The Marine Corps
“A Young and
Vigorous Force”
Demographics
Update
Dec 2011
June 200
Demographics Update
Dec 2011
1
MARINE AND FAMILY MEMBER SNAPSHOT 2
ACTIVE DUTY MARINE AND FAMILY STATUS 3
AGE 7
SERVICE TRENDS 8
GENDER/ETHNICITY/EDUCATION 11
MARINE CORPS RESERVE DEMOGRAPHICS 13
SELECTED RESERVE(SMCR, IMA, & AR) 14
INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE 17
OTHER RESERVE CATEGORIES 20
RETIREES 21
INSTALLATION DEMOGRAPHICS 22
REFERENCES 34
Table of Contents
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The Marine Corps is the youngest, most
junior, and least married of the four
military Services.
• 62% of Marines are 25 or younger
• 21% of Marines are not old enough to legally
consume alcohol
• 39% of Marines are LCpl or below (other Services
are between 19% - 24%)
• 48.9% of Marines are married (next closest is Navy
at 53.9%)
• One Officer per 8.1 Marines (next closest is Navy
with one Officer per 5.0 Sailors)
Marine Corps families are “younger” than
those of the other military Services.
• The average age of Marine Spouses is 28.5 (next
closest is Army at 30.9)
• Average age for a married Enlisted Marine 27.4
(average age 30.5 years old for all other
services)
• Average Age of a Marine at birth of first child is
23.9 years old
Active Duty Officer
Enlisted
Total
Percent Married 15,108 68.4% Officer
82,875 46.5% Enlisted
97,983 48.9% Total
Number of Single Marines Total
Dual Military Total
Total Family Members Spouses
Children
Parents
Total
Active Duty Marine Corps Demographics
Dec 2011
102,242
90,029
117,362
280
8,167
207,671
22,094
178,131
200,225
Snapshot
3
• The Marine Corps has
slightly fewer active duty
personnel than family
members. There are 200,225
active duty Marines and
207,671 family members:
90,029 spouses, 117,362
children, and 280 parents
(TFDW –Dec 2011). This close
relationship, 49:51, is
unique among the military
Services. The active duty to
family member ratios of the
Army, Navy, and Air Force are
all approximately 40% Service
members to 60% family members
(Data source: DMDC – Dec
2011).
178,131
22,094
90,029
117,362
280
Marines and Family Data Source: TFDW - Dec 2011
Enlisted
Officer
Spouse
Children
Parents
• SNCOs have by far the greatest number of family members of
any ranking group.
010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00080,000
21,419
69,85478,115
5,75414,29218,082
155
Family Members by Rank Grouping
Data Source: TFDW - Dec 2011
• When considering the number of active duty Marines and
family members, the enlisted ranks account for approximately
85% of the combined population. The ratio of Enlisted Marine
and family member to Officer Marine and family member is
approximately 5.8:1 (Data source: TFDW – Dec 2011).
Marine and Family Status
4
• As of Dec 2011, 49% of Marines are married (46.5% of
Enlisted Marines and 68.4% of Officers). (Data source: TFDW –
Dec 2011). Percentages by rank are:
Percent Change
Since June 2011
21.0% of Junior Enlisted (Pvt-LCpl)
59.1% of NCOs (Cpl-Sgt)
82.3% of SNCOs (SSgt-SgtMaj/MGySgt)
89.4% of Warrant Officers (WO-CWO5)
54.7% of Company Grade Officers (2ndLt-Capt)
89.5% of Field Grade Officers (Maj-Col)
95.3% of General Officers (BGen-Gen)
2.4% Decrease
0.2% Increase
0.2% Increase
0.2% Increase
1.0% Increase
0.1% Decrease
No Change
• Of the four military Services, the Marine Corps has the
lowest percentage of married personnel (Data source: DMDC –
Dec 2011).
