Campus and Careers
Representative community:
Ann Arbor, MI ( Learn about this community | Read Ann Arbor, MI blog )
Young and educated, these 213 counties are home to universities and recent grads. More than 13 million people live in these counties, where the median age of about 41 falls below the national county median of 44.
Almost one-quarter of the population in these places is in the 20 to 34 age bracket. The median household income is below the national median, but that is because so many people are beginning their post-school lives. These communities tend to be more secular than America as whole. President Bush won more votes here in 2004 than John Kerry, but the vote was close and may be again in 2008.
Campus and Careers and their politics are represented by Ann Arbor, Mich., in Patchwork Nation.
Geographical Distribution
This map shows how weakly or strongly each county correlates
to this community type.
Campus and Careers
Demographic Information
Total Population: 13,591,646
Percent of U.S. Population: 5%
Median Household Income: $35,259
Employment:
- Professional: 5.4%
- Trades and Services: 31.6%
- Government: 18.1%
- Agriculture: 4.8%
Families in Poverty: 9.7%
Racial Distribution
Age Distribution
