| Table C-30. FY 2008 Non-Prior Service (NPS) and Prior Service (PS) Selected Reserve Enlisted Gains by Socioeconomic Characteristics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Median Community Household Income1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a. NPS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPONENT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ARNG | USAR | USNR | USMCR | ANG | USAFR | TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||||||
| MEDIAN INCOME2,3 | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||||||
| $0 - $38,084 | 11,706 | 26.18% | 5,231 | 24.32% | 983 | 20.50% | 904 | 15.72% | 25 | 13.59% | 2 | 100.00% | 18,851 | 24.50% | ||||||
| $38,085 - $45,893 | 11,793 | 26.38% | 5,291 | 24.60% | 1,166 | 24.31% | 1,033 | 17.96% | 43 | 23.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 19,326 | 25.12% | ||||||
| $45,894 - $53,925 | 8,310 | 18.59% | 3,838 | 17.85% | 831 | 17.33% | 1,102 | 19.16% | 35 | 19.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 14,116 | 18.34% | ||||||
| $53,926 - $67,307 | 7,506 | 16.79% | 3,924 | 18.25% | 952 | 19.85% | 1,252 | 21.77% | 44 | 23.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 13,678 | 17.78% | ||||||
| $67,308 and higher | 4,876 | 10.91% | 2,996 | 13.93% | 813 | 16.95% | 1,395 | 24.25% | 33 | 17.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 10,113 | 13.14% | ||||||
| Missing Data | 519 | 1.16% | 225 | 1.05% | 51 | 1.06% | 66 | 1.15% | 4 | 2.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 865 | 1.12% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 44,710 | 100.00% | 21,505 | 100.00% | 4,796 | 100.00% | 5,752 | 100.00% | 184 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 76,949 | 100.00% | ||||||
| b. PS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPONENT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ARNG | USAR | USNR | USMCR | ANG | USAFR | TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||||||
| MEDIAN INCOME2,3 | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||||||
| $0 - $38,084 | 852 | 22.02% | 828 | 21.17% | 7 | 17.95% | 4 | 9.76% | 4 | 7.84% | 1 | 50.00% | 1,696 | 21.43% | ||||||
| $38,085 - $45,893 | 920 | 23.77% | 903 | 23.08% | 10 | 25.64% | 14 | 34.15% | 19 | 37.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,866 | 23.58% | ||||||
| $45,894 - $53,925 | 761 | 19.66% | 728 | 18.61% | 6 | 15.38% | 9 | 21.95% | 8 | 15.69% | 1 | 50.00% | 1,513 | 19.12% | ||||||
| $53,926 - $67,307 | 781 | 20.18% | 792 | 20.25% | 10 | 25.64% | 10 | 24.39% | 13 | 25.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,606 | 20.29% | ||||||
| $67,308 and higher | 518 | 13.39% | 622 | 15.90% | 5 | 12.82% | 4 | 9.76% | 6 | 11.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,155 | 14.59% | ||||||
| Missing Data | 38 | 0.98% | 39 | 1.00% | 1 | 2.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 1.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 79 | 1.00% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 3,870 | 100.00% | 3,912 | 100.00% | 39 | 100.00% | 41 | 100.00% | 51 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 7,915 | 100.00% | ||||||
| 1. Information applies to the home community of record reported by individual NPS and PS recruits. Socioeconomic classifications | ||||||||||||||||||||
| provided by Claritas, with matching done by zip code. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Income data do not refer to the characteristics of individual enlistees, but rather to the characteristics of their home communities. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. The household income quintiles used in this table were taken from S. Watkins and J Sherk, “Who Serves in the U.S. Military? Demographic Characteristics of Enlisted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Troops and Officers,” Washington DC: Heritage Foundation, CDA08-05 (August 21, 2008). These income quintiles were computed using median household income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| for U.S. census tracts (weighted by the resident population of 18-24-year-olds). Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. Data provided for only | ||||||||||||||||||||
| those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Urbanicity1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a. NPS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPONENT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ARNG | USAR | USNR | USMCR | ANG | USAFR | TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||||||
| URBANICITY | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||||||
| Urban | 4,286 | 9.59% | 2,671 | 12.42% | 717 | 14.95% | 880 | 15.30% | 21 | 11.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,575 | 11.14% | ||||||
