Table 3.1 Foreign-Born Population by World Region of Birth, Age and Sex: March 1996 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | CENTRAL | | | | | | Total | EUROPE | ASIA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total |24,557| 100.0| 4,126| 100.0| 6,572| 100.0| 8,380| 100.0| 2,499| 100.0| 1,295| 100.0| 1,685| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 292| 1.2| 53| 1.3| 74| 1.1| 98| 1.2| 19| 0.8| 22| 1.7| 26| 1.5| |5 to 19 years | 3,062| 12.5| 272| 6.6| 905| 13.8| 1,317| 15.7| 271| 10.8| 156| 12.0| 140| 8.3| |20 to 24 years | 2,115| 8.6| 178| 4.3| 517| 7.9| 1,052| 12.6| 159| 6.4| 89| 6.8| 120| 7.1| |25 to 29 years | 2,645| 10.8| 241| 5.8| 717| 10.9| 1,243| 14.8| 194| 7.7| 106| 8.2| 144| 8.5| |30 to 34 years | 2,959| 12.0| 294| 7.1| 786| 12.0| 1,213| 14.5| 289| 11.6| 216| 16.7| 162| 9.6| |35 to 44 years | 5,100| 20.8| 547| 13.3| 1,512| 23.0| 1,722| 20.6| 580| 23.2| 321| 24.8| 417| 24.8| |45 to 54 years | 3,358| 13.7| 704| 17.1| 1,001| 15.2| 802| 9.6| 409| 16.4| 178| 13.7| 263| 15.6| |55 to 64 years | 2,266| 9.2| 664| 16.1| 567| 8.6| 495| 5.9| 266| 10.7| 117| 9.0| 156| 9.3| |65 to 74 years | 1,564| 6.4| 573| 13.9| 319| 4.8| 272| 3.3| 193| 7.7| 66| 5.1| 140| 8.3| |75 to 84 years | 810| 3.3| 373| 9.0| 126| 1.9| 107| 1.3| 95| 3.8| 18| 1.4| 90| 5.3| |85 years and over | 387| 1.6| 227| 5.5| 46| 0.7| 57| 0.7| 24| 0.9| 7| 0.6| 26| 1.5| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 1,977| 8.1| 203| 4.9| 585| 8.9| 816| 9.7| 155| 6.2| 107| 8.3| 111| 6.6| |Age 15 and over |22,580| 91.9| 3,923| 95.1| 5,987| 91.1| 7,565| 90.3| 2,344| 93.8| 1,188| 91.7| 1,573| 93.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 2,179| 8.9| 215| 5.2| 646| 9.8| 904| 10.8| 172| 6.9| 119| 9.2| 123| 7.3| |Age 16 and over |22,378| 91.1| 3,911| 94.8| 5,926| 90.2| 7,477| 89.2| 2,327| 93.1| 1,176| 90.8| 1,561| 92.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 2,734| 11.1| 261| 6.3| 844| 12.8| 1,114| 13.3| 227| 9.1| 141| 10.9| 147| 8.7| |Age 18 and over |21,823| 88.9| 3,865| 93.7| 5,728| 87.2| 7,267| 86.7| 2,272| 90.9| 1,154| 89.1| 1,538| 91.3| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 3,721| 15.2| 356| 8.6| 1,080| 16.4| 1,589| 19.0| 321| 12.9| 195| 15.1| 180| 10.7| |Age 21 and over |20,836| 84.8| 3,770| 91.4| 5,492| 83.6| 6,791| 81.0| 2,178| 87.1| 1,100| 84.9| 1,505| 89.3| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |19,530| 79.5| 2,289| 55.5| 5,513| 83.9| 7,448| 88.9| 1,920| 76.8| 1,088| 84.0| 1,272| 75.5| |Age 55 and over | 5,027| 20.5| 1,837| 44.5| 1,059| 16.1| 932| 11.1| 579| 23.2| 207| 16.0| 413| 24.5| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |21,796| 88.8| 2,953| 71.6| 6,080| 92.5| 7,943| 94.8| 2,187| 87.5| 1,204| 93.0| 1,428| 84.8| |Age 65 and over | 2,761| 11.2| 1,173| 28.4| 492| 7.5| 437| 5.2| 312| 