On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this most American of holidays will be marked by parades, fireworks and backyard barbecues across the country.
2.5 million In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation.
Source: Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970
<http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/statab.html>
More than 1 in 4 The chance that the hot dogs and pork sausages consumed on the Fourth of July originated in Iowa. The Hawkeye State was home to 19.3 million hogs and pigs on March 1, 2009. This represents more than one-fourth of the nation’s total. North Carolina (9.4 million) and Minnesota (7.3 million) were the runners-up.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service <http://www.nass.usda.gov>
6.8 billion pounds Total production of cattle and calves in Texas in 2007. Chances are good that the beef hot dogs, steaks and burgers on your backyard grill came from the Lone Star State, which accounted for about one-sixth of the nation’s total production. And if the beef did not come from Texas, it very well may have come from Nebraska (4.7 billion pounds) or Kansas (4.1 billion pounds).
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service <http://www.nass.usda.gov>
6 Number of states in which the revenue from broiler chickens was $1 billion or greater between December 2006 and November 2007. There is a good chance that one of these states — Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi or Texas — is the source of your barbecued chicken.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service <http://www.nass.usda.gov>
About 4 in 10
The odds that your side dish of baked beans originated from North Dakota, which produced 39 percent of the nation’s dry, edible beans in 2008. Another popular Fourth of July side dish is corn on the cob. Florida, California, Georgia and New York together accounted for 61 percent of the sweet corn produced nationally in 2008.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service <http://www.nass.usda.gov>
Please Pass the Potato Salad
Potato salad and potato chips are popular food items at Fourth of July barbecues. Half of the nation’s spuds were produced in Idaho or Washington state in 2008.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service <http://www.nass.usda.gov>
More than three-fourths
Amount of the nation’s head lettuce production in 2008 that came from California. This lettuce may end up in your salad or on your burger.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service <http://www.nass.usda.gov>
More than 7 in 10
The chances that the fresh tomatoes in your salad came from California or Florida, which combined accounted for 71 percent of U.S. tomato production last year. The ketchup on your burger or hot dog probably came from California, which accounted for 96 percent of forecasted processed tomato production in 2008.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service <http://www.nass.usda.gov>
Florida
The state that led the nation in watermelon production last year (861 million pounds). Other leading producers of this popular fruit included California, Texas and Georgia, each with more than 500 million pounds.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service <http://www.nass.usda.gov>
78 million
Number of Americans who said they have taken part in a barbecue during the previous year. It’s probably safe to assume a lot of these events took place on Independence Day.
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009, Table 1200 <http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/statab2006_2009.html>
Fireworks
$193 million
The value of fireworks imported from China in 2008, representing the bulk of all U.S. fireworks imported ($202 million). U.S. exports of fireworks, by comparison, came to just $28.1 million in 2008, with Australia purchasing more than any other country ($5.8 million).
Source: Foreign Trade Statistics <http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/>
$3.4 million
In 2008, the dollar value of U.S. imports of American flags. The vast majority of this amount ($3.0 million) was for U.S. flags made in China.
Source: Foreign Trade Statistics <http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/>
$569,400
Dollar value of U.S. flags exported in 2008. Belgium was the leading customer, purchasing $186,400 worth.
Source: Foreign Trade Statistics <http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/>
$349.2 million
Annual dollar value of shipments of fabricated flags, banners and similar emblems by the nation’s manufacturers, according to the latest published economic census data.
Source: 2002 Economic Census <http://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/ec0231i314999t.pdf>
Patriotic-Sounding Names
31
Number of places nationwide with “liberty” in their name. The most populous one as of July 1, 2007, is Liberty, Mo. (29,993). Iowa, with four, has more of these places than any other state: Libertyville, New Liberty, North Liberty and West Liberty.
Thirty-one places have “eagle” in their name — after the majestic bird that serves as our national symbol. (Places include cities, towns, villages and census-designated places.) The most populous such place is Eagle Pass, Texas, with 26,285 residents.
Eleven places have “independence” in their name. The most populous of these is Independence, Mo., with 110,704 residents.
Five places adopted the name “freedom.” Freedom, Calif., with 6,000 residents, has the largest population among these.
There is one place named “patriot” — Patriot, Ind., with a population of 190.
And what could be more fitting than spending the Fourth of July in a place called “America”? There are five such places in the country, with the most populous being American Fork, Utah, population 26,472.