| Second City | 7,652 | 17.11% | 4,191 | 19.49% | 928 | 19.35% | 1,011 | 17.58% | 24 | 13.04% | 2 | 100.00% | 13,808 | 17.94% | ||||||
| Suburban | 7,267 | 16.25% | 4,339 | 20.18% | 1,053 | 21.96% | 1,361 | 23.66% | 43 | 23.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 14,063 | 18.28% | ||||||
| Town | 4,362 | 9.76% | 1,909 | 8.88% | 343 | 7.15% | 438 | 7.61% | 18 | 9.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 7,070 | 9.19% | ||||||
| Town/Rural | 14,906 | 33.34% | 5,950 | 27.67% | 1,301 | 27.13% | 1,572 | 27.33% | 55 | 29.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 23,784 | 30.91% | ||||||
| Rural | 6,188 | 13.84% | 2,423 | 11.27% | 450 | 9.38% | 488 | 8.48% | 21 | 11.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,570 | 12.44% | ||||||
| Unknown | 49 | 0.11% | 22 | 0.10% | 4 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.03% | 2 | 1.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 79 | 0.10% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 44,710 | 100.00% | 21,505 | 100.00% | 4,796 | 100.00% | 5,752 | 100.00% | 184 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 76,949 | 100.00% | ||||||
| b. PS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPONENT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ARNG | USAR | USNR | USMCR | ANG | USAFR | TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||||||
| URBANICITY | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||||||
| Urban | 495 | 12.79% | 583 | 14.90% | 7 | 17.95% | 5 | 12.20% | 1 | 1.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,091 | 13.78% | ||||||
| Second City | 728 | 18.81% | 820 | 20.96% | 11 | 28.21% | 6 | 14.63% | 7 | 13.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,572 | 19.86% | ||||||
| Suburban | 785 | 20.28% | 914 | 23.36% | 7 | 17.95% | 9 | 21.95% | 12 | 23.53% | 1 | 50.00% | 1,728 | 21.83% | ||||||
| Town | 366 | 9.46% | 349 | 8.92% | 4 | 10.26% | 6 | 14.63% | 9 | 17.65% | 0 | 0.00% | 734 | 9.27% | ||||||
| Town/Rural | 1,103 | 28.50% | 961 | 24.57% | 8 | 20.51% | 10 | 24.39% | 15 | 29.41% | 1 | 50.00% | 2,098 | 26.51% | ||||||
| Rural | 393 | 10.16% | 281 | 7.18% | 2 | 5.13% | 5 | 12.20% | 7 | 13.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 688 | 8.69% | ||||||
| Unknown | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.05% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 3,870 | 100.00% | 3,912 | 100.00% | 39 | 100.00% | 41 | 100.00% | 51 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 7,915 | 100.00% | ||||||
| 1. Information applies to the home community of record reported by individual NPS and PS recruits. Socioeconomic classifications | ||||||||||||||||||||
| provided by Claritas, with matching done by zip code. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record. The summary report defines urbanicity categories used. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Predominant Age Group1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a. NPS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPONENT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ARNG | USAR | USNR | USMCR | ANG | USAFR | TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||||||
| AGE GROUP | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||||||
| Age 25-44 | 9,748 | 21.80% | 4,806 | 22.35% | 982 | 20.48% | 1,149 | 19.98% | 54 | 29.35% | 1 | 50.00% | 16,740 | 21.75% | ||||||
| Age <35 | 2,754 | 6.16% | 1,560 | 7.25% | 331 | 6.90% | 309 | 5.37% | 10 | 5.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,964 | 6.45% | ||||||
| Age 35-54 | 4,629 | 10.35% | 2,661 | 12.37% | 705 | 14.70% | 1,101 | 19.14% | 28 | 15.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,124 | 11.86% | ||||||
| Age 45-64 | 6,949 | 15.54% | 3,125 | 14.53% | 760 | 15.85% | 1,082 | 18.81% | 32 | 17.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 11,948 | 15.53% | ||||||
| Age <55 | 11,682 | 26.13% | 5,213 | 24.24% | 1,077 | 22.46% | 1,193 | 20.74% | 39 | 21.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 19,204 | 24.96% | ||||||
| Age 55+ | 5,252 | 11.75% | 2,354 | 10.95% | 530 | 11.05% | 539 | 9.37% | 7 | 3.80% | 1 | 50.00% | 8,683 | 11.28% | ||||||
| Age 65+ | 3,647 | 8.16% | 1,764 | 8.20% | 407 | 8.49% | 377 | 6.55% | 12 | 6.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,207 | 8.07% | ||||||
| Unknown | 49 | 0.11% | 22 | 0.10% | 4 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.03% | 2 | 1.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 79 | 0.10% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 44,710 | 100.00% | 21,505 | 100.00% | 4,796 | 100.00% | 5,752 | 100.00% | 184 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 76,949 | 100.00% | ||||||
