Enrique E. Figueroa, Ph.D.,Director, Roberto Hernandez Center and Assistant to Provost for Latino...

Enrique E. Figueroa, Ph.D.,Director,Roberto Hernandez Center and

Assistant to Provost for Latino Affairs,University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

”US Census Data on US, WI, and Milwaukee Co. Latinos”

Posted on Roberto Hernandez Center ‘s websiteUWM, Milwaukee, WI

September 29, 2010

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Population in millions

Hispanic Population in the United States: 1970 to 2050

*Projected Population as of July 1

ProjectionsCensus

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Decennial Censuses; Population Projections, July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2050

US Latinos, July 1, ‘09--there are 47.9 million in US, In 1990, it was 22.4

--we are 15.8% of the population--1.4 million added since 7-1-’08--since 7-1-’08, 50% of all people added

to US population were Latinos--since 7-1-’08, US Latino population

increased by 3.1%--fastest of any group

Source: US Census, July 9, 2010

US Latinos, July 1, ‘09--Median age of Latino pop. is 27.4

yrs., whereas US pop. as a whole is 36.8

--US children younger than 5-yrs--26% are Hispanics, whereas 22% of US pop. 18-yrs or

younger are Hispanics

--107 male Hispanics for every 100-females; in total US pop., 97 males for every 100-females


US Latinos, July 1, ‘09--CA & TX have 47% of all Latinos,

CA = 13.7 & TX = 9.1 million

--LA Co. has 4.7 million Latinos, biggest county in US and largest county Hispanic pop. increase = 78,000

--New Mexico has largest percent of Hispanics of any state, 47%, CA & TX both at

37%, AZ = 31%, NV = 26%, FL = 22%, CO = 20%


US Latinos, July 1, ‘08--65.6% are of Mexican heritage

--8.9% are of Puerto Rican heritage--3.5% are of Cuban heritage, roughly half live in

Miami-Dade Co.

--3.3% are of Salvadoran Heritage--2.8% are of Dominican heritage, roughly half

live in NYC

--15.9% are Other Hispanics


US Latinos, July 1, ‘09--CA’s Latino pop. Grew by 312,000 since 7-1-’08,

the largest of any state, CA = 300,000, FL = 105,000,

--16 states have at least half-million Hispanics: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MA, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, PA, TX, VA, & WA

--In 21 states Hispanics are the largest minority: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, ID, IA, KS, MA, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, OR, RI, TX, UT, VT, WA, & WY

--Starr Co., TX has the highest proportion of Latinos = 97%, each of the 10 counties with the highest Hispanic proportion of the total population are in TX


US Latinos, July 1, ‘09--Of all Stay-at-home-moms, 27% are

Hispanic

--10.5 million Hispanic households in the US: 61% include children younger than 18 yrs.; 66% consist of a married couple; 41% have a married couple with children younger than 18 yrs.

--69% of Hispanic children live with two married parents

--43% of Hispanic couples w/children 18-yrs or younger where both spouses were employed, 50% in 2007


US Latinos, July 1, ‘08--There are 35 million US residents 5-yrs.

and older that speak Spanish at home

--In AZ, CA, NM, & TX 25% of ALL residents speak Spanish

--76% of ALL Hispanics 5-yrs. and older speak Spanish at home, nationally, the figure is 12%


US Latinos, July 1, ‘09--Hispanics represented 12% of ALL college full-

time students in 10-’08, in elementary and high school, the figure is 20%

--62% of Hispanics 25-yrs. or older have a high school education

--13% of Hispanics 25-yrs. or older have at least a bachelor’s degree, or 3.7 million 18-yrs. or older, up from 1.7 million in 1997

--935,000 Hispanics 25-yrs. or older with advanced degrees


US Latinos, July 1, ‘09

--The median income of Hispanic households is $37,913[’08], down 5.6% from ‘07

--The poverty rate for Hispanics is 23.2% [’08], up down from 21.7% in ‘07

--The percentage of Hispanic households without health insurance is 30.7%[’08], down from 32.1% in ‘07


US Latinos, July 1, ‘09--There were 2.3 million Hispanic-owned

businesses in US in ’07, up 43.6% since ’02

--$345.2 billion in receipts generated by Hispanic-owned businesses in ’07, up 55.5% since ’02

--43% of Hispanic-owned businesses were owned by Mexican, Mexican-American, or Chicanos

--23.6% of ALL businesses owned in NM, were Hispanic-owned, 22.4% in FL and 20.7% in TX


US Latinos, Aug. 13 ‘09--7.7 million Hispanics voted in the ’04 presidential,

while 9.7 million voted in ’08, a 26.% increase or 2 million new voters [a 15.1% increase for African American voters and a 0.5% increase for non-Latino Whites]

--California has the largest number of Latino voters, 3 million in ’08 vs. 2.1 million in ’04, a 42.3% increase

--5.6 million Hispanics voted in the ’06 congressional elections

--50% of Hispanic citizens voted in ‘08 vs. 47% in ‘04


Wisconsin Hispanics

Between 2000 and 7-1-’09, Wisconsin’s population grew by 291,066 [5.43%] and of those, 106,202 were Hispanics, representing 36.5% of the total growth. The Hispanic population grew by 55%, ten-times the rate of the entire state. In Milwaukee Co. the growth rate was 42.3%

Source: US Census, July 9. 2010

Wisconsin Hispanics

--Pop. Estimate in 2009 = 5.655 million

--Hispanic Pop. Estimate in ’09 = 299,123, 5.3% of state’s population

--WI Latinos represent 0.6% of US Latino pop., 24th in country

--66% of WI Latinos are Native-Born

--79% of WI Hispanics are of Mexican heritage--Median age of WI Latinos is 25-yrs….16 for

Native-born and 35 for foreign-born, non-Hispanic whites = 41-yrs


Milwaukee Hispanics--Milwaukee Co Pop. Estimate is 959,521

--Milwaukee Co. Hispanic Pop. Estimate in ’09 is 117,282, representing 12.2% of county’s pop.

