Census Facts November 2010
As in previous Novembers, the U.S. Census Bureau
has released a collection of data on American Indians and Alaska Natives
(AI/AN).
Here are few:
Native American Population: 5 million (as of July
1, 2009), making up 1.6 percent of the total population
Projected Population in 2050: 8.6 million,
comprising 2 percent of the total population
Median Age: 29.7
State with Largest Native American Population:
Californian, with 739,964 calling it home
Number of AI/AN Families in 2009: 1,080,775
Average Number of People in an AI/AN Family in
2009: 3.51
Percentage of AI/AN Householders Who Owned Their
Own Home in 2009: 55 percent (compared with 66 percent of the overall
population)
Median Value of Homes Owned by AI/AN: $129,800
Percentage of AI/AN 5 and Older Who Speak a
Language Other than English at Home: 21 percent
Percentage of AI/AN 25 and Older Who Have at Least
a High School Diploma: 80 percent (16 percent have obtained a bachelor’s
degree)
Receipts for AI/AN-Owned Businesses in 2007: $34.5
billion
Number of AI/AN-Owned Firms with Paid Employees in
2007: 24,064 (employing 191,472 people)
Median Income of AI/AN Households: $37,348
Percentage of AI/AN in Poverty in 2009: 23.6
percent
Number of AI/AN Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces:
339,515
Percentage of AI/AN without Health Insurance Coverage: 24.1 percent
11/5/2010