Table 4.8  Total Money Income and Sex of the Latin American Foreign Born: March 1999

           (Numbers in thousands. 1/ 2/)



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|Total               |              |              REGION OF BIRTH               |

|                    |              |--------------------------------------------|

|                    |              |   CENTRAL    |              |              |

|                    |LATIN AMERICA |   AMERICA    |  CARIBBEAN   |SOUTH AMERICA |

|                    |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|

|                    |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|

|--------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------|

|Total with income 3/|10,178|  100.0| 6,575|  100.0| 2,328|  100.0| 1,275|  100.0|

|$1 to $2,499 or loss|   795|    7.8|   480|    7.3|   191|    8.2|   124|    9.7|

|$2,500 to $4,999    |   645|    6.3|   425|    6.5|   140|    6.0|    80|    6.3|

|$5,000 to $9,999    | 1,947|   19.1| 1,309|   19.9|   492|   21.1|   145|   11.4|

|$10,000 to $14,999  | 2,065|   20.3| 1,526|   23.2|   353|   15.2|   186|   14.6|

|$15,000 to $19,999  | 1,459|   14.3| 1,018|   15.5|   279|   12.0|   162|   12.7|

|$20,000 to $24,999  |   960|    9.4|   643|    9.8|   197|    8.4|   120|    9.4|

|$25,000 to $34,999  | 1,097|   10.8|   652|    9.9|   270|   11.6|   174|   13.7|

|$35,000 to $49,999  |   657|    6.5|   315|    4.8|   219|    9.4|   123|    9.6|

|$50,000 to $74,999  |   371|    3.6|   144|    2.2|   122|    5.3|   105|    8.2|

|$75,000 and over    |   180|    1.8|    61|    0.9|    65|    2.8|    55|    4.3|

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|Male                |              |              REGION OF BIRTH               |

|                    |              |--------------------------------------------|

|                    |              |   CENTRAL    |              |              |

|                    |LATIN AMERICA |   AMERICA    |  CARIBBEAN   |SOUTH AMERICA |

|                    |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|

|                    |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|

|--------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------|

|Total with income 3/| 5,769|  100.0| 4,029|  100.0| 1,087|  100.0|   653|  100.0|

|$1 to $2,499 or loss|   229|    4.0|   143|    3.5|    61|    5.6|    26|    3.9|

|$2,500 to $4,999    |   204|    3.5|   143|    3.5|    33|    3.1|    28|    4.3|

|$5,000 to $9,999    |   841|   14.6|   634|   15.7|   154|   14.1|    53|    8.2|

|$10,000 to $14,999  | 1,185|   20.5|   939|   23.3|   162|   14.9|    84|   12.9|

|$15,000 to $19,999  |   985|   17.1|   737|   18.3|   150|   13.8|    98|   15.0|

|$20,000 to $24,999  |   654|   11.3|   501|   12.4|    91|    8.4|    62|    9.6|

|$25,000 to $34,999  |   777|   13.5|   522|   13.0|   158|   14.5|    98|   15.0|

|$35,000 to $49,999  |   467|    8.1|   243|    6.0|   140|   12.9|    85|   13.0|

|$50,000 to $74,999  |   280|    4.9|   118|    2.9|    88|    8.1|    74|   11.4|

|$75,000 and over    |   146|    2.5|    50|    1.2|    51|    4.7|    45|    6.8|

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|Female              |              |              REGION OF BIRTH               |

|                    |              |--------------------------------------------|

|                    |              |   CENTRAL    |              |              |

|                    |LATIN AMERICA |   AMERICA    |  CARIBBEAN   |SOUTH AMERICA |

|                    |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|

|                    |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|

|--------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------|

|Total with income 3/| 4,408|  100.0| 2,545|  100.0| 1,241|  100.0|   622|  100.0|

|$1 to $2,499 or loss|   565|   12.8|   337|   13.2|   130|   10.4|    98|   15.8|

|$2,500 to $4,999    |   441|   10.0|   282|   11.1|   107|    8.6|    52|    8.4|

|$5,000 to $9,999    | 1,106|   25.1|   675|   26.5|   339|   27.3|    92|   14.8|

|$10,000 to $14,999  |   880|   20.0|   587|   23.1|   191|   15.4|   102|   16.5|

|$15,000 to $19,999  |   474|   10.8|   281|   11.0|   130|   10.5|    64|   10.3|

|$20,000 to $24,999  |   306|    6.9|   143|    5.6|   105|    8.5|    57|    9.2|

|$25,000 to $34,999  |   320|    7.3|   131|    5.1|   112|    9.1|    77|   12.4|

|$35,000 to $49,999  |   190|    4.3|    72|    2.8|    79|    6.4|    38|    6.2|

|$50,000 to $74,999  |    91|    2.1|    26|    1.0|    35|    2.8|    30|    4.9|

|$75,000 and over    |    35|    0.8|    11|    0.4|    13|    1.1|    10|    1.6|

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1/ The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico.

2/ Age 15 years and over.

3/ Total money income for the previous calendar year.



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