--From 2000 to 2009, Milwaukee Co. pop. grew by 189,968, while Latino pop. grew by 34,836, 18.3% of total growth and growing by 42.3%, almost twice the rate of entire county’s growth

--Between 1990 and 2000, Milwaukee Co. pop. declined by 19,000, while Latino pop. grew by 37, 700


--Total WI Latino pop. = 299,123--Top ten counties have 81.1% of total state Latino pop.--All 72-counties [with exception of Marquette Co.] had increases in the Latino pop. between ‘00 & ‘09--Two-counties had increases of 200% or more in Latino

pop. between ‘00 & ‘09--Nine-counties had increases of 100% or more in Latino pop. between ‘00 & ‘09--Milwaukee Co. had the largest numerical increase

between ‘00 & ‘09 = 34, 900

WI Latino Pop. 2000 20092000 to 2009 Change 2000 to 2007 Change

Census EstimateNumber Percent NumberPercent

Milwaukee County 82,406 117,282 34,876 42.3% 27,090 32.9%

Dane County 14,387 25,283 10,896 75.7% 8,592 59.7%

Racine County 14,990 21,453 6,463 43.1% 5,116 34.1%

Kenosha County 10,757 16,640 5,883 54.7% 4,695 43.6%

Brown County 8,698 16,298 7,600 87.4% 5,886 67.7%

Waukesha County 9,503 14,197 4,694 49.4% 3,628 38.2%

Rock County 5,953 10,534 4,581 77.0% 3,810 64.0%

Walworth County 6,136 9,497 3,361 54.8% 2,733 44.5%

Sheboygan County 3,789 6,073 2,284 60.3% 1,865 49.2%

Winnebago County 3,065 5,363 2,298 75.0% 1,756 57.3%

Top Ten Totals 159,684 242,620 82,936 51.9% 65,171 49.1%

Wisconsin Total 192,921 299,123 106,202 55.0% 83,822 63.0%

--Total WI Latino pop. = 299,123

--Percent of WI Latinos that are 9-yrs or younger is 24.8%

--Percent of WI Latinos that are 19-yrs or younger is 42.9%

2009 Wisconsin Latino Populations Age Estimates, US Census, July 10, 2010

Males Females Total Percent

0 to 4 20,144 19,404 39,548 13.22%5 to 9 17,429 17,246 34,675 11.59%

10 to 14 14,512 13,890 28,402 9.50%15 to 19 13,508 12,342 25,850 8.64%20 to 24 13,284 11,396 24,680 8.25%25 to 29 14,890 11,770 26,660 8.91%30 to 34 15,095 11,482 26,577 8.88%35 to 39 13,043 9,904 22,947 7.67%40 to 44 10,493 8,238 18,731 6.26%45 to 49 8,191 6,697 14,888 4.98%50 to 54 6,261 5,204 11,465 3.83%55 to 59 4,325 3,922 8,247 2.76%60 to 64 2,937 2,651 5,588 1.87%65 to 69 1,751 1,854 3,605 1.21%70 to 74 1,230 1,442 2,672 0.89%75 to 79 909 1,031 1,940 0.65%80 to 84 621 729 1,350 0.45%

85 + 521 777 1,298 0.43%

Totals 159,144 139,979 299,123

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Hispanic Population by Region: 2006

Rank Region Population Size

1 West 18,864,823

2 South 15,376,215

3 Northeast 6,102,314

4 Midwest 3,977,686

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates July 1, 2006

Latinos and The CensusIs it Race or Ethnicity?

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Race (one-race); No Data Collected for Latinos

Race (one-race); Spanish Origin Yes or No

Race (one-race); Spanish/Hispanic OriginMex/PR/Cuban/Other

Race (one-race); Hispanic OriginMex/PR/Cuban/Fill-in-the-Blank

Race (multi-race); Hispanic/LatinoMex/PR/Cuban/Fill-in-the-Blank

“Latinos Can be of Any Race”

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

United States

Wisconsin

White

Black

American Indian

Asian

Other

2+ Races

AmericanWhite Black Indian Asian Other 2+ Races

United States 16,839,535 654,510 356,783 140,046 14,989,372 2,258,18547.8% 1.9% 1.0% 0.4% 42.5% 6.4%

Wisconsin 85,904 3,506 3,575 717 81,428 15,91945.0% 1.8% 1.9% 0.4% 42.6% 8.3%

Latinos Challenge the American Racial Paradigm

Almost Half of Latinos Do Not Define Themselves in Classic American Racial Terms

Review Questions1.) Why is Latino population growing so much?

2.) What percent of the WI population are Latinos?

3.) What is the country of origin of Latino?

4.) Is there a shortage of Latino teachers? Why?

5.) What % of the total US Latino pop. live in WI?

6.) What can we conclude of the census “box” choices of Latinos?

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