The Hispanic Databook
The Hispanic Databook, 2nd Edition
Subtitled: Detailed Statistics and Rankings on the Hispanic Population, including 23 Ethnic Backgrounds from Argentinian to Venezuelan, for 1,266 U.S. Counties and Cities.
David Garoogian, Editor; Laura Mars-Prioetti, Editorial Director; Leslie Mackenzie, Publisher.
Published by Grey House Publishing, Inc., 2004.
This is a big paperback book measuring 8.5" by 11" and running to 1920 pages, plus a user's guide and several pages of ads for reference books in the back.
This second edition updates a 1994 book from Toucan Valley Publications.
Using raw data from the 2000 Census, this book presents statistical tables providing demographic information on Hispanics in the U.S. by place, with information on country of ethnic origin; and rankings by state, county and city on a large number of demographic attributes.
Among the attributes covered are population figures by place; age; household size; language spoken at home; educational attainment; income and poverty; and information on housing.
Typical statistical tables are based on an attribute (like "Educational Attainment: Four-Year College Graduates") and give the data by place, state-by-state and county-by-county within each state, showing the figure for the total population there, the Hispanic population there, and the figures for each of 23 countries of ethnic origin for each county.
Following these statistical tables is a section ranking U.S. places by the same attributes.
The book is simply a collection of hard data. The User Guide also describes the CD-ROM version, which has the same data for a dramatically larger number of places.
This is a useful collection of data on the U.S. Hispanic population, but all compiled from census data which is accessible using tools, albeit complex ones, that are available on the US Census website.
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