Greater Boston’s Immigrants from 2020 GUATEMALA
AT-A-GLANCE TOP 3 OCCUPATIONS Immigrants from Guatemala in Greater Boston*form Immigrants from Guatemala in Greater Boston play the third-largest Spanish-speaking immigrant group outsized roles in Building and Grounds Cleaning and and the ninth-largest immigrant population after, in Maintenance;Food Prep and Serving; and Construction and Extraction. order, China, Dominican Republic, India, Haiti, Brazil, El Salvador, Vietnam and Canada and ahead of Cape Verde. They also have the youngest median age, 33 Building & Grounds 22.1% years. Data from 2017. Cleaning & 8.2% Maintenance 2.0% 18.4% Food Prep & 7.9% Serving 22,923 9th 80.6% 4.8% Total population Ninth-largest Those in prime in Greater immigrant group in working age 15.6% Boston Greater Boston (25-64) Construction 4.9% & Extraction 3.8% * All populations referenced in graphs (Guatemalans, all immigrants, U.S.-born) are residents of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metropolitan Guatemalans All Immigrants U.S.-Born Statistical Area including New Hampshire
VOTER ELIGIBILITY HOME OWNERSHIP Among the 10 largest immigrant groups in Greater Immigrants from Guatemala in Greater Boston are Boston, immigrants from Guatemala rank ninth in the least likely to own a home out of the 10 largest voter eligibility. (Eligible voters are adult U.S. citizens.) immigrant groups.
Guatemalans 21.5% All U.S.-Born All Immigrants Immigrants 65.5% Guatemalans 49.3% 44.8% 17.0%
EMPLOYMENT HEALTH INSURANCE Immigrants from Guatemala Immigrants from Guatemala in in Greater Boston have Labor Force 76.6% Greater Boston have low rates of high rates of labor force 69.8% insurance. Among the 10 largest Participation participation and self- 68.8% immigrant groups, they are least employment. likely to have health insurance 7.6% except for Brazil. They have the third- Unemployment 6.8% highest labor force Percent uninsured by population participation and the 6.1% fourth-highest self- 16.6% employment rates 9.4% among the 10 largest Self-Employment 9.3% 7.3% immigrant groups. 8.5% 3.0%
Guatemalans All Immigrants U.S.-Born Guatemalans All U.S.- Immigrants Born Contributions of Immigrants in Greater Boston MAY 2019 2020 GUATEMALA
EDUCATION ENGLISH Nearly half of immigrants from Guatemala in Greater Boston lack a high PROFICIENCY school diploma. This figure is lower compared to immigrants from Immigrants from Guatemala Guatemala across the U.S. at 57.1 percent. rank ninth out the 10 largest 1.2% 5.1% 2.3% Doctoral immigrant populations in 5.5% Degree Greater Boston in English 17.8% proficiency. 12.6% 15.3% Graduate, MA, or Professional Degree 18.0% 31.0% 27.3% BA/BS Guatemalans College Degree 17.3% 26.7% Some College/ 23.9% Associate Degree All 23.6% Immigrants High School 49.7% 56.4% 23.3% Diploma 20.7% No High School 5.4% Diploma Guatemalans All Immigrants U.S.-Born
MEDIAN INCOME TOP 3 INDUSTRIES Immigrants from Guatemala in Greater Boston make Immigrants from Guatemala in Greater Boston play considerably less than immigrant and U.S.-born outsized roles in the Food Services, Management workers. However, these figures are higher compared and Construction industries. to immigrants from Guatemala across the U.S. Arts, Entertainment, 21.3% Recreation, 11.3% $31,221 Accommodations & Personal $48,662 Food Services 8.0% Income $63,796 Professional, Scientific, 20.6% Management, 15.8% Administrative $35,442 14.9% Total & Waste Management Svcs Family $55,000 Income 17.1% $73,217 5.6% Construction 5.2% Guatemalans All Immigrants U.S.-Born Guatemalans All Immigrants U.S.-Born
References: The Immigrant Learning Center® Institute of Immigration Research Public Education Institute analysis of the American Community Educating Americans on the Contributions of Immigrants Survey (ACS) 2013-2017 5-year sample data from Integrated Public Use www.ilctr.org | [email protected] | Malden, MA “Central AmericanMicrodata Immigrants Same in (IPUMSthe United-USA) States,” file. Migration Policy Institute, 2015 “Central American Immigrants in the In collaboration with the Institute for Immigration United• *Boston States,”-Cambridge Migration -PolicyNewton MetropolitanResearch, Statistical a Area joint excluding venture Newbetween Hampshire The Immigrant Learning Institute, 2015. Center and George Mason University: www.iir.gmu.edu