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United States in numbers

Open statistics on the United States: population, economy, housing, education, tourism and climate, year by year.

58 figures 1895–2025 Updated Oct 21, 2026

Overview · United States

The main numbers at a glance.

+6.6% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1995 – 2023 percent · United States · World
−1.7 pp since 2013
United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1995 – 2023

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator United States 5-year change Trend
Population 342M2025 +3.1%
Median age estimate 38.92024
GDP per person $86,1422024 +31%
Unemployment rate 3.6%2023 −0.3 pp
Median home value estimate $333K2024
Adults with higher education 47.8%2024 −0.5 pp

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

People · United States

Population and growth, age, births, migration and households.

Median age, 2021 – 2024 years · United States · World
United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2021 – 2024

+6.6% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Residents 65 and over, 2021 – 2024 percent · United States · World
United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021 – 2024

Population growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · United States · World
−0.28 pp since 2015
United States World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator United States 5-year change Trend
Population 342M2025 +3.1%
Population growth 0.52%2025 +0.11 pp
Population density 37.32025 +3.1%
Median age estimate 38.92024
Children under 15 17.6%2024 −1.0 pp
Children under 18 estimate 22.0%2024
Residents 65 and over estimate 17.2%2024
Life expectancy 79.02024 +0.2
Births per woman 1.632024 −0.08
Birth rate 10.62024 −0.8
Infant mortality 5.52024 ±0.0
Net migration 3.92023 −1.4
Born abroad estimate 14.1%2024
Speak another language at home estimate 22.3%2024
Speak Spanish at home estimate 13.6%2024
Urban population 80.2%2025 +0.2 pp
Households estimate 129M2024
Average household size estimate 2.532024

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Economy & jobs · United States

Output and incomes, jobs and wages, unemployment and prices.

GDP per person, 1995 – 2024 US Dollar · United States · World
+56% since 2014
United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1995 – 2024

GDP per person (PPP), 1995 – 2024 international dollars (PPP)
+56% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2024

Unemployment rate, 1995 – 2023 percent · United States · World
−1.7 pp since 2013
United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1995 – 2023

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator United States 5-year change Trend
GDP per person $86,1422024 +31%
GDP per person (PPP) $86,1422024 +31%
Gross domestic product $29T2024 +36%
Economic growth 2.8%2024
Inflation 2.9%2024
Unemployment rate 3.6%2023 −0.3 pp
Youth unemployment 9.3%2025 −5.6 pp
Employment rate 70.3%2024 +0.2 pp
Labour force participation estimate 63.5%2024
Household income per person $64,4262024 +31%
Median household income estimate $80,7342024
Income per person estimate $44,6732024
Personal income per person $73,2042024 +32%
Below the poverty line estimate 12.5%2024
Income inequality (Gini) 41.82024 −0.2%
Jobs 156M2025 +12%
Average weekly wage $1,5142025 +23%
Business establishments 12M2025 +16%

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts · World Bank — World Development Indicators · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Housing · United States

Homes, home values and rents, prices over time.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator United States 5-year change Trend
Median home value estimate $333K2024
Median rent estimate $1,4132024
Homeownership rate estimate 65.2%2024
Homes estimate 144M2024
Seasonal & vacation homes estimate 3.3%2024
Median year built estimate 19802024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

Education & commute · United States

Schooling of adults, internet and how people get to work.

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · United States · World
+21.7 pp since 2014
United States World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator United States 5-year change Trend
Adults with higher education 47.8%2024 −0.5 pp
Bachelor's degree or higher estimate 35.7%2024
High school diploma or higher estimate 89.6%2024
University enrolment 79.4%2022 −8.8 pp
Internet users 94.7%2024 +5.3 pp
Access to electricity 100.0%2024 ±0.0 pp
Average commute estimate 26.42024
Work from home estimate 15.1%2024
Drive alone to work estimate 68.8%2024
Public transit to work estimate 3.2%2024

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Tourism · United States

Overnight stays, visitors and the hospitality economy.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator United States 5-year change Trend
Leisure & hospitality jobs 17M2025 +31%
Leisure & hospitality share of jobs 12.6%2025 +1.8 pp
Average weekly wage in leisure & hospitality $6572025 +32%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Climate · United States

Temperatures and rain through the year and over the decades.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 1895 – 2025

Annual precipitation, 1895 – 2025 inches · United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1915 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1937 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1959 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1981 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29.3 in
2025 

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 1895 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator United States 5-year change Trend
Average annual temperature 55 °F2025 +0.3 °F
Annual precipitation 29.3 in2025 −1.1 in
CO₂ emissions per person 13.62024 −1.4

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance · World Bank — World Development Indicators