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Demographic Profile of Hispanics in Virginia, 2008

This profile contains demographic and economic facts about the Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations in the state of Virginia. All analyses are from Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the 1% Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) sample of the 2008 American Community Survey. For some states where the population of Hispanics or other groups is relatively small, reliable estimates of some indicators cannot be generated. This is indicated by the insertion of "n/a" in the text of this document and in the associated tables.

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Population and National Origin

  U.S. Rank1
Total Hispanic Population in Virginia528,00016
Hispanics as Percent of State Population7%27
Hispanics as Percent of U.S. Hispanic Population1.1%
Native-Born Hispanics (Percent of Hispanics)53%44
Foreign-Born Hispanics (Percent of Hispanics)47%8
Mexican Origin (Percent of Hispanics)27%24
Non-Mexican Origin (Percent of Hispanics)73%9

Age

 Median Age (years)
All Hispanics27
Native-Born Hispanics14
Foreign-Born Hispanics35
Non-Hispanic Whites40
Non-Hispanic Blacks34

Marriage and Fertility

Marriage: Persons Ages 15 and OlderPercent Married
All Hispanics47%
Native-Born Hispanics39%
Foreign-Born Hispanics52%
Non-Hispanic Whites56%
Non-Hispanic Blacks36%

Fertility: Women 15 to 44
Births to Hispanic Women (12 month period prior to survey)9,000
Hispanic Births as a Percent of All Births in Virginia8%
Births to Native-Born Hispanics3,000 (31%)
Births to Foreign-Born Hispanics6,000 (69%)

Economic Status

Earnings: Persons 16 and olderMedianU.S. Rank2
Annual Personal Earnings of Hispanics$25,4605
Annual Personal Earnings of Non-Hispanic Whites$35,6449
Annual Personal Earnings of Non-Hispanic Blacks$25,46013

PovertyPercent in Poverty3
Hispanics 17 and Younger16%
Non-Hispanic Whites 17 and Younger8%
Non-Hispanic Blacks 17 and Younger29%
Hispanics 18-6411%
Non-Hispanic Whites 18-643%
Non-Hispanic Blacks 18-6412%

Homeownership: HouseholdersHomeownership RateU.S. Rank
Hispanics51%17
Non-Hispanic Whites74%21
Non-Hispanic Blacks52%6

Health Insurance

Percent Uninsured
Hispanics32%
Native-Born Hispanics16%
Foreign-Born Hispanics49%
Non-Hispanic Whites8%
Non-Hispanic Blacks16%
Hispanics 17 and Younger19%
Non-Hispanic Whites 17 and Younger5%
Non-Hispanic Blacks 17 and Younger9%

School Enrollment

U.S. Rank
Number of Hispanics Enrolled in K-12107,00016
Hispanics as Percent of All K-12 Students8%24

Language

Language at Home: Persons 5 and Older
Only English Spoken at Home108,000 (23%)
Language Other than Only English Spoken at Home354,000 (77%)

Notes

1National rankings include the District of Columbia as well as the 50 states.
2In order to avoid ties, states are ranked on their median earnings first, then on their average earnings.
3For detailed information on how poverty status is determined, see http://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variableDescription.do?mnemonic=POVERTY. Due to the way in which the IPUMS assigns poverty values, these data will differ from those that might be provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Virginia
At a Glance

Hispanic Population

528,000

Hispanics as Percent
of State Population

7%

Median Age of Hispanics

27

Median Income, Hispanics 16+

$25,460

Poverty Rate,
Hispanics 17 and Younger

16%

Hispanics Without
Health Insurance

32%

Hispanic Homeownership

51%

Hispanics as Percent of
All K-12 Students

8%