U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2014


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-- WITH PHOTO -- TO FEATURES, AND NATIONAL EDITORS:

U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Asian/Pacific American Heritage

Month: May 2014

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 1978, a joint

congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage

Week. The first 10 days of May were chosen to coincide with two

important milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival in

the United States of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843) and

contributions of Chinese workers to the building of the

transcontinental railroad, completed May 10, 1869. In 1992, Congress

expanded the observance to a monthlong celebration. Per a 1997 U.S.

Office of Management and Budget directive, the Asian or Pacific

Islander racial category was separated into two categories: one being

Asian and the other Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. Thus,

this Facts for Features contains a section for each.

Asians

18.9 million The estimated number of U.S. residents in 2012 who were

Asian, either one race or in combination with one or more additional

races. Source: 2012 Population Estimates

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2012/PEPSR5H?slice=Year~est72012

6.0 million The Asian alone or in combination population in California

in 2012. The state had the largest Asian population, followed by New

York (1.7 million). The Asian alone population represented 56.4

percent of the total population in Hawaii. Source: 2012 Population

Estimates

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2012/PEPSR5H?slice=Year~est72012http:

46.0% Percentage growth of the Asian alone or in combination

population between the 2000 and 2010 censuses, which was more than any

other major race group. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census

Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Custom Table 3,

www.census.gov/2010census/news/xls/cb11cn123_us_2010redistr.xls

4.2 million Number of Asians of Chinese, except Taiwanese, descent in

the U.S. in 2012. The Chinese (except Taiwanese) population was the

largest Asian group, followed by Filipinos (3.6 million), Asian

Indians (3.3 million), Vietnamese (1.9 million), Koreans (1.8 million)

and Japanese (1.3 million). These estimates represent the number of

people who reported a specific detailed Asian group alone, as well as

people who reported that detailed Asian group in combination with one

or more other detailed Asian groups or another race(s). Source: U.S.

Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table B02018

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/B02018

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance

$70,644 Median income of households headed by the Asian alone

population in 2012. Median household income differed greatly by Asian

group. For Asian Indians, for example, the median income in 2012 was

$96,782; for Bangladeshi, it was $44,293. (These figures represent the

Asian alone population.) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American

Community Survey, Table S0201,

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~012

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~013|014

13.0% The poverty rate for the Asian alone population in 2012.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table

S0201

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~012

15.0% Percentage of Asian alone population without health insurance

coverage in 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American

Community Survey, Table S0201

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~012

Education

50.5% The percentage of the Asian alone population 25 and older who

had a bachelor's degree or higher level of education. This compared

with 29.1 percent for all Americans 25 and older. Source: U.S. Census

Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table

S0201,

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~012

and http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201

85.7% The percentage of the 25-and-older Asian alone population who

had at least a high school diploma. This compares with 86.4 percent of

the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American

Community Survey, Table S0201,

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~012

and http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201

21.2% The percentage of 25-and-older Asian alone population who had a

graduate or professional degree. This compared with 10.9 percent for

all Americans 25 and older. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American

Community Survey, Table S0201,

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~012

and http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201

Voting

547,000 The additional number of the Asian alone population who voted

in the 2012 presidential election than in the 2008 election. All in

all, 47 percent of Asians turned out to vote in 2012. A total of 3.9

million Asians voted in 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, The

Diversifying Electorate-Voting Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin in

2012 (and Other Recent Elections)

http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/p20-568.pdf

Serving Our Nation

270,630 The number of the Asian alone population who were military

veterans in 2012. About one in three Asian veterans was 65 and older.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table

B21001D,

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/B21001D

Jobs

49.1% The proportion of

civilian employed Asian alone population 16 and older who worked in

management, business, science and arts occupations, such as financial

managers, engineers, teachers and registered nurses in 2012.

Additionally, 17.3 percent worked in service occupations, 20.6 percent

in sales and office occupations, 9.7 percent in production,

transportation and material moving occupations and 3.2 percent in

natural resources, construction and maintenance occupations. Source:

U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table

S0201,http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~012

Internet Use

88.6% Percentage of Asian alone population in 2012 living in a

household with Internet use - the highest rate among race and ethnic

groups. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Reported Internet Usage for

Individuals 3 years and Older, by Selected Characteristics; Current

Population Survey: 2012 Table 1

http://www.census.gov/hhes/computer/publications/2012.html

Age Distribution

36.0 Median age of the Asian alone population in 2012. The

corresponding figure was 37.4 for the population as a whole. Source:

