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42.7 million
The estimated Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2005,
making people of Hispanic origin the nation’s largest ethnic or race minority.
Hispanics constituted 14 percent of the nation’s total population.
About 1
. . . of every two people added to the nation’s population between July 1, 2004,
and July 1, 2005, were Hispanic.
3.3%
Percentage increase in the Hispanic population between July 1, 2004, and July 1,
2005, making Hispanics the fastest-growing minority group.
102.6 million
The projected Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2050.
According to this projection, Hispanics will constitute 24 percent of the
nation’s total population on that date.
22.4 million
The nation’s Hispanic population during the 1990 census — just slightly over
half the current total.
64%
The percentage of Hispanic-origin people in households who are of Mexican
background. Another approximately 10 percent are of Puerto Rican background,
with about 3 percent each of Cuban, Salvadoran and Dominican origins. The
remainder are of some other Central American, South American or other Hispanic
or Latino origins.
Roughly half of the nation’s Dominicans live in New York City, with about half of the nation’s Cubans residing in Miami-Dade County, Fla. (Source: AmericanFactFinder)
27.2
Median age, in years, of the Hispanic population in 2005. This compares with
36.2 years for the population as a whole.
107
Number of Hispanic males in 2005 per every 100 Hispanic females. This was in
sharp contrast to the overall population, which had 97 males per every 100
females.
49%
The percentage of the Hispanic-origin population that lives in California or
Texas. California is home to 12.4 million Hispanics, and Texas is home to 7.8
million.
13
The number of states with at least half a million Hispanic residents. These
states are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada,
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Texas and Washington.
43%
The percentage of New Mexico’s population that is Hispanic, highest of any
state. Hispanics also make up more than one-third of the population in
California and Texas, at 35 percent each.
4.6 million
The Hispanic population of Los Angeles County, Calif. — the largest of any
county in the nation.
715,000
The increase in California’s Hispanic population between July 1, 2003, and July
1, 2004, which led all states. Los Angeles County alone added 76,400, which led
all the nation’s counties.
19
Number of states in which Hispanics are the largest race or ethnic minority
group.
1.6 million
The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in 2002.
Triple
The rate of growth of Hispanic-owned businesses between 1997 and 2002 (31
percent) compared to the national average (10 percent) for all businesses.
$222 billion
Revenue generated by Hispanic-owned businesses in 2002, up 19 percent from 1997.
44%
. . . of all Hispanic-owned firms were owned by people of Mexican origin.
29,184
Number of Hispanic-owned firms with receipts of $1 million or more.
9.5 million
The number of Hispanic families who reside in the United States. Of these
families, 63 percent include their children under 18 years old.
67%
The percentage of Hispanic families consisting of a married couple.
44%
The percentage of Hispanic families consisting of a married couple with children
under the age of 18.
65%
Percentage of Hispanic children living with two parents.
22%
Percentage of population under age 5 that is Hispanic, as of July 1, 2005.
31 million
The number of U.S. household residents age 5 and older who speak Spanish at
home. Spanish speakers constitute a ratio of more than 1-in-10 U.S. household
residents. Among all those who speak Spanish at home, more than one-half say
they speak English “very well.”
53%
Percentage of the foreign-born population from Latin America. This amounts to
18.3 million people.
10 million
The number of foreign-born people who were born in Mexico, by far more than any
other Latin American country or any other country in the world for that matter.
Other countries of birth that contribute large numbers of Hispanics are El
Salvador (937,000), Cuba (925,000), the Dominican Republic (688,000), Guatemala
(590,000) and Colombia (500,000). (The difference between the estimates for El
Salvador and Cuba is not statistically significant.)
4
. . . states are home to about 2 of every 3 foreign-born persons born in Latin
America. Those states are California, Florida, New York and Texas.
$35,967
The median income of Hispanic households in 2005, unchanged from the previous
year, in real terms.
21.8%
The poverty rate among Hispanics in 2005, unchanged from 2004.
32.7%
The percentage of Hispanics who lacked health insurance in 2005 — unchanged from
2004.
58%
The percentage of Hispanics age 25 and older who had at least a high school
education in 2004.
12%
The percentage of the Hispanic population age 25 and older with a bachelor’s
degree or higher in 2004.
2.7 million
The number of Hispanics age 18 and older who had at least a bachelor’s degree in
2004.
714,000
Number of Hispanics 25 years and older with advanced degrees in 2004 (e.g.,
master’s, professional, doctorate).
11%
Percentage of all college students in October 2004 who were Hispanic.
68%
Percentage of Hispanics age 16 and older who are in the civilian labor force.
18%
The percentage of Hispanics who work in managerial, professional and related
occupations. Approximately 24 percent of Hispanics work in service occupations,
22 percent in sales and office jobs, 15 percent in construction, extraction and
maintenance jobs and 19 percent in production, transportation and material
moving occupations. (The difference between the proportions working in
managerial, professional and related occupations and in production,
transportation and material moving occupations is not statistically
significant.)
7.6 million
The number of Hispanic citizens who reported voting in the 2004 presidential
election. The percentage of Hispanic citizens voting — about 47 percent — did
not change from four years earlier.
1.1 million
The number of Hispanic veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.