Latinos and The Census Is it Race or Ethnicity? Race (one-race); No Data Collected for Latinos Race (one-race);Spanish Origin Yes or No Race (one-race); Spanish/Hispanic Origin Mex/PR/Cuban/Other Race (one-race); Hispanic Origin Mex/PR/Cuban/Fill-in-the-Blank Race (multi-race); Hispanic/Latino Mex/PR/Cuban/Fill-in-the-Blank “Latinos Can be of Any Race”

Latinos —A RACE? --Census is considering eliminating the Hispanic origin question and combining it with the race question in a “race” or “origin” category. --Added a “some other race” category in 1980 and so many Hispanics chose it. --95% choosing “some other race” are Hispanics. Source: USA TODAY, January 4, ‘13

Latinos —A RACE? --Census is considering eliminating the Hispanic origin question and combining it with the race question in a “race” or “origin” category. --Added a “some other race” category in 1980 and so many Hispanics chose it. --95% choosing “some other race” are Hispanics. Source: USA TODAY, January 4, ‘13

US Latinos --Declining Status --”Over the past two decades, Hispanics have moved from the middle of the socioeconomic hierarchy, between blacks and whites, to a position below both. On virtually every indicator of socioeconomic welfare, Hispanics fell relative to blacks.” Source: Massey, Douglas,Ss., “Isolated, Vulnerable And Broke”, Op-Ed., New York Times, August 5, 2011

HODGEPODGE, ‘10/’11 --More than 41% of births were to unwed mothers. [33% a decade before] --College loan debt in a household headeed by a college graduate is $36,809. [$12,373 three decades earlier] --Hispanics make up a disproportionate number of carwash workers; Asians of nail salons, and blacks of security services. --Liquor stores outnumber bookstores by 3-to-1. --Average household spent $100 on reading materials and $2,504 on other forms of `entertainment’. --The are 10.6 million fantacy sports league members, but only 5.7 book-club members. Source: New York Times, December 12, ‘12

REVIEW QUESTIONS 1.) What is the US Latino population? 2.) What percent of the US population of Children [younger than 18] are Latinos? 3.) What is the Latino population of Wisconsin? 4.) What is the Latino Population of Milwaukee Co.? 5.) What is the “Household net worth” gap between US White and Latino households? 6.) What is the purchasing power of US Latinos? 7.) What state had the largest percentage growth in the Latino population between 2000 & 2010? 8.) What is the estimated US Latino population by 2050?