12.5| 91| 7.0| 256| 15.2| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | CENTRAL | | | | | | Total | EUROPE | ASIA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total |12,025| 100.0| 1,800| 100.0| 3,252| 100.0| 4,455| 100.0| 1,120| 100.0| 599| 100.0| 799| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 160| 1.3| 35| 1.9| 34| 1.0| 44| 1.0| 12| 1.1| 20| 3.4| 15| 1.9| |5 to 19 years | 1,559| 13.0| 133| 7.4| 436| 13.4| 710| 15.9| 137| 12.2| 77| 12.9| 65| 8.1| |20 to 24 years | 1,087| 9.0| 77| 4.3| 260| 8.0| 568| 12.8| 67| 6.0| 46| 7.6| 70| 8.7| |25 to 29 years | 1,468| 12.2| 96| 5.3| 395| 12.2| 750| 16.8| 99| 8.9| 47| 7.9| 81| 10.1| |30 to 34 years | 1,493| 12.4| 151| 8.4| 386| 11.9| 666| 15.0| 111| 9.9| 100| 16.7| 78| 9.8| |35 to 44 years | 2,512| 20.9| 260| 14.4| 737| 22.7| 902| 20.2| 250| 22.3| 157| 26.1| 207| 25.9| |45 to 54 years | 1,608| 13.4| 313| 17.4| 519| 16.0| 395| 8.9| 194| 17.3| 73| 12.2| 114| 14.2| |55 to 64 years | 1,017| 8.5| 272| 15.1| 255| 7.9| 242| 5.4| 124| 11.1| 42| 7.1| 81| 10.2| |65 to 74 years | 649| 5.4| 221| 12.3| 157| 4.8| 120| 2.7| 85| 7.6| 29| 4.8| 37| 4.7| |75 to 84 years | 346| 2.9| 163| 9.1| 60| 1.9| 41| 0.9| 33| 3.0| 6| 1.1| 41| 5.1| |85 years and over | 127| 1.1| 78| 4.3| 12| 0.4| 17| 0.4| 8| 0.7| 2| 0.3| 10| 1.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 1,050| 8.7| 115| 6.4| 300| 9.2| 434| 9.7| 72| 6.4| 71| 11.9| 58| 7.2| |Age 15 and over |10,975| 91.3| 1,684| 93.6| 2,952| 90.8| 4,022| 90.3| 1,048| 93.6| 527| 88.1| 742| 92.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 1,139| 9.5| 121| 6.7| 313| 9.6| 483| 10.8| 79| 7.0| 77| 12.8| 66| 8.3| |Age 16 and over |10,886| 90.5| 1,679| 93.3| 2,939| 90.4| 3,972| 89.2| 1,041| 93.0| 522| 87.2| 733| 91.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,411| 11.7| 140| 7.8| 406| 12.5| 591| 13.3| 115| 10.3| 85| 14.3| 75| 9.3| |Age 18 and over |10,613| 88.3| 1,660| 92.2| 2,846| 87.5| 3,865| 86.7| 1,005| 89.7| 513| 85.7| 725| 90.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,905| 15.8| 181| 10.1| 515| 15.9| 857| 19.2| 154| 13.7| 107| 18.0| 89| 11.2| |Age 21 and over |10,120| 84.2| 1,618| 89.9| 2,737| 84.1| 3,598| 80.8| 966| 86.3| 491| 82.0| 710| 88.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 9,887| 82.2| 1,065| 59.2| 2,767| 85.1| 4,035| 90.6| 870| 77.7| 520| 86.8| 630| 78.8| |Age 55 and over | 2,138| 17.8| 735| 40.8| 485| 14.9| 420| 9.4| 250| 22.3| 79| 13.2| 170| 21.