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Table 2. Social and economic
characteristics of Muslim-origin populations
in comparison with major
U.S. racial and ethnic groups, 1990 and 2000
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|
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Population
|
Foreign
Born
|
Years of
Education
|
Median
Household
Income
|
Unemployed
|
Below
Poverty
|
|
1990
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North
African
|
200,498
|
80.7%
|
14.3
|
$48,019
|
6.8%
|
18.1%
|
|
Middle
Eastern
|
799,924
|
46.9%
|
13.1
|
$49,317
|
5.7%
|
15.3%
|
|
Iranian
|
270,236
|
82.3%
|
14.5
|
$51,653
|
6.9%
|
15.4%
|
|
South
Asian
|
280,043
|
86.4%
|
14.2
|
$45,553
|
6.5%
|
22.3%
|
|
Muslim-origin
Total
|
1,550,671
|
64.6%
|
14.2
|
$48,875
|
6.2%
|
15.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic
white
|
188,013,404
|
3.9%
|
12.9
|
$47,481
|
4.7%
|
11.3%
|
|
Non-Hispanic
black
|
29,188,456
|
4.7%
|
11.7
|
$29,850
|
12.3%
|
32.3%
|
|
Hispanic
|
21,836,851
|
42.7%
|
10.2
|
$35,041
|
9.9%
|
27.0%
|
|
Asian
|
6,977,447
|
67.5%
|
13.1
|
$54,508
|
5.0%
|
15.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North
African
|
420,711
|
80.2%
|
14.0
|
$40,000
|
6.5%
|
23.4%
|
|
Middle
Eastern
|
1,410,363
|
52.2%
|
13.8
|
$54,500
|
4.5%
|
16.1%
|
|
Iranian
|
384,731
|
77.3%
|
14.6
|
$65,000
|
4.8%
|
11.7%
|
|
South
Asian
|
652,328
|
83.6%
|
14.0
|
$47,910
|
4.8%
|
20.3%
|
Muslim-origin Total
|
2,868,133
|
66.8%
|
14.0
|
$52,280
|
4.9%
|
17.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic
white
|
194,433,424
|
4.2%
|
13.5
|
$53,000
|
4.0%
|
11.2%
|
|
Non-Hispanic
black
|
35,203,538
|
6.4%
|
12.5
|
$34,300
|
11.0%
|
29.7%
|
|
Hispanic
|
35,241,468
|
40.9%
|
10.5
|
$38,500
|
8.8%
|
26.0%
|
|
Asian
|
10,050,579
|
66.5%
|
13.9
|
$62,000
|
4.6%
|
13.9%
|
National
Trends in Muslim-Origin Segregation
Another way to evaluate the experience of
Muslim-origin people is to analyze the extent to which they constitute
separate residential enclaves in metropolitan areas. Given their predominantly immigrant
status, it would not be surprising to find these groups in somewhat
segregated surroundings, despite their relatively high socioeconomic
standing.
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