Thread: Who are San Diego's Immigrants?

Who are San Diego's Immigrants?

Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 5:30 pm | Updated: 5:32 pm, Fri Jan 29, 2010.

A new statewide report provides a snapshot of San Diego County's immigrant population.

According to data released this week by the California Immigrant Policy Center, immigrants make up almost one quarter (23 percent) of San Diego County's residents.

That totals about 675,000 immigrant residents. Forty-five percent of those, according to the report, are U.S. citizens. A majority of those who are not U.S. citizens -- 71 percent -- live in a household with at least one U.S. citizen.

Counted with their children, immigrants make up 35 percent of the county's population. They make up 27 percent of its labor force.

Of all the children in San Diego County, according to the report, 43 percent of them have at least one immigrant parent.

The report also breaks down which local occupations are dominated by immigrants. Among them:

* Agricultural workers and animal breeders: 79 percent

* Maids and housekeeping cleaners: 86 percent

* Laundry and dry cleaning workers: 76 percent

* Electrical and electromechanical assemblers: 77 percent

* Cooks: 67 percent

Immigrants, the report states, contribute 25 percent of the region's gross domestic product. In the next five years, naturalized citizens will make up 16 percent of the voting-age population.

Here's a breakdown of where San Diego's immigrants come from:

* Africa: 2.1 percent

* Asia: 32.9 percent

* Europe: 8.2 Percent

* Latin American: 54 percent

* Oceania: 0.5 percent

* Northern America: 2.2 percent

They speak at least 86 languages.

Over the summer, a report by the California Public Policy Institute found that fewer the United States' new immigrants are choosing to settle in California, as they identify greater economic opportunity in other states.

-- ADRIAN FLORIDO

http://voiceofsandiego.org

Go to this link and you can click on the county name and get info

https://caimmigrant.org/contributions

Immigrant Contributions Reports:

Looking Forward: Immigrant Contributions to the Golden State 2010 - This is a compilation of new and existing data primarily on the economic contributions of immigrants to California. This year, CIPC has also released sub-sections to this report focusing on six regions in the state where immigrants represent and important and growing segment of the population.

Click below to see regional Inserts for:

Fresno
Inland Empire
Orange County
Santa Clara
San Diego
San Francisco Bay Area

They speak at least 86 languages

Yeah, it's a veritable "Tower of Babel" here.

Diversity=Disunity!

So 35 percent of the population contributes on 25 percent of the gross GDP. Would be nice to know how much of that 35 percent is also receiving some sort of tax-paid assistance. Would be nice to know how much of that population pays tax other than sales tax.
Would be nice to have a complete overview of one county, not just a limited study.

Originally Posted by vortex

So 35 percent of the population contributes on 25 percent of the gross GDP. Would be nice to know how much of that 35 percent is also receiving some sort of tax-paid assistance. Would be nice to know how much of that population pays tax other than sales tax.
Would be nice to have a complete overview of one county, not just a limited study.

Try http://library.csun.edu/mfinley/zipstats.html

Good Luck

Any statistics that blend legal and Illegal together are totally bogus!

(bogus? That dates me doesn't it?)