Table 4.1 Latin American Foreign-Born by World Region of Birth, Age and Sex: March 1996 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total |12,175| 100.0| 8,380| 100.0| 2,499| 100.0| 1,295| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 139| 1.1| 98| 1.2| 19| 0.8| 22| 1.7| |5 to 19 years | 1,744| 14.3| 1,317| 15.7| 271| 10.8| 156| 12.0| |20 to 24 years | 1,300| 10.7| 1,052| 12.6| 159| 6.4| 89| 6.8| |25 to 29 years | 1,543| 12.7| 1,243| 14.8| 194| 7.7| 106| 8.2| |30 to 34 years | 1,718| 14.1| 1,213| 14.5| 289| 11.6| 216| 16.7| |35 to 44 years | 2,624| 21.6| 1,722| 20.6| 580| 23.2| 321| 24.8| |45 to 54 years | 1,389| 11.4| 802| 9.6| 409| 16.4| 178| 13.7| |55 to 64 years | 878| 7.2| 495| 5.9| 266| 10.7| 117| 9.0| |65 to 74 years | 532| 4.4| 272| 3.3| 193| 7.7| 66| 5.1| |75 to 84 years | 220| 1.8| 107| 1.3| 95| 3.8| 18| 1.4| |85 years and over | 88| 0.7| 57| 0.7| 24| 0.9| 7| 0.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 1,078| 8.9| 816| 9.7| 155| 6.2| 107| 8.3| |Age 15 and over |11,097| 91.1| 7,565| 90.3| 2,344| 93.8| 1,188| 91.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 1,194| 9.8| 904| 10.8| 172| 6.9| 119| 9.2| |Age 16 and over |10,980| 90.2| 7,477| 89.2| 2,327| 93.1| 1,176| 90.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,482| 12.2| 1,114| 13.3| 227| 9.1| 141| 10.9| |Age 18 and over |10,692| 87.8| 7,267| 86.7| 2,272| 90.9| 1,154| 89.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 2,105| 17.3| 1,589| 19.0| 321| 12.9| 195| 15.1| |Age 21 and over |10,069| 82.7| 6,791| 81.0| 2,178| 87.1| 1,100| 84.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |10,456| 85.9| 7,448| 88.9| 1,920| 76.8| 1,088| 84.0| |Age 55 and over | 1,719| 14.1| 932| 11.1| 579| 23.2| 207| 16.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |11,334| 93.1| 7,943| 94.8| 2,187| 87.5| 1,204| 93.0| |Age 65 and over | 840| 6.9| 437| 5.2| 312| 12.5| 91| 7.0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | 6,174| 100.0| 4,455| 100.0| 1,120| 100.0| 599| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 77| 1.2| 44| 1.0| 12| 1.1| 20| 3.4| |5 to 19 years | 924| 15.0| 710| 15.9| 137| 12.2| 77| 12.9| |20 to 24 years | 680| 11.0| 568| 12.8| 67| 6.0| 46| 7.6| |25 to 29 years | 896| 14.5| 750| 16.8| 99| 8.9| 47| 7.9| |30 to 34 years | 877| 14.2| 666| 15.0| 111| 9.9| 100| 16.7| |35 to 44 years | 1,308| 21.2| 902| 20.2| 250| 22.3| 157| 26.1| |45 to 54 years | 661| 10.7| 395| 8.9| 194| 17.3| 73| 12.2| |55 to 64 years | 408| 6.6| 242| 5.4| 124| 11.1| 42| 7.1| |65 to 74 years | 234| 3.8| 120| 2.7| 85| 7.6| 29| 4.8| |75 to 84 years | 81| 1.3| 41| 0.9| 33| 3.0| 6| 1.1| |85 years and over | 27| 0.4| 17| 0.4| 8| 0.7| 2| 0.3| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 577| 9.3| 434| 9.7| 72| 6.4| 71| 11.9| |Age 15 and over | 5,597| 90.7| 4,022| 90.3| 1,048| 93.6| 527| 88.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 639| 10.3| 483| 10.8| 79| 7.0| 77| 12.8| |Age 16 and over | 5,535| 89.7| 3,972| 89.2| 1,041| 93.0| 522| 87.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 791| 12.8| 591| 13.3| 115| 10.3| 85| 14.3| |Age 18 and over | 5,383| 87.2| 3,865| 86.7| 1,005| 89.7| 513| 85.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,118| 18.1| 857| 19.2| 154| 13.7| 107| 18.0| |Age 21 and over | 5,055| 81.9| 3,598| 80.8| 966| 86.3| 491| 82.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 5,425| 87.9| 4,035| 90.6| 870| 77.7| 520| 86.8| |Age 55 and over | 749| 12.1| 420| 9.4| 250| 22.3| 79| 13.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years | 5,833| 94.5| 4,277| 96.0| 994| 88.7| 562| 93.9| |Age 65 and over | 341| 5.5| 178| 4.0| 126| 11.3| 37| 6.1| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | 6,001| 100.0| 3,925| 100.0| 1,379| 100.0| 697| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 62| 1.0| 54| 1.4| 7| 0.5| 2| 0.2| |5 to 19 years | 820| 13.7| 607| 15.5| 134| 9.7| 79| 11.3| |20 to 24 years | 619| 10.3| 484| 12.3| 92| 6.7| 43| 6.2| |25 to 29 years | 646| 10.8| 493| 12.6| 94| 6.8| 59| 8.5| |30 to 34 years | 840| 14.0| 547| 13.9| 178| 12.9| 116| 16.6| |35 to 44 years | 1,316| 21.9| 821| 20.9| 330| 24.0| 165| 23.6| |45 to 54 years | 728| 12.1| 408| 10.4| 215| 15.6| 105| 15.1| |55 to 64 years | 470| 7.8| 253| 6.5| 142| 10.3| 74| 10.7| |65 to 74 years | 298| 5.0| 153| 3.9| 108| 7.9| 37| 5.4| |75 to 84 years | 139| 2.3| 66| 1.7| 62| 4.5| 11| 1.6| |85 years and over | 62| 1.0| 41| 1.0| 15| 1.1| 6| 0.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 501| 8.3| 382| 9.7| 83| 6.0| 36| 5.2| |Age 15 and over | 5,500| 91.7| 3,543| 90.3| 1,296| 94.0| 661| 94.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 556| 9.3| 420| 10.7| 93| 6.7| 42| 6.1| |Age 16 and over | 5,445| 90.7| 3,505| 89.3| 1,286| 93.3| 654| 93.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 691| 11.5| 523| 13.3| 112| 8.1| 56| 8.1| |Age 18 and over | 5,309| 88.5| 3,402| 86.7| 1,267| 91.9| 640| 91.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 987| 16.4| 732| 18.6| 168| 12.1| 88| 12.6| |Age 21 and over | 5,014| 83.6| 3,193| 81.4| 1,212| 87.9| 609| 87.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 5,031| 83.8| 3,413| 86.9| 1,051| 76.2| 568| 81.5| |Age 55 and over | 969| 16.2| 512| 13.1| 328| 23.8| 129| 18.5| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years | 5,501| 91.7| 3,666| 93.4| 1,193| 86.5| 642| 92.2| |Age 65 and over | 499| 8.3| 259| 6.6| 186| 13.5| 54| 7.8| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1996 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000