The idea of Father’s Day was conceived exactly a century ago, by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six children on a farm. A day in June was chosen for the first Father’s Day celebration — June 19, 1910, proclaimed by Spokane’s mayor because it was the month of Smart’s birth. The first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Father’s Day has been celebrated annually since 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it permanent.
64.3 million
Estimated number of fathers across the nation.
Source: Unpublished data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation
78 million
The number of Americans who participated in a barbecue in the last year — it’s probably safe to assume many of these barbecues took place on Father’s Day.
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009 <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/>, Table 1200
Mr. Mom
140,000
Estimated number of stay-at-home dads in 2008. These married fathers with children younger than 15 have remained out of the labor force for at least one year primarily so they can care for the family while their wives work outside the home. These fathers cared for 234,000 children. Among these stay-at-home dads, 54 percent had two or more children, and 52 percent had an annual family income of $50,000 or more.
Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2008
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/families_households/013378.html>
25%
Among the nation’s 11.3 million preschoolers whose mothers are employed, the percentage who are regularly cared for by their father during their mother’s working hours. This amounted to 2.9 million children.
Source: Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2005
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/011574.html>
How Many Fathers?
25.8 million
Number of fathers who were part of married-couple families with children younger than 18 in 2008.
22 percent were raising three or more children younger than 18 (among married-couple family households only).
$2.4 billion
Amount of child support received by custodial fathers in 2005; they were due $3.3 billion. In contrast, custodial mothers received $22.4 billion of the $34.7 billion in support that was due.
Source: Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/010634.html>
43%
Percentage of custodial fathers who received all child support that was due, not significantly different from the corresponding percentage for custodial mothers. These fathers received an average of $6,210 in child support in 2005, compared with $5,981 for mothers who received full support. (These figures are not statistically different from each other.)
Source: Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/010634.html>
72%
Percentage of custodial fathers receiving noncash support, such as gifts or coverage of expenses, on behalf of their children. The corresponding proportion for mothers was 59 percent.
Source: Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/010634.html>
Time with Daddy
53% and 71%
Percentages of children younger than 6 who ate breakfast and dinner, respectively, with their father every day in 2006. The corresponding percentages who ate with their mother were 58 percent and 80 percent. (The percentages of children who ate breakfast with their mother or father, respectively, were not significantly different from each another.)
Source: A Child’s Day: 2006 <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/013383.html>
The driving force behind Mother’s Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia exactly 101 years ago: May 10, 1908. As the annual celebration became popular around the country, Jarvis asked members of Congress to set aside a day to honor mothers. She finally succeeded in 1914, when Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
How Many Mothers
82.8 million
Estimated number of mothers in the United States in 2004.
Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation unpublished tabulations
2.1
The total fertility rate (TFR) or number of births per woman in the U.S. in 2006 (based on current birth rates by age). This is the first time since 1971 that the nation’s TFR was above replacement, which is the birth rate required for a given generation to replace itself.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm>
2.6
The TFR or number of births in 2006 per woman in Utah (based on current birth rates by age), which led the nation. At the other end of the spectrum were Vermont, the District of Columbia and Rhode Island, with TFRs of 1.7 births per women.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm>
94%
Among the 37.8 million mothers living with children younger than 18 in 2004, the percentage who lived with their biological children only. In addition, 3 percent lived with stepchildren, 2 percent with adopted children and less than 1 percent with foster children.
Source: Living Arrangements of Children: 2004 <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/011507.html>
Moms Who’ve Recently Given Birth
4.3 million
Number of births registered in the United States in 2006. Of this number, 435,436 were to teens 15 to 19, 112,513 to mothers 40 or older and 494 to those 50 or older.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm>
25.0
Average age of women in 2006 when they gave birth for the first time, down from 25.2 years in 2005. This marks the first decline since this measure became available in 1968.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm>
40%
Percentage of births that were the mother’s first in 2006. Another 32 percent were the second-born; 17 percent, third; and 11 percent, fourth or more.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm>
18,674
Number of births in 2006 that were the mother’s eighth or more.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm>
38,568
Number of births in 2006 that did not occur in hospitals.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm>
32.1
Number of twin births per 1,000 total births in 2006.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm>
153.3
Number of triplet and higher order multiple births per 100,000 total births in 2006.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm>
August
The month with the highest number of births, with 387,798 taking place that month in 2006.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm>
Wednesday
The most common day of the week to deliver, with an average of 13,482 births taking place on Wednesdays during 2006. This is the first time since at least 1990 that a day other than Tuesday had this distinction.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm>
Jacob and Emily
The most popular baby names for boys and girls, respectively, in 2007.
