Service demographics offer snapshot of force Published Jan. 19, 2005 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Air Force Personnel Center officials here recently published the quarterly demographics report offering a snapshot of the service's active-duty and civilian force, as of Dec. 31.More information can be found online at www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/demographics/. Statistics rounded to the nearest tenth. Active-Duty Demographics-- 365,377 people are on active duty which is divided into 73,451 officers and 291,926 enlisted Airmen. -- The Air Force has 13,754 pilots, 4,594 navigators, 1,299 air battle managers and 36,684 nonrated line officers in the grades of lieutenant colonel and below.Age -- The average age of Air Force officers is 35; for the enlisted Airmen it is 29. -- 40.6 percent are younger than age 26 which is 47.5 percent of enlisted Airmen and 13.4 percent of officers. Sex-- There are 71,655 women in the Air Force, which is 19.6 percent of the force; 18.4 percent of officers and 19.9 percent of enlisted Airmen. -- 60.8 percent of female officers are line officers; 39.2 percent are nonline. 85.2 percent of male officers are line officers; 14.8 percent are nonline. -- Women first began entering pilot training in 1976, navigator training in 1977 and fighter pilot training in July 1993. Currently there are 562 (4.1 percent) female pilots and 211 (4.6 percent) female navigators. Race The following percentages cover self-reported racial information: -- 0.5 percent are American Indian or native Alaskan.-- 2 percent are Asian. -- 15.2 percent are black or African American. -- 0.5 percent is native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. -- 75 percent are white. -- 1 percent is of more than one of the categories. -- 5.7 percent declined to respond. Ethnicity "Hispanic or Latino" is now considered an ethnic, not a racial, category that is self-reported separately and in addition to the above racial categories. -- 7.7 percent are "Hispanic or Latino." -- 89.9 percent "not Hispanic or Latino."-- 2.4 percent declined to respond. Marital Status -- 59.5 percent of the current force is married, which is 71.2 percent of officers and 56.6 percent of enlisted Airmen. There are 20,975 couples in the Air Force with both spouses in the military; 1,463 of these are married to members of other military services. Family Members -- Active-duty Airmen supported 549,907 family members and 442,358 family members reside in an Airman’s household. Overseas -- 21.1 percent of Airmen are assigned overseas (including Alaska and Hawaii); 10,965 officers and 66,225 enlisted Airmen.Total Active Federal Military Service -- The average total active federal military service is 11 years for officers and 8 years for enlisted Airmen.Academic Education -- 48.6 percent of the officers have advanced or professional degrees; 39.2 percent have master's degrees, 8 percent have professional degrees, and 1.4 percent have doctorate degrees. -- 22.4 percent of company grade officers have advanced degrees; 16.3 percent have master's degrees, 5.6 percent have professional degrees, and 0.4 percent have doctorate degrees.-- 86.7 percent of field grade officers have advanced degrees; 72.2 percent have master's degrees, 11.6 percent have professional degrees, and 2.8 percent have doctorate degrees.-- 99.9 percent of enlisted Airmen have at least a high school education; 75.1 percent have some semester hours towards a college degree; 14.4 percent have an associate's degree or equivalent semester hours; 4.4 percent have a bachelor's degree; .7 percent have a master's degree, and 0.01 percent have a professional or doctorate degree. Component -- 40.5 percent of the officers have a regular commission; 40.7 percent of the line officers have a regular commission. Developmental Education -- 57 percent of officers have completed one or more professional military education or developmental education course either in residence or by correspondence; 8,700 have completed at least one senior service school or senior developmental education course, 15,395 have completed an intermediate level course while 17,734 have completed Squadron Officer School.Source of Commission -- 19.1 percent of officers were commissioned through the Air Force Academy, 41.6 percent through ROTC and 22.3 percent through Officer Training School; the remaining 17 percent were commissioned from other sources (direct appointment, etc.). Civilian Employee DemographicsTotal Civilian Strength -- There are 141,326 civilian employees; 75.7 percent are "white collar" and 24.3 percent are "blue collar." Citizenship -- 131,961 of the civilians are U.S. citizens including U.S. nationals (9,368 are Air Force reserve technicians); 9,360 are foreign employees; 5 are other non-U.S. employees in the United States or a U.S. territory. Age-- The average age of civilians is 46.4 years. Length of Service-- The average length of service of civilians is 16 years. Gender-- 34.8 percent of civilians are female, and 65.2 percent are male. Race/Ethnic GroupThe following percentages cover self-reported Air Force civilian employees' racial and ethnic information. Air Force civilians continue to report using previous categories. -- 70.8 percent are Caucasian. -- 11.3 percent are African American. -- 7.2 percent are Hispanic. -- 6 percent are another minority. -- 4.6 percent are not reported. Overseas-- 11.3 percent of civilians are assigned overseas (15,910); 41.2 percent are U.S. citizens including U.S. nationals; 58.8 percent are local nationals. Education White Collar-- 41.7 percent of civilians have a college degree; 15.2 percent have a master's degree, and 1.6 percent have a doctorate; 26.1 percent have accumulated hours toward a bachelor's degree; 9.7 percent have an associate's degree or equivalent; 24.8 percent have at least a high school education; 5.4 percent have less than a high school diploma. Blue Collar-- 4.4 percent of civilians have a college degree; 0.3 percent have a master's degree; 27.2 percent have accumulated hours toward a bachelor's degree; 9.4 percent have an associate's degree or equivalent; 56.4 percent have at least a high school education or equivalent; 11.3 percent have less than a high school diploma. Developmental Education-- 6,089 civilians have completed one or more military schools; 2,374 have completed Squadron Officer School; 2,677 have completed intermediate developmental education; 1,038 have completed senior developmental education. Executive-Level Training-- 312 employees have completed executive-level training; 26 Congressional Fellowship Programs; 248 Executive and Senior Leadership; 25 Public Administration graduate school; 13 Management graduate school.