Super Bowl XLIII by The Numbers
by Renee Burrell
The United States Census released the following information to commemorate Super Bowl XLIII to be played on February 1 at Raymond James Stadium. The facts examine the demographics of the teams home cities and also Tampa Bay . Pittsburg and Tampa both trail the Phoenix area in college graduates, median household incomes and home values. Phoenix ranks fifth on the national list for citie with the highest populations.
Arizona Cardinals Glendale- Phoenix area
- 5th – The estimated population of Phoenix on July 1, 2007, was 1.6 million. In one year, Phoenix gained 34,941 people, from July 1, 2006, to July 1, 2007, the second-largest numerical increase in the nation. (The Cardinals actually play in Glendale, Ariz., which had an estimated population on July 1, 2007, of 253,152, making it the 70th most populous city in the nation.)
- 24% – Percentage of Phoenix residents 25 and older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2007; 77 percent had at least graduated from high school. The respective national figures were 28 percent and 85 percent.
- 26 minutes – Average amount of time it took Phoenix residents to get to work. Seventy-three percent of the city’s workers drove to work alone, 15 percent carpooled and 4 percent took public transportation. Nationally, it took workers an average of 25 minutes to get to work. (There is no statistically significant difference between Phoenix and the nation in the average travel-to-work time.)
- 40% – Percentage of Phoenix residents 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home. The national average was 20 percent.
- $48,061 – Median household income for Phoenix. The national median was $50,740.
- $246,600 – Median home value of owner-occupied homes in Phoenix. The national median was $194,300.
Pittsburgh Steelers
- 60th – Where Pittsburgh ranked on the list of the nation’s most populous cities. The estimated population of Pittsburgh on July 1, 2007, was 311,218. Pittsburgh’s population declined by 2,450 from July 1, 2006, to July 1, 2007.
- 32% – Percentage of Pittsburgh residents 25 and older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2007; 87 percent had at least graduated from high school. The respective national figures were 28 percent and 85 percent.
- 22 minutes – Average amount of time it took Pittsburgh residents to get to work. Fifty-six percent of the city’s workers drove to work alone, 9 percent carpooled and 18 percent took public transportation. Nationally, it took workers an average of 25 minutes to get to work.
- 11% – Percentage of Pittsburgh residents 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home. The national average was 20 percent.
- $32,363 – Median household income for Pittsburgh. The national median was $50,740.
- $84,500 – Median home value of owner-occupied homes in Pittsburgh. The national median was $194,300.
Tampa Bay Area
- 54th – Where Tampa, Fla., ranked on the list of the nation’s most populous cities. Tampa’s estimated population on July 1, 2007, was 336,823.
- 19th – Rank of Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla., among metro areas with respect to population size. The metro area had an estimated population of 2.7 million on July 1, 2007.
- 31% – Percentage of Tampa’s residents 25 or older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2007; this compares with 26 percent in the metro area. The respective national figure was 28 percent.
- 24 minutes – Average amount of time it took Tampa’s residents to get to work. Seventy-eight percent of the city’s workers drove to work alone. In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla., metro area, it took an average of 26 minutes and 81 percent drove to work solo. Nationally, the respective figures were 25 minutes and 76 percent. (There is no statistically significant difference between Tampa and the nation in the percentage of workers who drove20to work alone. Nor is there a statistically significant difference between the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla., metro area, and the nation in the average travel-to-work time.)
- 25% – Percentage of Tampa’s residents 5 or older who spoke a language other than English at home. In the metro area, the respective percentage was 18 percent. The national average was 20 percent.
- $44,079 – Median household income for Tampa; this compares with $46,607 in the metro area. The national median was $50,740.
- $223,200 – Median value of owner-occupied homes in Tampa. The respective median in the metro area was $203,300. The national median was $194,300.
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