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
Marine Corps Army Navy Air Force
48.9%
60.0%
53.9%
58.6%
Percent of Married Active Duty by ServiceData Source: DMDC - Dec 2011
• From 2008 – 2011, the marital rates for the Marine Corps
and Army have steadily increased, while the marital rates for
Air Force and Navy have decreased slightly. (Data source:
DMDC - Dec 2011)
40%
45%
50%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Percent of Married AD by Service Since 1992
Data Source: DMDC - Dec 2011
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Marine and Family Status
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• The overall annual divorce rate for the Marine Corps was
3.6% for FY2011. When examining the divorce rate for female
Marines, the rate has had an increasing trend since 2006 at
7.2% to the present of 9.5%, an increase of 2.3%.
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Overall Divorce RatesData Source: DMDC FY2000- FY2011
Marine Corps Army Navy Air Force
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Female Divorce RatesData Source: DMDC FY2000 - FY2011
Marine Corps Army Navy Air Force
• For the Marines who were divorced in FY2011, the overall
average age was 28 (Broken down: 35 for Officers and 27 for
Enlisted). 93% of divorced Marines were from the enlisted
ranks (Pvt – LCpl 17%; NCOs 52%; SNCOs 24%) (Data Source:
DMDC – FY 2011).
• In FY2011, the divorce rate for Marines with a deployment
history was 3.6%, compared to 3.7% for Marines with no
deployment history. Since FY2004, the divorce rate for
Marines with a deployment history has not been
significantly different than the divorce rate for Marines
with no deployment history (Data Source: DMDC – FY 2011).
• There was an average of 1.2 children involved in each
divorce during FY2011 (Data Source: DMDC – FY 2011).
Marine and Family Status
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• 6,163 single Marines have 8,925 dependent children
(3.1% of all Marines) (Data source: TFDW – Dec 2011).
• The Marine Corps has 8167 dual military families
(TFDW – Dec 2011).
• The average Marine family has 1.13 children (Data
source: TFDW –Dec 2011). For purposes of this fact
sheet, the Marine family is defined as the number of
married Marines with a child, the number of married
Marines without a child, and the number of single
Marines with a dependent child.
• The largest age group of children as categorized
below is the School-Age group (defined as 6 to 12
years) with 40,056 children. 52% of Marine Corps
children are 5 years of age or younger, compared to
approximately 42% for the other Services. (Data
Source: DMDC – Dec 2011).
05,000
10,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,000
24,901
11,633 10,518
18,376
40,056
17,870
3,461
Number of Marine Corps Children Data Source: DMDC - Dec 2011
Infants: 0 to 12 months
Pre-toddlers: 13 to 24 months
Toddlers: 25 to 36 months
Preschool: 4 & 5 year-olds
School-Age: 6 to 12 year-olds
Teen: 13 to 18 year-olds
Young Adult: 19 year-olds
Marine and Family Status
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• The average age of a
married Enlisted Marine is
27.4, lower than the other
military Services (Data
source: TFDW – Dec 2011,
DMDC – Dec 2011).
24.0
26.0
28.0
30.0
32.0
34.0
Marine Corps Army Navy Air Force
27.4
30.5 30.5 30.5
Average Age of Married Enlisted PersonnelData Source: TFDW & DMDC - Dec 2011
• Of the four Services, the
Marine Corps has the youngest
average age for spouses,
28.5. (Data source: DMDC –
Dec 2011).
25.0
27.0
29.0
31.0
33.0
Marine
Corps
Army Navy Air Force
28.5
30.9
32.031.7
Average Age of Spouse Data Source: DMDC - Dec 2011
• The average age at which a
Marine has his or her first
child is 23.9 (Data source:
DMDC – Dec 2011).
20.0
22.0
24.0
26.0
28.0
30.0
Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force
25.2
26.0
23.9
26.2
Average Age at Birth of First Child Data Source: DMDC - Dec 2011
• Of the overall Marine population, 124,582 (62%) of all
Marines are age 25 or younger, 41,677 (21%)of Marines are
not old enough to legally consume alcohol, and 23,346 (12%)
are teenagers (Data Source: TFDW – Dec 2011).
