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The Latino population, already the nation's largest minority group, is projected to triple in size from its current level by 2050 and, combined with other minorities, will account for over 70 percent of the nation's population growth. Hispanics are projected to make up 29 percent of the U.S. population in 2050, up from 14 percent in 2005. Experience has shown that immigrant populations move to the national norms in educa.- tion, incomes, and lifestyles after the first generation. What 'impact the current recession will have on this trend is unclear, except that it is likely to slow immigrants' growth in incomes and wealth. This in turn is likely to slow their progression to homeownership. [rnlarried coLiples withoLit children tl'nclLjdl'n_q ernptYnesters) will be the fastest-_yrowl n _q household type, followed doselYbysl'n_qle-persowhouseholds While the numberofmar- riedcoLip/es with children will fall byneadyamillionammn_q whites, It will increase by more than amillionamon_q Asians and Hispani cs [The State of the Nation's Housl'n_q2079, page 15.) TherewiU be an ongoing and robust need for housing production in the decade ahead. The Harvard Joint Center projects that from 1.25 miLLion to 1.5 million new households will be formed annually in the coming decade.