How big is the Dominican population in Houston? (Dallas, Spring: live in, move to)

[Spade]

Originally Posted by ParaguaneroSwag

I already read that. And that's still doesn't make up for the fact that two different studies have completely different results. Who are you to say that one is more accurate than the other? You can't know that, I can't either, but I will lean towards the more logical answer. DFW as a whole yes of course it's gaining a lot of population. But by one demographic that before those 5 years was only half of that at 33,000, yeah that's 100% illogical unless there's a specific reason for it. Like I said, this could be a group of jobs, an agency. Puerto Rico is definitely going through an emigration which is bringing many Puerto Rican all throughout the USA, but this doesn't account to going from 33,000 to 50,000 in 5 years. Now, Puerto Ricans are growing in Texas and Louisiana both because a certain group of companies have been contracting them and providing their housing and transport. However this doesn't account for a 17,000 growth in 5 years. 41K would signify an 8,000 growth and that number actually makes sense.

17,000 out of 500,000 also makes sense and it's logical. Perhaps there is an emigration but it's the longer running estimate out of the two that the census has been using? Also, the fact that they don't give you 2011, 2012, and 2013 numbers on there for the 1 year estimate to determine how that demographic grew is what is confusing you.

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Originally Posted by Spade

17,000 out of 500,000 also makes sense and it's logical. Perhaps there is an emigration but it's the longer running estimate out of the two that the census has been using? Also, the fact that they don't give you 2011, 2012, and 2013 numbers on there for the 1 year estimate to determine how that demographic grew is what is confusing you.

No it's not confusing. It's 2014 results. Reading two results based on the same year and getting different estimates isn't confusing at all. And no it doesn't work that way. Houston has grown more than 600,000 since 2010, and it still wouldn't make sense if Houston had the 17,000. Random opulation surges from 1 demographic are triggered by a specific reason. And they are bringing Puerto Ricans to Texas but it wouldn't grow at that rate. When a demographic is around 33,000 it doesn't magically grow 17,000 in a 5 year span. Unless there was something that brought them there. Which there is with these jobs that are providing their housing too but it still wouldn't be at that rate.

[Spade]

I still don't see anywhere where you deem it's illogical for 17,000 PR's to have moved to DFW since 2010. Because it's hard to believe that a small but growing demographic couldn't' have grew that fast? Usually, the 1 year estimate is the most accurate.

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Originally Posted by Spade

I still don't see anywhere where you deem it's illogical for 17,000 PR's to have moved to DFW since 2010. Because it's hard to believe that a small but growing demographic couldn't' have grew that fast? Usually, the 1 year estimate is the most accurate.

Already stated why. 33,000 isn't particularly small, it's just not enough to grow 17,000 in a 4-5 year span. Really the estimates in general aren't very accurate because they miss out so much because of the way the studies are made. The official census is the closest to accurate but is still not completely accurate in determining demographics.

[Juancarlos999]

I heard they are even thinking about opening the Dominican Embassy in Houston again. Dominican are coming here from ny and Santo Domingo. I know this for a fact. I even have 8 family members coming this year from rd. They want to live in Houston because what they have been hearing about the growth here

[SouthernBoy205]

Recently, I've been seeing A LOT of black Hispanics here. Also, I've been seeing several Hispanics (Hispanics that look like Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans) that aren't Mexican.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by SouthernBoy205

Recently, I've been seeing A LOT of black Hispanics here. Also, I've been seeing several Hispanics (Hispanics that look like Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans) that aren't Mexican.

How can you be sure they weren't Mexican? There are some that look atleast partially black.

[Spade]

Originally Posted by ParaguaneroSwag

Already stated why. 33,000 isn't particularly small, it's just not enough to grow 17,000 in a 4-5 year span. Really the estimates in general aren't very accurate because they miss out so much because of the way the studies are made. The official census is the closest to accurate but is still not completely accurate in determining demographics.

I didn't say it is accurate. I said it's the most accurate. Meaning, it's more accurate than any other estimate that census uses because it judges by a basis of one year after the other. 33,000 is small if you rank it against other metros. DFW's 33,000 isn't even one of the top 10 populations in the nation. It's probably barely top 20. I still haven't seen any logical reason why it hasn't grown by 17k. But this seems to be going in circles.

[SouthernBoy205]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

How can you be sure they weren't Mexican? There are some that look atleast partially black.

They looked different than Mexicans. I get Central Americans confused with Mexicans, but these people look like Dominicans. A lot of them have hazel and blue eyes.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by SouthernBoy205

They looked different than Mexicans. I get Central Americans confused with Mexicans, but these people look like Dominicans. A lot of them have hazel and blue eyes.

So do a lot of Mexicans. There's no such thing as a Mexican look. It is a very ethnically diverse country.