HOLMES: It's the drive for energy independence. Here's our Christine Romans with a look at what's on tap on "YOUR BOTTOM LINE" which comes your way in about 30 minutes.</s>CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: Good morning. Unrest in the Middle East, a bombing campaign in Libya and a nuclear disaster in Japan. Oil prices T.J. topped $105 a barrel for the first time since 2008 bringing the national conversation once again to where America gets and how it consumes its energy. We'll tackle the President's policy and what it means for "YOUR BOTTOM LINE". Plus, how to save serious cash at the gas pump. All that and more straight ahead at 9:30 a.m. Eastern.</s>HOLMES: Also, we've got the changing face of America. We'll be talking about that throughout the morning as well. That, changing face. We have some new numbers that were just delivered two weeks from the Census and for that, as well, Christine Romans.</s>ROMANS: A new report this morning from the Census Bureau, a more racially and ethnically diverse population. Of the 308.7 million people here in the United States, up 10 percent over the past decade, 1 in 6 are Hispanic. So 50.5 million Hispanics are now the nation's number two group growing 42 percent since 2000. When you break it down further, here's how the rest of America looks. The white population, 197 million dropping five points to 64 percent of the U.S. population. The black population is 40 million making up 12.6 percent; slightly up from 2000. And the Asian population grew 43 percent. That tied with Hispanics for the fastest growing group and making up about 5 percent of the population overall. In all, racial and ethnic minorities make up about 90 percent of the total U.S. Growth since 2000. About 9 million people said they were of more than one race. It's a historic trend in which minority are expected to become the majority by 2050.
Breaking Down the New Census Numbers