| b. PS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPONENT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ARNG | USAR | USNR | USMCR | ANG | USAFR | TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||||||
| AGE GROUP | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||||||
| Age 25-44 | 835 | 21.58% | 821 | 20.99% | 12 | 30.77% | 12 | 29.27% | 19 | 37.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,699 | 21.47% | ||||||
| Age <35 | 328 | 8.48% | 379 | 9.69% | 4 | 10.26% | 2 | 4.88% | 1 | 1.96% | 1 | 50.00% | 715 | 9.03% | ||||||
| Age 35-54 | 410 | 10.59% | 503 | 12.86% | 3 | 7.69% | 8 | 19.51% | 3 | 5.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 927 | 11.71% | ||||||
| Age 45-64 | 606 | 15.66% | 537 | 13.73% | 5 | 12.82% | 3 | 7.32% | 10 | 19.61% | 1 | 50.00% | 1,162 | 14.68% | ||||||
| Age <55 | 991 | 25.61% | 957 | 24.46% | 8 | 20.51% | 10 | 24.39% | 12 | 23.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,978 | 24.99% | ||||||
| Age 55+ | 404 | 10.44% | 414 | 10.58% | 5 | 12.82% | 5 | 12.20% | 3 | 5.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 831 | 10.50% | ||||||
| Age 65+ | 296 | 7.65% | 297 | 7.59% | 2 | 5.13% | 1 | 2.44% | 3 | 5.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 599 | 7.57% | ||||||
| Unknown | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.05% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 3,870 | 100.00% | 3,912 | 100.00% | 39 | 100.00% | 41 | 100.00% | 51 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 7,915 | 100.00% | ||||||
| 1. Information applies to the home community of record reported by individual NPS and PS recruits. Socioeconomic classifications | ||||||||||||||||||||
| provided by Claritas, with matching done by zip code. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Homeownership1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a. NPS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPONENT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ARNG | USAR | USNR | USMCR | ANG | USAFR | TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||||||
| HOMEOWNERSHIP | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||||||
| Homeowners | 8,920 | 19.95% | 4,373 | 20.33% | 1,022 | 21.31% | 1,052 | 18.29% | 29 | 15.76% | 1 | 50.00% | 15,397 | 20.01% | ||||||
| Mostly Owners | 21,484 | 48.05% | 9,865 | 45.87% | 2,331 | 48.60% | 3,247 | 56.45% | 107 | 58.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 37,034 | 48.13% | ||||||
| Mix, Owners | 3,758 | 8.41% | 1,907 | 8.87% | 384 | 8.01% | 422 | 7.34% | 17 | 9.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,488 | 8.43% | ||||||
| Mix, Renters | 5,212 | 11.66% | 2,479 | 11.53% | 471 | 9.82% | 425 | 7.39% | 11 | 5.98% | 1 | 50.00% | 8,599 | 11.17% | ||||||
| Renters | 5,287 | 11.83% | 2,859 | 13.29% | 584 | 12.18% | 604 | 10.50% | 18 | 9.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,352 | 12.15% | ||||||
| Unknown | 49 | 0.11% | 22 | 0.10% | 4 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.03% | 2 | 1.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 79 | 0.10% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 44,710 | 100.00% | 21,505 | 100.00% | 4,796 | 100.00% | 5,752 | 100.00% | 184 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 76,949 | 100.00% | ||||||
| b. PS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPONENT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ARNG | USAR | USNR | USMCR | ANG | USAFR | TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||||||
| HOMEOWNERSHIP | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||||||
| Homeowners | 754 | 19.48% | 770 | 19.68% | 7 | 17.95% | 9 | 21.95% | 9 | 17.65% | 1 | 50.00% | 1,550 | 19.58% | ||||||
| Mostly Owners | 1,778 | 45.94% | 1,778 | 45.45% | 17 | 43.59% | 24 | 58.54% | 30 | 58.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,627 | 45.82% | ||||||
| Mix, Owners | 341 | 8.81% | 331 | 8.46% | 3 | 7.69% | 1 | 2.44% | 6 | 11.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 682 | 8.62% | ||||||
| Mix, Renters | 409 | 10.57% | 444 | 11.35% | 7 | 17.95% | 6 | 14.63% | 5 | 9.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 871 | 11.00% | ||||||
| Renters | 588 | 15.19% | 585 | 14.95% | 5 | 12.82% | 1 | 2.44% | 1 | 1.96% | 1 | 50.00% | 1,181 | 14.92% | ||||||
| Unknown | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.05% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 3,870 | 100.00% | 3,912 | 100.00% | 39 | 100.00% | 41 | 100.00% | 51 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 7,915 | 100.00% | ||||||
| 1. Information applies to the home community of record reported by individual NPS and PS recruits. Socioeconomic classifications | ||||||||||||||||||||
