1. Portrait of America Civics and Government Civics and Government

2. VOCAB Demographics- Census Minority Majority- Gender Gap- Median- Migration-

3. What does America look like? Over 318,000,000 People (est) 49% male, 51% female Median age 37 years Average income: 53,000 Average household size: 2.6 66% own a home, 34% rent Persons below poverty level 14.3% –Source Census.gov

4. Where is our population? Fastest growing is South and South West East is loosing population Fastest growing places: –New Orleans, LA –Chula Vista, CA –Irvine, CA –Charlotte, NC –Bakersfield, CA –Fort Worth, TX –Irving, TX –Laredo, TX –Greensboro, NC –Elpaso, TX –Altoona, PA (Just Kidding) Forbes Magazine 2009

5. Race White 63% decrease Hispanic: 17% increase African-American: 13% increase Asian 5% –Source Census.gov MINORITY MAJORITY??

6. PA Demographics PA Population- 12,700,000 –Median Income- $52,000 –Poverty -13.1 Our largest city? –Population 1.5 Million –Median Income- $37,000 –Race White 41% Black 43% Hispanic 12% Asian 6% –Persons Below poverty – 26%

7. Local Look Hollidaysburg Area-15,601 –Median Age- 42 –Median Income $53,000 –Race White 97% Asian-1% African American 0.5% Hispanic 0.5% Other- 1% –Poverty – 7.8%

8. ???? Is Hollidaysburg, PA representative of the US population? What are some factors that make Hburg different from the state and nation? What are the main differences between rural and urban? (Philly v Hollidaysburg)