Moving to Albuquerque? Read this! (vacation, housing, crime)

[penelopelp]

I don't worry about anybody "forcing" their culture on me. I choose where I live, what I wear, what I listen to, which concerts I go to, where I work, what I eat, what I worship, etc. I'm planning on moving to Albuquerque, and one of the reasons is because I want to live in a more culturally diverse area than I live in now. I am so happy that some people choose to hold on to their traditions. If they didn't, America would be a pretty dull place.

[Muhnay]

Originally Posted by penelopelp

I don't worry about anybody "forcing" their culture on me. I choose where I live, what I wear, what I listen to, which concerts I go to, where I work, what I eat, what I worship, etc. I'm planning on moving to Albuquerque, and one of the reasons is because I want to live in a more culturally diverse area than I live in now. I am so happy that some people choose to hold on to their traditions. If they didn't, America would be a pretty dull place.

There someone goes again misusing Diverse.

[LLD]

As was stated earlier diverse means different things to different people.

If people would like to talk about diversity or what diverse means in general that can be done in the general forums. Thanks.

[joeyla91601]

california,texas,arizona also have very large hispanic populations as well. new mexico is 45% hispanic and california is right behing it cities like LA the nations 2nd largest has a hispanic majority now, santa ana and anaheim orange counties 2 largest cities are 3/4 or more hispanic many northern california cities like oakland san jose have large hispanic populations. san diego as well. or in las vegas nv as well. i think this person has not been around the southwest part of the country that much......

Originally Posted by lukeache

Because New Mexico is one of the few states where you will see majority Hispanic areas. At least, here in Minnesota, that is unheard of, it also holds true for most of the "whiter states". Nothing good or bad about that, just very different from most states!

[joeyla91601]

as of april 1 2006 us census
albuquerque is
44.3% white
44.9% hispanic
5.2% american indian
3.1% black
2.5% asian

seattle is
68.1% white
15.9%asian
8.2% black
1.9%american indian
5.9% hispanic

Originally Posted by Chaparral

Ummmmm..... hate to nit-pick, but:

(from city-data.com detailed profiles)
Albuquerque Demographics*

• White Non-Hispanic (49.9%)
• Hispanic (39.9%)
• Other race (14.8%)
• American Indian (4.9%)
• Two or more races (4.3%)
• Black (3.1%)
• Vietnamese (0.6%)

Seattle Demographics*

• White Non-Hispanic (67.9%)
• Black (8.4%)
• Hispanic (5.3%)
• Two or more races (4.5%)
• Chinese (3.4%)
• Filipino (2.8%)
• Other race (2.4%)
• Vietnamese (2.1%)
• American Indian (2.1%)
• Other Asian (1.8%)
• Japanese (1.6%)
• Korean (0.9%)
• Asian Indian (0.5%)

*Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races

Seems to me that ABQ better fits your definition, as Seattle is has a population largely made up of White Non-Hispanics. ABQ is one of the few places in the US where no racial demographic (officially) comprises a majority of the local population.

Chap

[joeyla91601]

don't forget las vegas,nv.

Originally Posted by yukon

t is one of the few states in this country where you can be in a town that is majority Hispanic or majority Native American.

NM is unique for Native American - probably. But unique for Hispanic majorities? Not hardly.

I take it you haven't been to Florida, Colorado, Arizona, California or Texas lately. There are even cities in Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, Utah, New Jersey, Nevada, Maryland and Oregon with over 50% majority Hispanic populations. The Hispanic sector is the largest growing population demographic in the US.

[joeyla91601]

don't forget las vegas,nv. i am in so cal where hispanics are the majority it does not matter. i am italian/american was born here. i treat everyone the same.

Originally Posted by yukon

t is one of the few states in this country where you can be in a town that is majority Hispanic or majority Native American.

NM is unique for Native American - probably. But unique for Hispanic majorities? Not hardly.

I take it you haven't been to Florida, Colorado, Arizona, California or Texas lately. There are even cities in Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, Utah, New Jersey, Nevada, Maryland and Oregon with over 50% majority Hispanic populations. The Hispanic sector is the largest growing population demographic in the US.

[faron]

The bottom line is this... just treat everyne like you want to be treated in return and things will be great! Its no big deal!!

[LLD]

Thanks for the updated stats on Albuquerque.

[yukon]

Originally Posted by mortimer

I once heard the father of a friend of mine tell me why he decided
to retire in FL rather than out West in such a place as Albuquerque.
He described being there during March when the spring winds were
whipping about. "There were tumbleweeds blowing all over ..."
... "I wasn't impressed with the place."

I love hearing that kind of crap.

I remember making "snowmen" out of tumbleweeds when I lived in the Mojave as a kid. Pretty cool.

Although I must admit, I think I'd rather see tumbleweeds blowing about in NM than roofs blowing about in FL