Asian population in Houston? (Plano, Sugar Land: appointed, how much, place to live)

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by LAnative10

Most Hawaiians (when they move to the mainland) gravitiate toward the West Coast and even Alaska. Texas is not a huge destination for Hawaiians moving to the mainland.

Before the recession yes, California was clearly the top destination, but now its domination is certainly weaker.I guess Texas and Washington must have more of them now.

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by LAnative10

For Boston, I do think so. Their Asian growth has not been as strong the last few years. However Seattle will always be a magnent for Asians and probably match Houston in Asian growth. It might be some time before Houston passes Seattle (if ever). One thing Houston does have over Seattle is that it is a larger magnent for Indians and Pakistanis. If it does pass Seattle, that will be why.

Houston and DFW passed Philly a long time ago.

From LA, for every Asian that leaves, many more come. LA will always be the undisputed king of Asian immigration.

As for Vegas, the only significant Asian community there is the Filipino one. That is HUGE. About twice the size of Houstons. That probably wont change. A very large number are in the gambleing industry as dealers and work for the hotels. They still come to Vegas and as the economy recovers there, that will excelerate. Vegas doesnt have another significant Asian community.

Indian, pakistani AND vietnamese !
Seattle is always an interesting city for Asians, and Houston too now.

Immigration of asians (international immigration) in Houston metro in 2009 :
Chinese: 1228
Filipino: 1148
Indian: 1751
Pakistani: 1436
Vietnamese: 1702
Japanese: 106
Korean: 349

Seattle metro in 2009:
Chinese: 1200
Filipino: 1528
Indian: 1450
Pakistani: 162
Vietnamese: 1336
Japanese: 342
Korean: 774

[Texas User]

Originally Posted by Awesome Danny

Indian: 77,220
Pakistani: 18,316

For Pakistani's Chicago, New York City, & Houston are the largest presence.

Pakistani Map for USA by states:


Pakistani Map for USA by Cities:


In this case, Texas is looking hot for Pakistani immigrants. It goes toe to toe with California.

Houston caught up to Chicago. They are tied for 2nd.

[Texas User]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Nice. So Houston is in the top 5 for both Vietnamese and Pakistani?

I always thought San Jose was #1 for Vietnamese.

Houston and Chicago seems tied for 2nd.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by Texas User

I always thought San Jose was #1 for Vietnamese.

Houston and Chicago seems tied for 2nd.

No, Orange County is #1 for Vietnamese followed by The Bay Area (mostly San Jose). Houston is #3, DFW is #4, and DC is #5. Chicago is far down the list.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by LAnative10

For Boston, I do think so. Their Asian growth has not been as strong the last few years. However Seattle will always be a magnent for Asians and probably match Houston in Asian growth. It might be some time before Houston passes Seattle (if ever). One thing Houston does have over Seattle is that it is a larger magnent for Indians and Pakistanis. If it does pass Seattle, that will be why.

Houston and DFW passed Philly a long time ago.

From LA, for every Asian that leaves, many more come. LA will always be the undisputed king of Asian immigration.

As for Vegas, the only significant Asian community there is the Filipino one. That is HUGE. About twice the size of Houstons. That probably wont change. A very large number are in the gambleing industry as dealers and work for the hotels. They still come to Vegas and as the economy recovers there, that will excelerate. Vegas doesnt have another significant Asian community.

Houston has a large Filipino population because of its medical & engineering sectors. They also like being close to the ocean. The Philippines consists of 7,107 islands. The huge Roman Catholic presence in Houston is also another reason. A lot of Vietnamese are Catholics too.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by LAnative10

For Boston, I do think so. Their Asian growth has not been as strong the last few years. However Seattle will always be a magnent for Asians and probably match Houston in Asian growth. It might be some time before Houston passes Seattle (if ever). One thing Houston does have over Seattle is that it is a larger magnent for Indians and Pakistanis. If it does pass Seattle, that will be why.

Houston and DFW passed Philly a long time ago.

From LA, for every Asian that leaves, many more come. LA will always be the undisputed king of Asian immigration.

As for Vegas, the only significant Asian community there is the Filipino one. That is HUGE. About twice the size of Houstons. That probably wont change. A very large number are in the gambleing industry as dealers and work for the hotels. They still come to Vegas and as the economy recovers there, that will excelerate. Vegas doesnt have another significant Asian community.

Houston has a large Filipino population because of its medical & engineering sectors. They also like being close to the ocean. The Philippines consists of 7,107 islands. The huge Roman Catholic presence in Houston is also another reason. A lot of Vietnamese are Catholics too as well as some Indians.

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by LAnative10

Its all related to the Automobile industry which has huge numbers of traffic to Asia. Its not VFR (visiting family and relatives). As a bonus, here is some data. These are the largest markets from US to Asia in air traffic (traffic is from 2009 and is in millions):

Los Angeles - 7.3 million
San Francisco - 3.9m
Honolulu - 3.7m
Guam - 2.6m
New York (JFK and Newark) - 2.3m
Chicago - 1.9m
Detroit - 1.2m
Seattle - 0.8m
Washington DC - 0.8m
Boston - 0.7m
Las Vegas - 0.7m
Houston - 0.5m
Dallas/Fort Worth - 0.48m
Philadelpha - 0.4m
Miami (FLL and MIA) - 0.35m
Atlanta - 0.3 (mostly to Korea and Japan)

I had my numbers a bit off, but Detroit is almost the same size as the DFW, Houston, Atlanta, and Miami's Asia air traffic markets.

Do you know if they'll be seeing a larger base for Detroit in a future tense. For marketing and sales, that must have been a sweep profit for them considering others didn't do the same. I can see them making a lot off that.

Detroit is healing economically with more involvement from GM, would that make even a marginal difference to this and how they go about it with their links to Asia?

[Texas User]

Large Pakistani population in Houston because of the business opportunities. Lot of Pakistanis own Gas stations, hotels, motels, jewerly shops, restaurents, etc.

[SouthernBoy205]

I know this is an old thread, but don't Sugarland appeal to a lot of Asians?