Table 2. Selected Economic Characteristics of All Persons and Hispanic Persons, by Type of Origin: March 1996 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 3, 1998 (For the United States. Numbers in thousands) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Hispanic-origin | Non-Hispanic |Non-Hispanic White | Total population | population | population | population Characteristic |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------ | | One| | One| | One| | One | |standard| | standard| | standard| |standard | Estimate| error|Estimate| error|Estimate| error|Estimate| error ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR FORCE STATUS 1/ Total, 16 years and over.................... 200,722 (X) 19,081 (X) 181,641 (X) 150,309 (X) In civilian labor force........................ 132,324 283 12,410 85 119,914 315 100,143 344 Percent in civilian labor force.............. 65.9 0.18 65.0 0.61 66.0 0.19 66.6 0.21 Percent unemployed........................... 5.9 0.11 9.8 0.47 5.5 0.11 4.6 0.11 Males, 16 years and over.................... 96,626 (X) 9,569 (X) 87,057 (X) 72,709 (X) In civilian labor force........................ 71,095 172 7,404 72 63,690 205 53,898 230 Percent in civilian labor force.............. 73.6 0.24 77.4 0.73 73.2 0.25 74.1 0.27 Percent unemployed........................... 6.6 0.16 9.7 0.61 6.2 0.16 5.1 0.16 Females, 16 years and over.................. 104,096 (X) 9,513 (X) 94,583 (X) 77,599 (X) In civilian labor force........................ 61,229 206 5,005 93 56,224 218 46,245 230 Percent in civilian labor force.............. 58.8 0.24 52.6 0.83 59.4 0.25 59.6 0.28 Percent unemployed........................... 5.1 0.15 10.0 0.75 4.7 0.15 3.9 0.15 OCCUPATION 1/ Employed males, 16 years and over............ 66,429 195 6,685 78 59,744 218 51,125 235 Percent..................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Managerial and professional specialty.......... 27.3 0.29 11.6 0.67 29.1 0.31 30.5 0.34 Technical, sales, and administrative support... 20.3 0.26 15.8 0.76 20.8 0.28 20.8 0.30 Service occupations............................ 10.2 0.20 17.5 0.80 9.4 0.20 8.4 0.20 Farming, forestry, and fishing................. 4.0 0.13 7.7 0.56 3.6 0.13 3.8 0.14 Precision production, craft, and repair........ 17.9 0.25 18.7 0.82 17.8 0.26 18.4 0.28 Operators, fabricators, and laborers........... 20.3 0.26 28.8 0.95 19.3 0.27 18.1 0.28 Employed females, 16 years and over.......... 58,084 214 4,506 90 53,578 222 44,419 231 Percent..................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Managerial and professional specialty.......... 30.5 0.30 17.2 0.91 31.6 0.32 33.1 0.36 Technical, sales, and administrative support... 41.7 0.33 38.6 1.18 41.9 0.34 42.7 0.37 Service occupations............................ 17.4 0.25 26.5 1.07 16.7 0.26 15.1 0.27 Farming, forestry, and fishing................. 1.1 0.07 1.8 0.32 1.0 0.07 1.2 0.08 Precision production, craft, and repair........ 1.9 0.09 2.5 0.38 1.9 0.09 1.8 0.10 Operators, fabricators, and laborers........... 7.4 0.17 13.5 0.83 6.9 0.17 6.1 0.18 EARNINGS OF PERSONS IN 1995 2/ Males with earnings.......................... 74,619 308 7,472 81 67,147 303 57,081 293 Percent..................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than $10,000.............................. 20.5 0.22 29.0 0.82 19.5 0.23 18.7 0.24 $10,000 to $24,999............................. 29.5 0.25 43.9 0.90 27.9 0.26 26.4 0.28 $25,000 to $49,999............................. 32.5 0.26 21.5 0.74 33.7 0.27 34.6 0.30 $50,000 or more................................ 17.5 0.21 5.6 0.42 18.8 0.23 20.3 0.25 Median earnings (dollars)...................... 25,017 151 15,653 263 26,163 129 27,252 142 Females with earnings........................ 65,557 302 5,215 84 60,342 296 49,868 282 Percent..................