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Asian and Pacific Islander American
Income
Asians and Pacific Islanders had the highest median household income among
the nation's race groups in 1997 $45,249. However, because Asian and Pacific
Islander households were, on average, larger than White households (3.17
people versus 2.58 people), their estimated income per household member was
lower ($18,569 compared with $20,093).
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-177.html
Both the number (1.5 million) and percentage (14.0 percent) of Asian and
Pacific Islander individuals who were poor in 1997 were statistically
unchanged from the previous year. For Asian and Pacific Islander families,
the number and percent who were poor in 1997 were 244,000 and 10.2 percent,
respectively.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-177.html
Education
One of every two Asian and Pacific Islander adults ages 25 to 29 had
attained a bachelor's degree or higher in 1997, contributing to that
population's high percentage of college graduates. Comparatively, almost 1
in 3 Whites (29 percent), 1 in 7 African Americans (14 percent), and just
over 1 in 10 Hispanics (11 percent) in the 25- to 29-year-old age group had
at least a bachelor's degree.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-108.html
Among all persons ages 25 and over in 1997, Asians and Pacific Islanders had
the greatest proportion of college graduates of any racial or ethnic group,
at 42 percent. This compared with 25 percent for Whites, 13 percent for
African Americans and 10 percent for Hispanics.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-108.html
In 1996, non-Hispanic Asians and Pacific Islanders received 12 percent of
the doctorate conferred by the nation's colleges and universities. This
included 26 percent of those conferred in engineering, 22 percent each in
mathematics and computer sciences and 20 percent each in physical sciences
(astronomy, physics and chemistry) and biological sciences (biochemistry,
botany, microbiology, physiology and zoology).
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-226.html
Coming to America
In 1997, 24 percent, or 6.1 million, of the nation's foreign-born residents
were Asians and Pacific Islanders. In addition, six in 10 Asians and Pacific
Islanders in the United States were foreign-born.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-57.html
China (including Hong Kong) and the Phillippines were the leading countries
of origin after Mexico for the nation's foreign-born residents in 1997, with
each contributing 1.1 million.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-57.html
Families
There were 2.2 million Asian and Pacific Islander families in 1997; of
these, eight in 10 were married-couple families. Asian and Pacific Islander
families are often large: 20 percent had five or more members, compared with
11 percent for non-Hispanic White families.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-180.html
Asian and Pacific Islander children under 18 years of age were more likely
to live with both parents (84 percent) than non-Hispanic White children (77
percent) in 1997.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-180.html
In 1997, 58 percent of the nation's Asians and Pacific Islanders age 15 and
over were married, 33 percent had never married and 4 percent each were
divorced and widowed.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-180.html
Population Distribution
On July 1, 1998, an estimated 10.4 million Asians and Pacific Islanders
lived in the United States, up 2.8 million from a total of 7.6 million on
July 1, 1990. They comprised 3.8 percent of the total population in 1998, up
from 3.0 percent in 1990.
http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/nation/intfile3-1.txt
Asians and Pacific Islanders had a higher rate of population growth between
July 1, 1990 and 1998 than any other race or ethnic group: 37 percent.
http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/nation/intfile3-1.txt
The nation's Asian and Pacific Islander population is young, with an
estimated median age on July 1, 1998, of 31.2 years -- 4.0 years younger
than the median for the U.S. population as a whole.
http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/nation/intfile3-1.txt
By 2020, according to middle-series population projections, the nation's
Asian and Pacific Islander population is expected to reach 19.7 million (6.1
percent of the nation's total population).
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb96-36.html
In 1997, 55 percent of the nation's Asians and Pacific Islanders lived in
the West and 95 percent resided in metro areas (49 percent in suburbs, 46
percent in central cities).
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-180.html
As of July 1, 1997, according to population estimates:
California had more Asians and Pacific Islanders than any other state, 3.8
million. New York was a distant second (952,736), followed by Hawaii
(748,748), Texas (523,972) and New Jersey (423,738).
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-161.html
The states with the highest concentration of Asians and Pacific Islanders
were Hawaii (63 percent of the total population), California (12 percent),
Washington (6 percent) and New Jersey and New York (5 percent each).
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-161.html
Los Angeles County, Calif., was the U.S. county with the highest number of
Asians and Pacific Islanders (1.2 million). Honolulu County, Hawaii, was
second (559,752), followed by Orange County, Calif. (344,330); Santa Clara
County (San Jose), Calif. (343,387); and Queens County, N.Y. (317,893).
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-161.html
Between April 1, 1990, and July 1, 1997, according to population estimates:
The number of Asians and Pacific Islanders residing in California jumped by
829,623, the largest increase of any state. Following California's lead were
New York, which added 243,609 new Asian and Pacific Islander residents,
Texas (192,544), New Jersey (146,714) and Florida (96,674).
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-161.html
Among counties, Los Angeles County, Calif., was No. 1 in Asian and Pacific
Islander population increase, with a gain of more than 190,000. Neighboring
Orange County, Calif., was No. 2, with 91,501. Others in the top five were
Santa Clara County, Calif. (76,905); Queens County, N.Y. (75,220); and San
Diego County, Calif. (73,383).
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-161.html
Jobs
In 1997, among employed persons, ages 16 and over, 38 percent of Asian and
Pacific Islander men and 32 percent of women worked in managerial and
professional specialty occupations (e.g., engineers, dentists, teachers,
lawyers and reporters).
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-180.html
Languages
Between 1980 and 1995, the number of registrations in Japanese courses at
U.S. colleges and universities almost quadrupled, from 11,500 to 44,700,
while the number in Chinese courses more than doubled, from 11,400 to
26,500. Consequently, Japanese is now the fourth most popular foreign
language course in U.S. colleges; Chinese is sixth. Furthermore, 42,300 of
the nation's public high school students were enrolled in Japanese classes
in fall 1994, up from 6,200 a dozen years earlier.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb98-226.html
As of 1992, Chinese was tied with German as the third most common foreign
language in which the nation's 17 million small businesses could conduct
transactions: 2 percent could conduct them in Chinese. The leading foreign
languages were Spanish and French.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/cb97-182.html
The preceding facts come from the Current Population Survey, the Statistical
Abstract of the United States, population estimates and projections and the
Characteristics of Business Owners Survey. The data are subject to sampling
variability and other sources of error. Previous 1999 Census Bureau Facts
for Features: African American History Month (February), Valentine's Day
(February 14), Women's History Month (March), Countdown to Census 2000
(April 1) and Secretaries' Day (April 21). Questions or comments should be
directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office (tel:
301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; e-mail: ).
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