Public Relations Houston

Hispanics Growth in U.S.

by Hector Carreno on Dec.19, 2008, under Hispanic Market

As of 2008, Latinos make up the largest and economicallyĀ most influential minority group in the United States.Hispanic populations currently is 15.5% of the total population and is projected to grow by 6 million in the next two years.

According to Poder magazine Hispanics can be broken into 5 groups:

  • Americanizado (English dominant U.S. born) 15.15%
  • Nueva Latina (English preferred) 26.46%
  • Bi-Cultural (Bilingual first generation) 26.67%
  • Hispano (Spanish preferred) 17.12%
  • Latino Americano (Spanish dominant) 14.60%

Source:Poder Enterprise Magazine, Nov 2008

1 comment for this entry:
  1. Rudy Martinez

    We can grow by leaps and bounds, but if we JUST grow and do not educate we are nothing. In order to become the voice we want to become we must educate our culture on the importance of voting and becoming a voice to be rechoned with, NOT by raising our voices or playing the race card but by educating ourselves on what can happen if we participate in the American Dream! Today is a new day for America and I want to ride that tide, don’t you?

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