| provided by Claritas, with matching done by zip code. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record. Homeownership categories are defined as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Homeowners: Owners > 98% | Mix, Renters: Renters > 50% and not “Homeowners” | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mostly Owners: Owners > 65% and not “Homeowners” | Renters: Renters > 98% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mix, Owners: Owners ~ 65% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Racial Mixture | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a. NPS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPONENT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ARNG | USAR | USNR | USMCR | ANG | USAFR | TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||||||
| W | 17,422 | 38.97% | 7,345 | 34.15% | 1,629 | 33.97% | 2,104 | 36.58% | 82 | 44.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 28,582 | 37.14% | ||||||
| W, B, H, Mix | 4,147 | 9.28% | 1,748 | 8.13% | 329 | 6.86% | 328 | 5.70% | 11 | 5.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,563 | 8.53% | ||||||
| W, B, A, H, Mix | 8,763 | 19.60% | 5,341 | 24.84% | 1,272 | 26.52% | 1,449 | 25.19% | 46 | 25.00% | 1 | 50.00% | 16,872 | 21.93% | ||||||
| W, B, Mix | 9,513 | 21.28% | 4,235 | 19.69% | 816 | 17.01% | 743 | 12.92% | 19 | 10.33% | 1 | 50.00% | 15,327 | 19.92% | ||||||
| W, A, Mix | 2,328 | 5.21% | 1,352 | 6.29% | 383 | 7.99% | 632 | 10.99% | 12 | 6.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,707 | 6.12% | ||||||
| W, B, A, Mix | 1,316 | 2.94% | 695 | 3.23% | 169 | 3.52% | 232 | 4.03% | 7 | 3.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,419 | 3.14% | ||||||
| W, A, H, Mix | 1,172 | 2.62% | 767 | 3.57% | 194 | 4.05% | 262 | 4.55% | 5 | 2.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,400 | 3.12% | ||||||
| Unknown | 49 | 0.11% | 22 | 0.10% | 4 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.03% | 2 | 1.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 79 | 0.10% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 44,710 | 100.00% | 21,505 | 100.00% | 4,796 | 100.00% | 5,752 | 100.00% | 184 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 76,949 | 100.00% | ||||||
| b. PS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPONENT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ARNG | USAR | USNR | USMCR | ANG | USAFR | TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||||||
| W | 1,329 | 34.34% | 1,182 | 30.21% | 11 | 28.21% | 17 | 41.46% | 23 | 45.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,562 | 32.37% | ||||||
| W, B, H, Mix | 294 | 7.60% | 305 | 7.80% | 3 | 7.69% | 4 | 9.76% | 3 | 5.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 609 | 7.69% | ||||||
| W, B, A, H, Mix | 948 | 24.50% | 1,107 | 28.30% | 11 | 28.21% | 9 | 21.95% | 9 | 17.65% | 1 | 50.00% | 2,085 | 26.34% | ||||||
| W, B, Mix | 757 | 19.56% | 688 | 17.59% | 5 | 12.82% | 3 | 7.32% | 8 | 15.69% | 1 | 50.00% | 1,462 | 18.47% | ||||||
| W, A, Mix | 256 | 6.61% | 301 | 7.69% | 5 | 12.82% | 5 | 12.20% | 4 | 7.84% | 0 | 0.00% | 571 | 7.21% | ||||||
| W, B, A, Mix | 138 | 3.57% | 145 | 3.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 4.88% | 3 | 5.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 288 | 3.64% | ||||||
| W, A, H, Mix | 148 | 3.82% | 180 | 4.60% | 4 | 10.26% | 1 | 2.44% | 1 | 1.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 334 | 4.22% | ||||||
| Unknown | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.05% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 3,870 | 100.00% | 3,912 | 100.00% | 39 | 100.00% | 41 | 100.00% | 51 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 7,915 | 100.00% | ||||||
| 1. Information applies to the home community of record reported by individual NPS and PS recruits. Socioeconomic classifications | ||||||||||||||||||||
| provided by Claritas, with matching done by zip code. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record. Racial mixture categories used are: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White (W): White > 90%; White, Asian, Mix (W, W, Mix): Asian > 2% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White, Asian, Hispanic, Mix (W, A, H, Mix): Asian > 2% and Hispanic > 10% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White, Black, Mix (W, B, Mix): White < 90% and not anything else | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White, Black, Asian, Mix (W, B, A, Mix): Black > 10% and Asian > 2% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White, Black, Asian, Hispanic Mix (W, B, A, H): Black > 10% and Asian > 2% and Hispanic > 10% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White, Black, Hispanic, Mix (W, B, H, Mix): Black > 10% and Hispanic > 10% | ||||||||||||||||||||