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U.S. Hispanic Population: 2002. Population Size and Composition 13.3% of the U.S. population is Hispanic. People of Mexican origin comprise 66.9% of the.

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1 U.S. Hispanic Population: 2002

2 Population Size and Composition 13.3% of the U.S. population is Hispanic. People of Mexican origin comprise 66.9% of the U.S. Hispanic population. Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5 In March 2002, there were 37.4 million Hispanics in the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States.

3 Percent Distribution of Hispanics by Type: 2002 Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

4 Hispanic Population by Type: 2002 Millions Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

5 Age Among Hispanics, Mexicans have the largest proportion of people under age 18 (37 percent). The Hispanic population is younger than the non-Hispanic White population. One-third of Hispanics are under age 18. Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

6 Age Distribution by Sex and Hispanic Origin: 2002 MaleFemale Male Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5 Note: Each bar represents the percent of the Hispanic (non-Hispanic White) population who were within the specified age group and of the specified sex.

7 Percent of Population Under Age 18 by Hispanic Origin: 2002 Percent Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

8 Percent of Population Aged 65 and Over by Hispanic Origin: 2002 Percent Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

9 U.S. Citizenship of the Foreign-Born Hispanic Population by Year of Entry: 2002 Percent Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

10 Among Hispanic family households, Puerto Ricans have the largest proportion of households maintained by a female with no spouse present. About half of Hispanics aged 15 years and older are married. Family Households and Marital Status Hispanic family households are more likely than non-Hispanic White family households to be maintained by a female with no spouse present. Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

11 Family Households by Type and Hispanic Origin: 2002 Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Married couple Female householder, no spouse present Male householder, no spouse present Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

12 Mexican Cuban Puerto Rican Central and South American Female householder, no spouse present Married couple Male householder, no spouse present Family Households by Type and Hispanic Origin Group: 2002 Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

13 Non-Hispanic White Married Widowed Divorced/Separated Never Married Hispanic Marital Status by Hispanic Origin: 2002 Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5 (Percent of population 15 years and over)

14 Educational Attainment Among Hispanics, Mexicans 25 years and older had the lowest proportion of people with a high school diploma or more. Mexicans 25 years and older also had the lowest proportion of Hispanics with a bachelor’s degree or more. Educational attainment of Hispanics lags behind non-Hispanic Whites. Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

15 Educational Attainment by Hispanic Origin: 2002 Percent (Population 25 years and over) Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

16 Percent of Population with Less Than 9th Grade Completed by Hispanic Origin: 2002 Percent (Population 25 years and over) Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

17 Percent of Population with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher by Hispanic Origin: 2002 Percent (Population 25 years and over) Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

18 Economic Characteristics Among employed Hispanics in March 2002, the most common occupations were: service workers precision production, craft, repair transportation Hispanics were more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to be unemployed in March 2002. Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

19 Percent Unemployed by Hispanic Origin and Sex: 2002 (Population 16 years and over in the civilian labor force) Percent Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

20 Percent Unemployed by Type of Hispanic Origin: 2002 (Population 16 years and over in the civilian labor force) Percent Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

21 Percent Occupation for Men by Hispanic Origin: 2002 Hispanic Non-Hispanic White ServicePrecision production Farming Managerial, professional Technical, sales Operators, laborers Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

22 Percent Occupation for Women by Hispanic Origin: 2002 HispanicNon-Hispanic White ServicePrecision production Farming Managerial, professional Technical, salesOperators, laborers Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

23 Percent of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers With Earnings of $50,000 or More in 2001 by Sex and Hispanic Origin: 2002 Percent (Population 15 years and over with earnings) Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

24 Percent of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers With Earnings of $50,000 or More in 2001 by Type of Hispanic Origin: 2002 (Population 15 years and over with earnings) Percent Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

25 Percent of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers With Earnings of Less Than $35,000 in 2001 by Sex and Hispanic Origin: 2002 (Population 15 years and over with earnings) Percent Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

26 Percent of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers With Earnings of Less Than $35,000 in 2001 by Type of Hispanic Origin: 2002 (Population 15 years and over with earnings) Percent Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

27 Poverty Over one quarter of Hispanic children under age 18 live in poverty. Hispanic families are more likely to be living in poverty than Non-Hispanic White families. Hispanics are more likely to be living in poverty than non-Hispanic Whites. Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

28 Percent of the Population Below the Poverty Level in 2001 by Age and Hispanic Origin: 2002 Percent Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

29 Percent of Families Below the Poverty Level in 2001 by Family Type and Hispanic Origin: 2002 Percent Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

30 Residence Hispanics are less likely to reside in nonmetropolitan areas than non-Hispanic Whites. Hispanics are more likely to reside in the West than non-Hispanic Whites. Slightly less than half of the Hispanic population in the United States lives inside central cities of metropolitan areas. Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

31 Type of Residence by Hispanic Origin: 2002 Metropolitan area, inside central city Metropolitan area, outside central city Nonmetropolitan area HispanicNon-Hispanic White Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

32 Regional Population Distribution, by Hispanic Origin: 2002 Northeast South Midwest West Non- Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Other Hispanic Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

33 Non-Hispanic White Northeast Midwest South West Hispanic Regional Population Distribution by Hispanic Origin: 2002 Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5

34 For more information about the Hispanic population of the United States Visit the Census Bureau’s Web site http://www.census.gov Click on Subjects A-Z and Hispanic

35 This presentation was produced by This presentation was produced by Ethnicity and Ancestry Branch For information on content please contact: Roberto Ramirez Phone: 301-763-2403 e-mail: Roberto.R.Ramirez@census.gov


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