Measuring Hispanics in New York

Albany, NY March 25, 2012

American Community Survey

Measuring How we live

Household Type

Marital Status Education Veterans Disability Status Health Insurance Citizenship Language

Age Sex Race Hispanic Origin

Income Benefits Employment Status Occupation Industry Commuting to Work

Place of Work

Tenure Housing Value Occupancy Taxes & Insurance Household Size Utilities

90 80 70
p e r c e n t

Total Population
83.7 82.4

60 50 40 30

20
10 0

16.3

17.6

United States

New York

Not Hispanic

Hispanic
Source: 2010 Census

New York Hispanic / Latinos

over 85 75 to 84 65 to 74 A 55 to 64 G E 45 to 49 45 to 54 C L A S S

35 to 44
30 to 34 25 to 29 15 to 19 10 to 14 5 to 9 Under 5 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10

1,073,712

% Males

% Females

Source: American Community Survey 5yr Estimate (2006-2010)

Language Spoken at Home NY Hispanics

38%
7% 16% 15% 42% Speak only English 1% Speak SpanishEnglish "very well" Speak Spanish English "well" Speak Spanish English "not well" Speak Spanish English "not at alll" Speak other language

19%

Source: American Community Survey 5yr Estimate (2006-2010)

New York State Hispanics Where do they come from?

2% 2% 24% 28%
Puerto Rican Dominican Mexican Ecuadorian Salvadoran Columbian Guatemalan Cuban Other

6% 4%
4%

18%
12%

Source: 2010 Census

New York Place of Birth of Hispanic / Latinos

Foreign born 40%

Born in state of residence 46%

Native; born outside the United States

10%

Born in other state in United States 4%

Source: American Community Survey 5yr Estimate (2006-2010)

Veterans
90 80 70

81.2

82.1

p e r c e n t

60

50
40 30 20 10 0

5.1 United States Not Hispanic (White alone)

5.9 New York Hispanic

Source: American Community Survey 1yr Estimate (2010)

Hispanic Household by Type

Married-couple family 6% Male householder, no wife present

22%

36%

27%

9%

Female householder, no husband present

Householder living alone Householder not living alone

Source: American Community Survey 5yr Estimate (2006-2010)

% Owner Occupied Housing Units

70

60

59.6 50.1

p e r c e n t

50 40 30 20 10 0

5.5
United States

3.2
New York

Not Hispanic

Hispanic

Source: American Community Survey 1yr Estimate (2010)

% Uninsured
35

30.9
30

25
p e r 20 c e 15 n t

22.5

10.9 7.6

10 5

0 United States New York

Not Hispanic (White alone)

Hispanic

Source: American Community Survey 1yr Estimate (2010)

NY Educational Attainment Hispanics / Latinos

Graduate degree
Bachelor's degree Associate's degree Some college, no degree GED or alternative credential Regular high school diploma 9th to 12th grade, no diploma Less than 9th grade 15 10
11.82 7.74 4.29 2.17 3.22

5.96

2.42

3.80

8.53

2.26

1.86

11.19

7.47

7.48

9.43

10.37

10

15

% Males

% Females

Source: American Community Survey 5yr Estimate (2006-2010)

Median Household Income for Hispanics

39,644

New York
54,148

Hispanics

United States

Total Population

40,165 50,046

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

Source: American Community Survey 1yr Estimate (2010)

NY Job counts by Worker Ethnicity

Large Counties With the Highest Percentage of Hispanic-Owned Firms:2007

Counties with population of at least 500,000 Hidalgo, TX Hispanic-owned firms in 2007 45,016 % of firms in county that are Hispanic-owned 69

El Paso, TX
Miami-Dade, FL

38,791
244,148

61
60

Bronx, NY
El Bexar, TX

41,811
49,526

38
37
Source: Survey of Hispanic-owned Businesses

Hispanics in the United States: 1970 to 2050

132.8 108.2

Population in millions
66.4 50.5 35.3 9.6 1970 14.6 22.4

85.9

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020*

2030*

2040*

2050*

Census

Projections
*Projected Population as of July 1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 Decennial Censuses; 2008 National Population Projections

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Si, somos el futuro!

Ana Mara Garca Connecticut, Rhode Island, Western Massachusetts ana.maria.garcia@census.gov

Brunie Snchez New York, New Jersey brunilda.sanchez@census.gov