Super Bowl XLIX Facts & Figures Super Bowl XLIX will be played February 1st at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. This will be the second time the NFL’s championship game will be held in Glendale and the third time in the Phoenix metropolitan area. To commemorate the event, the Census Bureau has compiled a collection of facts examining the demographics of the host metropolitan area, as well as the metro areas represented by the two participants — the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks: ______________________________________ New England (Patriots) 10th: Where Boston ranked on the list of the nation’s most populous metropolitan areas. The estimated population of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Massachusetts.-New Hapshire, metro area on July 1, 2013, was 4,684,299. The Boston metro area gained 42,204 people from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2013. At the time of the Patriots’ first season in 1960, the 1960 Census population for the city of Boston was 697,197. 44.8%: Percentage of Boston metro area residents 25 and older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2013; 91.2% had at least graduated from high school. The respective national figures were 29.6% and 86.6%. 23.4%: Percentage of Boston metro area residents 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home. The national average was 20.8%. $72,907: Median household income for the Boston metro area. The national median was $52,250. $363,200: Median home value of owner-occupied homes in the Boston metro area. The national median was $173,900. 30.0 minutes: Average amount of time it took Boston metro area residents to get to work; 68.7% of the metro area’s workers drove to work alone, 6.9% carpooled and 12.8% took public transportation. Nationally, it took an average of 25.8 minutes to get to work. Seattle (Seahawks) 15th: Where Seattle ranked on the list of the nation’s most populous metropolitan areas. The estimated population of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington, metro area on July 1, 2013, was 3,610,105. The Seattle area gained 57,514 people from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2013. At the time of the Seahawks’ first season in 1976, the 1970 Census population for the city of Seattle was 530,831. 39.4%: Percentage of Seattle metro area residents 25 and older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2013; 91.7% had at least graduated from high school. The respective national figures were 29.6% and 86.6%. 22.3%: Percentage of Seattle metro area residents 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home. The national average was 20.8%. $67,479: Median household income for the Seattle metro area. The national median was $52,250. $307,900: Median home value of owner-occupied homes in the Seattle metro area. The national median was $173,900. 28.6 minutes: Average amount of time it took Seattle metro area residents to get to work; 69.7% of the metro area’s workers drove to work alone, 9.9% carpooled and 9.3% took public transportation. Nationally, it took an average of 25.8 minutes to get to work. Host Site 12th: Where Phoenix ranked on the list of the nation’s most populous metropolitan areas. The estimated population of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona, metro area on July 1, 2013, was 4,398,762. The Phoenix area gained 71,130 people from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2013. 234,632: Population of Glendale, Arizona, location of University of Phoenix Stadium where Super Bowl XLIX will be played. 87th: Where Glendale ranked on the list of the nation’s most populous cities. 29.2%: Percentage of Phoenix metro area residents 25 and older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2013, which is not statistically different from the national figure of 29.6%; 86.5% had at least graduated from high school, which is not statistically different from the national figure of 86.6%. 25.8%: Percentage of Phoenix metro area residents 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home. The national figure was 20.8%. $51,847: Median household income for the Phoenix metro area, which is not statistically different from the national median of $52,250. $177,900: Median home value of owner-occupied homes in the Phoenix metro area. The national median was $173,900. 25.8 minutes: Average amount of time it took Phoenix metro area residents to get to work; 76.5% of the metro area’s workers drove to work alone, 10.9% carpooled and 2.6% took public transportation. Nationally, it also took an average of 25.8 minutes to get to work.
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