United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

8 Population
No. 5. Population and Area—United States and Outlying Areas: I960 to 1980
[For area of individual States, see table 338. Minus sign {—) denotes decrease. See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to
1970, series A 9-22 and J 1-2]
AREA
1960
(April 1)
RESIDENT POPULATION
1970
(April 1)
1980
(April 1)
Percent
change,
1970-80
Gross area
(land and
water),
1960
(sq. mi.)
Total...................................................................... 163,285,009 208,066,557 231,106,727 11.1 3,623,462
United States................................................................ . 179,323,178 203,302,031 226.545,805 11.4 3,618,770
Puerto Rico 1.................................................................... 2,349,844 2 ,7 1 2 ,0 3 3 3,196,520 17.9 3,515
Outlying areas........................................................ .......... "237,889 *314,657 368,856 17.2 1,177
Territoriesa................................................................... 4123,151 4179,519 235,927 31.4 460
Guam......................... ................. 6 7 ,0 4 4 84,996 105,979 24.7 209
Virgin Islands of the II,S........ ................................... 32,099 62,466 96,569 54.6 133
American Samoa...... ................. 2 0 ,05 1 27,159 32,297 16.9 77
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 5........................... 662,434 81,300 7116,149 42.9' "533
Northern Mariana Islands ................ 66 ,2 9 0 9,640 16,780 74.1 184
ll.S. population abroad * .................................................. 1 ,3 7 4 ,4 2 1 1 ,7 3 7 ,3 3 6 995,546 (X) (X)
Federal employees 647.730 1,114,224 562,962 -4 9 .5 (X)
Armed Forces.. 6 0 9 ,7 2 0 101 ,0 5 7 ,7 7 6 w515,408 -5 1 .3 (X)
Civilians.......... 38,010 56,448 "47,554 -1 5 .8 (X)
Dependents of Federal employees................................ 5 0 6 ,3 9 3 371,366 »®432,584 16.5 (X)
Crews of merchant vessels........................................... 32,464 15,910 (NA) (X) (X)
Other citizens............................................................... '*187,834 "236,336 (NA) (X) (X)
NA Not available. X Not applicable. 'Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States by Spain in 1898. On July 25,1952,
pursuant to acts of Congress, U achieved the political status of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. * Includes population of
Canal Zone (I960, 42,122; 1970, 44,198) and, for 1960 only, Com Islands (1,872), not shown separately. Due to treaty of 1978
with Republic of Panama, U.S. jurisdiction over Canal Zone ended Oct 1,1979. Lease of Corn Islands from Republic of Nicaragua
was terminated In 1971. 9 Includes Midway, Wake, Canton and Enderbury Islands and Johnston Atoll, not shown separately.
See section 32. Area data also include uninhabited areas of Navassa, Baker, Howland, Jarvis and Palmyra. 4 Includes
population of Swan Islands (1960, 28; 1970, 22), not shown separately. Pursuant to treaty in 1972, jurisdiction of the Swan Islands
was transferred to Honduras. 5 Administered by United States since July 16, 1947, under United Nations Trusteeship
system. 6 Census of 19S8 conducted by the Office of High Commissioner, Trust Territory o f the Pacific Islands. 1 Census
conducted on September 15, 1980, "Comprises land area only. "Excludes U.S. citizens temporarily abroad on private
business, travel, etc. Such persons were enumerated at their usuaf place of residence in the United States as absent members of
their own households. '"Based partially on tabulations provided by Department of Defense. "Based on data supplied by
U,S. Office of Personnel Management. 13Represents U.S. citizens abroad for extended periods. Since this population was
enumerated on a voluntary basis, its coverage is probably less complete than that of other categories of Americans abroad.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, C e n s u s o f P o p u la tio n : 1 97 0, voi. 1, and 1 9 8 0 C e n s u s o f P o p u la tio n , vol. i, part A (PC80-1-
No 6. Projections of the Total Population by Sex, Race, and Age: 1982 to 2025
[In thousands. As of July 1. Includes Armed Forces overseas. See text, p. 2 for explanation of methodology and assumptions)
SEX, RACE, AND AGE 1982 1983 1964 1985 1990 1995 2000 2025
Total population:
Lowest projection.................. ............................ 2 3 1 ,76 9 2 3 3 ,6 7 5 235,544 237,366 245,507 251,550 255,638 259,673
Most likely projection........................................ . 231,997 234,193 236,413 238,648 249,731 259,631 267,990 301,022
Highest projection............................................... 2 3 2 ,33 3 234,940 237,620 240,364 254,686 268,834 282,339 356,601
MOST LIKELY PROJECTION
Male......................... - .............................................. 112,924 113,977 115,045 118,124 121,498 126,314 130,379 146,105
Female..................................................................... 119,073 1 2 0 ,21 6 1 2 1 ,36 8 122,525 128,234 133,317 137,611 154,917
White........................................................................ 1 9 8 ,53 3 2 0 0 ,09 2 2 0 1 ,66 1 203,237 210,964 217,587 222,601 240,663
Male........ ............................................................. 96,951 97,702 98,463 99,229 103,010 106,263 108,825 117,297
Female.................................................................. 101,587 1 0 2 ,39 0 1 0 3 ,19 8 104,008 107,955 111,324 113,979 123,366
Black........................................................................ 2 7 ,? 3 7 2 8 ,1 8 7 2 8 ,6 4 5 29,107 31,452 33,693 35,795 45,951
Male...................................................................... 13,166 13,382 13,601 13,824 14,957 16,046 17,072 22,029
Female................................................ ................ . 14,570 14,805 15,043 15,283 16,495 17,647 16,724 23,923
Under 5 years old..................................................... 1 7 ,3 7 0 1 7 ,6 4 6 18,234 1 8 ,4 6 2 19,200 18,616 17,624 17,049
5-17 years old 45,363 44,668 44,350 44,352 45,123 48,514 49,762 48,403
18-24 years old........................................................ 30,344 30,055 29,476 26,715 25,777 23,664 24,590 25,447
25-44 years old........................................................ 67,614 69,677 71,745 73,779 81,351 82.483 80,105 78,253
45-64 years old........................................................ 44,473 44,521 44,575 44,668 46,481 52,329 60,873 72,334
65 years old and over.............................................. 26,833 27,427 28,035 28,673 31,799 34,006 35,036 56,636
1 6 years old and over............................................... 177,031
18 years old and over....^^..^— .... ...... .............. 169,264 171,660
179,090
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, C u n e n t P o p u la tio n R e p o rts, series P-25, No. 922.
161,039
173,829 183,054
175,834 191,901
185,409 199,257
192,501 208,222
200,604 242,080
234,671