1. FY04 Profile of Marine Corps Then and Now in the Marine Corps 1 16.1
Comparison to other Active-Duty Services, FY04
FY04
Profile of
Marine Corps
* Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, and other/unknown
Then and Now in the Marine Corps
Racial/Ethnic and Gender Composition of the Marine Corps
16.1
15.3
13.7
8.6
12.6
11.9
6.0
6.1
4.4
Women in the Military
Dr. Betty D. Maxfield, Chief
Office of Army Demographics 1

2. TOTAL Strength by Race/Ethnicity Active-Duty Marine Corps
The following data are based on numbers provided by the Marine Corps to the Defense Manpower Data Center, and are valid as of September 15, 2004.
Enlisted – Race/Ethnicity and Gender
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Male
63.7%
12.1%
14.2%
10.0%
148,724
Female
50.8%
18.3%
19.2%
11.7%
9,654
Total
62.9%
12.5%
14.5%
10.1%
158,378
TOTAL STRENGTH of the MARINE CORPS
Education
Officer
Warrant
Enlisted
GED/HSDG*
2.1%
73.2%
95.2%
Coll./AA
0.6%
12.5%
2.5%
BA/BS
79.5%
11.3%
1.1%
MA/PhD
17.6%
3.0%
0.2%
Other/Unk
0.2% 0%
1.0%
TOTAL Strength by Race/Ethnicity
216,665
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
*General Equivalency Diploma/ High School Diploma Graduate
MARINE CORPS RESERVE – Race/Ethnicity and Grade
Officer
83.0%
4.1%
4.6%
8.3%
3,097
Warrant
71.8%
11.4%
6.0%
10.8%
369
Enlisted
65.8%
9.3%
14.6%
10.3%
36,178
Total
67.2%
8.9%
13.7%
10.2%
39,644
Married by Gender
Officer
Warrant
Enlisted
TOTAL
TOTAL MARRIED
Male
70.8%
90.9%
41.5%
44.8%
74,534
Female
41.1%
62.7%
40.2%
40.5%
4,353
Total
69.1%
89.2%
41.4%
44.6%
78,887
Active-Duty Marine Corps
Dual Military Marriages (pct of all marriages)
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Male
65.0%
11.5%
13.4%
10.1%
166,285
Female
52.3%
17.5%
18.1%
12.1%
10,736
Total
64.3%
11.9%
13.7%
177,021
TOTAL ACTIVE - Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Officer
Warrant
Enlisted
TOTAL
Male
3.4%
4.1%
5.5%
5.1%
Female
58.3%
56.8%
65.3%
64.5%
Total
5.3%
6.4%
9.0%
8.4%
17-20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40 & Over
Age Groups
Officer 0%
10.2%
25.1%
45.7%
19.0%
Warrant 0%
1.9%
68.2%
29.9%
Enlisted
30.1%
37.4%
16.6%
12.8%
3.1%
Spouses
Children
Other Dependents
TOTAL
72,080
104,066
444
176,590
Family Members
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Male
77.5%
5.4%
6.1%
11.0%
15,778
Female
68.7%
8.2%
7.9%
15.2%
964
Total
77.0%
5.6%
6.2%
11.2%
16,742
Commissioned Officer - Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Sole Parents (Single with Children)
Soldiers with Children
Officer
Warrant
Enlisted
TOTAL
Warrant Officer – Race/Ethnicity and Gender
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Commissioned/ Warrant
Enlisted
TOTAL
50.8%
84.6%
27.9%
30.6%
Male
68.4%
13.6%
8.9%
9.1%
1,783
Female
47.5%
28.0%
13.6%
10.9%
118
Total
67.1%
14.5%
9.2%
1,901
2.3%
2.9%
2.8%
Average number of children (for Soldiers with children): 2