Table 3.1 Foreign-Born Population by World Region of Birth, Age and Sex: March 1999 (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 |26,448| 100.0| 4,247| 100.0| 7,161| 100.0| 9,016| 100.0| 2,779| 100.0| 1,602| 100.0| 1,642| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 266| 1.0| 39| 0.9| 80| 1.1| 88| 1.0| 19| 0.7| 10| 0.6| 30| 1.8| |5 to 19 years | 2,816| 10.6| 300| 7.1| 692| 9.7| 1,225| 13.6| 282| 10.2| 178| 11.1| 139| 8.5| |20 to 24 years | 2,172| 8.2| 182| 4.3| 547| 7.6| 1,049| 11.6| 149| 5.4| 135| 8.4| 111| 6.8| |25 to 29 years | 2,856| 10.8| 224| 5.3| 819| 11.4| 1,300| 14.4| 234| 8.4| 122| 7.6| 157| 9.6| |30 to 34 years | 3,204| 12.1| 359| 8.5| 877| 12.2| 1,362| 15.1| 251| 9.0| 201| 12.6| 154| 9.3| |35 to 44 years | 5,713| 21.6| 707| 16.6| 1,620| 22.6| 1,979| 21.9| 633| 22.8| 384| 24.0| 392| 23.9| |45 to 54 years | 3,889| 14.7| 672| 15.8| 1,174| 16.4| 1,051| 11.7| 488| 17.6| 265| 16.5| 238| 14.5| |55 to 64 years | 2,524| 9.5| 587| 13.8| 712| 9.9| 513| 5.7| 350| 12.6| 173| 10.8| 190| 11.5| |65 to 74 years | 1,703| 6.4| 559| 13.2| 414| 5.8| 282| 3.1| 219| 7.9| 98| 6.1| 130| 7.9| |75 to 84 years | 958| 3.6| 423| 10.0| 169| 2.4| 132| 1.5| 126| 4.5| 22| 1.4| 86| 5.2| |85 years and over | 347| 1.3| 196| 4.6| 58| 0.8| 37| 0.4| 27| 1.0| 13| 0.8| 16| 0.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 1,634| 6.2| 194| 4.6| 438| 6.1| 680| 7.5| 135| 4.8| 96| 6.0| 92| 5.6| |Age 15 and over |24,814| 93.8| 4,054| 95.4| 6,724| 93.9| 8,336| 92.5| 2,644| 95.2| 1,505| 94.0| 1,551| 94.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 1,832| 6.9| 201| 4.7| 484| 6.8| 781| 8.7| 154| 5.5| 109| 6.8| 103| 6.3| |Age 16 and over |24,616| 93.1| 4,046| 95.3| 6,677| 93.2| 8,235| 91.3| 2,625| 94.5| 1,493| 93.2| 1,539| 93.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 2,372| 9.0| 264| 6.2| 617| 8.6| 994| 11.0| 213| 7.7| 144| 9.0| 140| 8.5| |Age 18 and over |24,076| 91.0| 3,983| 93.8| 6,545| 91.4| 8,022| 89.0| 2,566| 92.3| 1,457| 91.0| 1,502| 91.5| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 3,438| 13.0| 367| 8.6| 866| 12.1| 1,478| 16.4| 330| 11.9| 218| 13.6| 179| 10.9| |Age 21 and over |23,010| 87.0| 3,881| 91.4| 6,295| 87.9| 7,538| 83.6| 2,449| 88.1| 1,383| 86.4| 1,463| 89.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |20,916| 79.1| 2,482| 58.4| 5,809| 81.1| 8,052| 89.3| 2,056| 74.0| 1,295| 80.8| 1,221| 74.4| |Age 55 and over | 5,532| 20.9| 1,765| 41.6| 1,353| 18.9| 964| 10.7| 723| 26.0| 307| 19.2| 421| 25.