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title: "II. Demographics"
description: "Nativity Nearly two-fifths (37%) of all Hispanics are foreign born, compared with 13% of the overall U.S. population. The groups with the largest foreign-born shares are Guatemalans, Hondurans and Peruvians (all 67%). Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are the only Hispanic origin groups with majority native-born shares. Only 36% of Mexicans and 1% of Puerto Ricans[6. […]"
date: "2012-06-27"
authors:
  - name: "Seth Motel"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/seth-motel/"
  - name: "Eileen Patten"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/eileen-patten/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2012/06/27/ii-demographics-3/"
---

# II. Demographics

### **Nativity**

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![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/06/2012-phc-summary-03.png)

Nearly two-fifths (37%) of all Hispanics are foreign born, compared with 13% of the overall U.S. population.

- The groups with the largest foreign-born shares are Guatemalans, Hondurans and Peruvians (all 67%).
- Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are the only Hispanic origin groups with majority native-born shares. Only 36% of Mexicans and 1% of Puerto Ricans[6. numoffset="6" Among the 4.7 million Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, 68.9% were born in the U.S. and 29.9% were born in Puerto Rico. People born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens by birth.] are foreign born.

### **Median Age**

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![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/06/2012-phc-summary-04.png)

Hispanics on the whole are younger than the general U.S. population. The median age for Hispanics is 27 years while for the U.S. population it is 37 years.

- The youngest Hispanic groups are Mexicans (25), Puerto Ricans (27) and Guatemalans (27).
- Cubans are the oldest Hispanic group, with a median age of 40 years. Their median age is also higher than that of the U.S. population (37 years).

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