Per Census Bureau data, Hispanic households are about 1.4 times the size
of the average US household.
Majority of the immigrants of the last few years are of hispanic origin.
Due to bigger sizes, housing units fewer than the US Average are required
to house them. Fewer by a factor of 1.4.
Following Table based on 2000 Census Data Obtained from the Census Bureau.
| State |
Average |
White |
Black |
Asian |
Hispanic |
| 2.59 |
2.43 |
2.74 |
3.11 |
3.62 |
| Alabama |
2.49 |
2.42 |
2.68 |
2.79 |
3.38 |
| Alaska |
2.74 |
2.61 |
2.84 |
3.34 |
3.10 |
| Arizona |
2.64 |
2.35 |
2.74 |
2.80 |
3.66 |
| Arkansas |
2.49 |
2.42 |
2.75 |
2.87 |
3.72 |
| California |
2.87 |
2.38 |
2.71 |
3.24 |
4.06 |
| Colorado |
2.53 |
2.40 |
2.59 |
2.88 |
3.30 |
| Connecticut |
2.53 |
2.44 |
2.72 |
3.00 |
3.27 |
| Delaware |
2.54 |
2.44 |
2.73 |
2.85 |
3.63 |
| District of Columbia |
2.16 |
1.75 |
2.34 |
1.99 |
2.98 |
| Florida |
2.46 |
2.25 |
2.94 |
2.96 |
3.12 |
| Georgia |
2.65 |
2.50 |
2.81 |
3.21 |
4.06 |
| Hawaii |
2.92 |
2.46 |
2.84 |
2.97 |
3.23 |
| Idaho |
2.69 |
2.62 |
2.81 |
2.72 |
3.74 |
| Illinois |
2.63 |
2.44 |
2.86 |
3.00 |
3.95 |
| Indiana |
2.53 |
2.49 |
2.62 |
2.66 |
3.45 |
| Iowa |
2.46 |
2.43 |
2.69 |
2.91 |
3.51 |
| Kansas |
2.51 |
2.44 |
2.64 |
2.98 |
3.49 |
| Kentucky |
2.47 |
2.46 |
2.50 |
2.71 |
3.09 |
| Louisiana |
2.62 |
2.48 |
2.89 |
3.20 |
2.86 |
| Maine |
2.39 |
2.39 |
2.67 |
2.98 |
2.73 |
| State |
Average |
White |
Black |
Asian |
Hispanic |
| Maryland |
2.61 |
2.49 |
2.71 |
3.09 |
3.66 |
| Massachusetts |
2.51 |
2.43 |
2.75 |
3.01 |
3.24 |
| Michigan |
2.56 |
2.50 |
2.74 |
2.93 |
3.29 |
| Minnesota |
2.52 |
2.46 |
2.82 |
3.66 |
3.58 |
| Mississippi |
2.63 |
2.46 |
2.93 |
3.08 |
3.22 |
| Missouri |
2.48 |
2.44 |
2.65 |
2.72 |
3.09 |
| Montana |
2.45 |
2.40 |
2.48 |
2.53 |
2.75 |
| Nebraska |
2.49 |
2.43 |
2.65 |
2.88 |
3.61 |
| Nevada |
2.62 |
2.38 |
2.67 |
2.92 |
3.77 |
| New Hampshire |
2.53 |
2.52 |
2.67 |
2.84 |
3.14 |
| New Jersey |
2.68 |
2.51 |
2.80 |
3.24 |
3.45 |
| New Mexico |
2.63 |
2.29 |
2.61 |
2.75 |
2.97 |
| New York |
2.61 |
2.42 |
2.75 |
3.13 |
3.29 |
| North Carolina |
2.49 |
2.38 |
2.65 |
3.10 |
3.87 |
| North Dakota |
2.41 |
2.37 |
2.70 |
2.62 |
2.97 |
| State |
Average |
White |
Black |
Asian |
Hispanic |
| Ohio |
2.49 |
2.47 |
2.52 |
2.71 |
2.99 |
| Oklahoma |
2.49 |
2.40 |
2.62 |
2.83 |
3.37 |
| Oregon |
2.51 |
2.42 |
2.61 |
2.89 |
3.87 |
| Pennsylvania |
2.48 |
2.44 |
2.62 |
2.95 |
3.21 |
| Rhode Island |
2.47 |
2.37 |
2.71 |
3.18 |
3.42 |
| South Carolina |
2.53 |
2.40 |
2.78 |
2.89 |
3.51 |
| South Dakota |
2.50 |
2.42 |
2.75 |
2.80 |
3.13 |
| Tennessee |
2.48 |
2.42 |
2.70 |
2.92 |
3.48 |
| Texas |
2.74 |
2.41 |
2.70 |
3.03 |
3.58 |
| Utah |
3.13 |
3.06 |
2.88 |
3.13 |
3.90 |
| Vermont |
2.44 |
2.44 |
2.47 |
2.82 |
2.50 |
| Virginia |
2.54 |
2.44 |
2.66 |
3.09 |
3.65 |
| Washington |
2.53 |
2.43 |
2.62 |
2.95 |
3.64 |
| West Virginia |
2.40 |
2.40 |
2.35 |
2.50 |
2.62 |
| Wisconsin |
2.50 |
2.44 |
2.84 |
3.64 |
3.48 |
| Wyoming |
2.48 |
2.44 |
2.51 |
2.53 |
2.87 |
| Puerto Rico |
2.98 |
2.73 |
3.08 |
3.04 |
2.99 |
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