Age
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• The end strength of the active duty Marine Corps
has increased since 2001 by 15.91% (from 172,735 to
200,225). Of the remaining three military Services,
the Army has experienced an increase of 16.44%, while
a decrease was experienced by the Navy of 14.44% and
the Air Force of 5.76%. (Data source: DMDC – Dec
2011, TFDW – Dec 2011).
• The Marine Corps is easily the most junior of all
the military Services. The Marine Corps has the
highest percentage of members who hold the rank of
Private, Private First Class, or Lance Corporal (39%)
(Data source: TFDW – Dec 2011). The Marine Corps
also has the highest percentage of personnel married
at rank E-3 or below.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Marine
Corps
Army Navy Air Force
39%
19%
24%20%
Percent at Rank E-3 or Below Data Source: DMDC - Dec 2011
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
Marine Corps Army Navy Air Force
8%
5%6%
5%
Percent Married at Rank E-3 or Below Data Source: DMDC - Dec 2011
• The Marine Corps has the highest Enlisted to
Officer ratio of any of the four military Services
(Data source: DMDC – Dec 2011, TFDW – Dec 2011).
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
Marine
Corps
Army Navy Air Force
8.1
4.75.0
4.1
Enlisted Service Member per Officer
Data Source: DMDC - Dec 2011
Service Trends
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• On average, Active Duty Officers and Enlisted
personnel have served 5.4 years. 55% of the total
Active Duty force has served less than 4 years (Data
source: TFDW – Dec 2011).
55%
15%
13%
7%7%
3%
Years of Active Duty Data Source: TFDW - Dec 2011
AVERAGE YEARS OF SERVICE: 5.4 YEARS
Less than 4 years
4-6 years
7-10 years
11-14 years
15-19 years
20+ years
• Officers have served 10.4 years on average, while
59% of all Enlisted personnel have served less than 4
years of active service (Data source: TFDW – Dec
2011).
25%
14%
14%14%
20%
13%
Officer Years of Active Duty Data Source: TFDW - Dec 2011
AVERAGE YEARS OF SERVICE: 10.4 YEARS
Less than 4 years
4-6 years
7-10 years
11-14 years
15-19 years
20+ years
59%15%
13%
6%
5%
2%
Enlisted Years of Active Duty Data Source: TFDW - Dec 2011
AVERAGE YEARS OF SERVICE: 4.8 YEARS
Less than 4 years
4-6 years
7-10 years
11-14 years
15-19 years
20+ years
Service Trends
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• By the end of Dec 2011, 73,645 Marines had deployed to
Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. The
Marines who were deployed had 68,094 dependent family
members (Data Source: TFDW – Dec 2011).
Active Duty 90,346 79,285
Activated Reservist 38,439 13,934
Active Duty 66,138 55,998
Activated Reservist 22,308 8,613
Active Duty 70,994 60,700
Activated Reservist 9,156 3,880
Active Duty 70,030 53,804
Activated Reservist 8,210 6,514
Active Duty 67,101 65,403
Activated Reservist 7,151 5,318
Active Duty 67,734 60,920
Activated Reservist 9,666 4,580
Active Duty 70,600 64,425
Activated Reservist 9,443 8,852
Active Duty 60,417 53,264
Activated Reservist 5,901 4,827
Active Duty 63,908 58,473
Activated Reservist 9,737 9,621
Deployment History
Number of Marines
Deployed to OEF/OIF*
Number of Dependent
Family Members
CY2003
CY2004
CY2011
CY2005
CY2006
CY2007
CY2008
CY2010
CY2009
* The annual figure double counts Marines (Dependent Family
Members) who may have deployed twice within a calendar year.
• As of Dec 2011, 23,672 (12%) Marines were currently
deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi
Freedom (Data Source: TFDW – Dec 2011).
Active Duty Activated Reservist Total
Afghanistan 18,466 1,933 20,399
Djibouti 173 17 190
Iraq 9 3 12
Kuwait 25 27 52
Classified 3,018 1 3,019
Total 21,691 1,981 23,672
Dec 2011
Currently Deployed as of
Service Trends
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• The Marine Corps has the lowest percentage of
female members of any of the military Services (Data
source: DMDC – Dec 2011).
