Table 4.1 Latin American Foreign Born by World Region of Birth, Age and Sex: March 1995 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total |11,777| 100.0| 8,225| 100.0| 2,326| 100.0| 1,226| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 158| 1.3| 131| 1.6| 17| 0.7| 10| 0.8| |5 to 19 years | 1,710| 14.5| 1,293| 15.7| 271| 11.7| 145| 11.9| |20 to 24 years | 1,402| 11.9| 1,119| 13.6| 170| 7.3| 114| 9.3| |25 to 29 years | 1,654| 14.0| 1,336| 16.2| 196| 8.4| 122| 9.9| |30 to 34 years | 1,596| 13.6| 1,188| 14.4| 218| 9.4| 190| 15.5| |35 to 44 years | 2,408| 20.4| 1,568| 19.1| 534| 23.0| 306| 25.0| |45 to 54 years | 1,318| 11.2| 801| 9.7| 355| 15.3| 162| 13.2| |55 to 64 years | 773| 6.6| 412| 5.0| 272| 11.7| 89| 7.3| |65 to 74 years | 458| 3.9| 227| 2.8| 182| 7.8| 48| 4.0| |75 to 84 years | 217| 1.8| 109| 1.3| 80| 3.4| 28| 2.3| |85 years and over | 83| 0.7| 41| 0.5| 31| 1.3| 11| 0.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 1,055| 9.0| 843| 10.2| 127| 5.5| 85| 6.9| |Age 15 and over |10,722| 91.0| 7,382| 89.8| 2,199| 94.5| 1,141| 93.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 1,183| 10.0| 932| 11.3| 152| 6.5| 100| 8.2| |Age 16 and over |10,593| 90.0| 7,293| 88.7| 2,174| 93.5| 1,126| 91.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,452| 12.3| 1,115| 13.6| 208| 8.9| 128| 10.5| |Age 18 and over |10,325| 87.7| 7,110| 86.4| 2,118| 91.1| 1,097| 89.5| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 2,118| 18.0| 1,610| 19.6| 324| 13.9| 184| 15.0| |Age 21 and over | 9,658| 82.0| 6,615| 80.4| 2,002| 86.1| 1,042| 85.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |10,246| 87.0| 7,436| 90.4| 1,761| 75.7| 1,049| 85.6| |Age 55 and over | 1,531| 13.0| 789| 9.6| 565| 24.3| 177| 14.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |11,018| 93.6| 7,848| 95.4| 2,033| 87.4| 1,138| 92.8| |Age 65 and over | 758| 6.4| 377| 4.6| 293| 12.6| 88| 7.2| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | 6,107| 100.0| 4,497| 100.0| 1,041| 100.0| 569| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 90| 1.5| 76| 1.7| 9| 0.9| 5| 0.8| |5 to 19 years | 922| 15.1| 714| 15.9| 131| 12.6| 76| 13.4| |20 to 24 years | 782| 12.8| 661| 14.7| 75| 7.2| 46| 8.1| |25 to 29 years | 914| 15.0| 764| 17.0| 84| 8.1| 65| 11.5| |30 to 34 years | 888| 14.5| 696| 15.5| 92| 8.9| 101| 17.7| |35 to 44 years | 1,203| 19.7| 820| 18.2| 239| 22.9| 144| 25.3| |45 to 54 years | 642| 10.5| 410| 9.1| 167| 16.0| 66| 11.5| |55 to 64 years | 336| 5.5| 186| 4.1| 121| 11.7| 29| 5.1| |65 to 74 years | 224| 3.7| 116| 2.6| 81| 7.8| 27| 4.8| |75 to 84 years | 72| 1.2| 37| 0.8| 30| 2.9| 6| 1.1| |85 years and over | 32| 0.5| 17| 0.4| 12| 1.1| 4| 0.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 572| 9.4| 458| 10.2| 69| 6.6| 46| 8.1| |Age 15 and over | 5,534| 90.6| 4,039| 89.8| 973| 93.4| 523| 91.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 636| 10.4| 503| 11.2| 81| 7.8| 52| 9.2| |Age 16 and over | 5,471| 89.6| 3,994| 88.8| 960| 92.2| 517| 90.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 783| 12.8| 606| 13.5| 109| 10.5| 69| 12.0| |Age 18 and over | 5,323| 87.2| 3,891| 86.5| 932| 89.5| 500| 88.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,146| 18.8| 896| 19.9| 156| 15.0| 94| 16.5| |Age 21 and over | 4,961| 81.2| 3,601| 80.1| 886| 85.0| 475| 83.5| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 5,441| 89.1| 4,141| 92.1| 797| 76.6| 503| 88.4| |Age 55 and over | 666| 10.9| 356| 7.9| 244| 23.4| 66| 11.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years | 5,778| 94.6| 4,327| 96.2| 919| 88.2| 532| 93.5| |Age 65 and over | 329| 5.4| 169| 3.8| 123| 11.8| 37| 6.5| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | 5,670| 100.0| 3,728| 100.0| 1,285| 100.0| 657| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 68| 1.2| 55| 1.5| 8| 0.6| 6| 0.8| |5 to 19 years | 788| 13.9| 579| 15.5| 140| 10.9| 69| 10.5| |20 to 24 years | 621| 10.9| 458| 12.3| 95| 7.4| 68| 10.3| |25 to 29 years | 740| 13.1| 572| 15.3| 112| 8.7| 56| 8.6| |30 to 34 years | 707| 12.5| 493| 13.2| 125| 9.8| 89| 13.6| |35 to 44 years | 1,205| 21.2| 747| 20.0| 295| 23.0| 162| 24.7| |45 to 54 years | 676| 11.9| 391| 10.5| 189| 14.7| 96| 14.6| |55 to 64 years | 436| 7.7| 226| 6.1| 150| 11.7| 60| 9.1| |65 to 74 years | 234| 4.1| 111| 3.0| 102| 7.9| 21| 3.2| |75 to 84 years | 144| 2.5| 72| 1.9| 50| 3.9| 22| 3.3| |85 years and over | 51| 0.9| 24| 0.7| 19| 1.5| 8| 1.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 483| 8.5| 385| 10.3| 59| 4.6| 39| 5.9| |Age 15 and over | 5,187| 91.5| 3,343| 89.7| 1,226| 95.4| 618| 94.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 547| 9.6| 429| 11.5| 70| 5.5| 48| 7.2| |Age 16 and over | 5,123| 90.4| 3,299| 88.5| 1,214| 94.5| 609| 92.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 668| 11.8| 509| 13.7| 99| 7.7| 60| 9.1| |Age 18 and over | 5,001| 88.2| 3,219| 86.3| 1,186| 92.3| 597| 90.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 973| 17.2| 714| 19.2| 168| 13.1| 90| 13.7| |Age 21 and over | 4,697| 82.8| 3,014| 80.8| 1,116| 86.9| 567| 86.3| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 4,805| 84.7| 3,294| 88.4| 964| 75.0| 546| 83.2| |Age 55 and over | 865| 15.3| 434| 11.6| 321| 25.0| 111| 16.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years | 5,241| 92.4| 3,520| 94.4| 1,114| 86.7| 606| 92.3| |Age 65 and over | 429| 7.6| 208| 5.6| 171| 13.3| 51| 7.7| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico. SOURCE: Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census Current Population Survey, March 1995 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000