No. 44. Native and Foreign-Born Populations by Selected Characteristics: 2000

[In thousands (245,708 represents 245,708,000). As of March. the foreign-born population includes some undocumented immigrants, refugees, and temporary residents such as students and temporary workers as well as legally-admitted immigrants. Based on Current Populations Survery; see text, this section, and appendix III]

 
Characteristic
Foreign-born population
Native population
Total
Year of entry

Before 1970

1970 to 1979
1980 to 1989
1990 to 2000
Total ........................
245,708
28,379
4,547
4,605
8,022
11,206
5 to 17 years old.......
19,319
289
(X)
(X)
(X)
289
18 to 24 years old.....
50,169
2,548
(X)
(X)
545
2,003
25 to 29 years old.....
23,384
3,148
(X)
148
891
2,110
30 to 34 years old. . . . . . .
16,284
3,233
85
407
1,224
1,517
35 to 44 years old. . . . . . . .
38,571
6,235
626
1,273
2,497
1,838
45 to 64 years old. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53,108
6,910
1,910
2,065
1,640
1,295
65 years old and over . . . . . . . . . . .
29,507
3,115
1,926
381
446
362
Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
119,733
14,200
2,079
2,243
4,186
5,692
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125,975
14,179
2,468
2,362
3,836
5,514
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
205,545
19,261
3,874
3,052
4,838
7,498
Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33,288
2,221
217
396
752
856
American Indian/Eskimo/Aleut . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,656
191
26
36
55
75
Asian or Pacific Islander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,218
6,706
430
1,121
2,377
2,778
Hispanic origin 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19,962
12,841
1,448
2,057
3,809
5,527
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years old and over . . . . . . . . . . .
152,836
22,394
4,547
4,457
6,586
6,804
Not high school graduate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,456
7,397
1,368
1,445
2,337
2,247
High school grad/some college . . . . . . . . . . . . .
93,312
9,219
2,087
1,813
2,733
2,586
Bachelor's degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26,225
3,615
562
778
979
1,297
Graduate or professional degree . . . . . . . . . . . .
12,843
2,162
530
421
538
674
INCOME IN 1999
Persons 16 years old and over . . . . . . . . . . .
187,401
26,372
4,547
4,605
7,777
9,443
Without income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14,116
4,021
207
381
1,109
2,324
With income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
173,285
22,351
4,340
4,224
6,668
7,119
$1 to $9,999 or loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45,926
6,465
1,284
969
1,815
2,397
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36,876
6,097
1,020
938
1,877
2,263
$20,000 to $34,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40,134
4,679
869
999
1,537
1,273
$35,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22,749
2,150
394
548
693
514
$50,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27,600
2,960
773
770
746
672
POVERTY STATUS
In poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27,507
4,751
379
528
1,222
2,623
Not in poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
217,638
23,597
4,168
4,077
6,797
8,555
HOMEOWNERSHIP
In owner-occupied unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
177,393
14,224
3,568
3,053
4,128
3,475
In renter-occupied unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68,315
14,155
978
1,552
3,893
7,731

X Not applicable. 1 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. 2 Persons for whom poverty status is determined.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, P20-534.