The American Landscape: 1990–2013
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Resident population
| Year | Millions |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 249.5 |
| 1991 | 252.2 |
| 1992 | 255.0 |
| 1993 | 257.8 |
| 1994 | 260.3 |
| 1995 | 262.8 |
| 1996 | 265.2 |
| 1997 | 267.8 |
| 1998 | 270.2 |
| 1999 | 272.7 |
| 2000 | 282.2 |
| 2001 | 285.0 |
| 2002 | 287.6 |
| 2003 | 290.1 |
| 2004 | 292.8 |
| 2005 | 295.5 |
| 2006 | 298.4 |
| 2007 | 301.2 |
| 2008 | 304.1 |
| 2009 | 306.8 |
| 2010 | 309.3 |
| 2011 | 311.6 |
| 2012 | 313.9 |
| 2013 | 316.1 |
| Percent change | 26.7 |
Households
| Year | Millions |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.3 |
| 1991 | 94.3 |
| 1992 | 95.7 |
| 1993 | 96.4 |
| 1994 | 97.1 |
| 1995 | 99.0 |
| 1996 | 99.6 |
| 1997 | 101.0 |
| 1998 | 102.5 |
| 1999 | 103.9 |
| 2000 | 104.7 |
| 2001 | 109.3 |
| 2002 | 108.2 |
| 2003 | 111.3 |
| 2004 | 112.0 |
| 2005 | 113.3 |
| 2006 | 114.4 |
| 2007 | 116.0 |
| 2008 | 116.8 |
| 2009 | 117.2 |
| 2010 | 117.5 |
| 2011 | 119.9 |
| 2012 | 121.1 |
| 2013 | 122.5 |
| Percent change | 31.2 |
Real GDP
| Year | Trillions of chained 2009 dollars |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.0 |
| 1991 | 8.9 |
| 1992 | 9.3 |
| 1993 | 9.5 |
| 1994 | 9.9 |
| 1995 | 10.2 |
| 1996 | 10.6 |
| 1997 | 11.0 |
| 1998 | 11.5 |
| 1999 | 12.1 |
| 2000 | 12.6 |
| 2001 | 12.7 |
| 2002 | 12.9 |
| 2003 | 13.3 |
| 2004 | 13.8 |
| 2005 | 14.2 |
| 2006 | 14.6 |
| 2007 | 14.9 |
| 2008 | 14.8 |
| 2009 | 14.4 |
| 2010 | 14.8 |
| 2011 | 15.0 |
| 2012 | 15.4 |
| 2013 | 15.7 |
| Percent change | 75.4 |
Employmenta
| Year | Millions |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 109.5 |
| 1991 | 108.4 |
| 1992 | 108.8 |
| 1993 | 110.9 |
| 1994 | 114.4 |
| 1995 | 117.4 |
| 1996 | 119.8 |
| 1997 | 123.0 |
| 1998 | 126.2 |
| 1999 | 129.2 |
| 2000 | 132.0 |
| 2001 | 132.1 |
| 2002 | 130.6 |
| 2003 | 130.3 |
| 2004 | 131.7 |
| 2005 | 134.0 |
| 2006 | 136.4 |
| 2007 | 137.9 |
| 2008 | 137.2 |
| 2009 | 131.2 |
| 2010 | 130.3 |
| 2011 | 131.8 |
| 2012 | 134.1 |
| 2013 | 136.4 |
| Percent change | 24.5 |
Median household incomeb
| Year | Thousands of chained 2009 dollars |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.6 |
| 1991 | 46.3 |
| 1992 | 45.9 |
| 1993 | 45.7 |
| 1994 | 46.2 |
| 1995 | 47.6 |
| 1996 | 48.3 |
| 1997 | 49.3 |
| 1998 | 51.1 |
| 1999 | 52.4 |
| 2000 | 52.3 |
| 2001 | 51.2 |
| 2002 | 50.6 |
| 2003 | 50.5 |
| 2004 | 50.3 |
| 2005 | 50.9 |
| 2006 | 51.3 |
| 2007 | 52.0 |
| 2008 | 50.1 |
| 2009 | 49.8 |
| 2010 | 48.5 |
| 2011 | 47.7 |
| 2012 | 47.7 |
| 2013 | 47.8 |
| Percent change | 0.4 |
Average household expendituresb
| Year | Thousands of chained 2009 dollars |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.2 |
| 1991 | 45.5 |
| 1992 | 44.7 |
| 1993 | 44.9 |
| 1994 | 45.4 |
| 1995 | 45.1 |
| 1996 | 46.0 |
| 1997 | 46.4 |
| 1998 | 46.7 |
| 1999 | 47.6 |
| 2000 | 47.4 |
| 2001 | 47.9 |
| 2002 | 48.5 |
| 2003 | 47.6 |
| 2004 | 49.3 |
| 2005 | 51.0 |
| 2006 | 51.5 |
| 2007 | 51.3 |
| 2008 | 50.3 |
| 2009 | 49.1 |
| 2010 | 47.3 |
| 2011 | 47.4 |
| 2012 | 48.1 |
| 2013 | 47.1 |
| Percent change | 4.2 |
aNonfarm payroll employment. bConverted to chained 2009 dollars by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics using the CPI-U-RS price index.
Key: GDP = gross domestic product.
Note: Graphs with same color trend lines have identical scales.
Sources: Population, Households, GDP, Income, Expenditures–as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table A, available at www.bts.gov as of September 2014.
Employment–U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, available at www.bls.gov as of September 2014.