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Mensa Members by Age
The youngest Mensan is 4 years old; the oldest is 102 years old.
Approximately 41 percent are Baby Boomers between the ages of 44 and 61.
Just under 60 percent of new members in 2004 were "Gen-Xers," between the ages of 23 and 43.
More than 1,300 members are under the age of 18.
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Mensa Members by Gender
General membership: 65 percent male, 35 percent female
Leadership (national and local officers): 50 percent male, 50 percent female
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Mensa Members by Occupation
The diversity of Mensa's membership is best described by the various ways they earn their livings. These are but a few:
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| Barber | Lawyer |
| Realtor | CEO |
| Musician | Rocket scientist |
| Clergy | Nurse |
| Taxi driver |
Engineer |
| Police officer | Teacher |
| Homemaker | Postal worker |
| Veterinarian |
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Mensa Families
There are more than 1,500 families with two or more Mensa members.
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Did you know this about Mensans?
These numbers were taken from a questionnaire to which 44,377 members responded.
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27,481 have college degrees
5,639 speak at least two languages besides English
2,027 are into golf
1,725 love sci-fi movies
1,674 are into astronomy
769 are interested in martial arts
547 are interested in UFOs
390 are coin collectors
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Ten Largest Local Groups (based on March 2005 membership figures)
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| 1. Greater New York |
2,312 |
| 2. Chicago Area |
2,192 |
| 3. San Francisco Regional |
1,950 |
| 4. Metropolitan Washington |
1,889 |
| 5. Greater Los Angeles |
1,631 |
| 6. Minnesota |
1,276 |
| 7. Mensa in Georgia |
1,197 |
| 8. Boston |
1,180 |
| 9. Delaware Valley |
1,166 |
| 10. Southeast Michigan |
1,124 |
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