U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Tables S0201,

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~012

and http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201

21.3% Percentage of the Asian alone population that was under age 18

in 2012, while 10.3 percent was 65 or older. Source: U.S. Census

Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table S0201

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~012

Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders

1.4 million The estimated number of U.S. residents in 2012 who were

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, either alone or in

combination with one or more additional races. Source: 2012

Population Estimates

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2012/PEPSR5H

364,395 Population in Hawaii which had the largest population of

Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders alone or in combination,

followed by California (333,893) in 2012. The Native Hawaiians and

Other Pacific Islanders represented the largest population portion in

Hawaii at 26 percent. Source: 2012 Population Estimates

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2012/PEPSR5H

528,991 Number of Native Hawaiians in the U.S. in 2012. The Native

Hawaiian population was the largest detailed Native Hawaiian and Other

Pacific Islanders (NHPI) group, followed by Samoan (172,595) and

Guamanian or Chamorro (130,223). These estimates represent the number

of people who reported a specific detailed NHPI group alone, as well

as people who reported that detailed NHPI group in combination with

one or more other detailed NHPI groups or another race(s). Source:

U.S. Census. Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table B02019

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/B02019

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance

$51,322 The median income of households headed by Native Hawaiians and

Other Pacific Islanders alone in 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau,

2012 American Community Survey, Table S0201

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~050

21.3% The poverty rate in 2012 of the Native Hawaiian and Other

Pacific Islander alone population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012

American Community Survey, Table S0201,

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~050

18.0% The percentage without health insurance in 2012 for Native

Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders alone. Source: U.S. Census

Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table S0201,

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~050

Education

14.8% The percentage of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders

alone age 25-and-older who had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2012.

This compared with 29.1 percent for the total population. Source: U.S.

Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Tables S0201

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~050

and http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201

85.4% The percentage of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders

alone age 25-and-older who had at least a high school diploma in 2012.

This percentage is not statistically different from the 86.4 percent

of the total population who have at least a high school diploma or the

85.7 percent of Asians with at least a high school diploma. Source:

U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey Tables S0201

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~050

and http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201

4.7% The percentage of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders

alone age 25-and-older who had obtained a graduate or professional

degree in 2012. This compared with 10.9 percent for the total

population this age. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American

Community Survey, Tables S0201

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~050

and http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201

Serving Our Nation

32,303 The number of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone

who were military veterans. About one in four Native Hawaiian and

Other Pacific Islander veterans was 65 and older. Source: U.S. Census

Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, B21001E,

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/B21001E

Jobs

23.2% The proportion of civilian employed Native Hawaiians and Other

Pacific Islanders alone 16 and older who worked in management,

business, science and arts occupations, such as financial managers,

engineers, teachers and registered nurses in 2012. Additionally, 24.6

percent worked in service occupations, while 27.7 percent worked in

sales and office occupations; 15.9 percent in production,

transportation and material moving occupations; and 8.7 percent in

natural resources, construction and maintenance occupation. The 23.2

percent in management business, science and arts occupations, such as

financial managers, engineers, teachers and registered nurses

occupations is not statistically different from the 24.6 percent in

service occupations. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American

Community Survey, Table

S0201,http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~050

Age Distribution

30.4 The median age of the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

alone population in 2012. The median age was 37.4 for the population

as a whole. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community

Survey, Tables S0201

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~050

and http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201>

28.1% Percentage of the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

alone population that was under age 18 in 2012, while 6.1 percent was

65 or older. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community

Survey, Table S0201,

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S0201//popgroup~050

Following is a list of observances typically covered by the Census

Bureau's Facts for Features series:

Black History Month (February) Labor Day

Super Bowl Grandparents Day

Valentine's Day (Feb. 14) Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)

Women's History Month (March) Unmarried and Single Americans Week

Irish-American Heritage Month (March)/ Halloween (Oct. 31)

St. Patrick's Day (March 17) American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May) (November)

Older Americans Month (May) Veterans Day (Nov. 11)

Cinco de Mayo (May 5) Thanksgiving Day

Mother's Day The Holiday Season (December)

Hurricane Season Begins (June 1)

Father's Day

The Fourth of July (July 4)

Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26)

Back to School (August)

Editor's note: As a matter of policy, the Census Bureau does not

advocate the use of the alone population over the

alone-or-in-combination population or vice versa. The use of the alone

population in sections of this report does not imply that it is a

preferred method of presenting or analyzing data. The same is true

for sections of this report that focus on the alone-or-in-combination

population. Data on race can be presented and discussed in a variety

of ways.

The preceding data were collected from a variety of sources and may be

subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. Facts for

Features are customarily released about two months before an

observance in order to accommodate magazine production timelines.

Questions or comments should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public

Information Office: telephone: 301-763-3030; or e-mail:

pio@census.gov.

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