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Wonder if Houston's Asian population has passed the 500,000 mark. It was closing in on it in the last numbers. Much of Houston's Asian population comes from South and Southeast Asia. DFW has more of a presence from East Asia than Houston.
i was on the mit campus tour (years ago) and i was surprised when they mentioned that mit is mostly asian (i think that would include south asian indian and north asian russian).
Wonder if Houston's Asian population has passed the 500,000 mark. It was closing in on it in the last numbers. Much of Houston's Asian population comes from South and Southeast Asia. DFW has more of a presence from East Asia than Houston.
I think you may have it just a bit backward good sir.
DFW has a larger South Asian population.
Houston has a larger East and Southeast Asian population.
Overall, Houston's total Asian population is still about 50k larger if I recall correctly. A big part of that is from the huge Vietnamese population along with the significantly larger Filipino and Chinese population. DFW does have a much larger Korean population than Houston, but its not enough to overcome the above.
For whatever reason Dallas is a huge point of immigration from India. DFW gets about 35% more Indian immigrants than Houston. Again, not sure why.
I think you may have it just a bit backward good sir.
DFW has a larger South Asian population.
Houston has a larger East and Southeast Asian population.
Overall, Houston's total Asian population is still about 50k larger if I recall correctly. A big part of that is from the huge Vietnamese population along with the significantly larger Filipino and Chinese population. DFW does have a much larger Korean population than Houston, but its not enough to overcome the above.
For whatever reason Dallas is a huge point of immigration from India. DFW gets about 35% more Indian immigrants than Houston. Again, not sure why.
Houston and Dallas' Indian populations are literally the same size (with Houston's being larger by less than 1,000) and Houston has the larger South Asian population overall because it has one of the top 3 largest Pakistani populations in America. It's Pakistani population exceeds 60,000. Indian-Americans are growing faster in Houston in raw numbers than in Dallas, whereas Dallas gets more Indian immigrants than Houston. Both cities have been neck-in-neck in Indian population for 5 years, each year the cities trading places for the largest, literally. I expect that to continue for years to come. That is a razor thin margin of error too.
Asian Indian Population, 2014
- Houston (CSA): 129,525
- Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex (CSA): 128,937
Dallas has the slightly larger East Asian population though (Koreans tipped it slightly in Dallas' favor) and Houston the larger West Asian and Southeast Asian population. Though Dallas' does well in both of those as well.
Also the reason Dallas is getting more Indian immigrants than Houston is simple, it has a more robust tech economy which is the largest industry driver to Indian immigration in the United States (particularly software development and consulting SAP/Oracle). Dallas has caught up a lot in the recent decade with Houston, historically Houston had the largest Desi population in the South, which is why it has the historical Hindu temples and the first ones in the region too. Dallas caught up and now they are growing the exact same amount each year. Both are more or less tied for largest in the South for this group.
Last edited by Trafalgar Law; 02-15-2016 at 02:42 PM..
I think you may have it just a bit backward good sir.
DFW has a larger South Asian population.
Houston has a larger East and Southeast Asian population.
Overall, Houston's total Asian population is still about 50k larger if I recall correctly. A big part of that is from the huge Vietnamese population along with the significantly larger Filipino and Chinese population. DFW does have a much larger Korean population than Houston, but its not enough to overcome the above.
For whatever reason Dallas is a huge point of immigration from India. DFW gets about 35% more Indian immigrants than Houston. Again, not sure why.
lol DFW's Korean population was why I put DFW ahead for East Asians. Thanks for the correction.
Houston and Dallas' Indian populations are literally the same size (with Houston's being larger by less than 1,000) and Houston has the larger South Asian population overall because it has one of the top 3 largest Pakistani populations in America. It's Pakistani population exceeds 60,000. Indian-Americans are growing faster in Houston in raw numbers than in Dallas, whereas Dallas gets more Indian immigrants than Houston. Both cities have been neck-in-neck in Indian population for 5 years, each year the cities trading places for the largest, literally. I expect that to continue for years to come. That is a razor thin margin of error too.
Asian Indian Population, 2014
- Houston (CSA): 129,525
- Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex (CSA): 128,937
Dallas has the slightly larger East Asian population though (Koreans tipped it slightly in Dallas' favor) and Houston the larger West Asian and Southeast Asian population. Though Dallas' does well in both of those as well.
Also the reason Dallas is getting more Indian immigrants than Houston is simple, it has a more robust tech economy which is the largest industry driver to Indian immigration in the United States (particularly software development and consulting SAP/Oracle). Dallas has caught up a lot in the recent decade with Houston, historically Houston had the largest Desi population in the South, which is why it has the historical Hindu temples and the first ones in the region too. Dallas caught up and now they are growing the exact same amount each year. Both are more or less tied for largest in the South for this group.
