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I always get a good laugh out of white people arguing over which city has more non-white people in it, as if this is some true, final measurement of how great a city is.
Having lived in both, Minneapolis is more racially diverse.
I think part of the reason Minneapolis is more diverse has to do with the fact that it has St. Paul literally bordering it. It's crazy how people tend to forget that St. Paul is a central or core city just like Minneapolis and Denver are.
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Originally Posted by aaronstlcards
I guess I can easily solve this which city is more diverse debate.
From the 2005-2007 U.S. Census Community Survey:
It's not that easy. You're using estimates that have been notoriously wrong. For example, the Census Bureau undercounted the population of Minneapolis (and St. Paul) every year during the 90s and ended up being off by thousands once the official numbers were released. The Community Survey is currently estimating Minneapolis to be around 362,000, the Census Bureau is estimating the city to be around 382,000 (Population Estimates (http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/SUB-EST2008-4.html - broken link)), and the Metropolitan Council is estimating Minneapolis to be around 390,000 (Metropolitan Council Reports and Data index). Just so you know, the Metropolitan Council's numbers have been more accurate.
Having lived in both, Minneapolis is more racially diverse.
I think part of the reason Minneapolis is more diverse has to do with the fact that it has St. Paul literally bordering it. It's crazy how people tend to forget that St. Paul is a central or core city just like Minneapolis and Denver are.
It's not that easy. You're using estimates that have been notoriously wrong. For example, the Census Bureau undercounted the population of Minneapolis (and St. Paul) every year during the 90s and ended up being off by thousands once the official numbers were released. The Community Survey is currently estimating Minneapolis to be around 362,000, the Census Bureau is estimating the city to be around 382,000 (Population Estimates (http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/SUB-EST2008-4.html - broken link)), and the Metropolitan Council is estimating Minneapolis to be around 390,000 (Metropolitan Council Reports and Data index). Just so you know, the Metropolitan Council's numbers have been more accurate.
Estimates won't be perfect, but they will be pretty close. Plus, neither city's demographics have changed that much since the actual 2000 Census, so the data that I shared matches pretty consisently with facts from about nine years ago.
I'd say both the Hispanic/Latino and Asian populations in the TC area has grown significantly since 2000. Whatever the case, the Minneapolis area is more diverse.
No just the cities
I don't know about Denvers suburbs but i know Aurora is pretty diverse. If we're counting metro areas i bet Minneapolis would win because of St Paul and Brooklyn Center
No just the cities
I don't know about Denvers suburbs but i know Aurora is pretty diverse. If we're counting metro areas i bet Minneapolis would win because of St Paul and Brooklyn Center
Minneapolis is the whitest major metropolitan area in the country.
Minneapolis is the whitest major metropolitan area in the country.
I thought the discussion was about the cities of Minneapolis and Denver. Both metropolitan areas have very large white populations, which is apparently a bad thing to some at City Data. So are people suppose to stay away from metros like Seattle and Portland, who both have white populations similar to Minneapolis? This line of thinking is, well, dumb.
Again, having lived in both Minneapolis and Denver, the city of Minneapolis is definitely more diverse (racially/ethnically, LGBT, etc...). As far as their metropolitan areas are concerned, Denver's large Hispanic population lowers its evil, white population to about 78%. The cracker population of the Minneapolis - St. Paul metro area is about 80%.
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