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than $10,000.............................. 35.2 0.28 43.5 1.07 34.5 0.29 34.5 0.32 $10,000 to $24,999............................. 37.0 0.28 40.0 1.06 36.7 0.29 36.2 0.32 $25,000 to $49,999............................. 23.0 0.25 14.5 0.76 23.7 0.26 24.0 0.29 $50,000 or more................................ 4.9 0.13 2.0 0.30 5.1 0.13 5.4 0.15 Median earnings (dollars)...................... 15,321 98 11,338 224 15,684 102 15,880 113 Males year-round, full-time earnings......... 52,667 286 4,960 83 47,708 278 40,869 264 Percent..................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than $10,000.............................. 4.3 0.13 10.1 0.67 3.7 0.13 3.6 0.14 $10,000 to $24,999............................. 31.1 0.30 52.8 1.11 28.8 0.31 26.5 0.33 $25,000 to $49,999............................. 41.4 0.32 29.6 1.01 42.7 0.34 43.3 0.37 $50,000 or more................................ 23.1 0.27 7.5 0.59 24.8 0.30 26.5 0.33 Median earnings (dollars)...................... 31,495 110 20,378 311 32,383 112 34,401 318 Females year-round, full-time earnings....... 35,482 251 2,771 72 32,711 244 26,498 224 Percent..................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than $10,000.............................. 8.0 0.22 15.6 1.08 7.4 0.22 7.1 0.24 $10,000 to $24,999............................. 48.1 0.40 57.8 1.47 47.3 0.41 46.3 0.46 $25,000 to $49,999............................. 36.2 0.38 23.5 1.26 37.2 0.40 38.0 0.45 $50,000 or more................................ 7.7 0.21 3.1 0.52 8.1 0.23 8.7 0.26 Median earnings (dollars)...................... 22,496 131 17,177 304 23,110 169 23,661 184 ALL INCOME LEVELS IN 1995 3/ Total persons for whom poverty status is determined.............................. 263,733 (X) 28,344 (X) 235,389 (X) 190,951 (X) Less than 18 years old......................... 70,566 (X) 10,212 (X) 60,354 (X) 45,689 (X) 18-64 years old................................ 161,508 (X) 16,673 (X) 144,835 (X) 118,228 (X) 65 years old and over.......................... 31,658 (X) 1,458 (X) 30,201 (X) 27,033 (X) BELOW POVERTY LEVEL IN 1995 Total persons 3/............................. 36,425 571 8,574 249 27,850 509 16,267 398 Percent below poverty level 4/.............. 13.8 0.22 30.3 0.88 11.8 0.21 8.5 0.21 Less than 18 years old......................... 20.8 0.49 40.0 1.56 17.5 0.50 11.2 0.48 18-64 years old................................ 11.4 0.25 24.9 1.08 9.9 0.25 7.5 0.25 65 years old and over.......................... 10.5 0.56 23.5 3.58 9.9 0.55 8.3 0.54 Percent 5/.................................. 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than 18 years old......................... 40.3 0.83 47.6 1.74 38.0 0.94 31.4 1.17 18-64 years old................................ 50.6 0.84 48.4 1.74 51.3 0.97 54.8 1.26 65 years old and over.......................... 9.1 0.49 4.0 0.68 10.7 0.60 13.8 0.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Data on labor force status and occupation groups shown in this report reflect characteristics of the population for March 1996 and are not adjusted for seasonal change. Data released by the Deptment of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, may not agree entirely with the data shown in this report due to differences in methodological procedures and seasonal adjustment of the data. 2/ Persons 15 years old and over. 3/ Excludes unrelated individuals less than 15 years of age. 4/ Percentages based on persons (for whom poverty status is determined) with specified characteristics and of specified origin. 