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Tuesday, 23rd January 2007

Fast Facts From the U.S. Census About the U.S.A. Relating to Super Bowl XLI

Fast Facts About the U.S.A. From the U.S. Census Relating Super Bowl XLI
Another in the U.S. Census Facts For Features series. Facts include:

Super Bowl I (1967) vs. Super Bowl XLI (2007): How Times Have Changed
Population of Florida – the Host State
1967: 6.2 million
2006: 18.1 million

Names
The most popular baby names for boys and girls, respectively.
1967: Michael and Lisa
2005: Jacob and Emily

3rd
Where Chicago ranked on the list of the nation’s most populous cities. Chicago’s estimated population on July 1, 2005, was 2.8 million.

34.3 minutes
Average amount of time it took Chicago’s residents to get to work. Fifty-three percent of the city’s workers drove to work alone, 11 percent carpooled and 25 percent took public transportation. Nationally, it took workers an average of 25.1 minutes to get to work. (The percentage of people who carpooled to work was not significantly different between Chicago, Indianapolis and Miami.)

20%
In 2005, the proportion of Indianapolis’ employed civilian population 16 or older working in educational services and health care/social assistance, making these some of the city’s leading industries.

22.0 minutes
Average amount of time it took Indianapolis’ residents to get to work. Eighty-one percent of the city’s workers drove to work alone, 11 percent carpooled and 2 percent took public transportation. Nationally, it took workers an average of 25.1 minutes to get to work.

Source: U.S. Census (via DocuTicker)


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