I question the accuracy of those numbers though. Dallas had 10k more Indians in 2010 according to the census. According to INS numbers, Dallas' Indian immigration has grown by a much faster clip than Houston's since then.
I honestly doubt Houston has even one more Indian than Dallas.
According to INS numbers, Dallas' Indian immigration has grown by a much faster clip than Houston's since then.
While they are by no means perfect, I tend to trust the census numbers, as they are the most accurate source you could have to go off of for this sort of thing.
Actually natural births plays a much larger role in population growth for Indians than does immigration by far actually (this is true for every group in the United States except the ones that only recently started coming to the United States). In Houston there is more of that because its the demographically younger city but also because its Indian-American population itself is actually larger than Dallas' whereas Dallas' immigrant Indian population is larger than Houston's. According to the census bureau, Indians have been a part of Houston's culture for 4 generations now, the census bureau actually lists them and the Vietnamese as an ancestry group in the Houston area now. It is going to feel much more "Indian American" in Houston and much more "Indian immigrant" in Dallas because of historical settling patterns.
Also, to answer your question that you've asked in previous threads about an area of Houston having as pronounced a presence of Indians as North Irving it is Greatwood and New Territory. New Territory, the entire "city", is actually 37% Indian. The type of feeling that you would get in Gandhi Park in Irving (just north of Las Colinas business district) where all you see are Desis walking around in the park is the same you'll get in New Territory and to a lesser extent Greatwood. One out of every three houses in New Territory are Indian. From what I can remember when I used to live in TX, Telfair (which is in Sugar Land), the neighborhood is jokingly called "new New Delhi" by the Desi locals.
According to the census, Asian population growth in the United States is more influenced in 2016 by fertility rate of the group rather than immigration. Immigration was a bigger part of "Asian growth" when there were significantly less Asians in America and when natural increase wasn't as large a factor. Today over three-quarters of all Asian population growth for just about any city comes from natural increase births. This wouldn't have been true in 1965 or 1975 America where immigration drove population growth among Asians more significantly.
Last edited by Trafalgar Law; 02-15-2016 at 03:49 PM..
I went ahead and used MSA for Washington DC so that way people in Baltimore can enjoy some individuality for once in a topic but I kept the rest to CSAs if they have CSAs and MSAs for the cities that don't have CSAs. I also combined the two halves of the Knowledge Corridor.
Asian Population (In-Combination), 2014 01. Los Angeles, CA (CSA): 2,705,243
02. New York, NY-NJ-CT-PA (CSA): 2,514,527
03. San Francisco Bay Area, CA (CSA): 2,246,881
04. Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (MSA): 695,315
05. Chicago, IL-IN-WI (CSA): 676,306
06. Seattle, WA (CSA): 610,602
07. Honolulu, HI (MSA): 596,395
08. Houston, TX (CSA): 523,249
09. Boston, MA-RI-NH-CT (CSA): 520,896
10. Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, TX-OK (CSA): 476,828
11. San Diego, CA (MSA): 456,125
12. Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD (CSA): 423,478
13. Sacramento, CA (CSA): 367,484
14. Atlanta, GA (CSA): 359,307
15. Minneapolis-Saint Paul (CSA): 263,237
16. Las Vegas, NV-AZ (CSA): 245,241