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
Marine Corps Army Navy Air Force
6.85%
13.54%
16.39%
18.98%
Percentage of Female Members Data Source: DMDC - Dec 2011
• Minority representation within the Marine Corps (as
well as the other three military Services) has
increased since 1995 with the exception of African
Americans (Data Source: TFDW – Dec 2011). The
largest groups of ethnic minorities are:
o Hispanic: 12.6% of the Marine Corps (9% in
1995)
o Black and African American: 10.1% of the
Marine Corps (16% in 1995)
o American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian,
Pacific Islander, Orphans of By Race, Declined
to Respond: 7.2% of the Marine Corps (4% in
1995)
1%
3%10% 1%
13%
1%70%
1%
Ethnic Demographics of the Marine Corps
Data Source: TFDW - Dec 2011
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian
Black
Declined to Respond
Hispanic
Native Hawiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Orphans of By Race\Ethnic Code
Gender/Ethnicity/Education
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• Approximately 94% of the Marine Corps hold at a
minimum a High School degree or equivalent. 85% of
Officers hold Bachelor’s degrees, Masters Degrees, or
Doctorates. (Data Source: TFDW – Dec 2011).
Marine Corps Officer Education Profile Data Source: TFDW - Dec 2011
Doctorate 0%
First Professional Degree 0%
Masters 13%
Baccalaureate Degree 71%
Some College 2%
HS Grad/Equivalent 9%
Less than HS 4%
Marine Corps Enlisted Education Profile Data Source: TFDW - Dec 2011
Doctorate 0%
First Professional Degree 0%
Masters 0%
Baccalaureate Degree 2%
Some College 2%
HS Grad/Equivalent 90%
Less than HS 6%
* Percentages at 0% truly represent values less than 1%
Gender/Ethnicity/Education
13
• There are 108,468 Ready Reserve Marines (Data
Source: ODSE – Dec 2011). Percentages by Ready
Reserve type are:
Selected Reserve (39.11%):
Selected Marine Corps Reserves (SMCR)
Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA)
Active Reserve Marine (AR)
Individual Ready Reserves (58.08%)
Other Reserve Categories (2.81%):
Initial Active Duty for Training
Under Reserve Contract
Total Ready Reserve
14
• There are 42,419 Selected Marine Corps Reserves,
Individual Mobilization Augmentees, and Active
Reserve Marines (Data Source: ODSE – Dec 2011).
• The SMCR, IMA, and AR are comprised of 14.6%
Officers and 85.4% Enlisted personnel (Data Source:
ODSE – Dec 2011).
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
PVT-LCpl NCO SNCO WO Co Gde Fld Gde General
18,119
15,858
2,247
412
2,511 3,258
14
Number of SMCR, IMA, & AR by Ranking Group Data Source: ODSE - Dec 2011
• The overall average age for SMCR, IMA, AR is 27
(26 is the average age for Enlisted Marines while 37
is the average age for Officers) (Data Source: ODSE –
Dec 2011).
SMCR, IMA, & AR
15
• Selected Marine Corps Reserves, Individual
Mobilization Augmentees, and Active Reserve Marines
NCOs have the greatest number of family members of
any ranking group (Data Source: ODSE – Dec 2011).
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
PVT-LCpl NCO SNCO WO Co Gde Fld Gde General
3,938
14,427
5,494
1,010
2,632
7,695
37
Number of Family Members of SMCR, IMA, & AR by
Ranking Group
Data Source: ODSE - Dec 2011
• As of Dec 2011, 35% of the total SMCR, IMA, and AR
are married (29% of Enlisted Marines and 70% of
Officers are married) (Data Source: ODSE – Dec 2011).
