American Internet Usage Statistics

February 16, 2006 Blog No Comments

Who Uses The Internet

Percentage of U.S. women who use the Internet: 69%
Percentage of U.S. men who use the Internet: 75%

Age of Internet Users

Percentage of those ages:
- 18-29 that use the Internet: 84%
- 30-49 that use the Internet: 83%
- 50-64 that use the Internet: 71%
- 65+ that use the Internet: 30%

Race/Ethnicity of Internet Users

Percentage of white/non-Hispanics that use the Internet: 73%
Percentage of black/non-Hispanics that use the Internet: 60%
Percentage of English speaking Hispanics that use the Internet: 79%

Where they live

Percentage of those that reside in:
- urban areas that use the Internet: 75%
- suburban areas that use the Internet: 73%
- rural areas that use the Internet: 65%

Educational attainment

Percentage of those whose have:
- less than a high school education that use the Internet: 38%
- a high school education that use the Internet: 62%
- some college education that use the Internet: 82%
- a college education+ that use the Internet: 92%

Household income

Percentage of those who earn:
- less than $30,000 per/yr that use the Internet: 54%
- $30,000-$49,999 per/yr that use the Internet: 78%
- $50,000-$74,999 per/yr that use the Internet: 87%
- $75,000+ per/yr that use the Internet: 94%

Pew also collects data on Daily Internet activities. On average, about 94 million U.S. adults use the Internet. Here are some of the things they do while online.

Percentage of those who report using:
- the Internet “yesterday”: 65%
- email “yesterday”: 52%
- a search engine “yesterday”: 41%
- instant messaging “yesterday”: 12%
- text messages via cellular phone “yesterday”: 11%
- a blog “yesterday”: 7%
- a chat or online discussion forum “yesterday”: 5%
- online classified ads “yesterday”: 4%
- social or professional networking websites “yesterday”: 3%
- travel websites “yesterday”: 3%
- product, service or people rating websites “yesterday”: 3%