Table 3.1 Foreign-Born Population by World Region of Birth, Age and Sex: March 1997 (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 |25,779| 100.0| 4,297| 100.0| 6,822| 100.0| 8,769| 100.0| 2,777| 100.0| 1,530| 100.0| 1,584| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 299| 1.2| 45| 1.1| 102| 1.5| 89| 1.0| 17| 0.6| 20| 1.3| 26| 1.6| |5 to 19 years | 3,019| 11.7| 292| 6.8| 737| 10.8| 1,371| 15.6| 305| 11.0| 183| 12.0| 132| 8.3| |20 to 24 years | 2,240| 8.7| 212| 4.9| 521| 7.6| 1,108| 12.6| 186| 6.7| 101| 6.6| 111| 7.0| |25 to 29 years | 2,770| 10.7| 253| 5.9| 747| 11.0| 1,343| 15.3| 174| 6.3| 147| 9.6| 106| 6.7| |30 to 34 years | 3,154| 12.2| 304| 7.1| 873| 12.8| 1,258| 14.3| 299| 10.8| 212| 13.8| 208| 13.1| |35 to 44 years | 5,296| 20.5| 603| 14.0| 1,554| 22.8| 1,765| 20.1| 632| 22.8| 359| 23.5| 383| 24.2| |45 to 54 years | 3,695| 14.3| 764| 17.8| 1,092| 16.0| 923| 10.5| 426| 15.3| 221| 14.4| 270| 17.0| |55 to 64 years | 2,516| 9.8| 687| 16.0| 666| 9.8| 512| 5.8| 327| 11.8| 180| 11.7| 145| 9.1| |65 to 74 years | 1,592| 6.2| 556| 12.9| 328| 4.8| 255| 2.9| 272| 9.8| 74| 4.8| 107| 6.7| |75 to 84 years | 838| 3.3| 372| 8.7| 166| 2.4| 99| 1.1| 103| 3.7| 29| 1.9| 70| 4.4| |85 years and over | 359| 1.4| 209| 4.9| 36| 0.5| 46| 0.5| 37| 1.3| 5| 0.3| 27| 1.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 1,921| 7.5| 219| 5.1| 501| 7.3| 808| 9.2| 169| 6.1| 120| 7.8| 105| 6.6| |Age 15 and over |23,857| 92.5| 4,079| 94.9| 6,321| 92.7| 7,961| 90.8| 2,608| 93.9| 1,410| 92.2| 1,479| 93.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 2,131| 8.3| 250| 5.8| 535| 7.8| 896| 10.2| 194| 7.0| 126| 8.2| 129| 8.2| |Age 16 and over |23,648| 91.7| 4,047| 94.2| 6,286| 92.2| 7,873| 89.8| 2,583| 93.0| 1,404| 91.8| 1,454| 91.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 2,618| 10.2| 273| 6.3| 652| 9.6| 1,141| 13.0| 248| 8.9| 164| 10.7| 141| 8.9| |Age 18 and over |23,161| 89.8| 4,025| 93.7| 6,170| 90.4| 7,628| 87.0| 2,529| 91.1| 1,366| 89.3| 1,443| 91.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 3,740| 14.5| 389| 9.1| 923| 13.5| 1,661| 18.9| 369| 13.3| 233| 15.2| 165| 10.4| |Age 21 and over |22,039| 85.5| 3,908| 90.9| 5,899| 86.5| 7,108| 81.1| 2,408| 86.7| 1,297| 84.8| 1,419| 89.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |20,474| 79.4| 2,473| 57.5| 5,626| 82.5| 7,857| 89.6| 2,039| 73.4| 1,243| 81.3| 1,236| 78.0| |Age 55 and over | 5,305| 20.6| 1,825| 42.5| 1,196| 17.5| 912| 10.4| 738| 26.6| 287| 18.7| 348| 22.