NCLR
Michigan
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State Fact Sheet
As the data below show, Hispanics✝ are quickly becoming a population with a national presence. The most dramatic Latino population growth has occurred in "nontraditional" states, and Hispanics are now the largest minority in the country. Given that almost half of Hispanics are under 25 years old, they will constitute a large segment of the future U.S. population, workforce, and electorate.
Michigan Compared to the Nation ▼ ▼
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Michigan Hispanic Population, by Age: 2003
Michigan is the state with the 17th-largest Latino population.1 Between 1990 and 2000, the growth rate of the Latino population in Michigan ranked 33rd in the country.1 nd
Of all states, Michigan has the 32 -largest share of Latinos when compared to the total state population.1
U.S.
Growth Rate (1990-2000)1
Total
Hispanic
Hispanic Percent of Population2
282,909,885
39,194,837
13.9%
13.2%
57.9%
36.0 years
26.7 years
9,825,840
341,722
3.5%
6.9%
60.7%
36.6 years
25.2 years
Population (2003)2
Michigan
Median Age (2003)2
Total
Hispanic
Total
Hispanic
Under 5 yrs. 11.2%
45-64 yrs. 13.3%
5-19 yrs. 28.8%
30-44 yrs. 24.4%
20-29 yrs. 18.3% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 American Community Survey
Michigan Hispanic Population, by Ethnic Subgroup: 2003
Economic Well-Being ▼
Over 65 yrs. 4.0%
Latinos are overwhelmingly vulnerable to economic downturns and experience high poverty rates, especially among working families with children. Hispanic Proportion Total (2003) Hispanic (2003) of Total 3
In Labor Force Participation Rate* Unemployed Unemployment Rate 2
Population Below Poverty Level Percent of Population Below Poverty Population Under 18 (Children)2 Children Below Poverty Level Percent of Children Below Poverty
5,042,000 65.4% 368,000 7.3%
161,000 70.1% 15,000 9.4%
3.2% -4.1% --
1,118,345 11.4% 2,487,842 389,814 15.7%
59,111 17.4% 123,786 28,626 23.1%
5.3% -5.0% 7.3% --
Cuban 2.9%
Dominican 1.3%
Other Hispanic 9.7%
Central and South American 7.3% Puerto Rican 9.5%
Mexican 69.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 American Community Survey
* The Labor Force Participation Rate is calculated using the civilian, noninstitutionalized population, not the total population.
2
Median Household Income (2003): Hispanic Median Household Income (2003):2
$44,407 $39,357
Michigan Hispanic Population, by Citizenship Status: 2000
Foreign-born, not yet citizens 18.5%
Foreign-born, naturalized citizens 6.2%
✝ The terms "Hispanic" and "Latino" are used interchangeably by the U.S. Census Bureau and throughout this document to identify persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American, Dominican, and Spanish descent; they may be of any race.
Native-born citizens 75.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000