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Northeast Region

57,832,936 Population
161,914 square miles 357.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,016 ±$193 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$89,285 ±$427 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.5% ±0.1% (6,492,989  ±64,417) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.3 minutes ±0.1 (754,379,400  ±3,229,888) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

22,938,572 ±32,208 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 (56,028,476  ±) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.8% ±0.1% (633,356  ±15,698) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

25,219,660 ±3,164 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$411,600 ±$1,438 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.8% ±0.1% (5,590,329  ±67,121.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.5% ±0.2% (37,184,205  ±100,599.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41.5% ±0.2% (17,058,316  ±67,011.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

25% ±0.1% (13,732,480  ±73,227.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

17.9% (10,363,989  ±64,686) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.3% ±0.1% (2,002,631  ±21,240) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,002,631 Total veterans ±21,240 1,831,988 Male ±20,223 170,643 Female ±6,518

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