Table 4.1 Latin American Foreign-Born by World Region of Birth, Age and Sex: March 1998 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total |13,352| 100.0| 8,920| 100.0| 2,823| 100.0| 1,609| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 123| 0.9| 87| 1.0| 21| 0.7| 16| 1.0| |5 to 19 years | 1,782| 13.3| 1,317| 14.8| 295| 10.4| 170| 10.6| |20 to 24 years | 1,380| 10.3| 1,054| 11.8| 187| 6.6| 139| 8.6| |25 to 29 years | 1,701| 12.7| 1,338| 15.0| 204| 7.2| 159| 9.9| |30 to 34 years | 1,781| 13.3| 1,308| 14.7| 263| 9.3| 210| 13.0| |35 to 44 years | 2,958| 22.2| 1,960| 22.0| 640| 22.7| 359| 22.3| |45 to 54 years | 1,700| 12.7| 992| 11.1| 451| 16.0| 258| 16.0| |55 to 64 years | 989| 7.4| 458| 5.1| 336| 11.9| 195| 12.1| |65 to 74 years | 604| 4.5| 261| 2.9| 264| 9.3| 79| 4.9| |75 to 84 years | 250| 1.9| 105| 1.2| 124| 4.4| 22| 1.3| |85 years and over | 83| 0.6| 41| 0.5| 38| 1.3| 3| 0.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 1,021| 7.6| 799| 9.0| 140| 5.0| 82| 5.1| |Age 15 and over |12,331| 92.4| 8,122| 91.0| 2,683| 95.0| 1,527| 94.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 1,178| 8.8| 904| 10.1| 175| 6.2| 98| 6.1| |Age 16 and over |12,174| 91.2| 8,016| 89.9| 2,648| 93.8| 1,511| 93.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,487| 11.1| 1,119| 12.5| 241| 8.5| 127| 7.9| |Age 18 and over |11,865| 88.9| 7,801| 87.5| 2,582| 91.5| 1,482| 92.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 2,140| 16.0| 1,577| 17.7| 355| 12.6| 208| 12.9| |Age 21 and over |11,212| 84.0| 7,343| 82.3| 2,468| 87.4| 1,401| 87.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |11,426| 85.6| 8,055| 90.3| 2,061| 73.0| 1,310| 81.4| |Age 55 and over | 1,926| 14.4| 865| 9.7| 762| 27.0| 299| 18.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |12,415| 93.0| 8,513| 95.4| 2,397| 84.9| 1,505| 93.6| |Age 65 and over | 937| 7.0| 407| 4.6| 426| 15.1| 104| 6.4| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | 6,947| 100.0| 4,804| 100.0| 1,352| 100.0| 791| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 66| 1.0| 42| 0.9| 11| 0.8| 13| 1.7| |5 to 19 years | 928| 13.4| 696| 14.5| 150| 11.1| 83| 10.5| |20 to 24 years | 792| 11.4| 632| 13.1| 96| 7.1| 64| 8.1| |25 to 29 years | 966| 13.9| 790| 16.4| 92| 6.8| 84| 10.7| |30 to 34 years | 963| 13.9| 716| 14.9| 130| 9.6| 117| 14.8| |35 to 44 years | 1,499| 21.6| 1,024| 21.3| 312| 23.1| 163| 20.6| |45 to 54 years | 880| 12.7| 525| 10.9| 233| 17.2| 121| 15.3| |55 to 64 years | 485| 7.0| 223| 4.7| 159| 11.7| 103| 13.1| |65 to 74 years | 250| 3.6| 101| 2.1| 114| 8.4| 35| 4.4| |75 to 84 years | 82| 1.2| 33| 0.7| 43| 3.2| 6| 0.8| |85 years and over | 35| 0.5| 22| 0.5| 11| 0.8| 2| 0.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 532| 7.7| 419| 8.7| 77| 5.7| 37| 4.6| |Age 15 and over | 6,415| 92.3| 4,386| 91.3| 1,275| 94.3| 754| 95.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 610| 8.8| 473| 9.8| 93| 6.9| 44| 5.5| |Age 16 and over | 6,337| 91.2| 4,331| 90.2| 1,259| 93.1| 747| 94.5| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 777| 11.2| 590| 12.3| 127| 9.4| 60| 7.6| |Age 18 and over | 6,169| 88.8| 4,214| 87.7| 1,225| 90.6| 731| 92.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,119| 16.1| 830| 17.3| 177| 13.1| 113| 14.3| |Age 21 and over | 5,828| 83.9| 3,975| 82.7| 1,175| 86.9| 678| 85.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 6,094| 87.7| 4,425| 92.1| 1,024| 75.8| 645| 81.6| |Age 55 and over | 853| 12.3| 380| 7.9| 327| 24.2| 146| 18.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years | 6,579| 94.7| 4,648| 96.7| 1,183| 87.5| 748| 94.6| |Age 65 and over | 367| 5.3| 156| 3.3| 169| 12.5| 42| 5.4| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | 6,405| 100.0| 4,116| 100.0| 1,471| 100.0| 818| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 57| 0.9| 45| 1.1| 10| 0.7| 3| 0.3| |5 to 19 years | 853| 13.3| 621| 15.1| 145| 9.8| 87| 10.7| |20 to 24 years | 588| 9.2| 423| 10.3| 91| 6.2| 75| 9.2| |25 to 29 years | 735| 11.5| 548| 13.3| 113| 7.6| 75| 9.1| |30 to 34 years | 818| 12.8| 592| 14.4| 133| 9.0| 93| 11.3| |35 to 44 years | 1,460| 22.8| 936| 22.7| 328| 22.3| 196| 24.0| |45 to 54 years | 821| 12.8| 466| 11.3| 218| 14.8| 136| 16.7| |55 to 64 years | 504| 7.9| 234| 5.7| 178| 12.1| 92| 11.2| |65 to 74 years | 354| 5.5| 160| 3.9| 150| 10.2| 44| 5.4| |75 to 84 years | 168| 2.6| 72| 1.7| 81| 5.5| 16| 1.9| |85 years and over | 48| 0.7| 19| 0.5| 27| 1.8| 2| 0.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 489| 7.6| 380| 9.2| 63| 4.3| 46| 5.6| |Age 15 and over | 5,916| 92.4| 3,736| 90.8| 1,408| 95.7| 773| 94.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 568| 8.9| 431| 10.5| 82| 5.6| 54| 6.7| |Age 16 and over | 5,837| 91.1| 3,684| 89.5| 1,389| 94.4| 764| 93.3| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 709| 11.1| 529| 12.8| 114| 7.7| 67| 8.2| |Age 18 and over | 5,696| 88.9| 3,587| 87.2| 1,357| 92.3| 752| 91.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,021| 15.9| 748| 18.2| 178| 12.1| 95| 11.7| |Age 21 and over | 5,384| 84.1| 3,368| 81.8| 1,293| 87.9| 723| 88.3| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 5,332| 83.2| 3,630| 88.2| 1,036| 70.4| 665| 81.3| |Age 55 and over | 1,073| 16.8| 486| 11.8| 435| 29.6| 153| 18.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years | 5,836| 91.1| 3,865| 93.9| 1,214| 82.5| 757| 92.5| |Age 65 and over | 570| 8.9| 251| 6.1| 257| 17.5| 61| 7.5| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000