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NJ Latino Quick Facts

• NJ ranks 7th in U.S. in Latino population with 1.6 m

• NJ Latino pop. est. at 2.2 m by 2020 (22%)

• About 37% of all Latinos are under the age of 18.

• NJ DOE shows Latino state youth enrollments in pre-K-4th grade range between 22%-30% of each grade – and growing

• Latino percentage with bachelor’s degree (10.7%) lags the state average by half (21.6%).

• Only 4.5% of Latinos hold a grad./prof. degree vs. the state level of 12.9%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Atlantic County

Burlington County

Cape May County

Essex County

Hudson County

Mercer County

Monmouth County

Ocean County

Salem County

Sussex County

Warren County

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%16.8%

16.1%6.4%

14.3%6.2%

27.1%20.3%

4.8%42.2%

5.3%15.1%

18.4%9.7%

11.5%8.3%

37.1%6.8%

13.%6.4%

27.4%7.1%

Percent Latino

NJ Latino Population Gains by County


Top 10 Countries of Latino Foreign-Bornin New Jersey

Percent of Foreign-born Latinos That Populate New Jersey Counties


NJ Latinos by Type 2000 vs 2010

Puerto Rican53%

South American

15%

Mex-ican11%

Dominican5%

Central American

7%

Other7%

Cuban2%

Puerto Rican28%

South Amer-ican21%

Mexican14%

Dominican13%

Central Ameri-

can11%

Other8%

Cuban5%


Population Growth Among Largest Latino Sub-Groups of NJ

U.S. Census Reports Ancestry 2000 2010 +% • Puerto Ricans 366,788 434,092 18.4%• Mexicans 102.929 217,715 111.5%• Dominicans 102,630 197,922 92.6%• Salvadorans 25,230 56,532 124.0%• Guatemalans 16,992 48,869 187.6%• Colombians 65,075 101,593 56.0%• Ecuadorians 45,392 100,480 121.4%• Peruvians 37,672 75,869 101.4%• Cubans 77,337 83,362 7.8%


33.4%

11.7%10.6%

44.3%

Place of Birth of Latinos in NJ

Born in state of residence

Born in other state in the United States

Native; born outside the United States

Foreign born

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010


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Median Age in NJ

Total PopulationHispanic


49.63%

19.96%20.61%

9.80%

Speak English Very Well Speak English Well Speak English Not WellSpeak English Not at All

NJ Latinos’ Ability to Speak English


Total N.J. pop. Latinos

4,623,469

756,058

6,900,700

1,054,474

NJ Employment StatusIn Labor Force Pop. 16 and over

67.4%

71.7%


Latino NJ Population

61.733.9

38.366.1

Renter Occupied Owner Occupied

NJ Latino MarketOwner vs. Renter Occupied Housing Units


2009200019901980

$32,584 $36,952

$29,712 $26,677

$38,039 $41,312

$35,525 $33,832

$51,861 $54,700

$49,686 $46,306

$65,469 $69,448

$61,170 Black Latino White Asian

U.S. Household Median Incomes


$68,981

$48,093

NJ Median Household Incomes

NJ MedianHispanic Median


1990 2000 2010 2015

$210 bn$499 bn

$1,036 tr

$1,482 tr

U.S. Latino Consumer SpendingDoubling Every 10 Years

Source: Selig Center for Economic Growth, Terry College of Business, The University of Georgia, August 2010

U.S. Latino Consumer Market2010 -- Nation’s Largest Consumer Markets

(billions)

California $265.2 bnTexas 176.3Florida 107.0New York 81.3Illinois 43.6New Jersey 39.6Arizona 33.9Colorado 21.9New Mexico 20.0Georgia 17.0


NJ Latino Spending(In billions)

1990 2000 2010 2015 NJ Total $164.3 $272.6 $399.2 $500.5

Latinos 8.9 19.6 39.3 55.4% of Tot 5.4% 7.2% 9.8% 11.1%

Whites 144.6 229.9 325.1 400.3Blacks 13.9 24.4 36.1 45.4Asians 5.7 16.1 31.6 43.9Native Amer. 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.3


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NJ LATINO HOUSEHOLD INCOMESIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (census)

(IN 2010 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)


New Jersey Latino Market

NJ Latino-Owned Businesses

2002 2007 % +/(-)

Total NJ 49,841 68,362 37.1%

Total Receipts $7.5 bn $10.2 bn 42.4%

Avg Rev/Bus $150,478 $148,502 (1.3%)


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$7.5 bn

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42% Growth in Receipts in Five-Year Span


NJ Latinos Living in PovertyTotal: 320k (20%)

• Percentage of children living in poverty: 26.6%

• Latinos 18-24 living poverty: 17.1%

• Latino elderly living poverty: 15.6%

• Families headed by Latina women living in poverty stands at 38% -- almost 40,000 households.

Source: Legal Services of New Jersey


Population Be-low Poverty

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Population of Trenton

320,000

121,300(39.7%)

169,400(55.5%)

14,700(4.8%)

85,400

Latino Poverty Status in NJIncome in the Past 12 Months Below

Poverty Level(U.S. Census, 2010)


NJ Latinos Without Health Coverage Before ObamaCare*: 30%

• Percentage represents about 480,000 before Obamacare*

• Latinos represented about 44% of the 1.1 million living without health care coverage in NJ* – yet only 17% of NJ’s population



480,000 246,275

An 95% Increase since 2000!

2000 2012

Latinos Not Covered by Health Insurance in NJ


NJ Latinos living in poverty: 20%

Percentage represents about 320,000 of the NJ’s 1.6 m Latinos

NJ Latinos Without Health Care Insurance: 30%

Percentage represents about 480,000 Latinos

A “Perfect” Storm for Latinos in NJ?



369,581

203,682231,275

39,697

745,925

People Living in Poverty in New Jersey

White Black Hispanic Asian Total


White Black Hispanic Asian Total

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18%

19.9%

6%

9%

Percent by Race Living in Poverty in New Jersey


Percentage NJ Latinos Without Health Care: 29.1%

• Percentage represents about 451,000 Latinos

• Latinos represent about 41% of 1.1 million living without health care in New Jersey

20092000

421,950

246,275


A 71.3% Increase since 2000

Latinos Not Covered by Health Insurance in NJ

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Total Enrollment by N.J. Medical School By Race and Ethnicity, 2010

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