Percentages by rank are:
12% of Junior Enlisted Marines (Pvt-LCpl)
42% of NCOs (Cpl-Sgt)
79% of SNCOs (SSgt-SgtMaj/MGySgt)
79% of Warrant Officers (WO-CWO5)
54% of Company Grade Officers (2ndLt-Capt)
81% of Field Grade Officers (Maj-Col)
100% of General Officer (BGen-Gen)
SMCR, IMA, & AR
16
• Approximately 98% of the SMCR, IMA, and AR hold at
a minimum a High School Degree or equivalent. 75% of
Officers hold Bachelor’s degrees, Masters Degrees, or
Doctorates (Data Source: ODSE – Dec 2011).
SMCR, IMA, & AR Officer Education Profile Data Source: ODSE - Dec 2011
Doctorate Degree 1.7%
Post-Masters Degree 0.1%
Masters Degree 13.4%
Baccalaureate Degree 59.8%
Associate/Prof. Degree 3.8%
Some College 0.3%
HS Equivalent 17.8%
Less than HS 3.0%
SMCR, IMA, & AR Enlisted Education Profile Data Source: ODSE - Dec 2011
Doctorate Degree 0.0%
Post-Masters Degree 0.0%
Masters Degree 0.5%
Baccalaureate Degree 4.5%
Associate/Prof. Degree 3.1%
Some College 2.8%
HS Equivalent 86.9%
Less than HS 2.2%
* Percentages at 0% truly represent values less than 1%
SMCR, IMA, & AR
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• There are 63,000 Individual Ready Reserves (Data
Source: ODSE – Dec 2011).
• The Individual Ready Reserves are comprised of 6.6%
Officers and 93.4% Enlisted personnel (Data Source:
ODSE – Dec 2011).
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
PVT-LCpl NCO SNCO WO Co Gde Fld Gde General
10,807
47,503
501 473,296
846 0
Number of IRR Marines by Ranking
Group Data Source: ODSE - Dec 2011
• The overall average age for Individual Ready
Reserve is 26 (26 for Enlisted Marines and 33 for
Officers are the average ages) (Data Source: ODSE –
Dec 2011).
Individual Ready Reserve
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• Individual Ready Reserve NCOs have by far the
greatest number of family members of any ranking
group (Data Source: ODSE – Dec 2011).
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
PVT-LCpl NCO SNCO WO Co Gde Fld Gde General
6,670
28,014
1,148115
1,895 1,5860
Number of Family Members of IRR Marines by Ranking Group
Data Source: ODSE - Dec 2011
• As of Dec 2011, 43% of Individual Ready Reserve
are married (43% of Enlisted Marines and 47% of
Officers are married) (Data Source: ODSE – Dec 2011).
Percentages by rank are:
44% of Junior Enlisted Marines (Pvt-LCpl)
42% of NCOs (Cpl-Sgt)
77% of SNCOs (SSgt-SgtMaj/MGySgt)
85% of Warrant Officers (WO-CWO5)
40% of Company Grade Officers (2ndLt-Capt)
72% of Field Grade Officers (Maj-Col)
Individual Ready Reserve
19
• 97% of the Individual Ready Reserves hold at a
minimum a High School Degree or equivalent. 73% of
Officers hold Bachelor’s degrees, Masters Degrees, or
Doctorates (Data Source: ODSE – Dec 2011).
Individual Ready Reserve Officer Education Profile Data Source: ODSE - Dec 2011
Doctorate Degree 0.5%
Post-Masters Degree 0.1%
Masters Degree 4.7%
Baccalaureate Degree 68.0%
Associate/Prof. Degree 1.5%
Some College 0.2%
HS Equivalent 19.2%
Less than HS 5.9%
Individual Ready Reserve Enlisted Education Profile Data Source: ODSE - Dec 2011
Doctorate Degree 0.0%
Post-Masters Degree 0.0%
Masters Degree 0.1%
Baccalaureate Degree 1.7%
Associate/Prof. Degree 1.2%
Some College 3.2%
HS Equivalent 90.5%
Less than HS 3.3%
* Percentages at 0% truly represent values less than 1%
Individual Ready Reserve
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• There are 3,049 ‘Other Reservists’ (Data Source:
ODSE – Dec 2011).
• These ‘Other Reservists’ are comprised of all
Enlisted personnel, rank LCpl and below (Data Source:
ODSE – Dec 2011).