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |22,990| 89.2| 3,160| 73.5| 6,292| 92.2| 8,369| 95.4| 2,366| 85.2| 1,423| 93.0| 1,380| 87.2| |Age 65 and over | 2,789| 10.8| 1,138| 26.5| 530| 7.8| 400| 4.6| 412| 14.8| 107| 7.0| 203| 12.8| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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 |12,946| 100.0| 1,895| 100.0| 3,394| 100.0| 4,785| 100.0| 1,337| 100.0| 748| 100.0| 788| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 162| 1.2| 15| 0.8| 51| 1.5| 46| 1.0| 10| 0.8| 20| 2.7| 19| 2.4| |5 to 19 years | 1,621| 12.5| 163| 8.6| 387| 11.4| 742| 15.5| 169| 12.6| 103| 13.7| 58| 7.4| |20 to 24 years | 1,229| 9.5| 97| 5.1| 243| 7.2| 687| 14.4| 95| 7.1| 52| 6.9| 55| 7.0| |25 to 29 years | 1,472| 11.4| 108| 5.7| 344| 10.1| 787| 16.5| 93| 6.9| 78| 10.5| 61| 7.7| |30 to 34 years | 1,649| 12.7| 136| 7.2| 472| 13.9| 688| 14.4| 141| 10.5| 96| 12.8| 115| 14.6| |35 to 44 years | 2,711| 20.9| 310| 16.4| 787| 23.2| 951| 19.9| 304| 22.7| 162| 21.7| 198| 25.1| |45 to 54 years | 1,822| 14.1| 352| 18.6| 526| 15.5| 495| 10.3| 193| 14.4| 108| 14.5| 148| 18.8| |55 to 64 years | 1,133| 8.8| 263| 13.9| 308| 9.1| 246| 5.1| 159| 11.9| 92| 12.3| 66| 8.3| |65 to 74 years | 674| 5.2| 209| 11.0| 178| 5.2| 92| 1.9| 124| 9.2| 30| 4.0| 42| 5.3| |75 to 84 years | 324| 2.5| 155| 8.2| 76| 2.2| 31| 0.7| 38| 2.8| 7| 0.9| 17| 2.1| |85 years and over | 149| 1.2| 87| 4.6| 22| 0.6| 20| 0.4| 12| 0.9| -| -| 9| 1.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 1,040| 8.0| 117| 6.2| 277| 8.2| 427| 8.9| 88| 6.6| 74| 9.8| 57| 7.3| |Age 15 and over |11,906| 92.0| 1,778| 93.8| 3,116| 91.8| 4,359| 91.1| 1,248| 93.4| 674| 90.2| 731| 92.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 1,163| 9.0| 135| 7.1| 294| 8.6| 487| 10.2| 103| 7.7| 77| 10.3| 66| 8.4| |Age 16 and over |11,784| 91.0| 1,759| 92.9| 3,100| 91.4| 4,298| 89.8| 1,233| 92.3| 671| 89.7| 722| 91.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,426| 11.0| 144| 7.6| 357| 10.5| 620| 13.0| 137| 10.3| 98| 13.1| 70| 8.8| |Age 18 and over |11,520| 89.0| 1,751| 92.4| 3,037| 89.5| 4,165| 87.0| 1,199| 89.7| 650| 86.9| 718| 91.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 2,009| 15.5| 200| 10.5| 483| 14.2| 905| 18.9| 210| 15.7| 133| 17.8| 78| 9.9| |Age 21 and over |10,937| 84.5| 1,695| 89.5| 2,911| 85.8| 3,881| 81.1| 1,126| 84.3| 615| 82.2| 710| 90.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |10,666| 82.4| 1,181| 62.3| 2,811| 82.8| 4,396| 91.9| 1,005| 75.2| 619| 82.8| 654| 83.0| |Age 55 and over | 2,281| 17.6| 714| 37.7| 583| 17.2| 389| 8.1| 332| 24.8| 129| 17.2| 134| 17.