Which metro is more international?Houston or Las Vegas (live, comparison, places)

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Originally Posted by lvmensch

It is really not a contest.

Las Vegas on international arrivals by a mile.

Las Vegas on international recognition. In most of the world Vegas is as or better recognized than NY and LA. Houston is not in top 10.

Houston likely would win easily on business done...but that is about it.

International arrivals by a mile? Las Vegas does have more international O&D there is no doubt, but its a difference of 4.75 million to 4.2 million. I dont know if I call that "by a mile". Orlando actually gets more international arrivals than both at 5.5 million. "Which is more international: Orlando or Las Vegas?" would have been a better thread.

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Originally Posted by TacoSoup

The overwhelming majority is white and Hispanic. Houston has a higher black population, but short of that they seemed pretty similar. Maybe I was just in the wrong areas? I’ll take your word for it.

Let me break it down for you. The 2016 demographics are below:

Of the four major ethnic groups, it breaks down like this:

Houston Metro Area:
Non-Hispanic White: 36.9%
Hispanic: 36.8%
Black: 16.9%
Asian: 7.6%

Las Vegas Metro Area:
Non-Hispanic White: 43.4 %
Hispanic: 30.9%
Black: 11.0%
Asian: 9.7%

However the devil is in the details. When you get deeper into the numbers you see that Las Vegas is much more one-sided within these groups:

Within Houston's Asian Community...
Vietnamese are 26% of the total Asian community
Indians are 25% of the total Asian community
Chinese are 18% of the total Asian community
Filipinos are 10% of the total Asian community
Koreans are 3% of the total Asian community
Japanese are 1% of the total Asian community
All other Asian groups are 17% of the total Asian community

Within Las Vegas' Asian Community...
Filipino's are 54% of the total Asian community
Chinese are 16% of the total Asian community
Koreans are 6% of the total Asian community
Japanese, Indians, and Vietnamese are 4% each of the total Asian community
All other Asian groups are 11%

Then if we break down the Hispanic Communities (I listed all groups over 2% of the Hispanic community as well as Central/South Americans as a whole):

Within Houston's Hispanic Community:
Mexicans are 76% of the total Hispanic community
Central Americans are 14% of the total Hispanic community
Salvadorans are 7% of the total Hispanic community
Hondurans are 4% of the total Hispanic community
Guatemalans are 2% of the total Hispanic community
Cubans and Puerto Ricans are both 2% each of the total Hispanic community
South Americans are 4% as a whole of the Hispanic community
Colombians are 2% of the Hispanic community

Within Las Vegas' Hispanic Community:
Mexicans are 75% of the total Hispanic community
Central Americans as a whole are 10% of the Hispanic community
Salvadorans are 6% of the total Hispanic community
Cubans are 5% of the total Hispanic community
Puerto Ricans are 3.5% of the Hispanic community
Guatemalans are 3% of the Hispanic community
South Americans as a whole are 3% of the Hispanic

Beyond this there is the foreign born African community. Houston has roughly 100,000 foreign born Africans (Nigerians being about 40k of that total). Las Vegas has less than 5,000 foreign born Africans so its pointless to compare the two.

Based on this, a parallel could be drawn between the Hispanic communities with Houston being a bit more diverse, but for the rest there is no contest. Houston is undoubtedly more diverse than Las Vegas from a residential perspective.

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

International arrivals by a mile? Las Vegas does have more international O&D there is no doubt, but its a difference of 4.75 million to 4.2 million. I dont know if I call that "by a mile". Orlando actually gets more international arrivals than both at 5.5 million. "Which is more international: Orlando or Las Vegas?" would have been a better thread.

Actually 8.2 million versus 2.5 million. Orlando is at 5.8 million

https://360chicago.com/top-us-cities...stic-visitors/

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Originally Posted by lvmensch

Actually 8.2 million versus 2.5 million. Orlando is at 5.8 million

https://360chicago.com/top-us-cities...stic-visitors/

You missed the part about O&D. O&D is about who is flying where non-connecting. Las Vegas gets 4.75 million O&D passegers a year from international destinations. Houston gets 4.2 million.

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

You missed the part about O&D. O&D is about who is flying where non-connecting. Las Vegas gets 4.75 million O&D passegers a year from international destinations. Houston gets 4.2 million.

No I did not. I did not cite O & D. I cited arrivals. It is well known that many LV arrivals land at LA.

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Originally Posted by lvmensch

No I did not. I did not cite O & D. I cited arrivals. It is well known that many LV arrivals land at LA.

Im speaking more from Houston's perspective. Houston is a much more ethnic city than Las Vegas and as such has more arrivals from VFR traffic which doesnt register in these studies.

The study appears to be measuring leisure traffic only. To be perfectly frank, there is no way in hell Las Vegas is the #2 city in the county when business traffic is also factored in.

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

Im speaking more from Houston's perspective. Houston is a much more ethnic city than Las Vegas and as such has more arrivals from VFR traffic which doesnt register in these studies.

The study appears to be measuring leisure traffic only. To be perfectly frank, there is no way in hell Las Vegas is the #2 city in the county when business traffic is also factored in.

Nope - It is measuring visitors which is done very well in Las Vegas. And Las Vegas has huge business visitor numbers.

And both cities are clearly in the class of non Hispanic whites being a minority. Houston at 36.9% while Las Vegas at 43.4%. Quite similar.

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Originally Posted by lvmensch

Nope - It is measuring visitors which is done very well in Las Vegas. And Las Vegas has huge business visitor numbers.

And both cities are clearly in the class of non Hispanic whites being a minority. Houston at 36.9% while Las Vegas at 43.4%. Quite similar.

Nope! Read the first paragraph in your link. It measures tourists.

And nope, not similar in terms of diversity.

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

Nope! Read the first paragraph in your link. It measures tourists.

And nope, not similar in terms of diversity.

Read the headline.

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RANKING THE TOP CITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC VISITORS
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One thing to be said for Houston fans...they do not lose graciously.

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Originally Posted by lvmensch

Read the headline.

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RANKING THE TOP CITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC VISITORS
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One thing to be said for Houston fans...they do not lose graciously.

Dude, it says multiple times in your link that its measuring TOURISM.

Its your link. You should have read what it was actually measuring before posting it.