Selected Characteristics of the U.S. Arab Population, 2000
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
| Alone1 | In combination2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Arab (in numbers) | 850,027 | 339,704 | 1,189,731 |
| Age | |||
| Under 18 years. | 25.2% | 41.6% | 29.9% |
| 18 to 64 years | 65.9 | 55.6 | 62.9 |
| 65 years and over | 9.0 | 2.8 | 7.2 |
| Marital Status | |||
| Never married | 26.7 | 39.9 | 30.0 |
| Married | 60.6 | 48.0 | 57.5 |
| Separated, widowed, or divorced | 12.7 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
| Household type | |||
| Family households | 71.6 | 65.0 | 70.1 |
| Married couple | 59.8 | 51.6 | 58.0 |
| Female householder, no spouse present | 6.1 | 9.6 | 6.9 |
| Male householder, no spouse present | 5.7 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| Nonfamily households | 28.4 | 35.0 | 29.9 |
| Nativity and citizenship | |||
| Native | 46.4 | 90.9 | 59.1 |
| Foreign born | 53.6 | 9.1 | 40.9 |
| Naturalized | 28.3 | 4.8 | 21.6 |
| Not a citizen | 25.3 | 4.3 | 19.3 |
| Foreign born by year of entry | |||
| Before 1970 | 9.6 | 17.3 | 10.1 |
| 1970 to 1979 | 17.4 | 20.2 | 17.6 |
| 1980 to 1989 | 27.0 | 24.8 | 26.8 |
| 1990 to 2000 | 46.0 | 37.7 | 45.5 |
| Language spoken at home and English— speaking ability | |||
| Only English at home | 31.3 | 82.5 | 45.4 |
| Non-English at home, English spoken “very well” | 44.4 | 13.2 | 35.8 |
| Non-English at home, English spoken less than “very well” | 24.4 | 4.3 | 18.8 |
| Educational attainment | |||
| High school graduate or more | 84.0 | 93.7 | 86.2 |
| Bachelor's degree or more | 41.2 | 44.5 | 42.0 |
| Labor force participation | |||
| Men 16 years and over | 73.3 | 80.3 | 74.8 |
| Women 16 years and over | 45.5 | 69.7 | 52.4 |
| Occupation | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 42.0 | 44.8 | 42.8 |
| Service occupations | 11.7 | 12.6 | 11.9 |
| Sales and office occupations | 30.2 | 29.6 | 30.0 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 10.7 | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Earnings, income, and poverty (in 1999) | |||
| Median earnings (dollars) for males3 | $41,687 | $47,307 | $42,300 |
| Median earnings (dollars) for females3 | $31,842 | $33,113 | $32,168 |
| Median income (dollars) for families | $52,318 | $66,195 | $55,673 |
| Individuals below the poverty level4 | 16.7% | 7.0% | 13.9% |
1. Arab ancestry alone.
2. Arab ancestry in combination with non-Arab ancestry.
3. Based on full-time, year-round workers.
4. Poverty status was determined for everyone except individuals in institutions, military group quarters, and college dormitories, and individuals under age 15 unrelated to the householder.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 special tabulation.
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