South Asian Immigration Patterns

[Natural510]

Many are here on work visas as doctors or in tech, so they have a desirable skill set and are not forced to start from scratch in inner-cities like most immigrants.

[Houston Area Man]

Originally Posted by Natural510

Many are here on work visas as doctors or in tech, so they have a desirable skill set and are not forced to start from scratch in inner-cities like most immigrants.

Most are international students and have to pay high tuition fees with limited work permit access. Lot of early struggle. Born Americans have it very easy.

[SonnyDaze]

Originally Posted by ClevelandBrown

Cleveland/Akron doesn't have a huge south Asian population, but it's steadily growing and here it seems like a mix between inner city enclaves, highly educated straight to the burbs in McMansions, straight to the burbs lower income immigrants and college students.

Cleveland's historical Chinatown (just east of downtown) still has a high percentage of Asians, but it's now more of a catch all Asian neighborhood (roughly 25-50 percent Asian), with South Asians moving in. ... why the city rebranded "Chinatown" into "Asiatown."

In Akron, inner city North Hill has become in essence an Asian dominant neighborhood. North High School in Akron is the only Asian majority HS in Ohio. That is mainly lower income immigrants/refugees from Bhutan, Nepal, Laos, Cambodia, etc. That community is starting to gain more money and spill into neighboring suburbs like Cuyahoga Falls and Tallmadge.

Then, you have the fast growing Indian population that is almost entirely in the burbs, but a mix between high and lower income. In places like Middleburg Heights, Strongsville, you have a significant number of Indians who live in the $300-400,000 subdivisions and probably an even bigger number who live in some of the older, working to lower income apartment complexes that are nearby. The Islander apartments in Middleburg Heights is easily the most noticeable. Probably 1,000 units with it being 90 percent Indian now. A roofing company I worked for in the early 2000s was contracted to do repairs on a bunch of units there and we would knock on the doors to let the residents know we'd be up there. Even 25 years ago, I'd say it was like 50 percent Indian. The apartment complexes on the Strongsville side of the street (probably 2,000 plus units) seemed like they also had a significant number of Indians.

Then you have University Circle/Little Italy which also has a big mix of Asian residents, those are mostly Case students and employees at Cleveland Clinic/University Hospital.

Highest Indian populations in Ohio are:

1) Dublin (Columbus suburb): 11.8%
2) Middlesburg Heights (Cleveland suburb): 7.9%
3) Mason (Cincinnati suburb): 7.8%
4) Blue Ash (Cincinnati suburb): 6.0%
5) New Albany (Columbus suburb): 5.7%

A host of other suburbs (mostly Cleveland and Columbus metros) are above 4%.

As for major cities, Columbus has the highest overall Asian population (5.9%) followed by Akron (4.3%). Cleveland is only 2.5% Asian.

[ClevelandBrown]

Originally Posted by CincyExpert

Highest Indian populations in Ohio are:

1) Dublin (Columbus suburb): 11.8%
2) Middlesburg Heights (Cleveland suburb): 7.9%
3) Mason (Cincinnati suburb): 7.8%
4) Blue Ash (Cincinnati suburb): 6.0%
5) New Albany (Columbus suburb): 5.7%

A host of other suburbs (mostly Cleveland and Columbus metros) are above 4%.

As for major cities, Columbus has the highest overall Asian population (5.9%) followed by Akron (4.3%). Cleveland is only 2.5% Asian.

Cleveland being so low in the city doesn't surprise me. It's basically Asiatown or University Circle in the city for anybody of Asian descent. My childhood neighborhood (130th-Bellaire) had a bunch of Vietnamese refugees back in the 80s, but they are mostly long gone.