DID YOU KNOW?
- Numbering nearly 45 million in 2006, Hispanics now account for 15% of the total U.S. population, making them the largest minority group. One out of every seven U.S. residents is Hispanic.
- Nearly 65% of U.S. Hispanics are under the age of 35.
- 58% of Hispanics have a high school diploma.
- Hispanics are more likely to be without insurance than any other racial or ethnic group.
- 48% of U.S. Hispanic households owned their home in 2004.
- The median income of Hispanic households in 2003 was $32,997, indexing at 78 against the total population
- 17% of Hispanic workers are in managerial or professional jobs
- 65% of Hispanic couples have children under age 18 at home, an index of 146 against the total population.
- California and Texas account for more than 50% of Hispanics in the U.S.
- Hispanics spend 15% more than the average household on groceries.
- Hispanics own more than 1 million businesses, or 6% of the nation’s total.
*(SOURCE: The New Strategist Editions. Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites. 5th ed. New York: New Strategist. 2006.)
