New Americans in Grand Forks Rich André Associate Director, State and Local Initiatives FEBRUARY 15, 2018
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New Americans in Grand Forks
Geography ND: Cavalier, Grand Forks, Griggs, Pembina, Steele, Towner, Traill, and Walsh Counties MN: Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau Counties The Grand Forks region includes 16 counties surrounding the Grand Forks ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Population 253,113 Population of Grand Forks region in 2015, of which 8,781 were foreign-born. FOREIGN-BORN SHARE OF TOTAL POPULATION Grand Forks Region 3.5% North Dakota 3.2% Minnesota 8.1% National Average 13.2% ; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2015)
Population Growth 2.0% Overall population increased by 5,036 27.6% Immigrant population increased by 1,900 2010 2015 37.7% of the overall population growth in the region came from immigrants.
Countries of Origin for Immigrants Overall The top five countries of origin for immigrants in the region are: 15.2% 10.7% 7.1% 6.1% 4.9% Canada Mexico Philippines Iraq China
Nationalities of Resettled Refugees 10.7% of immigrants in the region were likely refugees in 2015. The top five nationalities for refugees resettled in the City of Grand Forks are: 62.1% 16.8% 7.5% 3.5% 3.0% Bhutan Somalia Iraq Liberia Burundi
Spending Power & Tax Contributions $353M Immigrant contributions to the region s GDP in 2015 $177M Earned by Immigrant Households $14M State & Local Taxes Paid $50M Federal Taxes Paid $113M Total Spending Power
Contributions to Entitlement Programs $20M to Social Security in 2015 $5M to Medicare in 2015
Immigrants Are More Likely to Be Working Age 85+ 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-8 0-4 U.S.-BORN FOREIGN-BORN UNITED STATES UNITED STATES 57% 79% 12% 8% 4% 0 4% 8% 12% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2015 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Labor Force Although immigrants made up 3.5% of the region s population, make key contributions to the labor force: 4.3% 3.8% 4.8% OF THE WORKING AGE POPULATION OF THE EMPLOYED LABOR FORCE OF STEM WORKERS Immigrants living in the region in 2015 helped create or preserve 404 Local manufacturing jobs that would have vanished or moved elsewhere.
Immigrants by Occupation Group The top five occupation groups with highest concentrations of foreignborn workers: 13.1% 12.0% 10.8% 9.3% 8.3% Education Production Healthcare Sales Transportation
Immigrants by Industry Immigrants made up significant shares of the workforce in the following key industries: 6.8% 6.0% 5.1% 4.7% 4.3% Healthcare (see profile of Mon Bista, Bhutan) Education (see profile of Badera Muhanna, Palestine) Professional Services Manufacturing Recreation & Accommodation
Entrepreneurship Foreign-born residents are less likely than U.S.-born residents to start new businesses. Immigrant Entrepreneurship Rate 4.5% 11.3% U.S.-born Entrepreneurship Rate 1.6% Immigrant share of all entrepreneurs
Educational Attainment Immigrants in the region tend to have higher levels of education than the U.S.-born population. Workforce Education Foreign-Born Population, 25+ U.S.-Born Population, 25+ Bachelor s Degree Advanced Degree 36.2% 20.0% 25.4% 7.3% 1.7% Share of public K-12 students who were foreign-born in 2015
International Students 1,649 Number of international students enrolled in the region s colleges and universities in the fall of 2015. They supported 343 Local jobs......and spent $37.9M in the 2016-2017 academic year
Housing Wealth Homeowners c Renters No response In 2016, 29.3% of immigrant households owned their home (vs. 61.7% of the U.S.-born), with a total property value of $212M. About 54.3% of immigrants were renters, paying $16M in annual rent. Immigrant households
Naturalization 38.1% Share of immigrants that have naturalized 32.4% Share of non-citizens who are eligible to naturalize 3,349 1,760 Naturalized immigrants Eligible for naturalization
Questions? Rich André rich@newamericaneconomy.org