In 2097,
Hispanics will be 50% of the Entire United States Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, in
2097, Hispanics will be 50% of the Entire United
States Population
About 1-in-every-3 U.S. residents
was part of a group other than single-race non-Hispanic
white according to national estimates by race,
Hispanic origin and age released by the U.S.
Census Bureau. In 2005, the nations minority population
totaled 98 million, or 33 percent, of the countrys
total of 296.4 million.
These mid-decade numbers provide further
evidence of the increasing diversity of our nations
population, said Census Bureau Director Louis Kincannon.
Hispanics continue to be the largest minority
group at 42.7 million. With a 3.3 percent increase in
population from July 1, 2004, to July 1, 2005, they are
the fastest-growing group.
Unless otherwise specified, the data refer to
the population who reported a race alone or in
combination with one or more other races. The tables
show data for both this group and those who reported a
single race only.
The second largest
minority group was blacks (39.7 million), followed by
Asians (14.4 million), American Indians and Alaska
natives (4.5 million) and native Hawaiians and other
Pacific islanders (990,000). The population of
non-Hispanic whites who indicated no other race totaled
208.4 million in 2005.
Highlights for the various groups follow:
Hispanics
- Hispanics accounted for almost half (1.3
million, or 49 percent) of the national population
growth of 2.8 million between July 1, 2004, and July
1, 2005.
- Of the increase of
1.3 million, 800,000 was because of natural increase
(births minus deaths) and 500,000 was because of
immigration.
- The Hispanic
population in 2005 was much younger with a median
age of 27.2 years compared to the population as a
whole at 36.2 years. About a third of the Hispanic
population was under 18, compared with one-fourth of
the total population.
