1. FY04 Profile of Air Force Then and Now in the Air Force 1 18.8 19.6
Sole Parents (Single with Children)
Airmen with Children
Officer
Enlisted
TOTAL
Officer
Enlisted
TOTAL
52.9%
43.0%
45.0%
2.8%
5.3%
4.8%
FY04
Profile of
Air Force
Average number of children (for Airmen with children): 2
Comparison to other Active-Duty Services, FY04
* Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, and other/unknown
Then and Now in the Air Force
Racial/Ethnic and Gender Composition of the Air Force
18.8
19.6
15.6
16.1
14.6
15.0
3.6
4.9
5.5
Women in the Military
Dr. Betty D. Maxfield, Chief
Office of Army Demographics 1

2. TOTAL Strength by Race/Ethnicity
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Male
83.4%
5.2%
3.6%
7.8%
60,685
Female
72.6%
12.4%
3.8%
11.2%
13,619
Total
81.4%
6.5%
3.7%
8.4%
74,304
Commissioned Officer - Race/Ethnicity and Gender
The following data are based on numbers provided by the U.S. Air Force to the Defense Manpower Data Center, and are valid as of September 15, 2004.
TOTAL STRENGTH of the AIR FORCE
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Male
72..3%
14.9%
5.8%
7.0%
238,880
Female
58.5%
25.9%
6.7%
8.9%
59,436
Total
69.6%
17.1%
6.0%
7.3%
298,316
Enlisted – Race/Ethnicity and Gender
TOTAL Strength by Race/Ethnicity
554,764
Education
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Officer
Enlisted
AIR RESERVE – Race/Ethnicity and Grade
Officer
84.6%
6.4%
3.3%
5.7%
16,724
Enlisted
66.8%
18.7%
7.4%
7.1%
58,598
Total
70.7%
16.0%
6.5%
6.8%
75,322
GED/HSDG*
1.5%
80.1%
Coll./AA
0.3%
14.2%
BA/BS
45.6%
4.3%
MA/PhD
49.3%
0.7%
Other/Unk
3.3%
0.7%
*General Equivalency Diploma/High School Diploma Graduate
Age Groups
17-20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40 & Over
Family Members
Officer
0.2%
9.5%
22.6%
40.5%
27.2%
Enlisted
13.9%
29.0%
21.0%
25.7%
10.4%
Spouses
Children
Other Dependents
TOTAL
184,386
328,175
1,635
514,196
AIR GUARD – Race/Ethnicity and Grade
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Officer
86.3%
5.1%
3.4%
5.2%
13,634
Enlisted
77.9%
9.2%
6.2%
6.7%
93,188
Total
78.9%
8.6%
5.8%
6.7%
106,822
Officer
Enlisted
TOTAL
TOTAL MARRIED
Male
74.3%
57.8%
61.1%
183,075
Female
54.9%
48.7%
49.9%
36,452
Total
70.7%
56.0%
58.9%
219,527
Married by Gender
Active-Duty Air Force
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Male
74.6%
12.9%
5.3%
7.2%
299,565
Female
61.1%
23.4%
6.2%
9.3%
73,055
Total
71.9%
15.0%
5.5%
7.6%
372,620
TOTAL ACTIVE - Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Dual Military Marriages (pct of all marriages)
Officer
Enlisted
TOTAL
Male
9.8%
14.5%
13.4%
Female
46.8%
62.7%
59.5%
Total
15.1%
22.9%
21.0%