The American Landscape: 1990–2014
Friday, December 18, 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 | 311.7 |
| 2012 | 314.1 |
| 2013 | 316.5 |
| 2014 | 318.9 |
| Percent change | 27.8% |
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 | 108.2 |
| 2002 | 109.3 |
| 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 |
| 2014 | 123.2 |
| Percent change | 32.0% |
Real GDP a
| 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 |
| 2014 | 16.1 |
| Percent change | 79.6% |
Employment b
| 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 |
| 2014 | 139.0 |
| Percent change | 26.9% |
Median household income c
| Year | Thousands of real 2009 dollars |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.7 |
| 1991 | 46.3 |
| 1992 | 45.9 |
| 1993 | 45.7 |
| 1994 | 46.2 |
| 1995 | 47.7 |
| 1996 | 48.3 |
| 1997 | 49.3 |
| 1998 | 51.2 |
| 1999 | 52.4 |
| 2000 | 52.3 |
| 2001 | 51.2 |
| 2002 | 50.6 |
| 2003 | 50.5 |
| 2004 | 50.4 |
| 2005 | 50.9 |
| 2006 | 51.3 |
| 2007 | 52.0 |
| 2008 | 50.1 |
| 2009 | 49.8 |
| 2010 | 48.5 |
| 2011 | 47.8 |
| 2012 | 47.7 |
| 2013 | 49.4 |
| 2014 | 48.6 |
| Percent change | 2.0% |
Average household expenditures c
| Year | Thousands of real 2009 dollars |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.2 |
| 1991 | 45.5 |
| 1992 | 44.7 |
| 1993 | 44.9 |
| 1994 | 45.5 |
| 1995 | 45.1 |
| 1996 | 46.0 |
| 1997 | 46.4 |
| 1998 | 46.7 |
| 1999 | 47.7 |
| 2000 | 47.4 |
| 2001 | 47.9 |
| 2002 | 48.5 |
| 2003 | 47.6 |
| 2004 | 49.3 |
| 2005 | 51.0 |
| 2006 | 51.5 |
| 2007 | 51.4 |
| 2008 | 50.3 |
| 2009 | 49.1 |
| 2010 | 47.3 |
| 2011 | 47.4 |
| 2012 | 48.1 |
| 2013 | 47.1 |
| 2014 | 48.5 |
| Percent change | 7.3% |
a Real value added by industry.
b Not seasonally-adjusted total nonfarm employment.
c Converted to real 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 2015. Employment–U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, available at www.bls.gov as of September 2015.