Our National Demographic

Civil engineering is often called a people-serving profession. Virtually all that makes up our physical communities - buildings, highways, airports, bridges, and sewer and water systems - were designed and constructed by teams of engineers and contractors for the communities and people that live there. 

Our national demographic is rapidly becoming more diverse, particularly in its racial, ethnic, and religious make-up. For instance, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, as recently as 1970, the U.S. population was nearly entirely classified as either White or Black, and the population of races other than White or Black was only 2.9 million, or 1.4 percent of the population. By 2000, the number of people in the United States who were of races other than White or Black had grown to 35 million - or 12 percent of the population, a percentage now comparable to the size of the Black population. 

The local communities we serve - and our clients, regulators, and financiers - are also becoming more diverse. Furthermore, as more females 

For the economic and sociologic benefit of our shareholders, it s only natural that our multi-faceted profession should embrace and foster diversity within its workplace and within the ranks of civil engineers. 

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