Table 2.
Percentage Distribution of the Characteristics of the US Population and the Foreign-Born Population by Country of Birth (%)
| US | Colombia | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Total population | 301,621,159 | 604,527 | 155,492 |
| Gender | |||
| male | 49.3 | 43.8 | 47.7 |
| female | 49.7 | 56.2 | 52.3 |
| Age | |||
| Under 5 years | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 5 to 17 years | 17.7 | 6.8 | 13.1 |
| 18 to 24 years | 9.9 | 15.7 | 22.1 |
| 25 to 34 years | 13.3 | 15.7 | 22.1 |
| 35 to 44 years | 14.4 | 24.7 | 26.1 |
| 45 to 54 years | 14.6 | 21.5 | 16.0 |
| 55 to 64 years | 10.9 | 11.9 | 6.7 |
| 64 to 74 years | 6.4 | 7.3 | 3.1 |
| 75 years and over | 6.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 |
| Educational attainment for the population 25 years and over | |||
| Less than high school diploma |
15.5 | 16.9 | 6.1 |
| High school | 30.1 | 29.4 | 18.2 |
| graduate (includes equivalency) |
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| Some college or associate’s degree |
26.9 | 23.5 | 25.0 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 17.4 | 19.8 | 29.3 |
| Graduate or | 10.1 | 10.0 | 21.4 |
| professional degree | |||
Source: authors estimations base on Public data from the American Community Survey 2007