# Presentation: 448462

## U.S. Hispanic Population: 2002

## Population Size and Composition

**13.3% of the U.S. population is Hispanic.**
**People of Mexican origin comprise 66.9% of the U.S. Hispanic population.**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

**In March 2002, there were 37.4 million Hispanics in the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States.**

## Percent Distribution of Hispanicsby Type:  2002

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Hispanic Population by Type: 2002

- Millions

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Age

**Among Hispanics, Mexicans have the largest proportion of people under age 18**
**   ****(37 percent).**
**The Hispanic population is younger than the non-Hispanic White population.**

**One-third of Hispanics are under age 18.**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Age Distribution by Sex and Hispanic Origin:  2002

**Age Distribution by Sex and Hispanic Origin:  2002**

- Male

- Female

- Female

- Male

**Hispanic**

**Non-Hispanic**
**White**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

**Note:  Each bar represents the percent of the Hispanic (non-Hispanic White)**
** ****population who were within the specified age group and of the specified sex.**

## Percent of Population Under Age 18 by Hispanic Origin:  2002

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of Population Aged 65 and 

**Over by Hispanic Origin:  2002**

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## U.S. Citizenship of the Foreign-Born Hispanic Population by Year of Entry:  2002

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## 

Among Hispanic family households, Puerto Ricans have the largest proportion of  households maintained by a female with no spouse present.

About half of Hispanics aged 15 years and older
are married.

**Among Hispanic family households, Puerto Ricans have the largest proportion of  households maintained by a female with no spouse present.**
**About half of Hispanics aged 15 years and older**
**are married.**

**Family Households  and Marital Status**

**Hispanic family households are more likely than non-Hispanic White family households to be maintained by a female with no spouse present.**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Family Households by Type and  Hispanic Origin:  2002

**Family Households by Type and  Hispanic Origin:  2002**

**Hispanic**

**Non-Hispanic White**

- Married couple

- Female householder,
- no spouse present

- Male householder,
- no spouse present

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Family Households by Type and Hispanic Origin Group:  2002

**Mexican**

**Cuban**

**Puerto Rican**

**Central and South**
**American**

**Family Households by Type and Hispanic Origin Group:  2002**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Marital Status by Hispanic Origin:  2002

**Non-Hispanic**
**White**

- Married

- Widowed

- Divorced/Separated

- Never Married

**Hispanic**

**Marital Status by Hispanic Origin:  2002**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

- (Percent of population 15 years and over)

## Educational Attainment

**Among Hispanics, Mexicans 25 years and older had the lowest proportion of people with a high school diploma or more.**
**Mexicans 25 years and older also had the lowest proportion of Hispanics with a bachelor’s degree or more.**

**Educational attainment of Hispanics lags behind non-Hispanic Whites.**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Educational Attainment by Hispanic Origin:  2002

- Percent

- (Population 25 years and over)

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of Population with Less Than 9th Grade Completed by Hispanic Origin:  2002

- Percent

- (Population 25 years and over)

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of Population with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher by Hispanic Origin:  2002

- Percent

- (Population 25 years and over)

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Economic Characteristics

**Among employed Hispanics in March 2002, the most common occupations were:**
***service workers***
***precision production, craft, repair***
***transportation***

**Hispanics were more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to be unemployed in March 2002.**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent Unemployed by Hispanic 

**Origin and Sex:  2002**

- (Population 16 years and over in the civilian labor force)

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent Unemployed by Type of Hispanic Origin:  2002

- (Population 16 years and over in the civilian labor force)

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent Occupation for Men by Hispanic Origin:  2002

**Percent Occupation for Men by ****Hispanic Origin:  2002**

**Hispanic**

**Non-Hispanic White**

- Technical, sales

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent Occupation for Women by Hispanic Origin:  2002

**Percent Occupation for Women by Hispanic Origin:  2002**

**Hispanic**

**Non-Hispanic White**

- Technical, sales

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers With Earnings of $50,000 or More in 2001 by Sex and Hispanic Origin: 2002

- Percent

- (Population 15 years and over with earnings)

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers With Earnings of $50,000 or More in 2001 by Type of Hispanic Origin: 2002

- (Population 15 years and over with earnings)

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers With Earnings of Less Than $35,000 in 2001 by Sex and Hispanic Origin: 2002

- (Population 15 years and over with earnings)

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers With Earnings of Less Than $35,000 in 2001 by Type of Hispanic Origin: 2002

- (Population 15 years and over with earnings)

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Poverty

**Over one quarter of Hispanic children under age 18 live in poverty.**
**Hispanic families are more likely to be living in poverty than Non-Hispanic White families.**

**Hispanics are more likely to be living in poverty  than non-Hispanic Whites.**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of the Population Below the Poverty Level in 2001 by Age and Hispanic Origin: 2002

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of Families Below the Poverty Level

**in 2001 by Family Type and Hispanic Origin: 2002**

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Residence

**Hispanics are less likely to reside in nonmetropolitan areas than non-Hispanic Whites.**
**Hispanics are more likely to reside in the West than non-Hispanic Whites.**

**Slightly less than half of the Hispanic population in the United States lives inside central cities of metropolitan areas.**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Type of Residence by Hispanic

**Origin:  2002**

**Hispanic**

**Non-Hispanic White**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Regional Population Distribution, by Hispanic Origin:  2002

**Regional Population Distribution, by Hispanic Origin:  2002**

**Northeast**

**South**

**Midwest**

**West**

- Non-Hispanic
- White

- Non-Hispanic
- Other

- Hispanic

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Regional Population Distribution by Hispanic Origin:  2002

**Non-Hispanic**
**White**

- Northeast

- Midwest

- South

- West

**Hispanic**

**Regional Population Distribution by Hispanic Origin:  2002**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## For more information about the Hispanic population of the United States

- Visit the Census Bureau’s Web site
- http://www.census.gov
- Click on *Subjects A-Z *and _*H*_*ispanic*

## This presentation was produced by Ethnicity and Ancestry Branch

- For information on content please contact:
- Roberto Ramirez
- Phone: 301-763-2403
-  e-mail: Roberto.R.Ramirez@census.gov