17. Detroit, MI (CSA): 240,374
18. Portland, OR-WA (CSA): 211,956
19. Phoenix, AZ (MSA): 209,299
20. Miami-Fort Lauderdale (CSA): 188,637
21. Baltimore, MD (MSA): 172,501
22. Denver, CO (CSA): 161,531
23. Orlando, FL (CSA): 135,782
24. Austin, TX (MSA): 120,631
25. Tampa, FL (MSA): 117,514
26. Fresno, CA (CSA): 112,827
27. Raleigh-Durham, NC (CSA): 106,210
28. Hartford-Springfield, CT-MA (Knowledge Corridor): 102,189
29. Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC (CSA): 91,195
30. Charlotte, NC-SC (CSA) 90,239
31. Columbus, OH (CSA): 88,910
32. Salt Lake City, UT (CSA): 84,766
33. Cleveland, OH (CSA): 83,674
34. Saint Louis, MO-IL (CSA): 83,672
35. Indianapolis, IN (CSA): 72,752
36. San Antonio, TX (MSA): 70,217
37. Jacksonville, FL-GA (CSA): 67,275
38. Milwaukee, WI (CSA): 66,633
39. Pittsburgh, PA-OH-WV (CSA): 61,597
40. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (CSA): 58,280
41. Richmond, VA (MSA): 54,884
42. Nashville, TN (CSA): 54,398
43. Oklahoma City, OK (CSA): 53,021
44. Bakersfield, CA (MSA): 48,907
45. Albany, NY (CSA): 44,063
46. Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC (CSA): 43,665
47. New Orleans, LA-MS (CSA): 43,049
48. Albuquerque, NM (CSA): 40,971
49. Tucson, AZ (CSA): 39,367
50. Buffalo, NY (CSA): 39,187
51. Rochester, NY (CSA): 38,208
52. Madison, WI (CSA): 36,315
53. Grand Rapids, MI (CSA): 34,827
54. Des Moines, IA (CSA): 34,434
55. Harrisburg, PA (CSA): 33,688
56. Louisville, KY-IN (CSA): 32,594
57. Memphis, TN-MS-AR (CSA): 32,108
58. Omaha, NE-IA (CSA): 28,466
59. Wichita, KS (CSA): 27,565
60. Greenville, SC (CSA): 26,480
61. Tulsa, OK (CSA): 25,658
62. Boise, ID-OR (CSA): 22,847
63. Columbia, SC (CSA): 20,639
64. Spokane, WA-ID (CSA): 20,597
65. Birmingham, AL (CSA): 19,117
66. El Paso, TX-NM (CSA): 19,096
67. Naples-Cape Coral, FL (CSA): 18,963
68. Baton Rouge, LA (MSA): 18,570
69. Charleston, SC (MSA): 18,287
70. Chattanooga, TN-GA-AL (CSA): 14,741
71. Knoxville, TN (CSA): 17,375
72. Little Rock, AR (CSA): 16,568
1 Year Population Change for Asians (In-Combination), 2013-2014 01. New York, NY-NJ-CT-PA (CSA): + 90,557
02. San Francisco Bay Area, CA (CSA): + 81,578
03. Los Angeles, CA (CSA): + 76,558
04. Houston, TX (CSA): + 38,001
05. Boston, MA-RI-NH-CT (CSA): + 28,882
06. Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (CSA): + 27,773
07. Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, TX-OK (CSA): + 27,720
08. Seattle, WA (CSA): + 24,345
09. Chicago, IL-IN-WI (CSA): + 23,865
10. Atlanta, GA (CSA): + 20,182
11. Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN-WI (CSA): + 17,628
12. San Diego, CA (MSA): + 16,780
13. Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD (CSA): + 16,482
14. Detroit, MI (CSA): + 11,663
15. Las Vegas, NV-AZ (CSA): + 11,760
16. Phoenix, AZ (MSA): + 7,984
17. Columbus, OH (CSA): + 7,642
18. Raleigh-Durham, NC (CSA): + 6,948
19. Denver, CO (CSA): + 6,929
20. Portland, OR-WA (CSA) + 6,902
21. Baltimore, MD (MSA): + 6,745
22. Sacramento, CA (CSA): + 6,644
23. Austin, TX (MSA): + 6,058
24. Honolulu, HI (MSA): + 5,880
25. Albuquerque, NM (CSA): + 5,856
26. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL (CSA): + 5,336
27. Tampa, FL (MSA): + 5,094
28. Charlotte, NC-SC (CSA): + 5,051
29. Buffalo, NY (CSA): + 4,552
30. Cleveland, OH (CSA): + 4,093
31. Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC (CSA): + 3,910
32. Nashville, TN (CSA): + 3,727
33. Indianapolis, IN (CSA): + 3,704
34. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (CSA): + 3,622
35. Pittsburgh, PA-OH-WV (CSA): + 3,550
36. Fresno, CA (CSA): + 3,532
37. Salt Lake City, UT (CSA): + 3,509
38. Des Moines, IA (CSA): + 3,469
39. Saint Louis, MO-IL (CSA): + 3,391
