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Everyone knows that New York, L.A., Chicago, San Fran, Miami, Houston, etc. are very diverse cities. People typically say NYC and L.A. are the top 2, but how will the list look in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
To me, Houston seems like the future of diversity in the U.S. It has a stable African-American community (25% of pop.) that will probably only grow as blacks from around the U.S. continue to leave places like the west and northeast and head south for Texas, Georgia, and the Carolinas for cultural and economic reasons. Continued immigration from Latin America will probably ensure that it maintains it's 37% hispanic population. Houston's asian population is the only one currently lacking in size, but from what I hear it's asian population (especially Vietnamese) is growing steadily.
Asians only make up 4.4% of the U.S., so Houston is already above the national average at 5.7%.
One issue that could change the situation is the percentage of mixed-race people into this. Also how Hispanics are considered categorically could make it higher if there are more Hispanics having children with non-Hispanics since the children will count as Hispanics by definition since its not a racial category per-se. Long term our views on race will likely change from the vestiges of the one-drop rule to something more similar to Latin America where in many cases most people are of mixed racial ancestry to the point they could be considered a hybrid race themselves. In 100 years or so a large segment of the population could be so different from any one racial category that they for a new 'American' racial-ethnic group where they have more in common with each other.
I believe Las Vegas already has the 5th largest Asian population after LA, the Bay, NYC, and Houston.
Im afraid that isnt even close. You got the first three right, but after LA, NYC, the Bay Area, comes:
Honolulu
Chicago
Washington DC
Seattle
Houston
San Deigo
Dallas/Fort Worth
Boston
Philly
Sacramento
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Las Vegas (it only has 110,000 Asians, all of the above have over 250,000 Asians.)
Im afraid that isnt even close. You got the first three right, but after LA, NYC, the Bay Area, comes:
Honolulu
Chicago
Washington DC
Seattle
Houston
San Deigo
Dallas/Fort Worth
Boston
Philly
Sacramento
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Las Vegas (it only has 110,000 Asians, all of the above have over 250,000 Asians.)
Yeah but asians in Las Vegas grow very quickly most of them flee California.
Yeah but asians in Las Vegas grow very quickly most of them flee California.
Las Vegas Asian community is unusual in a way because it is extremely not diverse. 70,000 of Las Vegas 130,000 Asians (was looking at the 2000 estimate earlier) are Filipino. There is little variety there, but its huge if you are Filipino.
Yeah but asians in Las Vegas grow very quickly most of them flee California.
Even though the percentage of Asians in California has been increasing, you're totally right. We're all fleeing California.
In any case, its extremely difficult to predict what will happen based on linear trends since conditions within a year can change demographic predictions. In addition, the very conceptualizations of how we see each group will change over time. At least here in California, the question of "where are you from?" has become less and less relevant. The same thing will probably happen to the rest of America in due time.
Las Vegas Asian community is unusual in a way because it is extremely not diverse. 70,000 of Las Vegas 130,000 Asians (was looking at the 2000 estimate earlier) are Filipino. There is little variety there, but its huge if you are Filipino.
Yeah, I can attest to the large Filipino population in Las Vegas and the rest of Nevada. I don't know why, but Filipinos love to gamble. A large chunk of casino workers in Las Vegas and Reno are either Mexican or Filipino. It makes me feel weird because whenever I'm in a casino, a worker always comes up to me and speaks in Tagalog, totally catching me off guard.
I personally wouldn't move there, but I've had relatives who did. Since Las Vegas is also attracting many elderly folk, the Filipina nurses are soon to follow. Oh well!
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Looks like L.A.'s diversity might be in jeopardy after all. I wouldn't describe a city where one ethnic group makes up 64.35% of the population as very diverse...
All projection models indicate that Texas will be about 60% Hispanic in 2050 and Houston will probably be no exception.
2008 Methodology for Texas Population Projections (http://txsdc.utsa.edu/tpepp/2008projections/2008_txpopprj_txtotnum.php - broken link)
Yeah but asians in Las Vegas grow very quickly most of them flee California.
Actually in the past 3 years, growth in Las Vegas has slowed drastically and the coastal counties of California are the fastest growing areas of the state.
Yeah, I can attest to the large Filipino population in Las Vegas and the rest of Nevada. I don't know why, but Filipinos love to gamble. A large chunk of casino workers in Las Vegas and Reno are either Mexican or Filipino. It makes me feel weird because whenever I'm in a casino, a worker always comes up to me and speaks in Tagalog, totally catching me off guard.
I personally wouldn't move there, but I've had relatives who did. Since Las Vegas is also attracting many elderly folk, the Filipina nurses are soon to follow. Oh well!
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We have friends who are Filipino and moved here from Vegas. They tell us that alot of Filipinos they have met in Dallas moved from Vegas.
Im afraid that isnt even close. You got the first three right, but after LA, NYC, the Bay Area, comes:
Honolulu
Chicago
Washington DC
Seattle
Houston
San Deigo
Dallas/Fort Worth
Boston
Philly
Sacramento
.
.
.
.
Las Vegas (it only has 110,000 Asians, all of the above have over 250,000 Asians.)
I was talking about % of the population, not total numbers.
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most of them flee California.
