2006 American Community Survey Profile of Vietnamese-Americans Released

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2006 American Community Survey Profile of
Vietnamese-Americans Released

By Mark E. Pfeifer, PhD

In September 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau released 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) figures
for Vietnamese Americans. The ACS data are now being released annually. It should be noted that the
survey is only given to a sample of the U.S. population as opposed to the census which is intended to be
administered to all U.S. households every 10 years. Despite this weakness, the availability of annual
ACS data does provide for the first time a wealth of frequently updated data pertaining to racial, ethnic,
and ancestral groups in the United States including Vietnamese-Americans.

The top 10 states for Vietnamese Americans according to the 2006 ACS were California (533,893),
Texas (184,096), Washington (68,308), Florida (54,204), Virginia (48,729), Massachusetts (47,121),
Georgia (44,830), New York (40,523), Pennsylvania (35,004), and Arizona (26,308). The total estimated
Vietnamese population in the U.S. according to the 2006 ACS was 1,599,394.

The 2006 ACS estimates that the median age of Vietnamese-Americans was 34.1 years (compared to
about 36 years among all Americans). The average size of Vietnamese-American households was 3.40
persons compared to 2.6 among the entire U.S. population. The divorce rate among the Vietnamese-
American population was 5.5% compared to more than 10% among all Americans over 15 years of age.
According to the 2006 ACS figures, the percentage of Vietnamese Americans with a Bachelor’s Degree
was 18.8% compared to 17.1% among the entire American population. The 2006 ACS figures show that
more than 53% of foreign-born Vietnamese arrived in the U.S. after 1990 while around 46% of the
population came to the U.S. before this time.

Around 84% of Vietnamese-Americans reported speaking a language other than English at home. In
addition, the 2006 ACS figures show the largest concentration of employed Vietnamese-American adults
(around 30%) working in Management, Professional and Related Occupations. The enumerated 2006
ACS data put the median Vietnamese-American family income at $56,186, close to the U.S. average of
$58,000. The poverty rate among Vietnamese-American families was 11.3%, compared to the U.S.
average of 9.8%. According to the 2006 ACS, around 68% of Vietnamese-Americans resided in owner-
occupied housing units, while 32% of the population lived in renter-occupied housing. The enumerated
Vietnamese-American homeownership rate in 2006 was slightly higher than that for the U.S. population
as a whole.


Vietnamese Population Estimates
2006 American Community Survey

California - 533,893
Texas - 184,096
Washington - 68,308
Florida - 54,204
Virginia - 48,729
Massachusetts - 47,121
Georgia - 44,830
New York - 40,523
Pennsylvania - 35,004
Arizona - 26,308
Louisiana - 24,887
Minnesota - 23,563
Maryland - 22,736
Michigan - 21,854
Illinois - 24,365
New Jersey - 24,251
Oregon - 23,875
North Carolina - 22,698
Colorado - 19,646
Ohio - 18,635
Missouri - 16,849
Oklahoma - 16,678
Kansas - 12,525
Hawaii - 9,564
Nevada - 9,238
Nebraska - 9,163
Alabama – 8,761
Connecticut - 8,324
Iowa - 8,274
Tennessee - 7,854
Indiana - 7,210
Utah - 6,944
South Carolina - 6,493
Wisconsin - 4,953
New Hampshire - 2,720
Arkansas - 2,488
District of Columbia - 2,083
Alaska – 1,537
Rhode Island - 1,017
Wyoming – N.A.
Puerto Rico – N.A.

2006 American Community Survey, B02006. ASIAN ALONE BY SELECTED GROUPS - Universe: TOTAL
ASIAN ALONE POPULATION

Vietnamese Profile
2006 American Community Survey
Detailed Vietnamese data is at this link

Total U.S. Population
1,599,394

Age
Median Age = 34.1 (36.4)

Average Household Size
3.40 Persons (2.61)

Divorce Rate (Persons 15 Years and Over)
% Divorced = 5.5% (10.5%)

Educational Attainment (Persons 25 Years and Over)
% Bachelor’s Degree = 18.8% (17.1%)
% Graduate or Professional Degree = 7.4% (9.9%)

Period of Arrival in U.S.
Entered 2000 or later = 14.6%
Entered 1990 to 1999 = 38.8%
Entered before 1990 = 46.5%

Language Spoken at Home (Persons 5 Years and Over)
English Only = 16.2%
Language Other than English = 83.8%
Speak English “Less than Very Well” = 50.9%

Occupation (Civilian employed population 16 Years and Over)
Management, Professional and Related Occupations = 30.3% (34.0%)
Service Occupations = 24.1% (16.5%)
Sales and Office Occupations = 19.2% (25.9%)
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations = 0.5% (0.7%)
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations = 5.8% (10.0%)
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations = 20.1% (13.0%)

Income
Median Family Income = $56,186 ($58,526)
Poverty Rate (All Families) = 11.3% (9.8%)

Housing Tenure
Owner Occupied Housing Units = 67.8% (67.3%)
Renter Occupied Housing Units = 32.2% (32.7%)

S0201. Selected Population Profile in the United States
Population Group: Vietnamese Alone or in any combination
Data Set: 2006 American Community Survey
Survey: 2006 American Community Survey
U.S. Census Bureau

(Nguồn: http://www.vietnamese-studies.org/)