40. San Antonio, TX (MSA): + 3,378
41. Hartford-Springfield, CT-MA (Knowledge Corridor): + 3,347
42. Jacksonville, FL-GA (CSA): + 3,162
43. New Orleans, LA-MS (CSA): + 2,952
44. Harrisburg, PA (CSA): + 2,668
45. Knoxville, TN (CSA): + 2,597
46. Oklahoma City, OK (CSA): + 2,474
47. Columbia, SC (CSA): + 2,452
48. Albany, NY (CSA): + 2,426
49. Rochester, NY (CSA): + 2,192
50. Richmond, VA (MSA): + 2,094
51. Milwaukee, WI (CSA): + 1,868
52. Memphis, TN-MS-AR (CSA): + 1,727
53. Tulsa, OK (CSA): + 1,715
54. Omaha, NE-IA (CSA): + 1,703
55. Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC (CSA): + 1,652
56. Boise, ID-OR (CSA): + 1,513
57. Tucson, AZ (CSA): + 1,510
58. Spokane, WA-ID (CSA): + 1,451
59. El Paso, TX-NM (CSA): + 1,399
60. Orlando, FL (CSA): + 1,345
61. Grand Rapids, MI (CSA): + 1,237
62. Madison, WI (CSA): + 1,142
63. Bakersfield, CA (CSA): + 1,117
64. Little Rock, AR (CSA): + 841
65. Chattanooga, TN-GA-AL (CSA): + 658
66. Wichita, KS (CSA): + 558
67. Naples-Cape Coral, FL (CSA): + 533
68. Charleston, SC (MSA): + 519
69. Baton Rouge, LA (MSA): + 227
70. Louisville, KY-IN (CSA): + 148
71. Birmingham, AL (CSA): -1,237
Asian Population (Alone), 2014 01. Los Angeles, CA (CSA): 2,401,247
02. New York, NY-NJ-CT-PA (CSA): 2,302,602
03. San Francisco Bay Area, CA (CSA): 2,011,880
04. Chicago, IL-IN-WI (CSA): 606,594
05. Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (MSA): 596,698
06. Seattle, WA (CSA): 494,401
07. Houston, TX (CSA): 474,022
08. Boston, MA-RI-NH-CT (CSA): 455,690
09. Honolulu, HI (MSA): 421,085
10. Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, TX-OK (CSA): 416,716
11. San Diego, CA (MSA): 378,006
12. Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD (CSA): 373,161
13. Atlanta, GA (CSA): 319,389
14. Sacramento, CA (CSA): 310,254
15. Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN-WI (CSA): 227,097
16. Detroit, MI (CSA): 206,713
17. Las Vegas, NV-AZ (CSA): 196,700
18. Phoenix, AZ (MSA): 170,375
19. Portland, OR-WA (CSA) 159,112
20. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL (CSA): 156,062
21. Baltimore, MD (MSA): 147,743
22. Denver, CO (CSA): 125,674
23. Orlando, FL (CSA): 109,846
24. Austin, TX (MSA): 102,958
25. Fresno, CA (CSA): 100,066
26. Tampa, FL (MSA): 92,593
27. Raleigh-Durham, NC (CSA): 90,904
28. Hartford-Springfield, CT-MA (Knowledge Corridor): 86,377
29. Charlotte, NC-SC (CSA): 77,311
30. Columbus, OH (CSA): 74,215
31. Cleveland, OH (CSA): 67,169
32. Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC (CSA): 66,456
33. Saint Louis, MO-IL (CSA): 66,379
34. Indianapolis, IN (CSA): 62,304
35. Kansas City, MO-KS (CSA): 62,099
36. Salt Lake City, UT (CSA): 60,697
37. Milwaukee, WI (CSA): 57,442
38. San Antonio, TX (MSA): 54,361
39. Jacksonville, FL-GA (CSA): 53,101
40. Pittsburgh, PA-OH-WV (CSA): 51,754
41. Richmond, VA (MSA): 47,485
42. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (CSA): 47,024
43. Nashville, TN (CSA): 45,503
44. Oklahoma City, OK (CSA): 44,090
45. Bakersfield, CA (MSA): 40,765
46. New Orleans, LA-MS (CSA): 37,863
47. Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC (CSA): 36,533
48. Albany, NY (CSA): 35,166
49. Buffalo, NY (CSA): 33,544
50. Madison, WI (CSA): 31,726
51. Rochester, NY (CSA): 29,298
52. Des Moines, IA (CSA): 28,026
53. Grand Rapids, MI (CSA): 27,041
54. Tucson, AZ (CSA): 26,986
55. Louisville, KY-IN (CSA): 25,470
56. Memphis, TN-MS-AR (CSA): 25,437
57. Albuquerque, NM (CSA): 23,582
58. Wichita, KS (CSA): 23,448
59. Omaha, NE-IA (CSA): 22,223
60. Greenville, SC (CSA): 20,821
61. Tulsa, OK (CSA): 20,296
62. Syracuse, NY (CSA): 18,912
63. Columbia, SC (CSA): 16,892
64. Baton Rouge, LA (MSA): 16,409
65. Birmingham, AL (CSA): 15,816
