Table 3.1 Foreign-Born Population by World Region of Birth, Age and Sex: March 1998 (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 |26,281| 100.0| 4,343| 100.0| 7,015| 100.0| 8,920| 100.0| 2,823| 100.0| 1,609| 100.0| 1,571| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 247| 0.9| 26| 0.6| 69| 1.0| 87| 1.0| 21| 0.7| 16| 1.0| 30| 1.9| |5 to 19 years | 2,971| 11.3| 333| 7.7| 732| 10.4| 1,317| 14.8| 295| 10.4| 170| 10.6| 124| 7.9| |20 to 24 years | 2,170| 8.3| 189| 4.4| 508| 7.2| 1,054| 11.8| 187| 6.6| 139| 8.6| 93| 5.9| |25 to 29 years | 2,922| 11.1| 236| 5.4| 821| 11.7| 1,338| 15.0| 204| 7.2| 159| 9.9| 163| 10.4| |30 to 34 years | 3,134| 11.9| 343| 7.9| 860| 12.3| 1,308| 14.7| 263| 9.3| 210| 13.0| 150| 9.5| |35 to 44 years | 5,607| 21.3| 657| 15.1| 1,593| 22.7| 1,960| 22.0| 640| 22.7| 359| 22.3| 399| 25.4| |45 to 54 years | 3,871| 14.7| 787| 18.1| 1,145| 16.3| 992| 11.1| 451| 16.0| 258| 16.0| 238| 15.2| |55 to 64 years | 2,464| 9.4| 579| 13.3| 730| 10.4| 458| 5.1| 336| 11.9| 195| 12.1| 166| 10.6| |65 to 74 years | 1,656| 6.3| 595| 13.7| 329| 4.7| 261| 2.9| 264| 9.3| 79| 4.9| 128| 8.2| |75 to 84 years | 901| 3.4| 405| 9.3| 186| 2.6| 105| 1.2| 124| 4.4| 22| 1.3| 60| 3.8| |85 years and over | 337| 1.3| 193| 4.4| 43| 0.6| 41| 0.5| 38| 1.3| 3| 0.2| 18| 1.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 1,806| 6.9| 240| 5.5| 439| 6.3| 799| 9.0| 140| 5.0| 82| 5.1| 106| 6.8| |Age 15 and over |24,475| 93.1| 4,103| 94.5| 6,576| 93.7| 8,122| 91.0| 2,683| 95.0| 1,527| 94.9| 1,465| 93.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 2,068| 7.9| 255| 5.9| 518| 7.4| 904| 10.1| 175| 6.2| 98| 6.1| 118| 7.5| |Age 16 and over |24,213| 92.1| 4,088| 94.1| 6,497| 92.6| 8,016| 89.9| 2,648| 93.8| 1,511| 93.9| 1,453| 92.5| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 2,570| 9.8| 313| 7.2| 632| 9.0| 1,119| 12.5| 241| 8.5| 127| 7.9| 138| 8.8| |Age 18 and over |23,711| 90.2| 4,030| 92.8| 6,383| 91.0| 7,801| 87.5| 2,582| 91.5| 1,482| 92.1| 1,433| 91.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 3,575| 13.6| 383| 8.8| 879| 12.5| 1,577| 17.7| 355| 12.6| 208| 12.9| 172| 11.0| |Age 21 and over |22,706| 86.4| 3,960| 91.2| 6,136| 87.5| 7,343| 82.3| 2,468| 87.4| 1,401| 87.1| 1,399| 89.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |20,922| 79.6| 2,571| 59.2| 5,728| 81.6| 8,055| 90.3| 2,061| 73.0| 1,310| 81.4| 1,198| 76.3| |Age 55 and over | 5,359| 20.4| 1,772| 40.8| 1,288| 18.4| 865| 9.7| 762| 27.0| 299| 18.6| 373| 23.