Mexican Foreign-Born in NYC:

The Story Behind the Numbers

Julianna Fricchione Chi Nguyen Fred Shabat

Zeehan Wazed Debbie Wong

Total Foreign-Born (FB): 3,040,816Total Mexican FB: 175,875

Percentage: 17%

New York City: 2008 Census*

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey*Numbers are estimated

Mexican FB Population in NYC, 1990-2008

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census

Mexican FB Population in Comparison with Other FB

Populations, NYC, 2008

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey

Means of Entry into NYC for Mexican FB

Mexican FB Employment Sponsored Admission Comparing with Other FB

Populations, NYC, 1990-1999

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Mexican FB Family Sponsored Admission Comparing with Other FB Populations,

NYC, 1990-1999

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Mexican FB Admission by Immediate U.S Citizen Relative,

NYC, 1990-1999

Means of Entry

Change in NYC’s Mexican and Latino FB Population & Mexican and Latino

Native-Born (NB) Population, 2000 - 2008

2000 2008 % Change

Foreign-Born Mexican Pop. In NYC

120,819 175,516 45.3%

Native-Born Mexican Pop. In NYC

66,053 107,449 62.7%

All Foreign-Born Latinos in NYC

890,979 948,532 6.5%

All Native-Born Latinos in NYC

1,269,575 1,339,373 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

Borough Foreign Born Mexicans

% of Borough’s Mexican Population*

Bronx 41,011 61.4%

Manhattan 22,737 59.2%

Staten Island 8,242 63.2%

Brooklyn 52,232 59.5%

Queens 51,294 66.7%

NYC Total 175,516 62%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

FB Mexican Population and Percentage By Borough, NYC, 2008

*Percentage of Borough’s Mexican Population indicates the Mexican-origin population, which includes the FB, but also later generations of self-identified Mexicans.

Mexican FB Population by Borough, 2008

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

•81.8% of NYC’s Mexican FB population reside in top Brooklyn, Queens, and Bronx.

Neighborhoods with Large Mexican FB Population, NYC,

2006-2008Brooklyn: Queens: Manhattan:

Brooklyn:• Sunset Park• Bushwick

Queens:• Elmhurst• North Corona• Jackson Heights

Manhattan:• East Harlem

Integration

Distribution of Age & Sex in the Mexican FB Population,

NYC, 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Educational Attainment of Mexican FB,

NYC, 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Bachelor’s degree

Graduate or professional degree

Industries/Jobs Distribution for Mexican

FB, NYC, 2000

Median family income for Mexican FB in 2000 is $18,925

Source: Medical and Health Research Association of New York City, Inc., 2007

Production, Transportation, and Material Moving

Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry

Service Occupations

Management, Professionals, and Related Occupations

Languages Spoken by Mexican FB, NYC, 2000

Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 

Speak only English or English very well

Language AbilityComparing NB and Mexican FB, NYC,

2006-2008

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

*There is a 6.7% overlay of people who cannot speak English

“very well” between the NB and Mexican FB population.

Speak only English or English very well

Mexican FB Population

Economic Status of Mexican FB, United States,

1999-2009Poverty Rate of Mexican Immigrants in the US increased.

1999: 25.8%2007: 19.7%2008: 24.8%2009: 27.1%

Educational Attainment:Comparing NB New Yorkers and

Mexican FB, 2006-2008

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

Mexican FB

New York NB

Occupation and Industry:Comparing NB New Yorkers and Mexican FB,

NYC, 2006-2008

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

• More Mexicans work in labor heavy sectors of the

work force than native New Yorkers

• Construction, retail trade, and the arts, entertainment,

and recreation and accommodation and food

services account for 58.6% of Mexican employees

• Most native New Yorkers, however, work in

educational services, health care, and social assistance

sector as well as the finance and insurance, real estate and rental/leasing labor

force

New York NB

Mexican FB

Poverty Status: Comparing NB New Yorkers and Mexican FB, NYC,

2006-2008

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

New York NB

Mexican FB

Populations and Sex DistributionComparing NB and Mexican FB, NYC, 2006-

2008

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

Can You Put Them Under Data Sets?

Data sets fail to tell success stories that belong to immigrants in a foreign born group. The numbers are biased, and not complete in reflecting the life styles and personal stories of these immigrants.

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