The low fertility of Western industrial nations is likely to become a permanent condition; in the absence of immigration, populations with below-replacement fertility will eventually decline in size. But at the same time fertility is declining, international migration to the West is accelerating. Legal immigration to the United States rose from…

As of April 1, 1984, Washington's population was estimated at 4,328,100, an increase of 43,000 over last year's population. This report provides data pertaining to the: official April 1, 1984 population and housing estimates for cities, towns, and counties and components of population change. The following special reports are also presented:…

Presents demographic information on California's increasing population and ethnic diversity. Describes age pyramids and fertility rates by ethnic group, indicating that Asians and Hispanics will comprise over two-thirds of the state's population by 2030. Discusses implications for education, teenage pregnancy, political representation, prenatal…

A wide range of information on demographic, social, and economic trends is brought together in this report. Nineteen sections present statistical information on such topics as population trends, geographic mobility, educational attainment, fertility, poverty, blacks, Hispanics, and the elderly. Sources of data and a subject specialist who can…

With relatively high fertility and growing legal and illegal immigration, the United States' Hispanic population increased by 265% from an estimated 4 million in 1950 to 14.6 million (6.4% of the total population counted in the 1980 census). Hispanics consist of Mexican Americans (60% of the total), concentrated in the Southwest; Puerto Ricans…