66. Boise, ID-OR (CSA): 15,712
67. Naples-Cape Coral, FL (CSA): 14,954
68. Knoxville, TN (CSA): 14,147
69. Charleston, SC (MSA): 14,045
70. Spokane, WA-ID (CSA): 12,001
71. El Paso, TX-NM (CSA): 11,861
72. Little Rock, AR (CSA): 11,358
73. Chattanooga, TN-GA-AL (CSA): 11,283
1 Year Population Change for Asians (Alone), 2013-2014 01. San Francisco Bay Area, CA (CSA): + 90,905
02. New York, NY-NJ-CT-PA (CSA): + 75,341
03. Los Angeles, CA (CSA): + 67,283
04. Houston, TX (CSA): + 30,866
05. Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (MSA): + 29,012
06. Chicago, IL-IN-WI (CSA): + 28,631
07. Boston, MA-RI-NH-CT (CSA): + 26,204
08. Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, TX-OK (CSA): + 24,035
09. Seattle, WA (CSA): + 22,542
10. San Diego, CA (MSA): + 17,107
11. Phoenix, AZ (MSA): + 16,683
12. Atlanta, GA (CSA): + 16,263
13. Sacramento, CA (CSA): + 15,357
14. Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN-WI (CSA): + 13,843
15. Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD (CSA): + 12,647
16. Detroit, MI (CSA): + 11,253
17. Baltimore, MD (MSA): + 9,436
18. Austin, TX (MSA): + 9,066
19. Columbus, OH (CSA): + 8,293
20. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL (CSA): + 7,336
21. Portland, OR-WA (CSA): + 7,283
22. Indianapolis, IN (CSA): + 6,657
23. Denver, CO (CSA): + 6,121
24. Las Vegas, NV-AZ (CSA): + 6,102
25. Charlotte, NC-SC (CSA): + 5,154
26. Raleigh-Durham, NC (CSA): + 5,048
27. Kansas City, MO-KS (CSA): + 4,863
28. San Antonio, TX (MSA): + 4,164
29. Cleveland, OH (CSA): + 3,661
30. Richmond, VA (MSA): + 3,536
31. Buffalo, NY (CSA): + 3,464
32. Hartford-Springfield, CT-MA (Knowledge Corridor): +3,431
33. Oklahoma City, OK (CSA): + 3,172
34. Albany, NY (CSA): + 3,019
35. Knoxville, TN (CSA): + 3,009
36. Orlando, FL (CSA): + 2,964
37. Salt Lake City, UT (CSA): + 2,811
38. Saint Louis, MO-IL (CSA): + 2,699
39. Milwaukee, WI (CSA): + 2,698
40. Pittsburgh, PA-OH-WV (CSA): + 2,601
41. Honolulu, HI (MSA): + 2,217
42. Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC (CSA): + 2,126
43. Louisville, KY-IN (CSA): + 2,082
44. Tampa, FL (MSA): + 1,877
45. Tulsa, OK (CSA): + 1,818
46. Charleston, SC (MSA): + 1,764
47. Jacksonville, FL-GA (CSA): + 1,759
48. Fresno, CA (CSA): + 1,644
49. Omaha, NE-IA (CSA): + 1,601
50. Columbia, SC (CSA): + 1,527
51. Wichita, KS (CSA): + 1,513
52. Tucson, AZ (CSA): + 1,492
53. Bakersfield, CA (MSA): + 1,443
54. Nashville, TN (CSA): + 1,438
55. Madison, WI (CSA): + 1,306
56. New Orleans, LA-MS (CSA): + 1,156
57. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (CSA): + 1,143
58. Albuquerque, NM (CSA): + 1,030
59. Baton Rouge, LA (MSA): + 1,028
60. El Paso, TX-NM (CSA): + 915
61. Grand Rapids, MI (CSA): + 878
62. Little Rock, AR (CSA): + 717
63. Naples-Cape Coral, FL (CSA): + 568
64. Birmingham, AL (CSA): + 502
65. Des Moines, IA (CSA): + 337
66. Syracuse, NY (CSA): + 195
67. Chattanooga, TN-GA-AL (CSA): + 6
68. Boise, ID-OR (CSA): -5
69. Greenville, SC (CSA): -246
70. Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC (CSA): -372
71. Memphis, TN-MS-AR (CSA): -828
72. Rochester, NY (CSA): -920
73. Spokane, WA-ID (CSA): -1,394
The super grand majority of the San Francisco Bay Area's population growth from 2013 to 2014 can be attributed to Asian (alone). The San Francisco Bay Area added total 110,000 people from 2013 to 2014, but at the same time the San Francisco Bay Area's Asian (alone) population swelled by over 90,000 from 2013 to 2014.
Another thing, there is no Asian "mecca" either. There are cities that have the largest Asian populations, but they are by no means a "mecca" for the entire continents demographical groups.
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