Ali Modarres California State University, Los Angeles
Data Sources: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit.
Data Sources: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit.
450000 California Foreign Born Population - By Year of Entry 400000 350000 300000 250000 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 1919 1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
California Foreign Born Population by Decade of Entry 2000-2009 1990-1999 1980-1989 1970-1979 1960-1969 1950-1959 Before 1950 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000
California Foreign Born Population by Ancestry Ancestry Population Percent Mexican 3703775 37.3 Filipino 718533 7.2 Chinese 714851 7.2 Vietnamese 357319 3.6 Salvadoran 357220 3.6 Indian 318849 3.2 Korean 303516 3.1 Guatemalan 220056 2.2 Iranian 158978 1.6 Armenian 157012 1.6
Los Angeles Foreign Born Population by Ancestry Ancestry Population Percent Mexican 1509729 34.2 Chinese 281965 6.4 Filipino 255992 5.8 Salvadoran 247835 5.6 Korean 206382 4.7 Vietnamese 170017 3.8 Guatemalan 164783 3.7 Armenian 143502 3.2 Iranian 95547 2.2
California Native Born Age Structure 86 81 76 71 66 61 56 51 46 41 36 31 26 21 16 11 6 1 0 100000 200000 300000 400000 500000 600000
California Foreign Born Age Structure 86 81 76 71 66 61 56 51 46 41 36 31 26 21 16 11 6 1 0 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 300000
Citizenship status Average Age 2000 Population Born in the U.S. 32.64 24,780,662 Born abroad of American parents 30.47 281,415 Naturalized Citizen 46.32 3,472,340 Not a citizen 33.65 5,344,903 Total 34.18 33,879,320 Source: Census Bureau, 2000, PUMS 1% Citizenship status Average Age 2009 Population Born in the US 32.68 26,599,606 Born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, or the Northern Marianas 44.51 78,843 Born abroad of American parent(s) 37.06 351,965 Naturalized Citizen 50.15 4,538,813 Not a citizen 37.89 5,392,437 Total 35.66 36,961,664 Source; Census Bureau, ACS 2009
California Native Born Marital Status 30% Married Widowed Divorced 57% Separated 4% Never married or under 15 years old 8% 1%
California Foreign Born Marital Status 28% Married Widowed Divorced 3% 6% 5% 58% Separated Never married or under 15 years old
California Mexican Ancestry Foreign Born Population Marital Status 32% Married Widowed Divorced 56% Separated 4% Never married or under 15 years old 5% 3%
California Native Born Educational Attainment No schooling completed 1% 1% 6% 4% K-11 4% 12th grade - no diploma Regular high school diploma 13% 27% GED or alternative credential Some college, but less than 1 year 6% 1 or more years of college credit, no degree Associate's degree Bachelor's degree 1% Master's degree 15% 6% 2% 14% Professional degree beyond a bachelor's degree Doctorate degree Unknown
California Foreign Born Educational Attainment No schooling completed 2% K -11 12th grade - no diploma 14% 5% 5% Regular high school diploma GED or alternative credential 32% Some college, but less than 1 year 5% 1 or more years of college credit, no degree Associate's degree 11% Bachelor's degree Master's degree 3% 18% 3% Professional degree beyond a bachelor's degree Doctorate degree Unknown
California Mexican Ancestry Foreign Born Population Educational Attainment 2% 3% 6% No schooling completed 7% K-11 2% 3% 12th grade - no diploma Regular high school diploma GED or alternative credential 19% 53% Some college, but less than 1 year 1 or more years of college credit, no degree Associate's degree Bachelor's degree 4% Master's degree Professional degree beyond a bachelor's degree
California Native Born Employment Status 29% 38% Civilian emplyed, at work Civilian employed, with a job but not at work Unemployed Armed forces, at work Armed forces, with a job but not at work Not in labor force Unknown 26% 5%
California Foreign Born Employment Status 4.5 Civilian emplyed, at work 30.6 Civilian employed, with a job but not at work Unemployed 56.7 Armed forces, at work 6.5 1.6 Armed forces, with a job but not at work Not in labor force Unknown
California Mexican ancestry Foreign Born Population Employment Status 30% Civilian emplyed, at work Civilian employed, with a job but not at work Unemployed Armed forces, at work 8% 60% Armed forces, with a job but not at work Not in labor force 2%
Nativity Average Total person's earnings Average Total person's income Average Person poverty status Native Foreign born Total 31207.38 38227.43 317.26 25972.87 29469.7 269.84 29472.01 35359.92 304.39
Decade of entry Average Person's Income Foreign Born Before 1950 37,374.12 107,955 1950-1959 35,552.84 284,109 1960-1969 39,112.79 623,332 1970-1979 38,997.71 1,506,052 1980-1989 33,083.85 2,579,812 1990-1999 26,639.79 2,642,022 2000-2009 19,776.83 2,170,181 Total 29,848.37 9,913,463