Age and demographic characteristics of non-Hispanic white workers and Hispanic workers 1979—2017 and of Hispanic worker subgroups by national origin, 1994—2017
| All | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Available 1994–2017 only) | |||||
| White, non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Mexican American | Puerto Rican | Cuban American | |
| Age | 39.4 | 35.9 | 36.0 | 37.9 | 40.5 |
| Educational distribution (share of full-time workers at each education level*) | |||||
| Less than high school | 7.4% | 35.5% | 38.0% | 15.6% | 10.7% |
| High school | 33.2 | 31.1 | 31.4 | 34.4 | 31.9 |
| Some college | 27.3 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 30.2 | 25.9 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 20.7 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 21.7 |
| Advanced degree | 11.4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 9.8 |
| Regional distribution (share of full-time workers in each Census region) | |||||
| New England | 6.2% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 10.4% | 1.2% |
| Middle Atlantic | 14.6 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 42.9 | 9.1 |
| East North Central | 18.7 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 2.6 |
| West North Central | 8.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| South Atlantic | 17.6 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 25.8 | 75.1 |
| East South Central | 6.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| West South Central | 9.5 | 21.4 | 28.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Mountain | 6.2 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Pacific | 12.0 | 32.3 | 39.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| (Available 1994–2017 only): | |||||
| Immigrant status distribution (share of full-time workers in each category) | |||||
| U.S.-born | 96.1% | 46.6% | 47.2% | 98.6% | 30.7% |
| Foreign-born, naturalized | 2.0 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 0.9 | 35.3 |
| Foreign-born, noncitizen | 1.9 | 38.7 | 41.0 | 0.5 | 34.0 |
| Generational distribution (share of full-time workers in each category) | |||||
| First generation | 3.9% | 53.4% | 52.8% | 1.4% | 69.3% |
| Second generation | 4.8 | 17.2 | 19.5 | 7.0 | 25.0 |
| Third generation or higher | 91.3 | 29.4 | 27.7 | 91.6 | 5.7 |
| Percent of Hispanic population | n.a. | 100.0% | 63.7% | 8.5% | 4.1% |
| Men | |||||
| (Available 1994–2017 only) | |||||
| White, non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Mexican American | Puerto Rican | Cuban American | |
| Age | 39.4 | 35.7 | 35.7 | 38.0 | 40.6 |
| Educational distribution (share of full-time workers at each education level*) | |||||
| Less than high school | 8.6% | 40.4% | 43.0% | 18.7% | 12.8% |
| High school | 33.4 | 30.3 | 31.2 | 36.4 | 33.1 |
| Some college | 26.2 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 27.5 | 25.0 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 20.5 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 12.2 | 19.9 |
| Advanced degree | 11.4 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 9.2 |
| Regional distribution (share of full-time workers in each Census region) | |||||
| New England | 6.2% | 1.8% | 0.3% | 9.6% | 1.1% |
| Middle Atlantic | 14.7 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 42.1 | 8.7 |
| East North Central | 19.1 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 2.6 |
| West North Central | 8.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| South Atlantic | 17.2 | 12.4 | 6.5 | 25.8 | 74.5 |
| East South Central | 6.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| West South Central | 9.4 | 21.5 | 27.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Mountain | 6.3 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Pacific | 12.1 | 33.0 | 38.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| (Available 1994–2017 only): | |||||
| Immigrant status distribution (share of full-time workers in each category) | |||||
| U.S.-born | 95.9% | 41.6% | 41.0% | 98.7% | 29.5% |
| Foreign-born, naturalized | 2.0 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 33.7 |
| Foreign-born, noncitizen | 2.1 | 44.4 | 47.3 | 0.5 | 36.8 |
| Generational distribution (share of full-time workers in each category) | |||||
| First generation | 4.1% | 58.4% | 59.0% | 1.3% | 70.5% |
| Second generation | 4.8 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 6.9 | 24.1 |
| Third generation or higher | 91.1 | 26.1 | 23.8 | 91.7 | 5.4 |
| Percent of Hispanic population | n.a. | 100.0% | 66.4% | 7.5% | 3.7% |
| Women | |||||
| (Available 1994–2017 only) | |||||
| White, non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Mexican American | Puerto Rican | Cuban American | |
| Age | 39.4 | 36.4 | 36.7 | 37.9 | 40.3 |
| Educational distribution (share of full-time workers at each education level*) | |||||
| Less than high school | 5.7% | 27.2% | 28.6% | 11.8% | 7.8% |
| High school | 33.1 | 32.6 | 31.9 | 32.1 | 30.4 |
| Some college | 28.7 | 24.9 | 26.2 | 33.5 | 27.1 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 21.0 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 15.9 | 24.0 |
| Advanced degree | 11.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Regional distribution (share of full-time workers in each Census region) | |||||
| New England | 6.3% | 2.4% | 0.2% | 11.3% | 1.2% |
| Middle Atlantic | 14.4 | 13.7 | 1.6 | 43.8 | 9.4 |
| East North Central | 18.2 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 2.7 |
| West North Central | 8.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| South Atlantic | 18.1 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 25.8 | 76.1 |
| East South Central | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| West South Central | 9.6 | 21.1 | 30.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Mountain | 6.1 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Pacific | 11.9 | 30.9 | 39.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| (Available 1994–2017 only): | |||||
| Immigrant status distribution (share of full-time workers in each category) | |||||
| U.S.-born | 96.3% | 54.9% | 59.1% | 98.6% | 32.3% |
| Foreign-born, naturalized | 2.0 | 16.1 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 37.6 |
| Foreign-born, noncitizen | 1.7 | 29.0 | 28.9 | 0.4 | 30.1 |
| Generational distribution (share of full-time workers in each category) | |||||
| First generation | 3.7% | 45.1% | 40.9% | 1.4% | 67.7% |
| Second generation | 4.8 | 19.9 | 23.8 | 7.1 | 26.2 |
| Third generation or higher | 91.5 | 35.0 | 35.3 | 91.5 | 6.1 |
| Percent of Hispanic population | n.a. | 100.0% | 59.0% | 10.3% | 4.7% |
*Highest level of education attained
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau