Super Bowl XLVI Statistics from the Census

Super Bowl XLVI will be played Feb. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis  It is the first time the Super Bowl has been played in Indiana. The Census Bureau has assembled some interesteing statistics about New York (Giants), Boston (New England Patriots), and Indianapolis (host city).

New York

1st

Where New York ranked on the list of the nation's most populous cities. The population of New York in 2010 was 8,175,133.  Source: 2010 Demographic Profile.

38.7 minutes

Average amount of time it took New York residents to get to work — 22.7 percent of the city's workers drove to work alone, 5.0 percent carpooled and 55.7 percent took public transportation. Nationally, it took workers an average of 25.3 minutes to get to work. The percentage of New York workers who drove to work alone and the percentage taking public transportation were significantly different from the national average and Indianapolis.  Source: 2010 American Community Survey.

33.4%

Percentage of New York residents 25 and older who had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2010; 79.6 percent had at least graduated from high school. The respective national figures were 28.2 percent and 85.6 percent. The percentage in New York who have graduated from high school did not differ significantly from the percentage for Indianapolis.  Source: 2010 American Community Survey.

Boston

22nd

Where Boston ranked on the list of the nation's most populous cities. The population of Boston in 2010 was 617,594. The Patriots actually play in suburban Foxborough, Mass., which had a 2010 Census population of 16,865.  Source: 2010 Demographic Profile.

28.4 minutes

Average amount of time it took Boston residents to get to work — 38.3 percent of the city's workers drove to work alone, 7.3 percent carpooled and 32.8 percent took public transportation. Nationally, it took workers an average of 25.3 minutes to get to work. The percentage of Boston workers who drove to work alone and the percentage taking public transportation were significantly different from the national average and Indianapolis.  Source: 2010 American Community Survey.

44.3%

Percentage of Boston residents 25 and older who had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2010; 85.8 percent had at least graduated from high school. The respective national figures were 28.2 percent and 85.6 percent. The percentage in Boston who had at least a bachelor's degree was significantly higher from the percentage for Indianapolis.  Source: 2010 American Community Survey.

Indianapolis (host city)

12th

Where Indianapolis ranked on the list of the nation's most populous cities. The population of Indianapolis in 2010 was 820,445.  Source: 2010 Demographic Profile.

22.2 minutes

Average amount of time it took Indianapolis residents to get to work — 82.6 percent of the city's workers drove to work alone, 9.2 percent carpooled and 1.8 percent took public transportation. Nationally, it took workers an average of 25.3 minutes to get to work.  Source: 2010 American Community Survey.

26.7%

Percentage of Indianapolis residents 25 and older who had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2010; 83.8 percent had at least graduated from high school. The respective national figures were 28.2 percent and 85.6 percent.  Source: 2010 American Community Survey.