Source: Social Security Administration <http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/>
The flowers bought for mom have a good chance of having been grown in California. Among the 15 surveyed states, California was the leading provider of cut flowers in 2007, accounting for 77 percent of domestic flower production ($320 million out of $416 million) in those states.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
<http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1072>
57%
Among mothers 15 to 50 with infants in 2006, the percentage in the labor force. A cluster of states in the Midwest and also Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia and Connecticut had rates higher than the national average.
Source: Fertility of American Women: 2006
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012510.html>
83%
The percentage of mothers who went back to work within a year of their child’s birth who returned to the same employer. Seven in 10 of these women returned to jobs at the same pay, skill level and hours worked per week.
Source: Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns: 1961-2003
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/employment_occupations/011536.html>
58% and 80%
Percentages of children younger than 6 who ate breakfast and dinner, respectively, with their mother every day in 2006. The corresponding percentages who ate with their father were 53 percent and 71 percent. (The percentages of children who ate breakfast with their mother or father, respectively, were not significantly different from one another.)
Source: A Child’s Day: 2006 <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/013383.html>
A meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens resulted in President John F. Kennedy designating May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month, encouraging the nation to pay tribute in some way to older people across the country. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter’s proclamation changed the name to Older Americans Month, a time to celebrate those 65 and older through ceremonies, events and public recognition.
37.9 million
The number of people 65 and older in the United States on July 1, 2007. This age group accounted for 13 percent of the total population. Between 2006 and 2007, this age group increased by 635,000 people.
Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/011910.html>
518 million
Projected 2009 midyear world population 65 and older. Projections indicate the number will increase to 1.6 billion by 2050.
Source: Population projections <http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb>
9.7%
Poverty rate for people 65 and older in 2007, statistically unchanged from 2006. There were 3.6 million seniors in poverty in 2007, up from 3.4 million in 2006. Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/012528.html>
$190,100
Median net worth for families in 2004 whose head was between 65 and 74.
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009 <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/> (Table 699)
Serving Our Nation
9 million
Estimated number of people 65 and older who were military veterans in 2007.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>
Jobs
5.8 million
Number of people 65 and older who were in the labor force in 2007. Projections indicate that by 2016, the number will reach 10.1 million.
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009 <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/> (Table 568)
15%
Percentage of people 65 and older in the labor force in 2007.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>
Education
74%
Proportion of people 65 and older in 2007 with at least a high school diploma.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>
19%
Percentage of the population 65 and older in 2007 who had earned a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>
7.3 million
Number of people 66 and older taking adult education courses in 2004-05, comprising about 8 percent of these students.
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009 <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/> (Table 294)
Marital Status and Living Arrangements
54%
Percentage of people 65 and older who were married in 2007.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>
31%
Percentage of people 65 and older in 2007 who were widowed.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>
65%
Percentage of people 65 and older in 2007 who lived with relatives. Another 27 percent lived alone, while 5 percent lived in group quarters and 2 percent in a household with nonrelatives. In addition, 6 percent lived in their children’s home.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>
1.5 million
Number of people 65 and older who lived in nursing facilities in 2007. These residents comprised 4 percent of all people in this age group.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>
Voting
78%
Percentage of citizens 65 and older registered to vote in the 2006 congressional election. Sixty-three percent of citizens in this age group reported actually casting a ballot.
Source: Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2006
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/voting/012234.html>
Homeownership
80%
Percentage of householders 65 and older in 2007 who owned their homes. This compares with 42 percent for householders at the other end of the age spectrum — younger than 35.
Source: Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy Survey <http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/hvs/hvs.html>
17%
Percentage of Florida’s population 65 and older in 2007, which led the nation. States with the next-highest percentages of older people included West Virginia (15.5 percent) and Pennsylvania (15.2 percent).
Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/011910.html>
32%
Percentage of the population of La Paz County, Ariz., that was 65 and older on July 1, 2007, which led the nation. There were 24 counties with at least one-quarter of their population 65 and older. Nine of those counties were in Florida, with four in Texas and three in Michigan.
Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html>
Cinco de Mayo celebrates the legendary Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which a Mexican force of 4,500 men faced 6,000 well-trained French soldiers. The battle lasted four hours and ended in a victory for the Mexican army under Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza. Along with Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16, Cinco de Mayo has become a time to celebrate Mexican heritage and culture.
29.2 million
Number of U.S. residents of Mexican origin in 2007. These residents constituted 10 percent of the nation’s total population and 64 percent of the Hispanic population
18.25 million
Number of people of Mexican origin who lived either in California (10.97 million) or Texas (7.28 million). People of Mexican origin made up more than one-quarter of the residents of these two states.
25.8
Median age of people in the United States of Mexican descent. This compares with 36.7 years for the population as a whole.
609,000
Number of Mexican-Americans who are U.S. military veterans.
1.3 million
Number of people of Mexican descent 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher. This includes about 362,000 who have a graduate degree.
37%
Among households where a householder was of Mexican origin, the percentage of married-couple families with own children younger than 18. For all households, the corresponding percentage was 21 percent.
4.1
Average size for families with a householder of Mexican origin. This compares to 3.2 people in all families.
14%
Percentage of employed civilians 16 and older of Mexican heritage who worked in managerial, professional or related occupations. In addition, 24 percent worked in service occupations; 20 percent in sales and office occupations; 18 percent in construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations; and 19 percent in production, transportation and material moving occupations.
$39,742
Median household income in 2007 for households with a householder of Mexican origin.
22%
Poverty rate in 2007 for people of Mexican heritage.
68%
Percentage of civilians 16 and older of Mexican origin in the labor force. The percentage was 65 percent for the population as a whole. There were 13 million people of Mexican heritage in the labor force, comprising 9 percent of the total.
51%
Percentage of householders of Mexican origin who owned the home in which they lived.
$367.5 billion
The value of goods traded between the United States and Mexico in 2008. Mexico was our nation’s third-leading trading partner, after Canada and China.
Source: Foreign Trade Statistics <http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/>
Businesses
701,078
Number of firms owned by people of Mexican origin in 2002. They accounted for more than 44 percent of all Hispanic-owned firms. Among these Mexican-owned firms, 275,896 were in California and 235,735 in Texas. The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif., combined statistical area had 174,292.
$96.7 billion
Sales and receipts for firms owned by people of Mexican origin in 2002.
116,290
Number of firms owned by people of Mexican origin in the construction sector in 2002, which led all sectors.
$100.4 million
Product shipment value of tamales and other Mexican food specialties (not frozen or canned) produced in the United States in 2002.
Source: 2002 Economic Census <http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/guide/INDRPT31.HTM>
$48.9 million
Product shipment value of frozen enchiladas produced in the United States in 2002. Frozen tortilla shipments were valued even higher, at $156 million.
Source: 2002 Economic Census <http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/guide/INDRPT31.HTM>
347
Number of U.S. tortilla manufacturing establishments in 2006. The establishments that produce this unleavened flat bread employed about 14,500 people. Tortillas, the principal food of the Aztecs, are known as the “bread of Mexico.” About one in three of these establishments was in Texas.
Source: County Business Patterns: 2006 <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/county_business_patterns/012181.html>
During the week of April 28, 2009, through May 4, 2009, Big Island police arrested 38 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Seven were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 456 DUI arrests compared with 466 during the same period last year, a decrease of 2.1 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
DUI Arrests by District
District Weekly Total Year to Date
Hāmākua 0 2
North Hilo 0 0
South Hilo 13 137
Puna 1 50
Ka‘u 2 20
Kona 21 198
South Kohala 1 37
North Kohala 0 12
Island Total 38 456
There have been 558 major accidents so far this year compared with 635 during the same period last year, a decrease of 12.1 percent.
So far this year, there were five traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 11 during the same period last year, a decrease of 54.5 percent.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
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 on May 10, 1869. In 1992, Congress expanded the observance to a monthlong celebration. Per a 1997 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
15.2 million
The estimated number of U.S. residents in July 2007 who said they were Asian alone or Asian in combination with one or more other races. This group comprised about 5 percent of the total population.
Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/011910.html>
5 million
The Asian population in California, the state that had the largest Asian population on July 1, 2007, as well as the largest numerical increase from 2006 to 2007 (106,000). New York (1.4 million) and Texas (915,000) followed in population. Texas (44,000) and New York (33,000) followed in numerical increase. In Hawaii, Asians made up the highest proportion of the total population (55 percent), with California (14 percent) and New Jersey and Washington (8 percent each) next. Asians were the largest minority group in Hawaii and Vermont.
Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/011910.html>
3.54 million
Number of Asians of Chinese descent in the U.S. in 2007. Chinese-Americans were the largest Asian group, followed by Filipinos (3.05 million), Asian Indians (2.77 million), Vietnamese (1.64 million), Koreans (1.56 million) and Japanese (1.22 million). These estimates represented the number of people who were either of a particular Asian group only or were of that group in combination with one or more other Asian groups or races.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
Education
50%
The percentage of single-race Asians 25 and older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher level of education. This compared with 28 percent for all Americans 25 and older.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
86%
The percentage of single-race Asians 25 and older who had at least a high school diploma. This compared with 85 percent for all Americans 25 and older.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
20%
The percentage of single-race Asians 25 and older who had a graduate (e.g., master’s or doctorate) or professional degree. This compared with 10 percent for all Americans 25 and older.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
The Asian population comprises many groups who differ in languages and culture, which is reflected in the demographic characteristics of these groups. For instance, 68 percent of Asian Indians 25 and older had a bachelor’s degree or more education, and 36 percent had a graduate or professional degree. The corresponding numbers for Vietnamese-Americans were 27 percent and 8 percent, respectively. (These figures represent the single-race population.)
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
Median household income differed greatly by Asian group. For Asian Indians, for example, the median income in 2007 was $83,820; for Vietnamese-Americans, it was $54,048. (These figures represent the single-race population.)
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
1.1 million
Number of businesses owned by Asian-Americans in 2002, up 24 percent from 1997. The rate of increase in the number of Asian-owned businesses was about twice that of the national average for all businesses.
More than $326 billion
Receipts of Asian-American-owned businesses in 2002, up 8 percent from 1997. An estimated 319,468 Asian-owned businesses had paid employees, and their receipts totaled more than $291 billion. There were 49,636 Asian-owned firms with receipts of $1 million or more, accounting for 4 percent of the total number of Asian-owned firms and nearly 68 percent of their total receipts.
In 2002, more than three in 10 Asian-owned firms operated in professional, scientific and technical services, as well as other services, such as personal services, and repair and maintenance.
2.2 million
Number of people employed by an Asian-owned business. There were 1,866 Asian-owned firms with 100 or more employees, generating nearly $52 billion in gross receipts (18 percent of the total revenue for Asian-owned employer firms).
46%
Percentage of all Asian-owned firms that were either Chinese-owned or Asian Indian-owned.
Nearly 6 in 10
Proportion of all Asian-owned firms in the United States in California, New York, Texas and New Jersey.
112,441
The number of Asian-owned firms in New York, which led all cities. Los Angeles(47,764), Honolulu (22,348) and San Francisco (19,639) followed.
2.5 million
The number of people 5 and older who spoke Chinese at home in 2007. After Spanish, Chinese was the most widely spoken non-English language in the country. Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean were each spoken at home by more than 1 million people.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
Serving Our Nation
277,751
The number of single-race Asian military veterans. About one in three was 65 and older.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
Jobs
47%
The proportion of civilian employed single-race Asians 16 and older who worked in management, professional and related occupations, such as financial managers, engineers, teachers and registered nurses. Additionally, 23 percent worked in sales and office occupations, 16 percent in service occupations and 10 percent in production, transportation and material moving occupations.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
59%
Percent of the population of Honolulu County, Hawaii, that was Asian in 2007, which led the country. One other county — Kauai, Hawaii — was also majority Asian. San Francisco County, Calif., led the continental United States, with 33 percent of its population Asian.
Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html>
40.6 million
The projected number of U.S. residents in 2050 who will identify themselves as Asian or Asian in combination with one or more other races. They would comprise 9 percent of the total population by that year.
Source: Population projections <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012496.html>
153%
The projected percentage increase between 2008 and 2050 in the population of people who identify themselves as Asian or Asian in combination with one or more other races. This compares with a 44 percent increase in the population as a whole over the same period of time.
Source: Population projections <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012496.html>
Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
1 million
The estimated number of U.S. residents in July 2007 who said they were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, either alone or in combination with one or more other races. This group comprised 0.3 percent of the total population.
Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/011910.html>
Hawaii had the largest population (269,000) in 2007 of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (either alone or in combination with one or more other races), followed by California (262,000) and Washington (50,000). California had the largest numerical increase (2,900) of people of this group, with Texas (2,500) and Florida (1,100) next. In Hawaii, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders comprised the largest proportion (21 percent) of the total population, followed by Utah (1 percent) and Alaska (0.9 percent).
Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/011910.html>
1.6%
Percentage growth of the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population between 2006 and 2007. The increase in the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population during the period totaled 16,000.
Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/011910.html>
Education
15%
The percentage of single-race Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders 25 and older who had at least a bachelor’s degree. This compared with 28 percent for the total population.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
84%
The percentage of single-race Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders 25 and older who had at least a high school diploma. This compared with 85 percent for the total population. (There is no statistically significant difference between these two percentages.)
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
4%
The percentage of single-race Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders 25 and older who had obtained a graduate or professional degree. This compared with 10 percent for the total population this age.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance
$55,273
The median income of households headed by single-race Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
15.7%
The poverty rate for those who classified themselves as single-race Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
28,948
Number of Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned businesses in 2002, up 49 percent from 1997. The rate of growth was more than three times the national average. The 3,693 Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned businesses with paid employees employed more than 29,000 and generated revenues of $3.5 billion.
2,415
Number of Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms in Honolulu, the most of any city in the nation.
$4.3 billion
Receipts for Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned businesses in 2002, up 3 percent from 1997. There were 727 Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms with receipts of $1 million or more. These firms accounted for 3 percent of the total number of Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms and 67 percent of their total receipts.
In 2002, nearly 21,000 Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms operated in health care and social assistance; other services (such as personal services, and repair and maintenance); retail trade; administrative and support, and waste management and remediation services; professional, scientific and technical services; and construction.
28
Number of Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms with 100 or more employees. These firms generated $698 million in gross receipts — 20 percent of the total revenue for Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned employer firms.
53%
Percentage of all Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms in Hawaii and California. These two states accounted for 62 percent of business revenue.
Serving Our Nation
26,878
The number of single-race Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander military veterans. About one in five was 65 and older.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
Jobs
22%
The proportion of civilian employed single-race Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders 16 and older who worked in management, professional and related occupations, such as financial managers, engineers, teachers and registered nurses. About the same percent worked in service occupations. Meanwhile, 29 percent worked in sales and office occupations and 15 percent in production, transportation and material moving occupations.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>
Counties
172,200
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population (alone or in combination with one or more other races) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, in 2007, which led the nation. Clark County, Nev. (home of Las Vegas) and Maricopa County (Phoenix), Ariz., had the largest numerical increases in this race since July 2006 – 800 and 700, respectively. Four counties in Hawaii had the highest percentage of people of this race: Hawaii (29 percent), Maui (23 percent), Kauai (23 percent) and Honolulu (19 percent).
Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html>
Posted on 3:54 am, Wednesday, December 31, 2008. Tags: dui, statistics
MEDIA RELEASE
During the week of December 23, 2008, through December 29, 2008, Big Island police arrested 30 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Two were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 1,387 DUI arrests compared with 1,388 during the same period last year, an increase of .07 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
DUI Arrests by District
District Weekly Total Year to Date
Hamakua 0 13
North Hilo 0 4
South Hilo 7 464
Puna 2 133
Ka‘u 0 30
Kona 19 607
South Kohala 2 111
North Kohala 0 25
Island Total 30 1,387
There have been 1,708 major accidents so far this year compared with 2,157 during the same period last year, a decrease of 21 percent.
So far this year, there have been 27 traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 37 during the same period last year, a decrease of 27 percent.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
Posted on 9:13 pm, Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Tags: dui, police, statistics
During the week of Dec. 16-22, Big Island police arrested 32 motorists for drunken driving. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Three were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 1,357 DUI arrests compared with 1,352 during the same period last year, an increase of 0.4 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
DUI Arrests by District
District Weekly Total Year to Date
Hamakua 0 13
North Hilo 0 4
South Hilo 13 457
Puna 5 131
Ka'u 1 30
Kona 11 588
South Kohala 2 109
North Kohala 0 25
Island Total 32 1,357
There have been 1,692 major accidents so far this year compared with 2,105 during the same period last year, a decrease of 20 percent.
So far this year, there have been 27 traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 37 during the same period last year, a decrease of 27 percent.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.
