WASHINGTON: India-born American
residents, numbering over 1.5 million, are the best educated among all the
foreign born communities in the US and
are also the highest earners in the
country, latest census has revealed.
The median household income for
US residents born in India is USD 91,195 against a USD 50,740 average for the
total population, the data said.
Besides, the overall median
household income for foreign-born and native US residents is USD 46,881 and USD
51,249 respectively.
Among all foreign-born residents, a massive 74
per cent of Indians have bachelor's or higher degree, as compared to a 27 per
cent average for all foreign-born residents, the US Census Bureau has said
drawing on data from the 2007 American Community Survey. The data reveals that
only 28 per cent of natives in America have bachelor's degrees.
Overall, about 85 per cent of the total US population -- 68 per cent
of the foreign-born and 88 per cent of the native-born -- are high school
graduates.
Egypt and Nigeria have rates above 60 percent while about
80 per cent of the US residents born in China are high school graduates.
Numerically, ethnic Indians with 1.5 million population rank fourth
after Mexicans (11.7 million), Chinese (1.9 million) and the Philippines (1.7
million).
