General information about the United States
The United States is a diverse country with a population of slightly under 335 million people between 50 different states.
While English is the most predominantly spoken language, Spanish is also spoken by approximately 13 % of the population. Additionally, there are over a million speakers each of Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, French, and Korean.
Population: | 334,998,398 |
Capital: | Washington D. C. |
Other large cities: | New York City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle |
Spoken Languages: | English only 78.2 %, Spanish 13.4 %, Chinese 1.1 %, other 7.3 % (2017 est.) |
Per Capita Income: | USD 62,600 |
Life Expectancy: | 80,43 years |
Population Growth Rate: | 0,7 % |
Administrative system: | Constitutional Federal Republic |
President: | Joseph R. Biden (2020-2024) |
Religions: | Protestant 46.5 %, Roman Catholic 20.8 %, Jewish 1.9 %, Church of Jesus Christ 1.6 %, other Christian 0.9 %, Muslim 0.9 %, Jehovah's Witness 0.8 %, Buddhist 0.7 %, Hindu 0.7 %, other 1.8 %, unaffiliated 22.8 % |
The government is a constitutional federal republic with three branches of government. These branches include:
- The executive branch for the president, their cabinet, and federal agencies
- The legislative branch which entails a bicameral Congress with the Senate (2 seats for each state for a total of 100 seats) and the House of representatives (435 seats based on population)
- The judicial branch for the Supreme Court and other federal courts.
Highest level of education of the population age 25 and older:
- 8.9 % had less than a high school diploma or equivalent.
- 27.9 % had high school graduate as their highest level of school completed.
- 14.9 % had completed some college but not a degree.
- 10.5 % had an associate degree as their highest level of school completed.
- 23.5 % had a bachelor’s degree as their highest degree.
- 14.4 % had completed an advanced degree.
The United States is also ageing, with its older population expected to more than double over the next two decades. By the year 2050, people who are 65 years of age and older will outnumber those who are 18 and younger. The expectations of this younger generation continue to change the social fabric of the nation.
Population Age Ranges:
0-14 years: 18.46 % (male 31,374,555/female 30,034,371)
15-24 years: 12.91 % (male 21,931,368/female 21,006,463)
25-54 years: 38.92 % (male 64,893,670/female 64,564,565)
55-64 years: 12.86 % (male 20,690,736/female 22,091,808)
65 years and over: 16.85 % (male 25,014,147/female 31,037,419) (2020 est.)
Racial Demographic Breakdown:
White: 57.8 %
Hispanic: 18.7 %
Black: 12.4 %
Asian: 6 %
The United States continues to see unprecedented multiracial population growth while seeing a decline in its white population (by 8.6 % since 2010) for the first time in the nation’s history. These changes are having a tremendous impact on the country, from the overall political rhetoric expressed in the country to where people live and grow their families. There have been consequences to these developments as well, with the labor force reductions resulting in supply chain issues, not to mention the negative impacts on social safety net.
