WACA 1540 AM media kit Page 2
DEMOGRAPHIC
THERE ARE CLOSE TO 500,000**
HISPANICS IN WACA COVERAGE AREA!
Primary source: U.S. Census Bureau
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
1990
2000
2005***
Montgomery County, MD
55,684
100,604
140,000
Prince George's County
29,983
57,057
84,789
Washington, DC
32,710
44,953
60,598
Howard County, MD
3,699
7,490
15,817
Fairfax County/City, VA
51,874
109,890
160,500
Arlington County, VA
23,089
35,268
50,258
Alexandria City, VA
10,776
18,882
30,838
Falls Church City, VA
N/A
876
5,282
**In April 2000, there were a total of 227,916 Hispanics in MD, 44,953 in DC, and 329,450 in VA, a total of
602,319 according to the US Census Bureau. MD's Hispanic population rose 82% between 1990 and 2000; DC's
rose 37%, and VA's rose 106%. . T he U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services estimated in 2001 an
additional 30,000 undocumented Hispanics in DC, 44,000 in MD, and 55,000 in Virginia. (T he Washington
Post 3/27/01 page A-15).
***Projection based on the assumption that growth rate from 2000-2005 is the same as 1990 to 2000
