48,600 People in City of Portland of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2008 est., a 36 percent increase from 2000 (35,800 people in 2000)

22 Percent of region’s Latino population, 2008 est.

9 Percent of city’s total population, 2008 est. (6 percent in 2000)

76 Percent of Mexican heritage (about 7 percent of city)

3 Percent of Puerto Rican heritage (<1 percent of city)

3 Percent of Cuban heritage (<1 percent of city)

19 Percent of other Hispanic or Latino heritage (about 2 percent of city)

27,600 Native born Latinos, 2008 est., about 57 percent of Latino population

21,000 Foreign born Latinos, 2008 est.; about 43 percent of Latino population; 30 percent of all foreign born population (second to Asian foreign born, 36 percent, which is the highest among all groups; 73,400 total foreign born population, all groups, 2008 est.)

3,300 Latinos naturalized U.S. citizens, 16 percent of foreign born Latinos, 2008 est. (30,200 citywide total, all groups, 40 percent of all foreign born, 2008 est.)

17,700 Latinos not a citizen, 84 percent of foreign born Latinos, 2008 (43,200 citywide total, all groups, 60 percent of all foreign born, 2008 est.)

30,200 Latinos 5 years and over who can speak English speak Spanish at home, about 6 percent of all groups in the city, the largest percentage among all groups, 2008 est.

27 Percent of Latinos 5 years and over speak English only at home, 2008 (81 percent, among all groups, 2008 est.)

72 Percent of Latinos 5 years and over speak Spanish at home, 2008 est.

60 Percent of Latinos 5 years and over who speak Spanish at home speak English less than “very well,” 2008 est. (of all groups, about 9 percent of population 5 years and over speaks English less than “very well,” 2008 est.)

26,300 Latinos 25 years and over, 2008 est. (389,100 citywide total, all groups, 2008 est.)

40 Percent have less than high school diploma, 2008 est. (11 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

25 Percent high school graduate or equivalent, 2008 est. (21 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

17 Percent some college or Associate degree, 2008 est. (30 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

17 Percent Bachelor’s degree or higher, 2008 est. (40 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

32,300 Latinos 16 years and over, 2008 est. (445,900 population 16 years and over, all groups, 2008 est.)

22,500 Civilian employed Latinos 16 years and over, 2008 est. (290,000 civilian employed, all groups, 16 years and over, 2008 est.)

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Latinos in Portland

13Percent Latinos unemployed nationally, December 2009; about 5 percent Latinos unemployed in city, 2008 est.; 9 percent Latinos unemployed in city, 2000 (10 percent unemployed, among all groups, Multnomah County, November 2009; 7 percent unemployed, all groups, 2008 est.)

30 Percent in service occupations, 2008 est. (17 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

20 Percent in management, professional, and related occupations, 2008 est. (42 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

20 Percent in production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 2008 est. (12 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

16 Percent in sales and office occupations, 2008 est. (23 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

12 Percent in construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations, 2008 est. (6 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

3 Percent in farming, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining occupations, 2008 est. (<1 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

$38,400 Median household income, 2008 est. ($49,000 all groups, 2008 est.)

$37,700 Median family income, 2008 est. ($64,100 all groups, 2008 est.)

$14,600 Per capita income, 2008 est. ($29,700 all groups, 2008 est.)

13,112 Latino households, 2008 est. (236,212 total households citywide, all groups, 2008 est.)

68 Percent are family households, 2008 est. (51 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

13 Percent are female householder, no husband present, with own children under 18 years of age, 2008 est. (6 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

46 Percent are households with individuals under 18 years, 2008 est. (25 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

2,300 Latino families below poverty level in 2008 (12,800 families, all groups, 2008 est.)

26 Percent of all Latino families below poverty, 2008 est.; (10.5 percent, all groups, all families, below poverty, 2008 est.)

42 Percent of Latino families in poverty are female householders, no husband present, with children under 18 years, 2008 est. (42 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

3.30 Average household size, 2008 est. (2.27, all groups, 2008 est.)

3.88 Average family size, 2008 est. (3.04, all groups, 2008 est.)

39 Percent owner-occupied housing units, 2008 est. (58 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

61 Percent renter-occupied housing units, 2008 est. (42 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

50 Percent live in 1-unit detached homes, 2008 est. (60 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

32 Percent live in 5 or more unit structures, 2008 est. (25 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

60 Percent of Latino homeowners with a mortgage paying 30 percent or more of household income on housing costs, 2008 est. (43 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)

59 Percent of Latino renters paying 30 percent or more of household income on housing costs, 2008 est. (53 percent, all groups, 2008 est.)