Overview

• Hispanics now number more than 68 million nationwide, with a median age of 31.2, the youngest of any major U.S. demographic group.
• About 68.2% of Hispanics age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, and 28.7% report speaking English less than very well.
• Advanced degrees among Hispanics have surged since 2000, including a 291% increase for women and a 199% increase for men, yet wage gaps persist.
• Hispanics accounted for roughly 10% of 2024 voters, split roughly half Democratic and about four in ten Republican, with a noted gender gap in views of Kamala Harris.
• Representation has expanded to 56 members in the 119th Congress and a record 214 Latinas in state legislatures, while Michelle Lujan Grisham remains the only active Latina governor.