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There were 55.3 million Hispanics in the United States in 2014, comprising 17.3% of the total U.S. population. In 1980, with a population of 14.8 million, Hispanics made up just 6.5% of the total U.S. population. Click on any of the bold headings below in the summary table to see detailed tables for each.
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Statistical Portrait of Hispanics in the United States 2014 | |
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% of the Hispanic population, unless otherwise noted | |
Population/Hispanic Origin/Nativity/Language Use/Race | |
Population (#) | 55,250,517 |
Mexican | 64.0 |
Foreign born | 34.9 |
Speaking English at least very well (ages 5 and older) | 68.4 |
White | 66.2 |
Age/Gender/Marital Status/Fertility | |
Median age (in years) | 28 |
Female | 49.5 |
Married (ages 18 and older) | 46.1 |
Women ages 15-44 giving birth in past year | 7.0 |
Educational Attainment and Enrollment (highest degree completed, ages 25 and older) | |
High school graduate or less | 61.7 |
Two-year degree/Some college | 23.9 |
Bachelor’s degree or more | 14.4 |
Work/Earnings/Income (ages 16 and older) | |
In labor force (among civilian population) | 67.0 |
Median annual personal earnings (in 2014 dollars, among those with earnings) | $22,400 |
Median annual household income (in 2014 dollars) | $42,200 |
Poverty/Government Assistance/Health Care | |
Living in poverty | 23.5 |
Uninsured | 23.7 |
Homeownership and Household Characteristics | |
In family households | 90.6 |
Region and Top Five States of Residence | |
West | 40.2 |
California | 27.1 |
South | 36.7 |
Texas | 18.8 |
Florida | 8.7 |
Northeast | 14.0 |
New York | 6.6 |
Midwest | 9.2 |
Illinois | 3.9 |
Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 2014 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS) |
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