BY THE NUMBERS
A Glimpse of Some of the Ways U.S. Life has Changed
The United States population passed the 300 million mark in 2006. A look back to when the population hit 100 and 200 million. Taken from National Geographic magazine.
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1915 |
1967 |
2006 |
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100 million |
200 million |
300 million |
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World Population |
1.8 billion |
3.5 billion |
6.5 billion |
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Foreign-born population in |
13.5 million (largely from |
9.7 million (largely from |
34.3 million (largely from |
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Life Expectancy |
54.5 years |
70.5 years |
77.8 years |
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People 65 or Older |
4.5 million |
19.1 million |
36.8 million |
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Annual Earnings |
$687 ($13,284 in 2005 dollars) |
Men: $5,974 Women: $2,295 ($29,589 and $11,367 in 2005
dollars) |
Men: $34,926 Women: $23,546 |
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Women Working |
23% |
41% |
59% |
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Home Ownership |
45.9% |
63.6% |
68.9% |
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Price of a New Home |
$3,200 ($64,158 in 2006 dollars) |
$24,600 ($149,147 in 2006 dollars) |
$290,600 |
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Registered Vehicles |
2.5 million |
98.9 million |
237.2 million |
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A Gallon of Regular Gas |
$0.25 ($5.01 in 2006 dollars) |
$0.33 ($2.00 in 2006 dollars) |
$3.04 (As of August 7) |
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A Gallon of Milk |
$0.36 ($7.22 in 2006 dollars) |
$1.03 ($6.24 in 2006 dollars) |
$3.00 |
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Children per Household |
1.90 |
1.41 |
0.94 |