Hispanic Demographics and Stats Per MSA/CSA

[Lets Eat Candy]

Originally Posted by peterlemonjello

The last number is from the most recent fact finder data.

yes and the most recent factfinder data from 2012 doesn't include the new CSA definitions. The Bay Area is still listed at 7.63 million people, even though San Joaquin County in the 2013 OMB definitions now include San Joaquin County.

[mickjakes]

what states have a very low mexican population?

[RudyOD]

Based on these numbers, the Mexican American community in San Antonio appears to be the most integrated/Americanized (high levels of home ownership, citizenship, and English speaking). What drives this? How is the Mexican community there different from other southwestern cities and Texan cities? Is the Mexican culture there as strong as it is in other cities despite how Americanized/integrated they are?

[polo89]

Mexican culture in San Antonio is very strong, despite integration/Americanization.

[UKWildcat1981]

Originally Posted by RudyOD

Based on these numbers, the Mexican American community in San Antonio appears to be the most integrated/Americanized (high levels of home ownership, citizenship, and English speaking). What drives this? How is the Mexican community there different from other southwestern cities and Texan cities? Is the Mexican culture there as strong as it is in other cities despite how Americanized/integrated they are?

Mexicans are cool as hell down in SA, very welcoming friendly people and culture and same in Austin, TX.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by RudyOD

Based on these numbers, the Mexican American community in San Antonio appears to be the most integrated/Americanized (high levels of home ownership, citizenship, and English speaking). What drives this? How is the Mexican community there different from other southwestern cities and Texan cities? Is the Mexican culture there as strong as it is in other cities despite how Americanized/integrated they are?

It's because San Antonio has a very small foreign born Hispanic population. It's only 10% foreign born. Dallas and Houston's Hispanic populations are upwards of 40% foreign born.

[lookintomove15]

Great stats!

[BillyH]

Originally Posted by peterlemonjello

It's because San Antonio has a very small foreign born Hispanic population. It's only 10% foreign born. Dallas and Houston's Hispanic populations are upwards of 40% foreign born.

Couldn't agree more, also as a San Antonioan I never looked at it as "Mexican Culture" it's Tex Mex. I rarely meet Hispanic friends coworkers etc with ties to Mexico, they go back many generations in Texas and are proud Americans like anybody else.

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by peterlemonjello

Hello All!

Time to take a look into some stats! This thread is to look at the Hispanic communities across the different Metro Areas/CSA's in the US. Numbers are from 2011. Numbers are rounded as well. I also have detailed numbers of the top 4 Hispanic groups in the US. Enjoy:

Metro Area's by Total Hispanics. Top 20 listed:

1) Los Angeles/Riverside/San Bernadino: 7,866,000
2) New York: 4,317,000
3) Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Palm Beach: 2,347,000
4) Houston: 2,105,000
5) Chicago: 1,971,000
6) Dallas/Fort Worth: 1,809,000
7) San Francisco/San Jose/Santa Rosa: 1,730,000
8) Phoenix: 1,163,000
9) San Antonio: 1,112,000
10) McAllen/Brownsville: 1,088,000
11) San Diego: 1,061,000
12) Washington/Baltimore: 935,000
13) El Paso: 668,000
14) Denver: 609,000
15) Las Vegas: 585,000
16) Fresno: 563,000
17) Orlando: 562,000
18) Atlanta: 546,000
19) Austin: 524,000
20) Tampa: 469,000

Largest Foreign Born Hispanic Communities in the US:

1) Los Angeles/Riverside/San Bernadino: 3,075,000
2) New York: 1,834,000
3) Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Palm Beach: 1,442,000
4) Houston: 853,000
5) Chicago: 780,000
6) Dallas/Fort Worth: 724,000
7) San Francisco/San Jose/Santa Rosa: 655,000
8) Washington/Baltimore: 493,000
9) San Diego: 366,000
10) Phoenix: 355,000
11) McAllen/Brownsville: 333,000
12) Atlanta: 264,000
13) Las Vegas: 241,000
14) El Paso: 204,000
15) Denver: 190,000
16) Fresno: 188,000
17) San Antonio: 186,000
18) Orlando: 157,000
19) Tampa: 153,000
20) Austin: 147,000

Largest Hispanic communities by percentage foreign born:

1) Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Palm Beach: 67%
2) Washington/Baltimore: 56%
3) Atlanta: 54%
4) New York: 44%
5) Los Angeles/Riverside/San Bernadino: 43%
6) Boston: 42%
7) Las Vegas: 42%
8) Houston: 41%
9) Chicago: 40%
10) Dallas/Fort Worth: 40%

Most domesticated Hispanics Communities in the US (least foreign born):

1) Albuquerque: 16%
2) San Antonio: 18%
3) Philadelphia: 25%
4) Tucson: 26%
5) Orlando: 26%
6) Brownsville/McAllen: 27%
7) Sacramento: 27%
8) Austin: 29%
9) Denver: 29%
10) El Paso: 30%

Largest Mexican Communities in the US (top 10) by total population:

1) Los Angeles/Riverside/San Bernadino: 6,342,000
2) Houston: 1,632,000
3) Chicago: 1,561,000
4) Dallas/Fort Worth: 1,546,000
5) San Francisco/San Jose/Santa Rosa: 1,291,000
6) McAllen/Brownsville: 1,061,000
7) Phoenix: 1,059,000
8) San Antonio: 997,000
9) San Diego: 918,000
10) El Paso: 638,000

