Virginia is said to house a large number of Spanish people. According to the latest census conducted in the area, there are more than 630,000 heads that comprise the entire Hispanic community in this state. This community is further subdivided into ethnic groups with these three as the most prevalent: Mexican, Salvadoran and Puerto Rican. Based on the report done, sixty percent of these people claim that their race is white, thirty-five percent says it’s black and the other five percent says it’s a different one. The population count of the Hispanics also grew by ninety-two percent since the year 2000. This just shows that they are indeed happy with their settlement in the country. The birth rates of this group have significantly increased together with the influx of Latino immigrants coming to the United States. Both of these factors are greatly observed on the report made for Virginia.
It is said that there is a visible line of difference between native-born and foreign-born Hispanics. For one, the age distribution of those who were born in the United States is different from that of the ones born in their native land. As shown in a bar graph that came with the census report, U.S.-born Latinos are at plenty in young ages while those born in other countries are abundant in number during their working ages which is 25-44. It is concluded that immigrants of the Hispanic community come to the country during their prime working age which coincidentally is also their prime childbearing age. This best explains why the young population is larger than the middle-aged ones. Other aspects that are interesting to look at when it comes to this group include family life, relationships and fertility issues. Hispanic households are very family-oriented. In fact, one household often includes more than one family. Non-Hispanic households only cater to at least nine percent of accommodating multiple families in one roof.
As for education and language, the adult population of the Hispanic community has lower percentage of attainment. Most of them are not able to finish a degree in college. The results of the report show that majority of the Spanish immigrants who came to the U.S. have very low educational attainment. On the other hand, those who were born in the country tend to have better education opportunities. But it is sad that when compared to non-Hispanics, Spanish people are still less likely to be enrolled in schools. Some of the common reasons provided by the Latino youth include poor English skills, the pressure to look for a job and help their families financially, the misconception of not needing further education for the careers that they want and the inevitable claim of dislike for schooling. It is pretty obvious that educational attainment plays a very important role in their employment. This is why most Hispanics living in Virginia are paid low wages. Based on a reliable survey, immigrants are usually hired for blue-collared jobs like housekeeping and construction laborers. Non-Hispanics with higher educational attainment are luckier to land white-collared jobs like administrative assistants and middle-school teachers.