Facts to consider when interested in the hispanic market.

1. Hispanics in the United States

3. Population in millions Hispanic Population in the United States: 1970 to 2050 *Projected Population as of July 1 Projections Census Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Decennial Censuses; Population Projections, July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2050

4. Percent Hispanic of the Total Population in the United States: 1970 to 2050 *Projected Population as of July 1 Projections Census Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Decennial Censuses; Population Projections, July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2050

5. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE HISPANIC POPULATION: 1980 TO 2006

10. POPULATION TRENDS IN THE HISPANIC POPULATION: 2000 to 2006

12. Hispanic Population: 2000 to 2006 Population in millions Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006

13. Percent Hispanic and Their Contribution to Annual Components of Change: 2000 to 2006 Percent Percent of total population Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006

14. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE HISPANIC POPULATION: 2000 TO 2006

15. Top Five States by Hispanic Population Size: 2006 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates July 1, 2006 1,886,933 Illinois 5 3,139,456 New York 4 3,646,499 Florida 3 8,385,139 Texas 2 13,074,156 California 1 Population Size State Rank

16. Top Five States by Hispanic Growth Rate: 2000 to 2006 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (For states with 100,000 or more Hispanics in 2006) 54.9 North Carolina 5 55.5 Tennessee 4 57.4 South Carolina 3 59.4 Georgia 2 60.9 Arkansas 1 Growth Rate (percent) State Rank

17. Top Five States by Hispanic Population Gain: 2000 to 2006 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 342,244 Illinois 5 490,124 Arizona 4 930,437 Florida 3 1,644,262 Texas 2 2,010,514 California 1 Numeric Change State Rank

19. Top Five Counties by Hispanic Population Size: 2006 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates July 1, 2006 1,129,556 Maricopa County, AZ 5 1,200,957 Cook County, IL 4 1,471,709 Miami-Dade County, FL 3 1,484,311 Harris County, TX 2 4,706,994 Los Angeles County, CA 1 Population Size County Rank

20. Top Five Counties by Hispanic Growth Rate: 2000 to 2006 (For counties with 10,000 or more Hispanics in 2006) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 143.7 Frederick County, MD 5 146.9 Prince William County, VA 4 151.1 Loudoun County, VA 3 175.9 Luzerne County, PA 2 203.9 Kendall County, IL 1 Growth Rate (percent) County Rank

21. Top Five Counties by Hispanic Population Gain: 2000 to 2006 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 241,955 San Bernardino County, CA 5 287,157 Riverside County, CA 4 350,148 Harris County, TX 3 354,400 Maricopa County, AZ 2 435,671 Los Angeles County, CA 1 Numeric Change County Rank

23. Hispanic Population by Region: 2006 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates July 1, 2006 3,977,686 Midwest 4 6,102,314 Northeast 3 15,376,215 South 2 18,864,823 West 1 Population Size Region Rank

24. Hispanic Population Numeric Change by Region: 2000 to 2006 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 801,552 Midwest 4 823,259 Northeast 3 3,376,156 West 2 3,660,347 South 1 Numeric Change Region Rank

26. Results from the 2006 American Community Survey (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.)

27. Hispanic Origin by Type: 2006 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey 3.4 1,520,276 Cuban Percent Number Type of origin 7.7 3,394,089 Other Hispanic 5.5 2,421,297 South American 7.6 3,372,090 Central American 2.8 1,217,225 Dominican 9.0 3,987,947 Puerto Rican 64.0 28,339,354 Mexican 100.0 44,252,278 Total

28. SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS

29. Median Age by Sex: 2006 Median Age Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

30. Nativity: 2006 Percent Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

31. Median Age at First Marriage by Sex: 2006 Median Age (Population 15 to 54 years) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

32. Marital Status by Sex: 2006 Percent (Population 15 years and older) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

33. Educational Attainment by Sex: 2006 Percent (Population 25 years and older) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

34. Occupation of the Employed Male Civilian Population 16 Years and Older: 2006 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey (Percent distribution)

35. Occupation of the Employed Female Civilian Population 16 Years and Older: 2006 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey (Percent distribution)

36. Median Earnings by Sex in the Past 12 Months: 2006 (For employed, full-time, year-round workers 16 and older. In 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey