Hispanic majority cities (home, neighborhood, high school)

[Soonhun]

The only major American city (metro >2 million) that is majority Hispanic is San Antonio, as far as I can think of. And, even then, it was barely over 50% Hispanic, so it might have changed by now.

Well, and San Juan, but I do not believe that Puerto Rico is doing very well.

[FloridaBeachBum]

Originally Posted by EddieOlSkool

Very interested to see white this would go. I am looking to see if there are majority Hispanic (or plurality) cities where the following is true:

Moderate to low crime
Moderate to low obesity levels
Low incidence of gang violence
High incidence of college degree completion

My thoughts on this probably:

San Diego
San Francisco
Tampa
New York
Boston

Weston Florida, rich, highly educated, top ten place to live and majority Spanish

[l1995]

While not Hispanic plurality, NYC has a lot of neighborhoods with big Hispanic populations and low violent crime.

College attendance varies by Hispanic subgroup.

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by Parhe

The only major American city (metro >2 million) that is majority Hispanic is San Antonio, as far as I can think of. And, even then, it was barely over 50% Hispanic, so it might have changed by now.

Well, and San Juan, but I do not believe that Puerto Rico is doing very well.

San Antonio is 63.2 percent Hispanic.
http://osd.texas.gov/Resources/Prese...icy_Summit.pdf

I went to a city council meeting there a few years ago and English was the second language - the meeting was conduction in Spanish.

39.5 percent of the Texas population is Hispanic. In fact, up here in northeast Texas I had a "first" happen to me the other day. I went to a funeral and it was in Spanish and English - and though the deceased was not Hispanic, about half the attendees were.

Laredo, TX is 96 percent Hispanic.
McAllen, TX is 91 percent Hispanic.
El Paso is 83 percent.
Pasadena is 62 percent.
Corpus Christi is 60 percent.
Houston is 38 percent.
Dallas and Fort Worth are 29 percent.

Texas is one of four majority-minority states - where white non Hispanics make up less than 50 percent of the total population.

[EddieOlSkool]

San Antonio is so Hispanic that even White people there talk kinda Mexicanish

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by EddieOlSkool

San Antonio is so Hispanic that even White people there talk kinda Mexicanish

LOL that's not the politically correct way to say it, but it's the truth!

Hola, senor!

[lydunn]

Originally Posted by EddieOlSkool

San Antonio is so Hispanic that even White people there talk kinda Mexicanish

ok what is Mexicanish..sorry Ohioan here.

[Etrernal333]

Anybody who wonders this must have never been to Los Angeles lol

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by 2e1m5a

None of the cities listed fit your own criteria.

Almost all the majority Hispanic cities are in California and Texas-except Miami, Paterson (NJ) and Elizabeth (NJ).

Others that come close are Phoenix, Providence, Hartford (CT) Albuquerque, Allentown (PA) and Denver.

Lawrence MA, Springfield MA. And a few other cities in Northern NJ.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by EddieOlSkool

San Antonio is so Hispanic that even White people there talk kinda Mexicanish

They are Tejano's, not really Mexicans. They have been in San Antonio for so many generations that they are more Texan than anything else. Houston and Dallas are more foreign born Mexican than San Antonio is.