WASHINGTON,
Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In September 1968, Congress authorized
President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, which
was observed during the week including Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. The observance
was expanded in 1988 to a month long
celebration
(Sept. 15 - Oct. 15). America celebrates the culture and traditions of U.S.
residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking
nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Sept. 15 was
chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary
of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate
their independence days on Sept. 16 and Sept. 18, respectively.
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Population
44.3 million
The estimated Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2006,
making people of Hispanic origin the nation's largest ethnic or race minority.
Hispanics constituted 15 percent of the nation's total population. (This
estimate does not include the 3.9 million residents of Puerto Rico.)
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About 1
. . . of every two people added to the nation's population between July 1,
2005, and July 1, 2006, was Hispanic. There were 1.4 million Hispanics added to
the population over the period. http://www.census.gov/Press
Release/www/releases/archives/population/01
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3.4%
Percentage increase in the Hispanic population between July 1, 2005, and July
1, 2006, making Hispanics the fastest-growing minority group.http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/010048
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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 by that date.
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22.4 million
The nation's Hispanic population during the 1990 census -- just slightly over
half the current total.
3rd
Ranking of the size of the U.S. Hispanic population worldwide, as of 2005. Only
Mexico (106.2 million) and Colombia (43 million) had larger
Hispanic
populations than did the United States (42.7 million). (Spain had
a population
of 40.3 million.) http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbsum.html
64%
The percentage of Hispanic-origin people in households who are of Mexican
background. Another 9 percent are of Puerto Rican background, with 3.5 percent
Cuban, 3 percent Salvadoran and 2.7 percent Dominican. The remainder are of
some other Central American, South American or other
Hispanic or
Latino origin. (Source: 2005 American Community Survey)
Roughly half of the nation's Dominicans live in New York City and about half of
the nation's Cubans in Miami-Dade County, Fla. (Source: 2005 American Community
Survey)
27.4 years
Median age of the Hispanic population in 2006. This compares with 36.4 years
for the population as a whole.
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107
Number of Hispanic males in 2006 per every 100 Hispanic females. This was in
sharp contrast to the overall population, which had 97 males per every 100
females.
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States and Counties
48%
The percentage of the Hispanic-origin population that lives in California or
Texas. California is home to 13.1 million Hispanics, and Texas is
home to 8.4 million.
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15
The number of states with at least a half million Hispanic residents. They are
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts,
Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas
and Washington.
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44%
The percentage of New Mexico's population that is Hispanic, the highest of any
state. Hispanics also make up more than a quarter of the population in
California and Texas, at 36 percent each, and Arizona (29 percent).
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4.7 million
The Hispanic population of Los Angeles County, Calif. -- the largest of any
county in the nation. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/00
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305,000
The increase in Texas' Hispanic population between July 1, 2005, and July 1,
2006, which led all states. California (283,000), Florida (161,000) and Arizona
(102,000) also recorded large increases.
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22
Number of states in which Hispanics are the largest minority group. These
states are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Iowa,
Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont,Washington and Wyoming.
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Businesses
Source for statements in this section: Hispanic-owned Firms: 2002, athttp://www.census.gov/csd/sbo/hispanic2002.htm
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 with the national average (10 percent) for all
businesses.
$222 billion
Revenue generated by Hispanic-owned businesses in 2002, up 19 percent from
1997.
45%
. . . of all Hispanic-owned firms were owned by Mexicans,
Mexican-Americans
and Chicanos.
29,168
Number of Hispanic-owned firms with receipts of $1 million or more.
-- 43 percent of Hispanic-owned firms operated in construction; administrative
and support, and waste management and remediation services; and other services,
such as personal services, and repair and maintenance. Retail and wholesale trade
accounted for 36 percent of Hispanic-owned business revenue.
-- States with the fastest rates of growth for Hispanic-owned firms
between 1997 and 2002 included New York (57 percent), Georgia and Rhode
Island (56 percent each), and Nevada and South Carolina (48 percent each).
-- Counties with the highest number of Hispanic-owned firms were Los Angeles
County (188,422); Miami-Dade County (163,187); and Harris County, Texas
(61,934).
Families and Children
9.9 million
The number of Hispanic family households in the United States in 2006. Of these
households, 62 percent included children younger than 18.
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67%
The percentage of Hispanic family households consisting of a married couple.
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44%
The percentage of Hispanic family households consisting of a married couple
with children younger than 18.
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66%
Percentage of Hispanic children living with two married parents.
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23%
Percentage of total population younger than 5 that was Hispanic as of
July 1, 2006.
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Spanish Language
32.2 million
The number of U.S. household residents 5 and older who speak Spanish at home.
Spanish speakers constitute nearly one in eight U.S. household residents. Among
all those who speak Spanish at home, more than one-half say they speak
English very
well.
(Source: 2005 American Community Survey)
29%
Percentage of Texas residents who speak Spanish at home, which leads all
states. This compares with the national average of 12 percent. (Source: 2005
American Community Survey)
78%
Percentage of Hispanics 5 and older who speak a language other than English at
home. Of that number, about half speak English very well.
(Source: 2005
American Community Survey)
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance
$37,800
The median income of Hispanic households in 2006, statistically unchanged from
the previous year after adjusting for inflation. (Source: Income, Poverty, and
Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006,
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20.6%
The poverty rate among Hispanics in 2006, down from 21.8 percent in 2005.
(Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United
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34.1%
The percentage of Hispanics who lacked health insurance in 2006, up from 32.3
percent in 2005. (Source: Income, Poverty, and Health
Insurance Coverage in the United
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Education
59%
The percentage of Hispanics 25 and older who had at least a high school
education in 2006.
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12%
The percentage of the Hispanic population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree
or higher in 2006.
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3.1 million
The number of Hispanics 18 and older who had at least a bachelor's degree in
2006, up from 1.4 million a decade earlier. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/009
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839,000
Number of Hispanics 25 and older with advanced degrees in 2006 (e.g., master's,
professional, doctorate).
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11%
Percentage of all college students in October 2005 who were Hispanic. Among
elementary and high school students combined, the corresponding proportion was
19 percent.
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Educational attainment levels are higher among certain Hispanic groups than
among others. For example, among Cubans 25 and older, 73 percent were at least
high school graduates, and 24 percent had a bachelor's degree or
higher.
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Jobs
68%
Percentage of Hispanics 16 and older who are in the civilian labor force.
(Source: 2005 American Community Survey)
17%
The percentage of Hispanics 16 or older who work in management, professional
and related occupations. Approximately 24 percent of Hispanics 16 or older work
in service occupations; 22 percent in sales and office
occupations;
2 percent in farming, fishing and forestry occupations; 16 percent in
construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations; and 19 percent in
production, transportation and material moving occupations. (Source: 2005
American Community Survey)
77,700
Number of Hispanic chief executives. In addition, 49,200 physicians and
surgeons; 53,700 postsecondary teachers; 29,000 lawyers; and 3,300 news
analysts, reporters and correspondents are Hispanic. (Source: Upcoming
Statistical
Abstract of
the United States: 2008)
Voting
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 statistically from four years earlier. (Source: Voting and
Registration in the Election of November 2004, athttp://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/voting/004986
.html)
Serving our Country
1.1 million
The number of Hispanic veterans of the U.S. armed forces. (Source: 2005
American Community Survey)
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