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Hispanics are the largest minority in the United States, with an estimated
population of 41.3 million. They are estimated to grow by more than 1.7 million
a year. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau) |
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By mid-century, 25 percent or one out of every four people
in the United States will be Hispanic. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau) |
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The median age for Hispanics is 25.8 –10 years younger than the median age
for the U.S. population as a whole. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau) |
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Our future workforce will be more "diverse" and include
not just the greater racial and ethnic mixes, but also include diversity of
culture, age, language, gender, skills, religion and sexual orientation.
(Source: Minorities in America: A focus on Hispanics – Dr. Loui Olivas) |
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Hispanics are wildly heterogeneous, representing more than 22 countries and
represent different races, backgrounds, and religions. (Source: The New York
Times on the web, April 15, 2001) |
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What Hispanics share is a common language and rapidly
expanding cultural and economic clout. (Source: The New York Times on the web,
April 15, 2001) |
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States with the fastest-growing Hispanic populations are: Nevada,
Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.
(Source: Pew Hispanic Center, 2005) |
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Hispanics account for over 13 percent of the documented
U.S. labor force and are expected to increase to 20 percent by 2030. (Source:
HispanTelligence) |
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Hispanic employment has grown more than 16 percent since 2000, while overall
U.S. employment has barely grown 2 percent. (Source: HispanTelligence) |
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U.S. Hispanic purchasing power has surged to nearly $700
billion and is projected to reach $1 trillion by 2010, nearly three times the
overall national rate of consumer purchasing power over the past decade.
(Source: HispanTelligence) |