Largest foreign born Mexican Communities in the US:

1) Los Angeles Riverside/San Bernadino: 2,314,000
2) Chicago: 667,000
3) Dallas/Fort Worth: 602,000
4) Houston: 591,000
5) San Francisco/San Jose/Santa Rosa: 477,000
6) San Diego: 335,000
7) McAllen/Brownsville: 326,000
8) Phoenix: 324,000
9) New York: 310,000
10) El Paso: 197,000

Largest Puerto Rican Communities in the US:

1) New York: 1,225,000
2) Orlando: 284,000
3) Philadelphia: 242,000
4) Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm Beach: 207,000
5) Chicago: 190,000
6) Tampa: 160,000
7) Boston: 121,000
8) Hartford: 90,000
9) Washington/Baltimore: 71,000
10) San Francisco/San Jose/Santa Rosa: 49,000

Largest Cuban Communities in the US:

1) Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm Beach: 1,035,000
2) New York: 156,000
3) Tampa: 83,000
4) Los Angeles: 63,000
5) Orlando: 42,000
6) Fort Myers: 19,000
7) Las Vegas: 19,000
8) Chicago: 19,000
9) Houston: 18,000
10) San Francisco/San Jose/Santa Rosa: 16,000

Largest Salvadoran Communities in the US:

1) Los Angeles/Riverside/San Bernadino: 504,000
2) Washington/Baltimore: 280,000
3) New York: 200,000
4) Houston: 152,000
5) San Francisco/San Jose/Santa Rosa: 102,000
6) Dallas/Fort Worth: 78,000
7) Boston: 39,000
8) Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Palm Beach: 33,000
9) Las Vegas: 28,000
10) Atlanta: 23,000

Largest Dominican Communities in the US:

1) New York: 898,000
2) Boston: 98,000
3) Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm Beach: 96,000
4) Providence: 36,000
5) Orlando: 33,000
6) Philadelphia: 32,000
7) Washington/Baltimore: 21,000
8) Tampa: 16,000

Some other points of interest:

- I think it has to be noted that certain groups stick to certain areas of the US. The Domincans are almost entirely in Northeast and Florida. Cubans congregate heavily in Florida as do Mexicans in the Southwest and Chicago.

- Six states are home to 60% of undocumented immigrants in the US. They are:
1) California at 21% of all undocumented immigrants
2) Texas at 15% of all undocumented immigrants
3) Florida at 8% of all undocumented immigrants
4) New York at 7% of all undocumented immigrants
5) Illinois at 5% of all undocumented immigrants
6) New Jeresey at 4% of all undocumented immigrants

- Mexico makes up 28.1% of all immigrants in the US. El Salvador at 3.1%, Cuba at 2.7%, the Dominican republic at 2.4%, and Guatemala at 2.2% make up the top 5 in Latin America.

- The foreign born percentages are in huge decline for Mexican immigrants from 1980. Only three Metro areas, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Atlanta are bucking the trend. In those metro areas, the per capita rate of foreign born Mexicans is on the rise.

- Illegal Immigration from Latin American countries is on the decline in 49 of 50 states. Only one state, Texas, is it rising.

- Only 26% of Hispanic households speak English at home. 74% speak either Spanish exlusively at home or a mix of Spanish and another language.

- 33% of Hispanics say they do not speak English well

- Regarding educational attainment of Hispanics in the US. Among the top 10 largest Hispanic communities, Dallas/Fort Worth has the poorest Hispanic community with an average household income of $26,000. They are 4th lowest among all Hispanic communities in the US. The lowest is Brownsville with a per capita income of only $14600.

- Miami has the most educated Hispanic community with 75% of all Hispanics holding a high school diploma. 23% of Hispanics hold a college degree in Miami, which has the highest percentage of Hispanics with a college degree. Phoenix has the lowest percentage of Hispanics with a college degree at 10%. Dallas/Fort Worth has the lowest amount of Hispanics with a high school diploma at only 54%.

- Regarding mastery of the English language, the Hispanic community in San Antonio (by far) has the best English skills with 81% speaking English fluently. Miami has the lowest at 52%, followed by New York at 57%, and Dallas/Fort Worth at 58%.

- Regarding American Citizenship, San Antonio again has the highest rate of citizenship amongst Hispanics at 88%. Dallas/Fort Worth has the lowest at 66% followed by Miami at 67%. Nearly 76% of all Hispanics in the US are citizens.

- Washington DC is home to the wealthiest Hispanic community in the US with a household income of $62,000. Baltimore is 2nd at $58,000.

- McAllen has the highest home ownership rate amongst Hispanics at 67% followed by San Antonio at 58%. New York has the lowest at 25% followed by San Francisco at 40%.

- Brownsville has the highest poverty rate among Hispanics at 40% and a child poverty rate of 50%. This is followed by Phoenix at 28%, Houston at 26%, and Dallas/Fort Worth at 25%. Hispanics in San Francisco are the least impovrished at 17%. This is followed by Chicago at 20%.

- Atlanta has the highest rate of Hispanics with no insurance at 51%. In the 10 largest communities, Houston has the highest rate of Hispanics with no insurance at 43% followed by Dallas/Fort Worth at 42%. Boston has the highest rate of Hispanics with insurance at 88%.

Springfield Mass is incredibly Puerto Rican you might wanna double check those numbers because theres more than 49,000 puerto ricans living in just the Springfield City Limits. And neighboring Holyoke Mass is the most Puerto Rican municipality in the United States percentage wise....