Table 4.1 Latin American Foreign-Born by World Region of Birth, Age and Sex: March 1997 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total |13,076| 100.0| 8,769| 100.0| 2,777| 100.0| 1,530| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 126| 1.0| 89| 1.0| 17| 0.6| 20| 1.3| |5 to 19 years | 1,859| 14.2| 1,371| 15.6| 305| 11.0| 183| 12.0| |20 to 24 years | 1,395| 10.7| 1,108| 12.6| 186| 6.7| 101| 6.6| |25 to 29 years | 1,664| 12.7| 1,343| 15.3| 174| 6.3| 147| 9.6| |30 to 34 years | 1,769| 13.5| 1,258| 14.3| 299| 10.8| 212| 13.8| |35 to 44 years | 2,756| 21.1| 1,765| 20.1| 632| 22.8| 359| 23.5| |45 to 54 years | 1,570| 12.0| 923| 10.5| 426| 15.3| 221| 14.4| |55 to 64 years | 1,018| 7.8| 512| 5.8| 327| 11.8| 180| 11.7| |65 to 74 years | 601| 4.6| 255| 2.9| 272| 9.8| 74| 4.8| |75 to 84 years | 230| 1.8| 99| 1.1| 103| 3.7| 29| 1.9| |85 years and over | 87| 0.7| 46| 0.5| 37| 1.3| 5| 0.3| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 1,097| 8.4| 808| 9.2| 169| 6.1| 120| 7.8| |Age 15 and over |11,979| 91.6| 7,961| 90.8| 2,608| 93.9| 1,410| 92.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 1,216| 9.3| 896| 10.2| 194| 7.0| 126| 8.2| |Age 16 and over |11,860| 90.7| 7,873| 89.8| 2,583| 93.0| 1,404| 91.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,552| 11.9| 1,141| 13.0| 248| 8.9| 164| 10.7| |Age 18 and over |11,524| 88.1| 7,628| 87.0| 2,529| 91.1| 1,366| 89.3| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 2,263| 17.3| 1,661| 18.9| 369| 13.3| 233| 15.2| |Age 21 and over |10,813| 82.7| 7,108| 81.1| 2,408| 86.7| 1,297| 84.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |11,139| 85.2| 7,857| 89.6| 2,039| 73.4| 1,243| 81.3| |Age 55 and over | 1,937| 14.8| 912| 10.4| 738| 26.6| 287| 18.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |12,158| 93.0| 8,369| 95.4| 2,366| 85.2| 1,423| 93.0| |Age 65 and over | 918| 7.0| 400| 4.6| 412| 14.8| 107| 7.0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | 6,870| 100.0| 4,785| 100.0| 1,337| 100.0| 748| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 76| 1.1| 46| 1.0| 10| 0.8| 20| 2.7| |5 to 19 years | 1,014| 14.8| 742| 15.5| 169| 12.6| 103| 13.7| |20 to 24 years | 834| 12.1| 687| 14.4| 95| 7.1| 52| 6.9| |25 to 29 years | 958| 13.9| 787| 16.5| 93| 6.9| 78| 10.5| |30 to 34 years | 925| 13.5| 688| 14.4| 141| 10.5| 96| 12.8| |35 to 44 years | 1,417| 20.6| 951| 19.9| 304| 22.7| 162| 21.7| |45 to 54 years | 796| 11.6| 495| 10.3| 193| 14.4| 108| 14.5| |55 to 64 years | 497| 7.2| 246| 5.1| 159| 11.9| 92| 12.3| |65 to 74 years | 246| 3.6| 92| 1.9| 124| 9.2| 30| 4.0| |75 to 84 years | 76| 1.1| 31| 0.7| 38| 2.8| 7| 0.9| |85 years and over | 31| 0.5| 20| 0.4| 12| 0.9| -| -| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 589| 8.6| 427| 8.9| 88| 6.6| 74| 9.8| |Age 15 and over | 6,281| 91.4| 4,359| 91.1| 1,248| 93.4| 674| 90.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 668| 9.7| 487| 10.2| 103| 7.7| 77| 10.3| |Age 16 and over | 6,202| 90.3| 4,298| 89.8| 1,233| 92.3| 671| 89.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 856| 12.5| 620| 13.0| 137| 10.3| 98| 13.1| |Age 18 and over | 6,014| 87.5| 4,165| 87.0| 1,199| 89.7| 650| 86.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,248| 18.2| 905| 18.9| 210| 15.7| 133| 17.8| |Age 21 and over | 5,622| 81.8| 3,881| 81.1| 1,126| 84.3| 615| 82.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 6,020| 87.6| 4,396| 91.9| 1,005| 75.2| 619| 82.8| |Age 55 and over | 850| 12.4| 389| 8.1| 332| 24.8| 129| 17.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years | 6,517| 94.9| 4,642| 97.0| 1,164| 87.1| 711| 95.1| |Age 65 and over | 353| 5.1| 143| 3.0| 173| 12.9| 37| 4.9| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | 6,206| 100.0| 3,984| 100.0| 1,441| 100.0| 782| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 50| 0.8| 43| 1.1| 7| 0.5| -| -| |5 to 19 years | 846| 13.6| 629| 15.8| 136| 9.5| 81| 10.3| |20 to 24 years | 561| 9.0| 420| 10.6| 91| 6.3| 49| 6.3| |25 to 29 years | 706| 11.4| 556| 14.0| 82| 5.7| 69| 8.8| |30 to 34 years | 843| 13.6| 570| 14.3| 158| 11.0| 115| 14.8| |35 to 44 years | 1,340| 21.6| 814| 20.4| 328| 22.8| 197| 25.2| |45 to 54 years | 774| 12.5| 429| 10.8| 233| 16.2| 112| 14.4| |55 to 64 years | 522| 8.4| 266| 6.7| 168| 11.6| 87| 11.2| |65 to 74 years | 355| 5.7| 163| 4.1| 148| 10.3| 44| 5.6| |75 to 84 years | 154| 2.5| 67| 1.7| 65| 4.5| 22| 2.8| |85 years and over | 56| 0.9| 26| 0.6| 25| 1.8| 5| 0.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 508| 8.2| 382| 9.6| 80| 5.6| 46| 5.9| |Age 15 and over | 5,698| 91.8| 3,602| 90.4| 1,360| 94.4| 736| 94.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 548| 8.8| 409| 10.3| 91| 6.3| 48| 6.2| |Age 16 and over | 5,658| 91.2| 3,575| 89.7| 1,349| 93.7| 733| 93.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 696| 11.2| 520| 13.1| 110| 7.7| 66| 8.4| |Age 18 and over | 5,510| 88.8| 3,463| 86.9| 1,330| 92.3| 716| 91.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,015| 16.4| 756| 19.0| 159| 11.1| 99| 12.7| |Age 21 and over | 5,191| 83.6| 3,228| 81.0| 1,281| 88.9| 683| 87.3| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 5,119| 82.5| 3,461| 86.9| 1,034| 71.8| 624| 79.8| |Age 55 and over | 1,087| 17.5| 523| 13.1| 406| 28.2| 158| 20.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years | 5,641| 90.9| 3,727| 93.6| 1,202| 83.4| 711| 91.0| |Age 65 and over | 565| 9.1| 256| 6.4| 238| 16.6| 71| 9.0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1997 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000