Black
History
Month february
20% 24.7% Jobs
Percentage of blacks 25 and older Poverty rate in 2008 for single-race
27%
who had a bachelor’s degree or higher in blacks, statistically unchanged from The percentage of single-race blacks
2008. 2007. 16 and older who worked in management,
professional and related occupations.
1.4 million 19.1%
Businesses
Among blacks 25 and older, the num- The percentage of single-race blacks
$88.6 billion
ber who had an advanced degree in 2008 lacking health insurance in 2008,
(e.g., master’s, doctorate, medical or law). not statistically different from 2007. Revenues for black-owned busi-
In 1998, 857,000 blacks had this level of nesses in 2002. The number of black-
education. owned businesses totaled nearly 1.2
million in 2002. Black-owned firms
2.5 million
accounted for 5 percent of all non-
farm businesses in the United States.
Number of black college students in
fall 2008. This was roughly double the
129,329
corresponding number from 15 years ear-
lier. The number of black-owned firms in
New York in 2002, which led all states.
Voting
New York City alone had 98,080 such
About 2.1 million
firms, which led all cities.
The increase in the number of black
10,716
voters between the 2004 and 2008 presi-
dential elections, to 16.1 million. The to- The number of black-owned firms ope-
tal number of voters rose by 5.4 million,
Families and Children
rating in 2002 with receipts of $1 million
to 131.1 million.
63%
or more. These firms accounted for 1 per-
Among households with a single-race cent of the total number of black-owned
55%
black householder, the percentage that firms in 2002 and 55 percent of their total
contained a family. There were 8.5 mil- receipts, or $49 billion.
Turnout rate in the 2008 presidential lion black family households.
election for the 18- to 24-year-old citizen
969
black population, an 8 percent increase
44%
from 2004. Blacks had the highest turnout The number of black-owned firms with
rate in this age group. Among families with single-race black 100 or more employees in 2002. Firms of
householders, the percentage that were this size accounted for 24 percent of the
65%
married couples. total revenue for black-owned employer
firms in 2002, or $16 billion.
Turnout rate among black citizens in
1.2 million
the 2008 presidential election, up about 5 The preceding data were collected from
percentage points from 2004. Looking at Number of single-race black grand- a variety of sources and may be subject to
voter turnout by race and Hispanic origin, parents who lived with their own grand- sampling variability and other sources of
non-Hispanic whites and blacks had the children younger than 18. Of this number, error. Facts for Features are customarily
highest turnout levels. 50 percent were also responsible for their released about two months before an ob-
care. servance in order to accommodate maga-
Income, Poverty and Health
zine production timelines.
Insurance
Homeownership –
$34,218
the American Dream 46%
Questions or comments should be
directed to the Census Bureau’s Public
The annual median income of single- Nationally, the percentage of house- Information Office: telephone: 301-763-
race black households in 2008, a decline holds with a householder who was single- 3030; fax: 301-763-3762; or e-mail:
of 2.8 percent (in 2008 constant dollars) race black who lived in owner-occupied
pio@census.gov
from 2007. homes.
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