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |23,440| 88.6| 3,069| 72.3| 6,521| 91.1| 8,565| 95.0| 2,407| 86.6| 1,468| 91.6| 1,411| 85.9| |Age 65 and over | 3,008| 11.4| 1,179| 27.7| 641| 8.9| 451| 5.0| 372| 13.4| 134| 8.4| 231| 14.1| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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 |13,108| 100.0| 1,991| 100.0| 3,433| 100.0| 4,817| 100.0| 1,257| 100.0| 766| 100.0| 844| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 128| 1.0| 15| 0.7| 31| 0.9| 55| 1.1| 4| 0.4| 7| 0.9| 16| 1.9| |5 to 19 years | 1,537| 11.7| 173| 8.7| 356| 10.4| 693| 14.4| 146| 11.6| 96| 12.6| 73| 8.6| |20 to 24 years | 1,139| 8.7| 81| 4.1| 281| 8.2| 576| 12.0| 69| 5.5| 75| 9.9| 56| 6.6| |25 to 29 years | 1,461| 11.1| 114| 5.7| 405| 11.8| 720| 15.0| 83| 6.6| 62| 8.0| 77| 9.1| |30 to 34 years | 1,717| 13.1| 199| 10.0| 449| 13.1| 742| 15.4| 140| 11.1| 93| 12.1| 94| 11.1| |35 to 44 years | 2,877| 21.9| 380| 19.1| 756| 22.0| 1,060| 22.0| 269| 21.4| 194| 25.3| 218| 25.9| |45 to 54 years | 1,866| 14.2| 314| 15.8| 520| 15.1| 547| 11.4| 240| 19.1| 109| 14.3| 137| 16.2| |55 to 64 years | 1,108| 8.5| 222| 11.1| 341| 9.9| 232| 4.8| 162| 12.9| 61| 7.9| 92| 10.9| |65 to 74 years | 759| 5.8| 253| 12.7| 178| 5.2| 117| 2.4| 107| 8.6| 54| 7.1| 49| 5.8| |75 to 84 years | 376| 2.9| 170| 8.6| 78| 2.3| 61| 1.3| 31| 2.5| 10| 1.3| 26| 3.0| |85 years and over | 140| 1.1| 70| 3.5| 37| 1.1| 14| 0.3| 6| 0.5| 5| 0.7| 8| 0.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 843| 6.4| 88| 4.4| 209| 6.1| 372| 7.7| 74| 5.9| 42| 5.4| 58| 6.9| |Age 15 and over |12,265| 93.6| 1,903| 95.6| 3,224| 93.9| 4,446| 92.3| 1,183| 94.1| 724| 94.6| 786| 93.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 974| 7.4| 95| 4.8| 244| 7.1| 438| 9.1| 84| 6.7| 53| 6.9| 61| 7.2| |Age 16 and over |12,135| 92.6| 1,896| 95.2| 3,190| 92.9| 4,380| 90.9| 1,173| 93.3| 713| 93.1| 784| 92.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,257| 9.6| 134| 6.7| 308| 9.0| 558| 11.6| 111| 8.8| 74| 9.7| 72| 8.6| |Age 18 and over |11,852| 90.4| 1,858| 93.3| 3,125| 91.0| 4,259| 88.4| 1,146| 91.2| 692| 90.3| 772| 91.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,865| 14.2| 201| 10.1| 434| 12.6| 847| 17.6| 165| 13.1| 123| 16.1| 95| 11.2| |Age 21 and over |11,244| 85.8| 1,790| 89.9| 2,999| 87.4| 3,970| 82.4| 1,092| 86.9| 642| 83.9| 750| 88.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |10,725| 81.8| 1,276| 64.1| 2,798| 81.5| 4,394| 91.2| 951| 75.7| 635| 83.0| 670| 79.4| |Age 55 and over | 2,383| 18.2| 715| 35.9| 635| 18.5| 423| 8.8| 306| 24.3| 130| 17.0| 174| 20.