• The average age of these ‘Other Reservists’ is 21
(Data Source: ODSE – Dec 2011).
• ‘Other Reservists’ have 144 family members (Data
Source: ODSE – Dec 2011).
• As of Dec 2011, only 3% of the ‘Other Reservists’
are married (Data Source: ODSE – Dec 2011).
• 99% of the ‘Other Reservists’ hold at a minimum
High School Degree or equivalent (Data Source: ODSE –
Dec 2011).
Other Reserve Categories
21
• There are currently 133,597 Marine Corps retirees.
30% (40,582) of Marine Corps retirees currently
reside near (within a 50 mile radius) a Marine Corps
installation (Data Source: ODSE – Dec 2011).
Marines Army Navy Air Force
Active Duty 200,225 554,607 318,143 328,224
Selected
Reserve/Guard 42,419 656,395 109,980 220,872
Retirees 133,597 753,105 505,783 687,383
Total 376,241 1,964,107 933,906 1,236,479
Service Demographics
(Data Source: ODSE - Dec 2011, DMDC - Dec 2011)
Retirees
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MCI EAST
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 80 84% 93% 8%
Enlisted 291 67% 90% 10%
Total 371 71% 91% 9%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
4% 27% 8% 57% 5%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
7% 44% 35% 13% 0.81%
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
MCLB ALBANY
Age
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
725 790
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 294 81% 96% 4%
Enlisted 1,256 45% 94% 6%
Total 1,550 52% 94% 6%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
2% 12% 9% 74% 4%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
31% 36% 22% 10% 0.52%
MCB CAMP ALLEN, VA
Age
2,243 3,395
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
Installation Demographics
23
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 306 80% 93% 7%
Enlisted 3,167 56% 90% 10%
Total 3,473 58% 90% 10%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
2% 13% 8% 72% 5%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
22% 58% 17% 3% 0.09%
MCAS BEAUFORT, SC
Age
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
1,644 2,575
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 23 100% 87% 13%
Enlisted 240 67% 93% 7%
Total 263 70% 93% 7%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
3% 16% 14% 60% 7%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
7% 56% 29% 8% 0.76%
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
BLOUNT ISLAND COMMAND, FL
Age
N/A 986
Installation Demographics
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Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 1,013 75% 93% 7%
Enlisted 8,217 54% 91% 9%
Total 9,230 57% 91% 9%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
2% 10% 9% 75% 3%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
26% 54% 17% 3% 0.12%
MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC
Age
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
9,039 47,906
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 2,988 67% 95% 5%
Enlisted 38,807 46% 95% 5%
Total 41,795 48% 95% 5%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
2% 10% 9% 75% 3%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
36% 50% 12% 2% 0.06%
MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
Age
9,496 50,311
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
Installation Demographics
25
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 703 75% 94% 6%
Enlisted 6,104 52% 92% 8%
Total 6,807 55% 92% 8%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
2% 8% 9% 76% 5%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
25% 56% 16% 3% 0.03%
MCAS NEW RIVER, NC
Age
9,496 50,142
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
MCI NCR
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 840 84% 93% 7%
Enlisted 616 70% 85% 15%
Total 1,456 78% 89% 11%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
3% 15% 10% 68% 4%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
3% 25% 37% 34% 1.79%
HQBN HQTRS HENDERSON HALL
Age
9,492 15,092
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
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Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 3,073 60% 91% 9%
Enlisted 3,961 64% 90% 10%
Total 7,034 62% 90% 10%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
3% 11% 9% 72% 5%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
8% 55% 26% 10% 1.45%
MCB QUANTICO, VA
Age
8,980 15,464
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
TECOM
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 191 77% 84% 16%
Enlisted 4,504 24% 84% 16%
Total 4,695 26% 84% 16%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
2% 14% 12% 68% 4%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
59% 32% 8% 2% 0.06%
MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, SC
Age
1,644 2,547
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
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Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 264 25% 92% 8%
Enlisted 3,937 72% 97% 3%
Total 4,201 31% 96% 4%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
