A Statistical Portrait of the Foreign-Born Population at Mid-Decade

This statistical profile of the foreign born population is based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2005 American Community Survey public use microdata file, which was released August 29, 2006. The topics covered by the ACS are virtually the same as those in the long form of the decennial census. Fully implemented nationwide for the first time in 2005, the ACS became the largest household survey in the United States, with a sample of about 3 million addresses. It provides statistical resources not previously available except with data from a decennial census.

The 2005 ACS is designed to provide estimates of the size and characteristics of the population residing in households. Although the household population is the bulk of the total population, it does not include persons residing in group quarters (e.g., dormitories, correctional facilities, and nursing homes). Less than 3% of the total population resides in group quarters. As a measure of population change, this report includes some tabulations for 2000 from the 2000 Census 5% public use microdata file. The 2000 Census enumerated the entire resident population, including persons residing in group quarters. However, for the purposes of comparing the 2000 tallies to the 2005 estimates from the ACS, all the tabulations herein only include persons residing in households.

In this statistical portrait, foreign-born persons include those born outside the United States and its outlying territories. The foreign-born population does not include persons born abroad of American parents.

Data tabulations were performed by Richard Fry. The statistical profile was designed and produced by Shirin Hakimzadeh.

Note: Table 30 was amended on October 20, 2006 to correct a tabulation error in the original, which was released on October 17, 2006.

Tables 1-32: Complete "Foreign-Born Population at Mid-Decade"

Table 1: Population by Nativity: 2000 and 2005
Table 2: Foreign Born by Region of Birth: 2000 and 2005
Table 3: Country of Birth: 2005
Table 4: Population by Race and Ethnicity: 2005
Table 5: Foreign Born by Region of Birth and Period of Arrival: 2005
Table 6: Nativity by Sex and Age: 2005
Table 6a: Population Pyramids by Nativity Groups: 2005
Table 7: Median Age by Sex and Region of Birth: 2005
Table 8: Foreign Born by State: 2005
Table 9: Foreign Born by State and Region of Birth: 2005
Table 9a: Foreign Born by State and Region of Birth: 2005
Table 10: Share of Foreign Born in Selected States: 2005
Table 11: Change in Foreign-Born Population by State: 2000 and 2005
Table 12: Marital Status by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 13: Fertility in the Past Year by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 14: Fertility in the Past Year by Marital Status and Region of Birth: 2005
Table 15: Persons by Household Type and Region of Birth: 2005
Table 16: Households by Type and Region of Birth: 2005
Table 17: Family Size by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 18: Living Arrangements of Children by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 19: English Ability by Age and Region of Birth: 2005
Table 20: Educational Attainment by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 21: School Enrollment by Region of Birth: 2000 and 2005
Table 22: Occupation by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 23: Industry by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 24: Personal Earnings by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 25: Median Personal Earnings by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 26: Personal Earnings for Full-time, Year-round Workers by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 27: Median Personal Earnings for Full-time, Year-round Workers by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 28: Household Income Distribution by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 29: Median Household Income by Region of Birth: 2005
Table 30: Poverty by Age and Region of Birth: 2005
Table 31: Housing Tenure by Region of Birth: 2000 and 2005
Table 32: Homeownership Among Foreign Born by Period of Arrival: 2005

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Statistical Portraits of the Hispanic and Foreign-Born Populations, 2006

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A Statistical Portrait of the Foreign-Born Population at Mid-Decade