A Statistical Portrait of the Foreign-Born Population at Mid-Decade
This statistical profile of the foreign born population is based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2005 American Community Survey public use microdata file, which was released August 29, 2006. The topics covered by the ACS are virtually the same as those in the long form of the decennial census. Fully implemented nationwide for the first time in 2005, the ACS became the largest household survey in the United States, with a sample of about 3 million addresses. It provides statistical resources not previously available except with data from a decennial census.
The 2005 ACS is designed to provide estimates of the size and characteristics of the population residing in households. Although the household population is the bulk of the total population, it does not include persons residing in group quarters (e.g., dormitories, correctional facilities, and nursing homes). Less than 3% of the total population resides in group quarters. As a measure of population change, this report includes some tabulations for 2000 from the 2000 Census 5% public use microdata file. The 2000 Census enumerated the entire resident population, including persons residing in group quarters. However, for the purposes of comparing the 2000 tallies to the 2005 estimates from the ACS, all the tabulations herein only include persons residing in households.
In this statistical portrait, foreign-born persons include those born outside the United States and its outlying territories. The foreign-born population does not include persons born abroad of American parents.
Data tabulations were performed by Richard Fry. The statistical profile was designed and produced by Shirin Hakimzadeh.
Note: Table 30 was amended on October 20, 2006 to correct a tabulation error in the original, which was released on October 17, 2006.
Tables 1-32: Complete "Hispanics at Mid-Decade"
Table 1: Population by Race and Ethnicity: 2000 and 2005
Table 2: Hispanic Population by Nativity: 2000 and 2005
Table 3: Detailed Hispanic Origin: 2005
Table 4: Nativity by Detailed Hispanic Origin: 2005
Table 5: Race and Ethnicity by Sex and Age: 2005
Table 6: Median Age by Sex, Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 7: Hispanic Nativity Groups by Sex and Age: 2005
Table 7a: Population Pyramids for Ethnicity and Nativity Groups: 2005
Table 8: Fertility in the Past Year by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 9: Fertility in the Past Year by Marital Status, Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 10: Hispanic Population by State: 2000 and 2005
Table 11: Share of Hispanics for Selected States: 2000 and 2005
Table 12: Hispanic Population by State: 2005
Table 13: Marital Status by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 14: Persons by Household Type by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 15: Family Size by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 16: Living Arrangements of Children by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 17: English Ability by Age, Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 18: English Ability Among Hispanic Foreign Born by Period of Arrival and Age: 2005
Table 19: Educational Attainment by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 20: Educational Attainment Among Hispanic Foreign Born: 2000 and 2005
Table 21: School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity: 2000 and 2005
Table 22: Occupation by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 23: Industry by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 24: Personal Earnings by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 25: Median Personal Earnings by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 26: Personal Earnings for Full-time, Year-round Workers by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 27: Median Personal Earnings for Full-time, Year-round Workers by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 28: Household Income Distribution by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 29: Median Household Income by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 30: Poverty by Age, Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 31: Housing Tenure by Race and Ethnicity: 2000 and 2005
Table 32: Homeownership Among Hispanic Foreign Born by Period of Arrival: 2005
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