The Iranian Community

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TheIranian Community RADIO IRAN 670AM KIRNIn
Los Angeles Orange County
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The Iranian-American Community National
Population

• Researchers knew it and the 2000 Census confirmed
  it.
• The U.S. Iranian American Community is
• Upscale, Highly Educated, Entrepreneurial and
  Professional.

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The only debate is about its size

• A July 2003 Census update estimates the
  population at 338,000.
• The MITIranian Studies Group estimates the
  population at 600,000.

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Iranian Government Report

• The Iranian government estimates that 2 million
  persons emigrated from Iran over the past
  decades.
• One million settled in a variety of nations with
  a large portion in Canada.
• The remaining million came to the United States
  which now has the largest concentration of
  Iranians outside of Iran with at least 50
  settling in the Los Angeles, Southern California
  area.

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MIT Reports

• At the present time the MIT Iranian Studies
  Group is re-examining the Census undercount and
  expects its findings to be released shortly.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Iranian
  Studies Group Research Team

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The Iranian-American CommunityNational
Characteristics

• Education
• Income
• Housing
• Language Spoken at Home

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Education

• Iranian-Americans are the most highly educated
  ethnic group in the United States.
• 57.2 (25 years older) obtained a Bachelors
  Degree or higher compared to 24.4 for the
  nation. (Index 234)
• 27.5 obtained a Masters Degree or higher
  compared to 8.9 for the nation. (Index 309)

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Income

• 30,143 the per capita income of
  Iranian-Americans is 40 higher than that of the
  nation 21,587.
• 69,590 the median family income of
  Iranian-Americans is 39 greater than that of the
  nation 50,046.
• 26.4 of Iranian-Americans have incomes of
  100,000 or greater compared with 12.3 of the
  nation. (Index 215)

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Housing

• The median value of residences for those of
  Iranian ancestry is 268,000 compared to 119,600
  for the U.S. average.
• 20.8 of Iranians live in houses valued at
  500,000 or greater compared with 3.8 for the
  nation. (Index 693)
• 5.5 of Iranians live in houses valued at 1
  million or greater compared with 0.6 for the
  nation. (Index 917)

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Language Spoken at Home

• (Persons 5 years of age or older)
• 80.4 of Iranian-Americans speak a language other
  than English at home.

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Radio Iran

• KIRN 670AM
• RADIO IRAN
• IS THE ONLY AMERICAN RADIO STATION
• BROADCASTING FULL TIME
• IN FARSI

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Fact sheet on the Iranian-American Community

• Estimated Population in the U.S. (Source 2000
  Census, July 2003 update)
• Persons claiming primary and secondary Iranian
  ancestry 338,266
• The Iranian-American community believes there
  may be serious underestimation of the actual
  population due to adverse perceptions of
  Iranian-Americans on claiming Iranian ancestry.
  The Iranian Studies group at MIT has estimated
  the average number to be 690,000 individuals.

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Educational Attainment (Source 2000 Census Data)

• High School Diploma and Higher 90.8 (Second
  highest among 67 ancestry groups)
• Bachelors Degree or Higher 57.2
  (Second highest among 67 ancestry groups)
• Masters Degree of Higher 27.5
  (Highest among 67 ancestry groups)

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Iranian-Americans and the U.S. Economy

• Iranian-Americans have founded and served in
  senior leadership positions of many major U.S.
  companies, many of them in the Fortune 500. The
  following ten Iranian-Americans have been engaged
  in the senior leadership of companies worth over
  1000 Billion.

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The following ten Iranian-Americans have been
engaged in the senior leadership of companies
worth over 1000 Billion.
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Iranian-Americans and the U.S. Academia

• Hundreds of Iranian-American tenured and
  tenure-track academics are teaching and doing
  research at top-ranking universities in the U.S.
  According to a preliminary list compiled by the
  MIT Iranian Studies Group Research Team, there
  are over 500 Iranian-American academics teaching
  at Universities such as MIT, Harvard, Carnegie
  Melon, Yale, Princeton, University of California
  System (Los Angles, Berkeley, Irvine, San Diego),
  Stanford, USC, Georgia Tech, University of
  Wisconsin, University of Michigan, University of
  Illinois, California Institute of Technology,
  Boston University, University of Maryland, George
  Washington University, and hundreds of other
  universities and colleges throughout the United
  States.

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An Overview Of Socioeconomic Characteristics Of
The Iranian-American Community Based On The 2000
Census

• The need to have accurate community statistics to
  assess the potentials of the Iranian-American
  community has long been realized. Pursuant to our
  previous publications on this issue, the Iranian
  Studies Group at MIT has compiled socioeconomic
  statistics from the recently published U.S. 2000
  Census data that are of importance to the
  Iranian-American community. As in our previous
  reports, the statistics again suggest that
  Iranian-Americans are among the most educated and
  successful communities in the U.S

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Population

• According to the U.S. 2000 Census, 338,000
  individuals reported their first or second
  ancestry as Iranian. With upper and lower bounds
  of this estimate within a 10 error margin, this
  places the estimated range between 319,000 and
  371,000 individuals (rounded off). Many community
  members have indicated that these numbers do not
  represent the entire Iranian-American community,
  since many community members have been reluctant
  in identifying themselves as such because of the
  political problems between Iran and the United
  States in the past two decades. In late March
  2004, the Iranian Studies Group will publish
  initial results of its efforts to assess the
  number of Iranian-Americans through alternative
  statistical methods.

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Educational Attainment

• The 2000 census data suggests that the
  Iranian ancestral group have educational
  attainments that greatly surpass the national
  average. In general, the percent of the Iranians
  over 25 years old who have obtained a bachelors
  degree or higher was at 57.2 in comparison to
  24.4 for the rest of the U.S. population. With
  more than 27 of Iranian-Americans over the age
  of 25 having a graduate degree or above,
  Iranian-Americans are the most highly educated
  ethnic group in the United States. With respect
  to the gender differences Iranian males and
  females are both more educated than the U.S.
  average values. Percentage-wise,
  Iranian-Americans hold five times the number of
  doctorates than the national average. However,
  the proportion of Iranian males with at least a
  Bachelors degree is higher than the females (65
  to 46). This discrepancy increases for more
  advanced degrees. For example, the ratio of males
  to females with Masters and Ph.D. are 1.81 and
  2.71 respectively, which are higher than the
  national averages of 1 1 and 2.31 for Masters
  and Ph.D.s respectively.

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Income Characteristics

• The per capita average income for
  Iranian-Americans is 50 higher than that of the
  nation, while family average income is 38
  higher. Compared to the 12 of Americans with per
  capita incomes of 100,000 or more, there are
  26.2 of Iranian-Americans making the same
  amount. The average value of an Iranian-American
  home is 2.5 times that of the average home
  nationally. The percentage of Iranian-Americans
  living in homes valued more than 1 million is
  nearly 10 times that of the national average.

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Housing characteristics

• The housing characteristic of Iranian
  ancestral group living in the U.S. reveals that
  34.9 of this group lives in houses with 5 or
  more units (i.e. apartments), which are
  significantly higher than the 17 in the U.S.
  average. In addition, the median value of the
  residences for those with Iranian ancestry is
  268,000 in comparison to 119,600 for U.S.
  average. This is further reflected in the fact
  that 20.8 of Iranian-Americans live in houses
  valued at gt500000 in comparison to only 3 for
  the U.S. population

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Family structure

• Iranian-Americans are still more conservative in
  terms of family structures when it comes to
  living with unmarried partners. Only 3 of
  Iranian-Americans live in unmarried households,
  compared to 7 nationally. Surprisingly however,
  while only 12 of grandparents who live in an
  Iranian-American household are responsible for
  taking care of the children, on the national
  level, 42 of grandparents who live with their
  childrens families take care of the children.

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Language Spoken at Home

• More than 73 of Iranian-American households
  communicate in both English and Persian. Around
  20 communicate only in English. 7 of
  Iranian-American households are considered
  linguistically isolated, meaning that English is
  not spoken at home at all.

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Source U.S. Census 2000 National Data

• Education Index
• Associate Degree 103
• Bachelors Degree 192
• Masters Degree 263
• Professional Degree 345
• Doctorate Degree 510
• High School Graduate or higher 112
• Bachelors Degree or higher 234

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Source U.S. Census 2000 National Data
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Source U.S. Census 2000 National Data

• Industry
  Index
• Construction
  54
• Manufacturing
  72
• Wholesale Trade
  
  122
• Retail Trade
  148
• Information
  116
• Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
  
  114
• Professional, Scientific, Management,
  Administrative Waste Management 139
• Educational, Health Social Services
  
  104
• Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation
  Food Services 105
• Other Services (except Public Administration)
  104
• Public Administration
  52

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Source U.S. Census 2000 National Data

• Income (Households 1999) Index
• Under 25,000 78
• 25,000 - 49,999 70
• 50,000 - 74,999 91
• 75,000 - 99,999 125
• 100,000 - 149,999 178
• 150,000 - 199,999 255
• 200,000 or more 296

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Median Household Income (dollars)

• Iranian-American Community 58,912
• Nation 41,994
• Median Family Income (dollars)
• Iranian-American Community 69,590
• Nation 50,046
• Per Capita Income (dollars)
• Iranian-American Community 30,143
• Nation 21,587

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Source U.S. Census 2000 National Data

• Vehicles Available Index
• None 80
• One 91
• Two 109
• Three or more 109

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Source U.S. Census 2000 National Data

• Owner Occupied Units Value
  Index
• Under 100,000 19
• 100,000 - 199,999 70
• 200,000 - 299,999 185
• 300,000 - 499,999 351
• 500,000 - 999,999 638
• 1,000,000 or more 917

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Source U.S. Census 2000 National Data

• Language Spoken At Home Percent
• (Persons 5 years or older)
• English Only 19.6
• Language Other Than English 80.4

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The Los Angeles Iranian-American

• During the past year Radio Iran KIRN 670AM
  utilized its website to conduct a survey of its
  listeners.
• Just over 1,500 people responded to basic
  questions which allowed KIRN to formulate a
  profile of its audience.
• The Los Angeles listener profile is a very close
  match to that of the national picture painted by
  the 2000 U.S. Census of the Iranian-American
  Community.

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The KIRN listener is

• Primarily 36-55 years of age
• Highly Educated
• A Homeowner
• At the Upper End of the Income Scale

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Communities

• Other research details the communities in
  which Los Angeles Iranian-Americans have chosen
  to cluster. Most are in the highest priced real
  estate areas in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
  These areas of high concentration include
• Beverly Hills Studio City Irvine
• Westwood Sherman Oaks Mission Viejo
• Brentwood Encino Laguna Beach
• Pacific Palisades Tarzana San Clemente
• Santa Monica Woodland Hills Newport Beach
• Palos Verdes Calabasas Huntington Beach
• Torrance Glendale CostaMesa

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Radio Iran Survey Result
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Radio Iran Survey ResultEducation
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Radio Iran Survey Result
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Radio Iran Survey ResultLiving
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Radio Iran Survey ResultGender
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Radio Iran Survey ResultInternet Listeners
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Radio Iran Survey ResultIncome
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Where are they in Los Angeles?