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In 2016 there were 799,357 immigrants living in San Diego County.
What do you know about 24.1% of our population?
WORKFORCE
Top Five Industries by Share of Immigrant Workers
EDUCATION
0
students who were enrolled in San Diego colleges and universities during the fall of 2015 were temporary residents.
They supported
0
local jobs
And spent
$
0
M
in the 2016-17 academic year.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Despite making up 24.1% of the overall population, immigrants represented 32.7% of the entrepreneurs in San Diego in 2016. This makes the foreign-born 22.7% more likely than the U.S.-born to be entrepreneurs.
62,299 immigrant entrepreneurs generated
$
0
B
in business income for the county.
QUIZ
The total property value of immigrant households was $79.1B. Their total annual rent was $2.7B.
True or False
TRUE.
In 2016, 43.9% of immigrants in the county owned their own homes, compared to 54.1% who rented.
What are the top five countries of origin for immigrants living in San Diego county?
A. Mexico, China, Philippines, Russia, Somalia
B. Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, China, Iraq
B. Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, China, Iraq
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.1%
Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.9%
Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4%
China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1%
Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6%
In 2016, immigrants in San Diego County had $16.3B in spending power.
True or False
TRUE.
Amount earned by immigrant households in 2016: $25.9B
$7.5B went to federal taxes.
$2.1B went to state and local taxes.
Leaving them with $16.3B in spending power.