Table 4.1 Latin American Foreign-Born by World Region of Birth, Age and Sex: March 1999 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total |13,397| 100.0| 9,016| 100.0| 2,779| 100.0| 1,602| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 117| 0.9| 88| 1.0| 19| 0.7| 10| 0.6| |5 to 19 years | 1,684| 12.6| 1,225| 13.6| 282| 10.2| 178| 11.1| |20 to 24 years | 1,333| 9.9| 1,049| 11.6| 149| 5.4| 135| 8.4| |25 to 29 years | 1,656| 12.4| 1,300| 14.4| 234| 8.4| 122| 7.6| |30 to 34 years | 1,814| 13.5| 1,362| 15.1| 251| 9.0| 201| 12.6| |35 to 44 years | 2,995| 22.4| 1,979| 21.9| 633| 22.8| 384| 24.0| |45 to 54 years | 1,805| 13.5| 1,051| 11.7| 488| 17.6| 265| 16.5| |55 to 64 years | 1,036| 7.7| 513| 5.7| 350| 12.6| 173| 10.8| |65 to 74 years | 600| 4.5| 282| 3.1| 219| 7.9| 98| 6.1| |75 to 84 years | 280| 2.1| 132| 1.5| 126| 4.5| 22| 1.4| |85 years and over | 77| 0.6| 37| 0.4| 27| 1.0| 13| 0.8| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 911| 6.8| 680| 7.5| 135| 4.8| 96| 6.0| |Age 15 and over |12,486| 93.2| 8,336| 92.5| 2,644| 95.2| 1,505| 94.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 1,043| 7.8| 781| 8.7| 154| 5.5| 109| 6.8| |Age 16 and over |12,354| 92.2| 8,235| 91.3| 2,625| 94.5| 1,493| 93.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 1,351| 10.1| 994| 11.0| 213| 7.7| 144| 9.0| |Age 18 and over |12,046| 89.9| 8,022| 89.0| 2,566| 92.3| 1,457| 91.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 2,026| 15.1| 1,478| 16.4| 330| 11.9| 218| 13.6| |Age 21 and over |11,371| 84.9| 7,538| 83.6| 2,449| 88.1| 1,383| 86.4| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years |11,404| 85.1| 8,052| 89.3| 2,056| 74.0| 1,295| 80.8| |Age 55 and over | 1,993| 14.9| 964| 10.7| 723| 26.0| 307| 19.2| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years |12,440| 92.9| 8,565| 95.0| 2,407| 86.6| 1,468| 91.6| |Age 65 and over | 957| 7.1| 451| 5.0| 372| 13.4| 134| 8.4| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | 6,840| 100.0| 4,817| 100.0| 1,257| 100.0| 766| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 66| 1.0| 55| 1.1| 4| 0.4| 7| 0.9| |5 to 19 years | 935| 13.7| 693| 14.4| 146| 11.6| 96| 12.6| |20 to 24 years | 721| 10.5| 576| 12.0| 69| 5.5| 75| 9.9| |25 to 29 years | 865| 12.6| 720| 15.0| 83| 6.6| 62| 8.0| |30 to 34 years | 975| 14.3| 742| 15.4| 140| 11.1| 93| 12.1| |35 to 44 years | 1,522| 22.3| 1,060| 22.0| 269| 21.4| 194| 25.3| |45 to 54 years | 896| 13.1| 547| 11.4| 240| 19.1| 109| 14.3| |55 to 64 years | 454| 6.6| 232| 4.8| 162| 12.9| 61| 7.9| |65 to 74 years | 279| 4.1| 117| 2.4| 107| 8.6| 54| 7.1| |75 to 84 years | 102| 1.5| 61| 1.3| 31| 2.5| 10| 1.3| |85 years and over | 25| 0.4| 14| 0.3| 6| 0.5| 5| 0.7| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 487| 7.1| 372| 7.7| 74| 5.9| 42| 5.4| |Age 15 and over | 6,352| 92.9| 4,446| 92.3| 1,183| 94.1| 724| 94.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 575| 8.4| 438| 9.1| 84| 6.7| 53| 6.9| |Age 16 and over | 6,265| 91.6| 4,380| 90.9| 1,173| 93.3| 713| 93.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 743| 10.9| 558| 11.6| 111| 8.8| 74| 9.7| |Age 18 and over | 6,097| 89.1| 4,259| 88.4| 1,146| 91.2| 692| 90.3| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 1,135| 16.6| 847| 17.6| 165| 13.1| 123| 16.1| |Age 21 and over | 5,704| 83.4| 3,970| 82.4| 1,092| 86.9| 642| 83.9| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 5,980| 87.4| 4,394| 91.2| 951| 75.7| 635| 83.0| |Age 55 and over | 859| 12.6| 423| 8.8| 306| 24.3| 130| 17.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years | 6,435| 94.1| 4,626| 96.0| 1,112| 88.5| 696| 90.9| |Age 65 and over | 405| 5.9| 191| 4.0| 144| 11.5| 69| 9.1| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | 6,557| 100.0| 4,199| 100.0| 1,522| 100.0| 836| 100.0| |0 to 4 years | 51| 0.8| 33| 0.8| 15| 1.0| 3| 0.4| |5 to 19 years | 749| 11.4| 531| 12.7| 136| 9.0| 81| 9.7| |20 to 24 years | 612| 9.3| 473| 11.3| 80| 5.2| 59| 7.1| |25 to 29 years | 791| 12.1| 579| 13.8| 151| 9.9| 61| 7.3| |30 to 34 years | 839| 12.8| 619| 14.8| 111| 7.3| 109| 13.0| |35 to 44 years | 1,473| 22.5| 918| 21.9| 364| 23.9| 190| 22.7| |45 to 54 years | 909| 13.9| 504| 12.0| 249| 16.3| 156| 18.6| |55 to 64 years | 582| 8.9| 281| 6.7| 189| 12.4| 112| 13.4| |65 to 74 years | 321| 4.9| 165| 3.9| 112| 7.3| 44| 5.3| |75 to 84 years | 179| 2.7| 71| 1.7| 95| 6.2| 13| 1.5| |85 years and over | 53| 0.8| 23| 0.5| 22| 1.4| 8| 1.0| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 15 years | 423| 6.5| 308| 7.3| 61| 4.0| 54| 6.5| |Age 15 and over | 6,134| 93.5| 3,891| 92.7| 1,462| 96.0| 781| 93.5| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 16 years | 468| 7.1| 343| 8.2| 70| 4.6| 56| 6.7| |Age 16 and over | 6,089| 92.9| 3,856| 91.8| 1,453| 95.4| 780| 93.3| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 18 years | 608| 9.3| 436| 10.4| 102| 6.7| 70| 8.4| |Age 18 and over | 5,949| 90.7| 3,763| 89.6| 1,420| 93.3| 766| 91.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 21 years | 891| 13.6| 630| 15.0| 165| 10.8| 95| 11.4| |Age 21 and over | 5,667| 86.4| 3,568| 85.0| 1,357| 89.2| 741| 88.6| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 55 years | 5,423| 82.7| 3,658| 87.1| 1,106| 72.6| 659| 78.9| |Age 55 and over | 1,134| 17.3| 540| 12.9| 417| 27.4| 177| 21.1| |----------------- | | | | | | | | | |Under 65 years | 6,005| 91.6| 3,939| 93.8| 1,294| 85.0| 771| 92.3| |Age 65 and over | 552| 8.4| 260| 6.2| 228| 15.0| 65| 7.7| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000