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Table 27. Growth of immigrants and change in ethnic composition 38 38 This table contains information from the U.S. Census 2010 and 2011 American Community Survey. Information at the national (U.S.) level about Hispanics in this section is from the Pew Research Center report Second -Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants. Page 100 ECONorthwest Part 11 — Eugene Housing Needs Analysis Immigrants are a growing segment of Eugene's population. At the same time, Eugene is becoming more ethnically diverse, with growth in the Hispanic and Latino population (both from immigration and from current residents in Eugene). • About 73% of Lane County's population growth between 1990 and 2009 was the result of in -migration from other parts of the U.S. and from outside of the country into Lane County. Demographic • Eugene became more ethnically diverse, with Hispanic and Latino population trends growing by more than 310% between 1990 and 2011, an addition of 9,449 Latino residents. • Eugene became more racially diverse between 1990 and 2011, with significant increase of the population of Asian and Pacific Islanders, from nearly 4,900 people in 1990 to more than 6,200 people in 2011. • Nationally, about half of Latino population growth is expected to be the result of immigration (people moving to the U.S.) and half from growth of second - generation immigrants (people born in the U.S. to first generation immigrants) Age of Latino and Asian populations in Eugene have a different age structure than household Eugene's overall population: head . In 2010, median age for Latinos (24 years) and Asians (25 years) was lower with the median age for the total population (34 years). • In 2010, the average age nationally for first generation Latino immigrants (41 years) and Asian immigrants (44 years) was higher than the national average tage of 37 years. • However, the average age of second generation Latino immigrants (28 years) o and Asian immigrants 30 ears was lower than the U.S. average of 37 ears. g ( years), g Y NHousehold Latino households in Eugene are more likely to have children and to have size and more persons per household and less likely to be homeowners. composition . Nearly half of Latino households in Eugene had children under 18 years, o compared with about one-third of white non -Hispanic households • About 17% of Latino households had more than one occupant per room, Lcompared with 2% of all households in Eugene. • Latino households in Eugene live in single-family houses (detached and ° attached) with about the same frequency as non -Hispanic households. About two-thirds of Latino households live in single-family dwellings. Lu • About one-quarter of Latino households are homeowners, compared with an ownership rate of a little more than 50% for all households in Eugene. • In 2010, 49% of Oregon's Latino households aged 25 to 44 years were homeowners, compared with 24% of non -Hispanic households. • Nationally, about 43% of first generation Latino households own their homes and 50% of second generation Latino households own their homes. 38 This table contains information from the U.S. Census 2010 and 2011 American Community Survey. Information at the national (U.S.) level about Hispanics in this section is from the Pew Research Center report Second -Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants. Page 100 ECONorthwest Part 11 — Eugene Housing Needs Analysis