Mexicans in the US: Datos, Datos and More Datos

The Mexican American community has grown significantly in recent decades, influenced by an influx of immigrants and a natural birth rate.

According to the most recent estimate from the US Census, in 2007 there were some 29.2 million US "residents of Mexican origin". They represented about 10% of the total US population and 64% of the nation's "Hispanic" population.

Mexicans in the US are a young social group. Their median age is 25.8 years, compared to 36.7 years for the nation as a whole.

Mexican American families are larger than the national counterparts. Mexican-orign families have 4.1 members, while other families average 3.2 people.

Mexicans participate in the labor force at higher rates than society as a whole. 68% of Mexican Americans over 16 are in the labor force, compared to 65% for the population as a whole.

The Pew Hispanic Center, for its part, estimates that there were 12.7 million Mexican immigrants in the United States.

Mexican immigrants represent 32% of all immigrants in the nation.

With respect to their nation of origin, Mexican immigrants in the US represent about 11% of Mexico's population.

7.259 million of these immigrants are men and 5.412 million are women.

The median age of Mexican immigrants in the US is 35.4 years.

Only 15% of Mexican immigrants have become naturalized US citizens.

65% of Mexican immigrants live in married-couple households.

Sources:

1. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/013395.html

2. http://pewhispanic.org/files/factsheets/47.pdf