Census Bureau Report: Housing in the Future
Wages have not kept up with inflation, which is one of the reasons why nearly one in four people between the ages of 65 and 74 (23.2 percent) are still in the labor force (either working or looking for work) in 2006. That’s an increase from 19.6 percent in 2000.
Among the 20 largest metro areas, Washington D.C., had the highest percentage of people in the labor force in this age group (31.8 percent). Others with high percentages include Boston (28.1 percent), Dallas Fort-Worth (27.9 percent), and Houston (26.5 percent).
Only recently has homeownership receded slightly, but it has increased overall since 2000, with more than two-thirds of all occupied homes (67.3 percent) currently owned by the occupant, compared to 66.2 percent in 2000.
In 2006, about 8 million more people spoke a foreign language at home than in 2000. Nationally, one in five (19.7 percent) over age 5 spoke a language other than English at home, compared to 17.9 percent in 2000. Among the states, California (42.5 percent) had the highest percentage in this category, followed by New Mexico (36.5 percent).The percentage of households, that were married-couple families with children under 18 decreased from 23.5 percent in 2000 to 21.6 percent in 2006.
All states, except Connecticut, saw a percentage point decrease in households in this category since 2000. In 2006, Utah had the greatest percentage of married-couple households with children under 18, at 32.3 percent. Other states with high rates included Idaho (25.5 percent), California (24.8 percent), Texas 24.7 percent), New Jersey (24.6 percent) and Alaska (24.3 percent).
Among the 20 largest metro areas, Riverside, California had the highest percentage in this category (29.6 percent), followed by Dallas-Fort Worth (26.6 percent) and Houston (26.1 percent).
American Community Survey, September 2007
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