of the all-time high of 49 million reached in 1970;
* Improvements in educational attainment cross racial and ethnic lines; and
* The majority (52%) of U.S. households have access to computers; 41% have Internet access.
from: www.census.gov
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