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |23,387| 89.0| 3,150| 72.5| 6,457| 92.1| 8,513| 95.4| 2,397| 84.9| 1,505| 93.6| 1,364| 86.8| |Age 65 and over | 2,894| 11.0| 1,193| 27.5| 558| 7.9| 407| 4.6| 426| 15.1| 104| 6.4| 207| 13.2| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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 |13,080| 100.0| 1,976| 100.0| 3,405| 100.0| 4,804| 100.0| 1,352| 100.0| 791| 100.0| 752| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 125| 1.0| 13| 0.7| 31| 0.9| 42| 0.9| 11| 0.8| 13| 1.7| 15| 2.0| |5 to 19 years | 1,506| 11.5| 171| 8.7| 350| 10.3| 696| 14.5| 150| 11.1| 83| 10.5| 57| 7.5| |20 to 24 years | 1,208| 9.2| 105| 5.3| 270| 7.9| 632| 13.1| 96| 7.1| 64| 8.1| 41| 5.5| |25 to 29 years | 1,556| 11.9| 115| 5.8| 398| 11.7| 790| 16.4| 92| 6.8| 84| 10.7| 77| 10.2| |30 to 34 years | 1,684| 12.9| 176| 8.9| 452| 13.3| 716| 14.9| 130| 9.6| 117| 14.8| 93| 12.4| |35 to 44 years | 2,813| 21.5| 331| 16.7| 776| 22.8| 1,024| 21.3| 312| 23.1| 163| 20.6| 207| 27.5| |45 to 54 years | 1,895| 14.5| 366| 18.5| 520| 15.3| 525| 10.9| 233| 17.2| 121| 15.3| 130| 17.3| |55 to 64 years | 1,129| 8.6| 237| 12.0| 341| 10.0| 223| 4.7| 159| 11.7| 103| 13.1| 66| 8.7| |65 to 74 years | 691| 5.3| 238| 12.1| 156| 4.6| 101| 2.1| 114| 8.4| 35| 4.4| 46| 6.2| |75 to 84 years | 326| 2.5| 150| 7.6| 79| 2.3| 33| 0.7| 43| 3.2| 6| 0.8| 15| 2.0| |85 years and over | 147| 1.1| 73| 3.7| 33| 1.0| 22| 0.5| 11| 0.8| 2| 0.2| 6| 0.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 887| 6.8| 123| 6.2| 184| 5.4| 419| 8.7| 77| 5.7| 37| 4.6| 47| 6.3| |Age 15 and over |12,193| 93.2| 1,852| 93.8| 3,221| 94.6| 4,386| 91.3| 1,275| 94.3| 754| 95.4| 705| 93.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 1,021| 7.8| 133| 6.7| 225| 6.6| 473| 9.8| 93| 6.9| 44| 5.5| 53| 7.0| |Age 16 and over |12,059| 92.2| 1,842| 93.3| 3,180| 93.4| 4,331| 90.2| 1,259| 93.1| 747| 94.5| 699| 93.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,295| 9.9| 162| 8.2| 294| 8.6| 590| 12.3| 127| 9.4| 60| 7.6| 61| 8.1| |Age 18 and over |11,785| 90.1| 1,813| 91.8| 3,111| 91.4| 4,214| 87.7| 1,225| 90.6| 731| 92.4| 691| 91.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,816| 13.9| 204| 10.3| 414| 12.2| 830| 17.3| 177| 13.1| 113| 14.3| 79| 10.5| |Age 21 and over |11,264| 86.1| 1,772| 89.7| 2,991| 87.8| 3,975| 82.7| 1,175| 86.9| 678| 85.7| 673| 89.5| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |10,787| 82.5| 1,277| 64.7| 2,797| 82.1| 4,425| 92.1| 1,024| 75.8| 645| 81.6| 619| 82.3| |Age 55 and over | 2,293| 17.5| 698| 35.3| 609| 17.9| 380| 7.9| 327| 24.2| 146| 18.4| 133| 17.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |11,916| 91.1| 1,514| 76.6| 3,137| 92.1| 4,648| 96.7| 1,183| 87.5| 748| 94.6| 685| 91.0| |Age 65 and over | 1,164| 8.9| 461| 23.4| 268| 7.9| 156| 3.3| 169| 12.5| 42| 5.4| 68| 9.