4% 8% 22% 62% 4%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
54% 31% 12% 3% 0.07%
MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA
Age
6,735 31,554
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
MCI WEST
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 13 77% 100% 0%
Enlisted 85 56% 86% 14%
Total 98 59% 88% 12%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
2% 6% 17% 59% 15%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
20% 47% 27% 5% 1.02%
MCLB BARSTOW, CA
Age
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
85391
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Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 1,074 68% 93% 7%
Enlisted 8,264 18% 90% 10%
Total 9,338 57% 90% 9%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
4% 10% 14% 67% 5%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
22% 57% 18% 3% 0%
Age
MCAS MIRAMAR
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
32,7348,058
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 3,173 63% 95% 5%
Enlisted 36,807 50% 94% 6%
Total 39,980 51% 94% 6%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
3% 8% 16% 67% 4%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
32% 53% 13% 2% 0.09%
MCB CAMP PENDLETON, CA
Age
10,511 36,983
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
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Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 400 68% 96% 5%
Enlisted 3,336 56% 91% 9%
Total 3,736 57% 92% 8%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
3% 8% 15% 69% 5%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
23% 56% 18% 3% 0.05%
MCAS YUMA, AZ
Age
1,058 4,355
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 749 59% 97% 3%
Enlisted 11,462 42% 96% 4%
Total 12,211 43% 96% 4%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
3% 7% 15% 70% 4%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
39% 48% 11% 2% 0.03%
1,142 16,852
MCAGCC 29 PALMS, CA
Age
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
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Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 18 72% 100% 0%
Enlisted 201 70% 97% 3%
Total 219 70% 97% 3%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
4% 6% 15% 69% 6%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
7% 63% 23% 6% 0.00%
Age
MWTC BRIDGEPORT, CA
115 266
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
MCI MIDPAC
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 568 73% 96% 4%
Enlisted 5,040 48% 96% 4%
Total 5,608 51% 96% 4%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
4% 9% 11% 71% 5%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
31% 52% 13% 4% 0.20%
MCB HAWAII
Age
1,022 6,143
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
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MCI WESTPAC
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 1,499 73% 93% 7%
Enlisted 13,369 37% 91% 9%
Total 14,868 40% 91% 9%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
4% 13% 12% 65% 5%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
37% 43% 16% 4% 0.09%
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
Unable to Determine 18,060
MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA
Age
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 152 72% 95% 5%
Enlisted 1,572 37% 91% 9%
Total 1,724 40% 92% 8%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
4% 13% 14% 65% 5%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
33% 45% 18% 3% 0.00%
MCAS IWAKUNI
Age
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
Unable to Determine 1,159
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MARINE BARRACKS, 8th and I
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 69 57% 87% 13%
Enlisted 1,068 40% 93% 7%
Total 1,137 41% 93% 7%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/Declined
1% 12% 4% 79% 3%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
41% 36% 15% 6% 1.32%
9,290
Marine Corps Retirees w/in
a 50 Mile Radius
Marine Corps Family Members on
base or w/in a 50 Mile Radius
9,492
MARINE BARRACKS, 8TH AND I
Age
MARFORRES*
Active
Duty
Percent
MarriedMale Female
Officer 901 82% 93% 7%
Enlisted 6,736 43% 65% 35%
Total 7,637 48% 68% 32%
Asian Black Hispanic WhiteOther/Unknown
/ Declined
4% 15% 15% 63% 3%
17-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51+
15% 51% 27% 7% 0%
Marine Forces Reserve, MARFORRES
Age
* The Marine Forces Reserve data above consists of Marine
Active Chargeable, Marine Active Reserve Chargeable, and
Individual Mobilization Augmentees.
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Demographic Data was supplied by the following
sources:
Marine Corps Total Force Data Warehouse
(TFDW)
Marine Corps Operational Data Store Enterprise
(ODSE)
Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)
References
June 2010
Produced By:
Headquarters, Marine Corps
Marine and Family Programs (MF)
(703) 784-9517 / DSN 278-9517
Available at: www.usmc-mccs.org
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“USMC Demographics Update” (on left)