The Numbers Game: How Americans Lived From 2005 to 2009

Ahead of the 2010 Census figures, the U.S. Census Bureau looked back at the last five years. Its American Community Survey offers estimates based on results from 2005 to 2009. Where do the most unmarried men live? What region's residents have the longest commute? The census, with these numbers, compares big-city and small-town life for the first time.

Here are some notable differences between lifestyles in metropolitan statistical areas, those that include urban centers with more than 50,000 people and adjacent counties, and so-called 'micropolitan areas,' regions that include at least one urban center with more than 10,000 people but less than 50,000.

Percentage of Married-Couple Families With Husband and Wife in the Labor Force



Highest Percentage of Men Who Never Married



Highest Median Age



Percentage of Workers 16 Years and Older Who Traveled to Work by Car, Truck, or Van and Drove Alone



Women 15 to 50 Years Old Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months (Per 1,000 Women)



Longest Commute in Minutes



Percentage of Mortgaged Owners Spending 30 Percent or More of Household Income on Selected Monthly Owner Costs



Percentage of Renter-Occupied Units Spending 30 Percent or More of Household Income on Rent and Utilities



Percentage of Grandparents Responsible for Grandchildren