Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Demographics

Results from the Pew Research Center U.S. Religious Landscape Survey of 2008:

Demographic Results for 2008		ELCA	LCMS	Total Population
Age	18-29	8%	11%	20%
	30-49	36%	32%	39%
	50-64	29%	31%	25%
	65+	27%	26%	16%
Marital Status	Never Married	11%	11%	19%
	Married	63%	60%	54%
	Living with Partner	3%	5%	6%
	Divorced/Separated	10%	11%	12%
	Widowed	13%	13%	8%
Children at home under 18	No Children	70%	72%	65%
	One Child	11%	11%	13%
	Two Children	13%	10%	13%
	Three Children	5%	5%	6%
	Four or more Children	1%	2%	3%
Race	White (non-Hispanic)	97%	95%	71%
	Black (non-Hispanic)	1%	2%	11%
	Asian (non-Hispanic)	1%	1%	3%
	Other/Mixed (non-Hispanic)	1%	1%	3%
	Latino	1%	1%	12%
Region	Northeast	19%	7%	19%
	Midwest	51%	64%	23%
	South	16%	16%	36%
	West	14%	13%	22%
Gender	Male	44%	47%	48%
Gender	Female	56%	53%	52%
Level of Education	Less than High School	6%	9%	14%
	Graduated High School	38%	38%	36%
	Some College	26%	25%	23%
	Graduated College	19%	18%	16%
	Post-graduate	11%	9%	11%
Family Income	Less than $30,000	24%	24%	31%
	$30,000-$49,999	24%	20%	22%
	$50,000-$74,999	21%	20%	17%
	$75,000-$99,999	15%	18%	13%
	$100,000 or more	17%	17%	18%