Arizona State University Demographic Reality Who are these Children? Eugene Garcia Arizona State University
Dec 26, 2015
Arizona State University
Demographic Reality
Who are these Children?
Eugene GarciaArizona State University
Changing U.S. Cities: Census 2000
For the first time, ½ of the nation’s 100 largest cities are home to more Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and other minorities than Whites.
The vast majority of American cities – 71 of the top 100 - - lost white residents
White, N/H residents are now a minority of the total population in the 100 largest urban centers
New York Times on the web, 4/30/01
U.S. Population Growth (April 1, 2000 – July 1, 2003)
4.6
9.4
1.8 1.6 1.40.4
0
2
4
6
8
10
Total U.S. Hispanic White,Non-
Hispanic
Black Asian AmIndian
(Million
(Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, June 2004)
U.S. Population Projections2000 - 2007
42.2%
33.3%
18.9%
11.2% 9.9% 8.8%4.0%
Hispa
nic
Asian
Am Ind
ian
Black
Mul
tirac
ial
Tota
l
Whi
te N
/ H
The Selig Center, University of Georgia, 2000
U.S. Population Projections2007 (millions)
306.1
255.9
50.2 38.514.1 2.9
Total White N/ H Hispanic Black Asian Am Indian
The Selig Center, University of Georgia, 2002
U.S. MINORITY POPULATION Growth, 1990 - 2009(in millions)
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
1990 2000 2004 2009
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
African American
(Source: The Selig Center for Economic Growth, 2004)
Percent Distribution of the U.S. Population by Race/Ethnicity
2000 to 2050
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
Year
White, Non-HispanicHispanic
Black
Asian
Am. Indian
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, p. 25-1130, Table I, CPS Report, April 1999
U.S. Fertility Projections (2025)
U.S. Bureau of Census, Population Projections for States by Age, Sex, Race & Hispanic Origin, October 1996
2.4
3.0
2.11.8 1.9
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
White,Non-
Hispanic
Asian AmericanIndian
Black Hispanic
Fer
tili
ty R
ate
U.S. Population Projection: Median Age(2000 and 2025)
29.833.8
43.238.6
28.5
26.6
30.6 32.4
36.935.3
0
10
20
30
40
50
Hispanic Native
American
Black Asian White, Non-
Hispanic
(years
)
2000
2025
(Source: American Demographics, August 2003)
Years
U.S. Grades K – 12 Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
October 1972-1998
0
10
20
30
40
50
1972 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998
Percentage
OtherHispanicBlack
The Condition of Education 2000 in Brief, U.S. Department of Education
Hispanics will make up 33%
of the U.S. PreK-12
population by 2025.
Hispanic, Univ. of Georgia, December 2002
U.S. Classrooms: Projected Student Composition: Ages 5-17
62%
38%
56%
44%
46%
54%
0%
50%
100%
2005 2020 2040
Majority Minority
Census, 2000
U.S. Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollments1993-94 (actual) through 2007-08 (projected)
400,000
450,000
500,000
550,000
600,000
American Indian
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Knocking at the College Door, December 2003
U.S. Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollments1993-94 (actual) through 2007-08 (projected)
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1,800,000
2,000,000
2,200,000
2,400,000
Asian
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Knocking at the College Door, December 2003
U.S. Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollments1993-94 (actual) through 2007-08 (projected)
6,200,000
6,400,000
6,600,000
6,800,000
7,000,000
7,200,000
7,400,000
7,600,000
Black
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Knocking at the College Door, December 2003
U.S. Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollments1993-94 (actual) through 2007-08 (projected)
24,500,000
25,000,000
25,500,000
26,000,000
26,500,000
27,000,000
White, Non-Hispanic
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Knocking at the College Door, December 2003
U.S. Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollments1993-94 (actual) through 2007-08 (projected)
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
8,000,000
9,000,000
10,000,000
Hispanic
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Knocking at the College Door, December 2003
U.S. Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollments1993-94 (actual) through 2007-08 (projected)
400,000
450,000
500,000
550,000
600,000
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1997-98
1999-00
2001-02
2003-04
2005-06
2007-08
American Indian
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1,800,000
2,000,000
2,200,000
2,400,000
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1997-98
1999-00
2001-02
2003-04
2005-06
2007-08
Asian
6,200,000
6,400,000
6,600,000
6,800,000
7,000,000
7,200,000
7,400,000
7,600,000
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1997-98
1999-00
2001-02
2003-04
2005-06
2007-08
Black
24,500,000
25,000,000
25,500,000
26,000,000
26,500,000
27,000,000
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1997-98
1999-00
2001-02
2003-04
2005-06
2007-08
White, Non-Hispanic
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
8,000,000
9,000,000
10,000,000
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1997-98
1999-00
2001-02
2003-04
2005-06
2007-08
Hispanic
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Knocking at the College Door, December 2003
Immigrant and Native Children Enrolled in K-12 Schooling in US: 1970-2000 (in thousands)
K-12 Enrollment
Year Children of Immigrants*
Children of Native Parents
Total K-12 Enrollment
Percentage of Immigrant
Enrollment in Total K-12 Population
Foreign-born (1st generation)
U.S.-Born (2nd
generation)
1970 770 (24.8%) 2,334 (75.2%) 45,676 48,780 6.4%
1980 1,506 (32.2%) 3,169 (67.8%) 41,621 46,296 10.1%
1990 1,817 (31.6%) 3,926 (68.4%) 35,523 41,266 13.9%
1995 2,307 (29.2%) 5,590 (70.8%) 41,451 49,348 16.0%
2000 2,700 (25.7%) 7,800 (74.3%) 44,200 54,700 20.1%*Percentages of total children of immigrant populationSources: Fix, M., & Passel, J. (2003). U.S. immigration: Trends and implications for schools. Washington DC, The Urban Institute.Van Hook, J., & Fix, M. (2000). A Profile of the Immigrant Student Population. In J. R. DeVelasco, M. Fix and T. Clewell (Eds.), Overlooked and underserved: Immigrant children in U.S. secondary schools. Washington D.C.: The Urban Institute Press.