
Vietnamese population in the US is estimated at 2,104,217 : 92.3% reporting one race, 7.0% reporting two races, 0.6% reporting three races, and 0.1% reporting four or more races, representing 0.8% of the population. It’s the sixth-largest foreign-born group in the country.
We find the largest communities of Vietnamese in California (585,000), Texas (205,000), Washington (147,000), Georgia (44,000) and New York (38,000).
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Language
We estimate 1,498,874 people older than five spoke Vietnamese at home in the United States.
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Characteristics
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Vietnamese American |
American |
Median Age |
36 |
38 |
Median household income |
$65,643 |
$63,688 |
Education |
31.2% of Vietnamese Americans had attained a bachelor's degree or higher |
33.4% Americans had attained a bachelor's degree or higher |
Home owner |
65% |
64.8% |
Employed (civilians ages 16 and older) |
63% |
62.9% |
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Spending habits
71% of the
Vietnamese in the US try to buy foods grown locally to their homes. which consists largely of rice, a large quantity of vegetables and fruits, and fish, pork, tofu, poultry, nuts, and dry beans as the main proteins. As a result, they purchase almost three times as much dry vegetables and grains. Vietnamese are the most likely to send money overseas and 58% attend local cultural events or festivals.
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Vietnamese American |
Average U.S. Household |
Housing |
9,7% |
32,9% |
Food |
41,1% |
12,6% |
Transport |
8,3% |
15,8% |
Apparel |
3,6% |
3,1% |
Entertainment |
1,0% |
5,1% |
Healthcare |
4,9% |
8,1% |
Other |
4,1% |
6,9% |
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Digital presence
Linkedin subscribers
(active accounts) |
92 206 Vietnamese speakers living in USA.
99,8% are age between 20 to 55.
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Internet users |
66% |
Active social media users |
64% |
Frequency of internet use |
every day 94%. At least once per week 6%. |
Facebook users aged 13+ |
79% (48% female, 52% male) 69% are age between 20 to 55
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Instagram users aged 13+ |
8% (59% female, 41% male) 82% are age between 20 to 55
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Twitter users aged 13+ |
0,9% (33% female, 67% male) |
Online buyers |
21% |
Views from some popular Vietnamese Youtube channels
Channel |
From 09/07/19 to 10/06/19 |
Thơ Nguyễn |
91.74 M |
Truyen Hinh Vinh Long |
54.91 M |
DIEN QUAN Comedy / Hài |
35.29 M |
Ghiền Mì Gõ |
57.68 M |
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Trade
From 2016 to 2018 trade between the United States and Vietnam increase, with export at 9,675 billion and import at 49,173 billion in 2018.
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Sources:
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/fact-sheet/asian-americans-vietnamese-in-the-u-s-fact-sheet/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_Americans
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/vietnamese-immigrants-united-states-5
https://www.statista.com/statistics/183483/ranking-of-languages-spoken-at-home-in-the-us-in-2008/
https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/civilian-labor-force-participation-rate.htm
https://www.nielsen.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/04/nielsen-asian-american-consumer-report-may-2016.pdf
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/27/how-your-spending-compares-to-the-average-american-and-us-government.html
http://economists-pick-research.hktdc.com/business-news/article/Research-Articles/Vietnam-s-Consumer-Preference-for-Affordable-Luxuries/rp/en/1/1X000000/1X0A9WQM.htm
https://vidooly.com/top-youtube-channels/VN/mostviewed
https://www.slideshare.net/DataReportal/digital-2019-vietnam-january-2019-v01
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5520.html
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