5/ Percent of all persons below the poverty level in 1995. Table 2. Selected Economic Characteristics of All Persons and Hispanic Persons, by Type of Origin: March 1996--Continued (For the United States. Numbers in thousands) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | |Central and South| | Mexican origin | Puerto Rican | Cuban origin | American origin | Other Hispanic | population |origin population| population | population |origin population Characteristic |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------ | | One| | One| | One| | One| | One | |standard| |standard| |standard| |standard| |standard |Estimate| error|Estimate| error|Estimate| error|Estimate| error|Estimate| error ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR FORCE STATUS 1/ Total, 16 years and over.................. 11,658 148 2,050 78 940 54 2,932 92 1,501 67 In civilian labor force...................... 7,723 134 1,164 60 576 42 2,012 77 935 54 Percent in civilian labor force............ 66.2 0.78 56.8 1.95 61.2 2.84 68.6 1.53 62.3 2.23 Percent unemployed......................... 9.9 0.61 10.8 1.62 6.2 1.79 8.9 1.13 12.1 1.90 Males, 16 years and over.................. 6,050 107 923 53 473 38 1,396 64 727 47 In civilian labor force...................... 4,825 102 613 44 329 32 1,107 57 530 41 Percent in civilian labor force............ 79.8 0.93 66.5 2.79 69.4 3.81 79.4 1.94 72.9 2.96 Percent unemployed......................... 9.6 0.76 10.1 2.19 6.5 2.44 7.8 1.45 16.0 2.86 Females, 16 years and over................ 5,608 104 1,127 57 467 38 1,537 66 774 48 In civilian labor force...................... 2,898 86 551 41 247 28 904 52 405 35 Percent in civilian labor force............ 51.7 1.18 48.9 2.64 52.9 4.10 58.8 2.23 52.3 3.19 Percent unemployed......................... 10.3 1.00 11.5 2.41 5.8 2.64 10.3 1.80 7.1 2.27 OCCUPATION 1/ Employed males, 16 years and over.......... 4,360 100 551 41 307 31 1,021 55 446 37 Percent................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Managerial and professional specialty........ 9.6 0.80 15.6 2.78 21.3 4.20 10.4 1.72 22.0 3.52 Technical, sales, and administrative support. 13.1 0.92 21.7 3.15 23.0 4.31 18.6 2.19 23.2 3.59 Service occupations.......................... 17.0 1.02 19.0 3.00 14.2 3.58 21.8 2.32 12.6 2.82 Farming, forestry, and fishing............... 10.2 0.82 1.1 0.80 3.2 1.80 3.5 1.03 4.3 1.72 Precision production, craft, and repair...... 19.6 1.08 13.6 2.62 19.0 4.02 18.9 2.20 15.2 3.05 Operators, fabricators, and laborers......... 30.6 1.25 29.0 3.47 19.3 4.04 26.8 2.49 22.7 3.56 Employed females, 16 years and over....... 2,598 82 488 39 233 27 811 49 376 34 Percent................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Managerial and professional specialty........ 16.1 1.28 22.7 3.37 22.9 4.89 14.5 2.20 19.1 3.60 Technical, sales, and administrative support. 38.4 1.69 41.0 3.95 48.9 5.81 33.5 2.94 40.9 4.50 Service occupations.......................... 25.6 1.52 22.1 3.34 16.6 4.33 34.4 2.96 27.5 4.09 Farming, forestry, and fishing............... 2.9 0.58 - 0.00 - 0.00 0.5 0.44 0.2 0.41 Precision production, craft, and repair...... 2.8 0.57 2.5 1.25 0.6 0.90 2.0 0.87 2.3 1.37 Operators, fabricators, and laborers......... 14.1 1.21 11.7 2.58 11.0 3.64 15.1 2.23 10.1 2.76 EARNINGS OF PERSONS IN 1995 2/ Males with earnings........................ 4,845 103 638 44 331 32 1,126 58 532 41 Percent................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than $10,000............................ 30.7 1.19 22.7 2.98 19.4 3.90 27.7 2.39 30.3 3.58 $10,000 to $24,999........................... 45.2 1.28 41.6 3.50 38.9 4.81 45.7 2.67 34.6 3.70 $25,000 to $49,999........................... 20.0 1.03 27.6 3.18 28.1 4.44 21.2 2.19 24.1 3.33 $50,000 or more.............................. 4.1 0.51 8.1 1.94 13.6 3.38 5.4 1.21 11.1 2.45 Median earnings (dollars).................... 14,717 380 20,018 1,341 21,445 1,709 15,978 672 18,028 2,243 Females with earnings...................... 3,070 87 546 41 249 28 906 52 443 37 Percent................