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1. Over 1.678 million – number of Americans of Indian origin in
2000. This represents a 106% increase over 1990. The community is a
multi-religious and multi-ethnic.
2. 7.6 percent – average annual growth rate of the
Indian-American community (US Census Bureau). This makes Americans from India and their descendants the
fastest-growing ethnic group in the US.
3. $60,093 – the median income of Indian-American families,
nearly double the median income of all American families -- $38,885 (source,
US Census Bureau)
4. 200,000 – the number of Indian-American millionaires (source,
Merrill Lynch)
5. 58% -- percentage of Indian-Americans over the age of 25 you
have a college degree (BA or higher)
6. 43.6% -- percentage of Indian-Americans in the workforce
employed as managers or professionals
7. 35,000 – number of Indian-American
physicians (source, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin –
AAPI). There are also a disproportionate number of Indian-Americans
employed as lawyers, engineers, academics, financiers and business-owners.
8. 10,000 – the number of
Indian-American medical school students and interns.
9. 300,000 – number of Indian-Americans working in the high tech
industry
10. 15% – percentage of Silicon Valley
start-up firms owned by Indian-Americans
11. More than 5,000 – number of Indian-Americans on the faculties
of institutions of higher learning
12. 74,603– number of foreign exchange
students from India
studying in US. This represents 13% of total foreign enrollment in US
colleges and universities – the highest number from any one country
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