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    Latinos in the 2012 Election: North Carolina

    Updated November 5, 2012 This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters[1. Eligible voters are defined as U.S. citizens ages 18 and older. Eligible voters are not the same as registered voters. To cast a vote, in all states except North Dakota, an eligible voter must first register to vote.] and other major groups […]

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    Latinos in the 2012 Election: Georgia

    Updated November 5, 2012 This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters[1. Eligible voters are defined as U.S. citizens ages 18 and older. Eligible voters are not the same as registered voters. To cast a vote, in all states except North Dakota, an eligible voter must first register to vote.] and other major groups […]

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    Counts and Characteristics of Hispanics in Large Metros

    This posting summarizes a new Pew Hispanic Center report about Hispanics in the 60 metropolitan areas with the largest Latino populations. The report includes analysis, comparison and rankings of these areas on key counts and characteristics. There also are statistical profiles of the 60 areas and two interactive maps.

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    Public Says a Secure Job Is the Ticket to the Middle Class

    Americans believe that having a secure job is by far the most important requirement for being in the middle class, easily trumping homeownership and a college education, according to a new nationwide Pew Research Center survey of 2,508 adults. Nearly nine-in-ten adults (86%) say a person needs a secure job to be considered part of […]

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    Chapter 3: Middle-class Economics

    Over the past decade, the Great Recession, a housing market collapse, an unemployment surge and an anemic recovery have squeezed the middle class. An overwhelming majority of middle-class Americans (85%) say it is more difficult today than 10 years ago for those in the middle class to maintain their standard of living, according to a […]

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    V. Economics and Health Insurance

    Income In 2010, the median household income for Hispanics in the U.S. was $40,000, less than the U.S. median of $49,800. Ecuadorians have the highest median household income among these groups, at $50,000. The median household incomes for Colombians ($49,500) and Peruvians ($48,000) are slightly less than that. Dominicans ($34,000), Puerto Ricans ($36,000) and Hondurans […]

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    VII. Changes in the Characteristics of the Hispanic Population, 2000 to 2010

    The Hispanic population grew by about 15.5 million people from 2000 to 2010—a 44% increase. In 2000, there were 35.2 million Hispanics living in the U.S. Today, there are 50.7 million Hispanics.[9. numoffset=”9″ Based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and the 2010 American Community Survey (1% IPUMPS). For additional […]

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