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than $10,000............................ 47.4 1.60 34.4 3.61 31.2 5.21 41.7 2.91 39.0 4.11 $10,000 to $24,999........................... 39.4 1.57 41.4 3.74 40.4 5.52 41.2 2.90 40.0 4.13 $25,000 to $49,999........................... 12.2 1.05 18.8 2.97 24.5 4.84 15.3 2.12 17.7 3.22 $50,000 or more.............................. 1.1 0.33 5.5 1.73 3.9 2.18 1.9 0.81 3.3 1.51 Median earnings (dollars).................... 10,497 303 15,430 1,310 14,511 1,828 11,865 669 13,145 1,805 Males year-round, full-time earnings....... 3,136 89 450 38 246 28 780 49 347 33 Percent................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than $10,000............................ 11.3 1.02 5.1 1.86 6.6 2.84 9.4 1.88 10.3 2.93 $10,000 to $24,999........................... 55.2 1.59 48.3 4.23 38.7 5.58 55.5 3.20 41.3 4.75 $25,000 to $49,999........................... 28.0 1.44 36.2 4.07 37.4 5.54 27.9 2.88 33.9 4.56 $50,000 or more.............................. 5.5 0.73 10.4 2.58 17.3 4.33 7.2 1.66 14.5 3.39 Median earnings (dollars).................... 19,028 519 23,961 1,332 26,245 2,508 19,827 976 24,441 1,563 Females year-round, full-time earnings..... 1,550 66 303 31 153 22 523 40 241 27 Percent................................... 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than $10,000............................ 17.7 1.72 8.7 2.87 7.0 3.66 18.2 3.00 10.7 3.54 $10,000 to $24,999........................... 60.2 2.21 55.4 5.07 49.7 7.18 55.5 3.86 55.3 5.69 $25,000 to $49,999........................... 20.3 1.81 28.7 4.61 36.8 6.92 23.2 3.28 29.3 5.21 $50,000 or more.............................. 1.8 0.60 7.2 2.64 6.4 3.51 3.0 1.32 4.8 2.45 Median earnings (dollars).................... 15,998 430 20,491 1,151 21,879 2,856 17,159 949 20,718 1,192 ALL INCOME LEVELS IN 1995 3/ Total persons for whom poverty status is determined............................. 17,981 145 3,104 94 1,127 59 4,046 105 2,086 79 Less than 18 years old....................... 6,905 129 1,177 60 213 26 1,256 62 661 45 18-64 years old.............................. 10,298 145 1,797 73 702 47 2,614 87 1,262 62 65 years old and over........................ 778 49 131 20 211 26 177 24 163 23 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL IN 1995 Total persons 3/.......................... 5,608 216 1,183 108 246 50 1,004 100 533 74 Percent below poverty level 4/........... 31.2 1.11 38.1 2.81 21.8 3.96 24.8 2.19 25.6 3.08 Less than 18 years old....................... 39.8 1.90 54.2 4.68 25.8 9.66 33.4 4.29 32.8 5.88 18-64 years old.............................. 26.0 1.39 28.6 3.43 18.7 4.74 21.1 2.57 21.8 3.74 65 years old and over........................ 22.9 4.85 24.4 12.09 28.0 9.96 18.6 9.42 25.2 10.96 Percent 5/................................ 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) 100.0 (X) Less than 18 years old....................... 49.0 2.15 53.9 4.67 22.5 8.58 41.8 5.02 40.7 6.86 18-64 years old.............................. 47.8 2.15 43.4 4.64 53.3 10.25 55.0 5.06 51.6 6.97 65 years old and over........................ 3.2 0.76 2.7 1.52 24.2 8.80 3.3 1.82 7.6 3.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Data on labor force status and occupation groups shown in this report reflect characteristics of the population for March 1996 and are not adjusted for seasonal change. Data released by the Deptment of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, may not agree entirely with the data shown in this report due to differences in methodological procedures and seasonal adjustment of the data. 2/ Persons 15 years old and over. 3/ Excludes unrelated individuals less than 15 years of age. 4/ Percentages based on persons (for whom poverty status is determined) with specified characteristics and of specified origin. 5/ Percent of all persons below the poverty level in 1995.