Parks Demographics

Population Parks U.S.
Total Population 1,137 281,421,920
Female 47.8% 50.9%
Male 52.2% 49.1%
18 years and over 77.4% 74.3%
65 years and over 10.0% 12.4%
Married Persons 65.9% 56.5%
Single Persons 34.1% 43.5%
Median Age 42.6 35.3
Average Family Size 2.8 3.1
Ethnicity
White 96.2% 77.0%
Black or African American 0.4% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7% 0.9%
Asian 0.4% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.1%
Other 1.8% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5.3% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Parks U.S.
Total Housing Units 927 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $143,900 $119,600
Number of Households 462 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.46 2.59
Economic Characteristics Parks U.S.
Median Household Income $39,886 $41,994
Per Capita Income $19,377 $21,587
In Labor Force 64.7% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 22 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Parks U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 122 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 85 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 52 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 20.6% 28.6%
Associates Degree 6.4% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 17.0% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 13.1% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census