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From STAFF REPORTS
More than one-fourth of the residents of California were born outside the United States, according to new statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
California’s population of about 37 million now is made up of 10.2 million people who were born in other countries, or 27 percent. Across the country, the foreign-born population now totals 40 million, or about 13 percent of the total population. That’s an increase from 31 million in 2000.
Combined, New York, Texas and Florida make up another third of the population born outside the U.S., according to census statistics.
More than 50 percent of the residents born outside the U.S. came from Latin American and Caribbean nations, mostly from Mexico. More than 35 percent came from Asia, with about 12 percent from Europe, 4 percent from Africa and others from assorted regions.
According to the report, households headed by foreign-born residents area larger than typical U.S.-born households, have more children under 18 living with them and also have more generations in their home than households headed by those born in the U.S.