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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 |13,201| 100.0| 2,367| 100.0| 3,610| 100.0| 4,116| 100.0| 1,471| 100.0| 818| 100.0| 819| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 122| 0.9| 12| 0.5| 38| 1.0| 45| 1.1| 10| 0.7| 3| 0.3| 16| 1.9| |5 to 19 years | 1,465| 11.1| 162| 6.8| 382| 10.6| 621| 15.1| 145| 9.8| 87| 10.7| 68| 8.3| |20 to 24 years | 963| 7.3| 85| 3.6| 237| 6.6| 423| 10.3| 91| 6.2| 75| 9.2| 52| 6.3| |25 to 29 years | 1,366| 10.3| 121| 5.1| 424| 11.7| 548| 13.3| 113| 7.6| 75| 9.1| 86| 10.5| |30 to 34 years | 1,450| 11.0| 167| 7.0| 409| 11.3| 592| 14.4| 133| 9.0| 93| 11.3| 57| 7.0| |35 to 44 years | 2,794| 21.2| 326| 13.8| 816| 22.6| 936| 22.7| 328| 22.3| 196| 24.0| 192| 23.5| |45 to 54 years | 1,975| 15.0| 421| 17.8| 625| 17.3| 466| 11.3| 218| 14.8| 136| 16.7| 108| 13.2| |55 to 64 years | 1,336| 10.1| 342| 14.5| 389| 10.8| 234| 5.7| 178| 12.1| 92| 11.2| 100| 12.3| |65 to 74 years | 965| 7.3| 357| 15.1| 173| 4.8| 160| 3.9| 150| 10.2| 44| 5.4| 82| 10.0| |75 to 84 years | 575| 4.4| 255| 10.8| 107| 3.0| 72| 1.7| 81| 5.5| 16| 1.9| 45| 5.5| |85 years and over | 190| 1.4| 120| 5.1| 10| 0.3| 19| 0.5| 27| 1.8| 2| 0.2| 12| 1.5| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 919| 7.0| 117| 4.9| 255| 7.1| 380| 9.2| 63| 4.3| 46| 5.6| 59| 7.2| |Age 15 and over |12,282| 93.0| 2,251| 95.1| 3,355| 92.9| 3,736| 90.8| 1,408| 95.7| 773| 94.4| 760| 92.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 1,047| 7.9| 122| 5.1| 293| 8.1| 431| 10.5| 82| 5.6| 54| 6.7| 65| 8.0| |Age 16 and over |12,154| 92.1| 2,246| 94.9| 3,317| 91.9| 3,684| 89.5| 1,389| 94.4| 764| 93.3| 754| 92.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,275| 9.7| 151| 6.4| 338| 9.4| 529| 12.8| 114| 7.7| 67| 8.2| 77| 9.4| |Age 18 and over |11,926| 90.3| 2,217| 93.6| 3,271| 90.6| 3,587| 87.2| 1,357| 92.3| 752| 91.8| 742| 90.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,759| 13.3| 179| 7.6| 465| 12.9| 748| 18.2| 178| 12.1| 95| 11.7| 93| 11.4| |Age 21 and over |11,442| 86.7| 2,188| 92.4| 3,145| 87.1| 3,368| 81.8| 1,293| 87.9| 723| 88.3| 725| 88.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |10,135| 76.8| 1,293| 54.6| 2,931| 81.2| 3,630| 88.2| 1,036| 70.4| 665| 81.3| 579| 70.7| |Age 55 and over | 3,066| 23.2| 1,074| 45.4| 679| 18.8| 486| 11.8| 435| 29.6| 153| 18.7| 240| 29.3| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |11,471| 86.9| 1,636| 69.1| 3,320| 92.0| 3,865| 93.9| 1,214| 82.5| 757| 92.5| 680| 83.0| |Age 65 and over | 1,730| 13.1| 732| 30.9| 290| 8.0| 251| 6.1| 257| 17.5| 61| 7.5| 139| 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 1998 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000