Check out volunteering highlights among different demographics:
Gender
| Formal Volunteering Rate | Informal Helping Rate | |
| Female | 25.3% | 50.2% |
| Male | 21.0% | 51.6% |
Age
| Formal Volunteering Rate | Informal Helping Rate | |
| 16 to 17 | 28.2% | 33.1% |
| 18 to 24 | 17.8% | 33.8% |
| 25 to 44 | 23.3% | 48.9% |
| 45 to 54 | 27.0% | 55.4% |
| 55 to 59 | 24.4% | 57.2% |
| 60 to 69 | 23.2% | 58.9% |
| 70 to 79 | 24.1% | 58.8% |
| 80 to 84 | 17.7% | 51.9% |
| 85 and over | 11.8% | 43.1% |
| Younger Adults (16 to 54) | 23.5% | 47.1% |
| Older Adults (55 and over) | 22.7% | 57.2% |
Generation
| Formal Volunteering Rate | Informal Helping Rate | |
| Generation Z | 20.3% | 33.6% |
| Millennials | 22.1% | 47.2% |
| Generation X | 27.2% | 55.8% |
| Baby Boomers | 23.7% | 58.7% |
| Silent Generation or Older | 18.0% | 52.6% |
Education
| Formal Volunteering Rate | Informal Helping Rate | |
| Graduate degree | 42.2% | 63.4% |
| Bachelor's degree | 31.5% | 57.9% |
| Some college, no degree | 21.1% | 48.2% |
| Associate degree, academic | 25.6% | 53.0% |
| Associate degree, occupational | 22.4% | 52.4% |
| High school graduate | 13.5% | 46.6% |
| Less than high school | 13.7% | 37.2% |
Military Service
| Formal Volunteering Rate | Informal Helping Rate | |
| Non-veteran | 23.1% | 50.7% |
| Veteran | 23.3% | 58.6% |
Parental Status
| Formal Volunteering Rate | Informal Helping Rate | |
| No child in household | 21.1% | 48.6% |
| Parent of child under 18 | 30.0% | 58.1% |