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |11,834| 90.3| 1,498| 75.2| 3,139| 91.4| 4,626| 96.0| 1,112| 88.5| 696| 90.9| 762| 90.3| |Age 65 and over | 1,275| 9.7| 494| 24.8| 294| 8.6| 191| 4.0| 144| 11.5| 69| 9.1| 82| 9.7| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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 |13,339| 100.0| 2,256| 100.0| 3,728| 100.0| 4,199| 100.0| 1,522| 100.0| 836| 100.0| 798| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 138| 1.0| 24| 1.1| 49| 1.3| 33| 0.8| 15| 1.0| 3| 0.4| 14| 1.8| |5 to 19 years | 1,279| 9.6| 128| 5.7| 336| 9.0| 531| 12.7| 136| 9.0| 81| 9.7| 67| 8.4| |20 to 24 years | 1,033| 7.7| 100| 4.4| 266| 7.1| 473| 11.3| 80| 5.2| 59| 7.1| 55| 6.9| |25 to 29 years | 1,395| 10.5| 109| 4.9| 414| 11.1| 579| 13.8| 151| 9.9| 61| 7.3| 80| 10.1| |30 to 34 years | 1,487| 11.1| 160| 7.1| 429| 11.5| 619| 14.8| 111| 7.3| 109| 13.0| 59| 7.4| |35 to 44 years | 2,836| 21.3| 326| 14.5| 863| 23.2| 918| 21.9| 364| 23.9| 190| 22.7| 173| 21.7| |45 to 54 years | 2,023| 15.2| 358| 15.9| 654| 17.5| 504| 12.0| 249| 16.3| 156| 18.6| 102| 12.7| |55 to 64 years | 1,416| 10.6| 365| 16.2| 371| 10.0| 281| 6.7| 189| 12.4| 112| 13.4| 98| 12.3| |65 to 74 years | 945| 7.1| 307| 13.6| 235| 6.3| 165| 3.9| 112| 7.3| 44| 5.3| 82| 10.2| |75 to 84 years | 582| 4.4| 253| 11.2| 91| 2.4| 71| 1.7| 95| 6.2| 13| 1.5| 60| 7.5| |85 years and over | 206| 1.5| 126| 5.6| 20| 0.5| 23| 0.5| 22| 1.4| 8| 1.0| 8| 1.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 791| 5.9| 106| 4.7| 228| 6.1| 308| 7.3| 61| 4.0| 54| 6.5| 34| 4.2| |Age 15 and over |12,548| 94.1| 2,151| 95.3| 3,500| 93.9| 3,891| 92.7| 1,462| 96.0| 781| 93.5| 764| 95.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 858| 6.4| 106| 4.7| 240| 6.4| 343| 8.2| 70| 4.6| 56| 6.7| 43| 5.4| |Age 16 and over |12,481| 93.6| 2,150| 95.3| 3,488| 93.6| 3,856| 91.8| 1,453| 95.4| 780| 93.3| 755| 94.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,115| 8.4| 131| 5.8| 309| 8.3| 436| 10.4| 102| 6.7| 70| 8.4| 67| 8.4| |Age 18 and over |12,225| 91.6| 2,126| 94.2| 3,419| 91.7| 3,763| 89.6| 1,420| 93.3| 766| 91.6| 731| 91.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,573| 11.8| 166| 7.3| 432| 11.6| 630| 15.0| 165| 10.8| 95| 11.4| 85| 10.6| |Age 21 and over |11,766| 88.2| 2,090| 92.7| 3,296| 88.4| 3,568| 85.0| 1,357| 89.2| 741| 88.6| 713| 89.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |10,190| 76.4| 1,206| 53.5| 3,010| 80.7| 3,658| 87.1| 1,106| 72.6| 659| 78.9| 551| 69.0| |Age 55 and over | 3,149| 23.6| 1,050| 46.5| 718| 19.3| 540| 12.9| 417| 27.4| 177| 21.1| 247| 31.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |11,606| 87.0| 1,571| 69.6| 3,382| 90.7| 3,939| 93.8| 1,294| 85.0| 771| 92.3| 649| 81.3| |Age 65 and over | 1,733| 13.0| 685| 30.4| 346| 9.3| 260| 6.2| 228| 15.0| 65| 7.7| 149| 18.7| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000