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |10,904| 90.7| 1,337| 74.3| 3,023| 92.9| 4,277| 96.0| 994| 88.7| 562| 93.9| 711| 88.9| |Age 65 and over | 1,121| 9.3| 462| 25.7| 229| 7.1| 178| 4.0| 126| 11.3| 37| 6.1| 88| 11.1| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | CENTRAL | | | | | | Total | EUROPE | ASIA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total |12,532| 100.0| 2,326| 100.0| 3,320| 100.0| 3,925| 100.0| 1,379| 100.0| 697| 100.0| 885| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 131| 1.0| 18| 0.8| 41| 1.2| 54| 1.4| 7| 0.5| 2| 0.2| 11| 1.2| |5 to 19 years | 1,503| 12.0| 139| 6.0| 469| 14.1| 607| 15.5| 134| 9.7| 79| 11.3| 75| 8.5| |20 to 24 years | 1,028| 8.2| 101| 4.3| 257| 7.8| 484| 12.3| 92| 6.7| 43| 6.2| 50| 5.7| |25 to 29 years | 1,177| 9.4| 145| 6.3| 322| 9.7| 493| 12.6| 94| 6.8| 59| 8.5| 63| 7.1| |30 to 34 years | 1,466| 11.7| 143| 6.1| 400| 12.0| 547| 13.9| 178| 12.9| 116| 16.6| 83| 9.4| |35 to 44 years | 2,588| 20.7| 287| 12.3| 775| 23.4| 821| 20.9| 330| 24.0| 165| 23.6| 210| 23.7| |45 to 54 years | 1,750| 14.0| 391| 16.8| 481| 14.5| 408| 10.4| 215| 15.6| 105| 15.1| 150| 16.9| |55 to 64 years | 1,249| 10.0| 392| 16.8| 312| 9.4| 253| 6.5| 142| 10.3| 74| 10.7| 75| 8.5| |65 to 74 years | 916| 7.3| 352| 15.1| 162| 4.9| 153| 3.9| 108| 7.9| 37| 5.4| 103| 11.7| |75 to 84 years | 464| 3.7| 209| 9.0| 66| 2.0| 66| 1.7| 62| 4.5| 11| 1.6| 49| 5.5| |85 years and over | 261| 2.1| 149| 6.4| 34| 1.0| 41| 1.0| 15| 1.1| 6| 0.8| 16| 1.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 927| 7.4| 88| 3.8| 285| 8.6| 382| 9.7| 83| 6.0| 36| 5.2| 54| 6.1| |Age 15 and over |11,605| 92.6| 2,238| 96.2| 3,035| 91.4| 3,543| 90.3| 1,296| 94.0| 661| 94.8| 832| 93.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 1,039| 8.3| 94| 4.1| 332| 10.0| 420| 10.7| 93| 6.7| 42| 6.1| 57| 6.5| |Age 16 and over |11,493| 91.7| 2,232| 95.9| 2,987| 90.0| 3,505| 89.3| 1,286| 93.3| 654| 93.9| 828| 93.5| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,323| 10.6| 121| 5.2| 438| 13.2| 523| 13.3| 112| 8.1| 56| 8.1| 72| 8.1| |Age 18 and over |11,210| 89.4| 2,205| 94.8| 2,882| 86.8| 3,402| 86.7| 1,267| 91.9| 640| 91.9| 813| 91.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,817| 14.5| 175| 7.5| 564| 17.0| 732| 18.6| 168| 12.1| 88| 12.6| 91| 10.3| |Age 21 and over |10,715| 85.5| 2,152| 92.5| 2,755| 83.0| 3,193| 81.4| 1,212| 87.9| 609| 87.4| 795| 89.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 9,643| 76.9| 1,224| 52.6| 2,745| 82.7| 3,413| 86.9| 1,051| 76.2| 568| 81.5| 642| 72.6| |Age 55 and over | 2,889| 23.1| 1,102| 47.4| 574| 17.3| 512| 13.1| 328| 23.8| 129| 18.5| 243| 27.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |10,892| 86.9| 1,616| 69.4| 3,058| 92.1| 3,666| 93.4| 1,193| 86.5| 642| 92.2| 718| 81.0| |Age 65 and over | 1,640| 13.1| 711| 30.6| 262| 7.9| 259| 6.6| 186| 13.5| 54| 7.8| 168| 19.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico. Those born in 'Other Areas' are from Africa, Oceania, Bermuda and Canada. SOURCE: Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census Current Population Survey, March 1996 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000