Comprehensive Demographics of American Twitter Users
Posted: October 28th, 2009.
Here is a nice comprehensive picture about what your average Twitter user from the United States is like. These numbers are as a percentage of the total American population in the demographic.
Twitter Users : 19% (of all American adult population)
Gender
Male : 17%
Female : 21%
Race/Ethnicity
White : 19%
African American : 26%
Hispanic : 18%
Age
18-29 : 33%
30-49 : 22%
50-64 : 9%
65+ : 4%
Education
Less than High School : 18%
High School Diploma : 17%
College : 21%
Household Income
< $30,000 : 22% $30,000 – $49,999 : 21% $50,000 – $74,999 : 20% > $75,000 : 20%
Internet Connection
Broadband : 21%
Dial up : 11%
Wireless Internet
Wireless : 25%
Tethered : 8%
Number of wireless devices
One : 10%
Two : 19%
Three : 28%
Four and above : 39%
Social Networking
Active : 35%
Inactive : 6%
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