Congress Demographics

Population Congress U.S.
Total Population 1,717 281,421,920
Female 49.9% 50.9%
Male 50.1% 49.1%
18 years and over 86.7% 74.3%
65 years and over 37.6% 12.4%
Married Persons 75.0% 56.5%
Single Persons 25.0% 43.5%
Median Age 60.4 35.3
Average Family Size 2.4 3.1
Ethnicity
White 97.6% 77.0%
Black or African American 0.0% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5% 0.9%
Asian 0.1% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 1.8% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 8.1% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Congress U.S.
Total Housing Units 1,055 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $84,500 $119,600
Number of Households 821 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.09 2.59
Economic Characteristics Congress U.S.
Median Household Income $27,868 $41,994
Per Capita Income $15,926 $21,587
In Labor Force 33.4% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 60 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Congress U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 140 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 38 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 13 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 31.4% 28.6%
Associates Degree 5.6% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 7.6% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 5.0% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census