Attachment J.13. - Volunteer Demographic Statistics by Fiscal Year (FY).pdf

Data Sources: PCVDBMS, DOVE, Odyssey

Attachment J.13.

Volunteer Demographic Statistics by Fiscal Year (FY)

Notes:

1. On-Board-Strength is the count of Trainees and Volunteers in service on September 30 of the fiscal year.

2. The percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Fiscal Year 2016 – On-Board Strength Statistics

Number of Volunteers: 7212

Peace Corps Response 286

Peace Corps 6926

Male: 2749 62%

Female: 4463 38%

Minority Volunteers: 2095 30%

Volunteer Age Statistics:

Mean: 28

Median: 25

Mode: 24

Youngest Volunteer: 19

Oldest Volunteer: 87

Seniors (age 50 and older): 472 7%

Volunteers by Age:

<20 2 0%

20 – 29 5873 81%

30 – 39 702 10%

40 – 49 163 2%

50 – 59 146 2%

60 – 69 270 4%

70 – 79 52 1%

80 – 89 4 0%

Volunteers by Race & Ethnicity:

Black or African American 580 8%

Asian or Pacific Islander 366 5%

Caucasian 4947 70%

Hispanic 822 12%

Mixed Ethnicity (Two or More Races) 318 5%

American Indian or Alaskan Native 9 0%

Not Specified 170

Volunteers by Martial Status:

Divorced/Legal Separation 74 1%

Married 310 4%

Single 6828 95%

Volunteers by Educational Level:

A.A. Degree or Some College 263 4%

College Graduate 5386 77%

Graduate Study/Graduate Degree 1374 20%

Not Specified 189

Fiscal Year 2017 – On-Board Strength Statistics

Number of Volunteers: 7377

Peace Corps Response 262

Peace Corps 7115

Male: 2759 63%

Female: 4618 37%

Minority Volunteers: 2333 32%

Mean: 28

Median: 25

Mode: 24

Youngest Volunteer: 19

Oldest Volunteer: 82

Seniors (age 50 and older): 410 6%

<20 1 0%

20 – 29 6128 83%

30 – 39 679 9%

40 – 49 159 2%

50 – 59 132 2%

60 – 69 221 3%

70 – 79 54 1%

80 – 89 3 0%

Black or African American 654 9%

Asian or Pacific Islander 423 6%

Caucasian 4879 68%

Hispanic 899 12%

Mixed Ethnicity (Two or More Races) 347 5%

American Indian or Alaskan Native 10 0%

Not Specified 165

Divorced/Legal Separation 23 0%

Married 195 3%

Single 7159 97%

A.A. Degree or Some College 282 4%

College Graduate 5675 78%

Graduate Study/Graduate Degree 1289 18%

Not Specified 131

Fiscal Year 2018 – On-Board Strength Statistics

Number of Volunteers: 7367

Peace Corps Response 181

Peace Corps 7186

Male: 2661 64%

Female: 4706 36%

Minority Volunteers: 2365 33%

Mean: 27

Median: 24

Mode: 23

Youngest Volunteer: 20

Oldest Volunteer: 82

Seniors (age 50 and older): 316 4%

<20 0 0%

20 – 29 6298 85%

30 – 39 626 8%

40 – 49 127 2%

50 – 59 109 1%

60 – 69 164 2%

70 – 79 40 1%

Black or African American 615 9%

Asian or Pacific Islander 396 6%

Caucasian 4825 67%

Hispanic 929 13%

Mixed Ethnicity (Two or More Races) 410 6%

American Indian or Alaskan Native 15 0%

Not Specified 177

Divorced/Legal Separation 6 0%

Married 103 1%

Single 7258 99%

A.A. Degree or Some College 254 3%

College Graduate 5931 81%

Graduate Study/Graduate Degree 1114 15%

Not Specified 68

Fiscal Year 2019 – On-Board Strength Statistics

Number of Volunteers: 7335

Peace Corps Response 156

Peace Corps 7179

Male: 2564 65%

Female: 4771 35%

Minority Volunteers: 2427 34%

Mean: 26

Median: 24

Mode: 23

Youngest Volunteer: 19

Oldest Volunteer: 81

Seniors (age 50 and older): 239 3%

<20 1 0%

20 – 29 6432 88%

30 – 39 556 8%

40 – 49 107 1%

50 – 59 84 1%

60 – 69 126 2%

70 – 79 27 0%

80 – 89 2 0%

Black or African American 584 8%

Asian or Pacific Islander 392 5%

Caucasian 4746 66%

Hispanic 994 14%

Mixed Ethnicity (Two or More Races) 446 6%

American Indian or Alaskan Native 11 0%

Not Specified 162

Divorced/Legal Separation 2 0%

Married 54 1%

Single 7279 99%

A.A. Degree or Some College 190 3%

College Graduate 6129 84%

Graduate Study/Graduate Degree 962 13%

Not Specified 54

Fiscal Year 2020 – On-Board Strength Statistics

Number of Volunteers: 6893

Peace Corps Response 152

Peace Corps 6741

Male: 2438 65%

Female: 4455 35%

Minority Volunteers: 2418 35%

Mean: 27

Median: 25

Mode: 24

Youngest Volunteer: 20

Oldest Volunteer: 81

Seniors (age 50 and older): 232 3%

<20 0 0%

20 – 29 5906 86%

30 – 39 648 9%

40 – 49 107 2%

50 – 59 78 1%

60 – 69 120 2%

70 – 79 31 0%

Black or African American 540 8%

Asian or Pacific Islander 369 5%

Caucasian 4458 65%

Hispanic 948 14%

Mixed Ethnicity (Two or More Races) 550 8%

American Indian or Alaskan Native 11 0%

Not Specified 17

Divorced/Legal Separation 1 0%

Married 31 0%

Single 6861 100%

A.A. Degree or Some College 157 2%

College Graduate 5764 84%

Graduate Study/Graduate Degree 926 13%

Not Specified 46

Note: Due to the global evacuation of Volunteers and Trainees in FY 2020, no Volunteer/Trainee was in service on

September 30, 2020. Thus, FY 2020 on-board strength is based on the number of evacuated Volunteers/Trainees.