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |11,799| 91.1| 1,443| 76.2| 3,119| 91.9| 4,642| 97.0| 1,164| 87.1| 711| 95.1| 720| 91.4| |Age 65 and over | 1,147| 8.9| 451| 23.8| 275| 8.1| 143| 3.0| 173| 12.9| 37| 4.9| 68| 8.6| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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 |12,832| 100.0| 2,403| 100.0| 3,428| 100.0| 3,984| 100.0| 1,441| 100.0| 782| 100.0| 795| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 137| 1.1| 30| 1.2| 51| 1.5| 43| 1.1| 7| 0.5| -| -| 6| 0.8| |5 to 19 years | 1,398| 10.9| 129| 5.4| 350| 10.2| 629| 15.8| 136| 9.5| 81| 10.3| 74| 9.2| |20 to 24 years | 1,011| 7.9| 115| 4.8| 278| 8.1| 420| 10.6| 91| 6.3| 49| 6.3| 56| 7.1| |25 to 29 years | 1,299| 10.1| 145| 6.0| 403| 11.7| 556| 14.0| 82| 5.7| 69| 8.8| 45| 5.7| |30 to 34 years | 1,505| 11.7| 168| 7.0| 401| 11.7| 570| 14.3| 158| 11.0| 115| 14.8| 93| 11.7| |35 to 44 years | 2,585| 20.1| 293| 12.2| 768| 22.4| 814| 20.4| 328| 22.8| 197| 25.2| 185| 23.3| |45 to 54 years | 1,873| 14.6| 412| 17.2| 566| 16.5| 429| 10.8| 233| 16.2| 112| 14.4| 122| 15.3| |55 to 64 years | 1,383| 10.8| 424| 17.7| 358| 10.4| 266| 6.7| 168| 11.6| 87| 11.2| 79| 9.9| |65 to 74 years | 918| 7.2| 347| 14.5| 151| 4.4| 163| 4.1| 148| 10.3| 44| 5.6| 65| 8.2| |75 to 84 years | 514| 4.0| 217| 9.0| 90| 2.6| 67| 1.7| 65| 4.5| 22| 2.8| 53| 6.6| |85 years and over | 209| 1.6| 122| 5.1| 14| 0.4| 26| 0.6| 25| 1.8| 5| 0.6| 18| 2.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 881| 6.9| 102| 4.2| 223| 6.5| 382| 9.6| 80| 5.6| 46| 5.9| 47| 6.0| |Age 15 and over |11,951| 93.1| 2,301| 95.8| 3,204| 93.5| 3,602| 90.4| 1,360| 94.4| 736| 94.1| 748| 94.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 968| 7.5| 115| 4.8| 242| 7.1| 409| 10.3| 91| 6.3| 48| 6.2| 63| 7.9| |Age 16 and over |11,864| 92.5| 2,288| 95.2| 3,186| 92.9| 3,575| 89.7| 1,349| 93.7| 733| 93.8| 732| 92.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,192| 9.3| 129| 5.4| 295| 8.6| 520| 13.1| 110| 7.7| 66| 8.4| 71| 9.0| |Age 18 and over |11,640| 90.7| 2,274| 94.6| 3,133| 91.4| 3,463| 86.9| 1,330| 92.3| 716| 91.6| 724| 91.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,731| 13.5| 189| 7.9| 440| 12.8| 756| 19.0| 159| 11.1| 99| 12.7| 86| 10.8| |Age 21 and over |11,101| 86.5| 2,213| 92.1| 2,988| 87.2| 3,228| 81.0| 1,281| 88.9| 683| 87.3| 709| 89.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 9,808| 76.4| 1,292| 53.8| 2,815| 82.1| 3,461| 86.9| 1,034| 71.8| 624| 79.8| 581| 73.1| |Age 55 and over | 3,024| 23.6| 1,111| 46.2| 613| 17.9| 523| 13.1| 406| 28.2| 158| 20.2| 214| 26.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |11,191| 87.2| 1,716| 71.4| 3,173| 92.6| 3,727| 93.6| 1,202| 83.4| 711| 91.0| 660| 83.0| |Age 65 and over | 1,642| 12.8| 686| 28.6| 254| 7.4| 256| 6.4| 238| 16.6| 71| 9.0| 135| 17.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1997 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000