Super Bowl Trivia

The New York Giants play the New England Patriots at 6:30 p.m. today in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The Giants have played in four previous Super Bowls and won three of them, while the Patriots have won three of the six times they made it to the game. After today’s game, only two other teams will have played in more Super Bowls than New England: the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers; both teams have played in the game eight times. Pittsburgh has the most wins with six, while Dallas and the San Francisco 49ers have each won the game five times.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has taken his team to the NFL final four times, winning three of them. His only loss came to the Giants and Eli Manning in Super Bowl XLII, ending the Patriots’ otherwise perfect season. If Manning wins, he’ll have one more Super Bowl ring than his older brother Peyton Manning, who’s been to the big game twice and won once. For more information about past games and records, visit the NFL’s Super Bowl web page.

Today game marks the first time the Super Bowl has been played in Indiana. Indianapolis is the northernmost city in the United States to host the big game since Detroit hosted Super Bowl XL in 2006, when the Pittsburgh Steelers knocked off the Seattle Seahawks 21-10. To commemorate the Indianapolis game, the U.S. Census Bureau has compiled a collection of facts about the host city, as well as the cities represented by the contenders, in this year’s edition of our nation’s most celebrated sporting event.  Go to http://www.census.gov for more statistics about these cities.

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 

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 of New Yorkers who have graduated from high school did not differ significantly from the percentage for Indianapolis. Source: 2010 American Community Survey

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 

49.2%
Percentage of New York residents 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home. The national average was 20.6 percent. Source: 2010 American Community Survey 

$48,743
Median household income for New York. The national median was $50,046. The figure for New York was not statistically different from the national average. Source: 2010 American Community Survey

$504,500
Median home value of owner-occupied homes in New York. The national median was $179,900. The figure for New York differed significantly from that for Indianapolis. Source: 2010 American Community Survey

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, MA, which had a 2010 Census population of 16,865. Source: 2010 Demographic Profile here and here

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 

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

35.5%
Percentage of Boston residents 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home. The national average was 20.6 percent. Source: 2010 American Community Survey 

$49,893
Median household income for Boston. The national median was $50,046. The figure for Boston was not statistically different from the national average. Source: 2010 American Community Survey

$369,600
Median home value of owner-occupied homes in Boston. The national median was $179,900. The figure for Boston is significantly different from that for Indianapolis. Source: 2010 American Community Survey

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

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

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

12.7%
Percentage of Indianapolis residents 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home. The national average was 20 percent. Source: 2010 American Community Survey

$38,502
Median household income for Indianapolis. The national median was $50,046. The figure for Indianapolis is statistically different than the national average. Source: 2010 American Community Survey

$118,100
Median home value of owner-occupied homes in Indianapolis. The national median was $179,900. Source: 2010 American Community Survey