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Demographic characteristics of U.S. Bhutanese population, 2015

% (unless otherwise noted)

Among Bhutanese in the U.S.
All Asians in the U.S. All U.S. born Foreign born
MEDIAN AGE (in years) 34 30 *** 31
AGE
Younger than 5 7 10 *** 3
5-17 18 14 *** 14
18-29 19 25 *** 27
30-39 16 21 *** 23
40-49 15 10 *** 11
50-64 16 11 *** 12
65+ 10 8 *** 9
NATIVITY
U.S. born 41 8
Foreign born 59 92
YEARS IN U.S. (among foreign born)
0-5 years 20 82
6-10 years 14 15
11-15 years 13 1
16-20 years 11 <1
21+ years 42 1
CITIZENSHIP (among foreign born)
U.S. citizen 58 6
Not a U.S. citizen 42 94
MARITAL STATUS (18 and older)
Married 59 73 *** 73
Divorced/Separated/Widowed 12 7 *** 7
Never married 30 20 *** 20
FERTILITY (among women ages 15 to 44)
Women who have given birth in the past 12 months 6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD TYPE, BY PERSONS
Married-couple household 71 80 *** 80
Other family household 17 18 *** 18
Non-family household 12 1 *** 1
IN A MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD
Multigenerational household 26 53 *** 53

The symbol *** indicates insufficient number of observations to provide a reliable estimate. Note: Family households are those with a household head and one or more persons living in the household who are related to the household head by birth, marriage or adoption. Households with a household head and an unmarried partner are only considered family households if there are other persons in the household who are related to the household head by birth, marriage or adoption. Multigenerational households are households with two or more adult generations or one that includes grandparents and grandchildren. Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Due to data limitations, figures for Bhutanese based on single-race population only, regardless of Hispanic origin. Figures for all Asians based on mixed-race and mixed-group populations, regardless of Hispanic origin. See methodology for more detail. Source: Pew Research Center analysis of 2013-2015 American Community Survey (IPUMS).

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