Hispanic/Latino Demographics

short readsSep 5, 2013

What is the future of Spanish in the United States?

As the share of Hispanics who speak Spanish falls, the share that speaks only English at home is expected to rise.
reportSep 5, 2013

New Milestones for Hispanic Students

This posting links to a FactTank article about trends in Hispanic college enrollment and educational attainment, based on recently released Census Bureau data.
reportSep 4, 2013

Among Recent High School Grads, Hispanic College Enrollment Rate Surpasses That of Whites
short readsSep 4, 2013

Among recent high school grads, Hispanic college enrollment rate surpasses that of whites

A new U.S. Census Bureau report shows that after several years of gains, college enrollments in the U.S. fell between 2011 and 2012. But for one group—Hispanics—college enrollments were up, reflecting Hispanic population growth along with a growing share of young Latinos prepared for college. The new Census Bureau data also shows Hispanic students reached […]
short readsAug 29, 2013

D.C., Virginia and Maryland have the highest shares of college-educated Latinos

As the number of Latinos attending college has surged in recent years, a new analysis of Census data finds wide variances by state in the share of Latino adults who have a bachelor’s degree. Overall, the District of Columbia has the highest college degree attainment rate among Hispanic adults, with 36.2% of those ages 25 […]
reportAug 13, 2013

Spanish Is the Most Spoken Non-English Language in U.S. Homes, Even Among Non-Hispanics
short readsAug 13, 2013

Spanish is the most spoken non-English language in U.S. homes, even among non-Hispanics

Spanish is, by far, the most spoken non-English language in the U.S., but not all Spanish speakers are Hispanic. Some 2.8 million non-Hispanics speak Spanish at home today.
short readsAug 7, 2013

Sign of things to come? Integration without blacks in New York City neighborhoods

In a new study, researchers found nearly a three-fold increase in the share of integrated New York City neighborhoods with a mix of whites, Hispanics and Asians but few, if any, blacks.
reportJul 23, 2013

A Growing Share of Latinos Get Their News in English

The language of news media consumption is changing for Hispanics: a growing share of Latino adults are consuming news in English from television, print, radio and internet outlets, and a declining share are doing so in Spanish, according to survey findings from the Pew Research Center.
short readsJun 19, 2013

Salvadorans may soon replace Cubans as third-largest U.S. Hispanic group

For more than 40 years, one rock solid element of Hispanic demographics has been the ranking of the three largest Hispanic origin groups: Mexicans have always been the largest by population; followed by Puerto Ricans and then Cubans.

But this may be changing.

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Hispanic/Latino Demographics

What is the future of Spanish in the United States?

Among Recent High School Grads, Hispanic College Enrollment Rate Surpasses That of Whites

Among recent high school grads, Hispanic college enrollment rate surpasses that of whites

D.C., Virginia and Maryland have the highest shares of college-educated Latinos

Spanish Is the Most Spoken Non-English Language in U.S. Homes, Even Among Non-Hispanics

Spanish is the most spoken non-English language in U.S. homes, even among non-Hispanics

A Growing Share of Latinos Get Their News in English

Salvadorans may soon replace Cubans as third-largest U.S. Hispanic group