Where are your neighbors from? (Dallas, San Antonio: university, statistics, farmers)

[Acntx]

With all the growth DFW has experienced in recent years, especially from out-of-state, I came across these statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau's latest American Community Survey (ACS) released last month. The table below shows the composition of cities by residents' place of birth. ACS data is available only for communities with more than 20,000 people.

Column 1) Percentage of population who were born in Texas
Column 2) Percentage of population whose birthplace was in a state other than Texas
Column 3) Percentage of population born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parents
Column 4) Foreign-born population

-(1)-|-(2)-|-(3)-|-(4)-|-CITY-
74.7 |18.4 | 1.3 | 5.6 | Waxahachie
71.1 |19.5 | 1.3 | 8.2 | Greenville
70.5 |21.3 | 0.6 | 7.7 | Lancaster
69.8 |20.0 | 0.2 |10.0 | Cleburne
68.2 |23.3 | 0.5 | 8.0 | Weatherford
67.5 |28.1 | 1.0 | 3.4 | Burleson
66.4 |25.0 | 1.2 | 7.4 | Cedar Hill
66.2 |28.0 | 0.5 | 5.2 | DeSoto
64.9 |18.0 | 0.3 |16.9 | Balch Springs
64.6 |22.6 | 0.5 |12.3 | Duncanville
62.3 |20.7 | 1.0 |15.9 | Mesquite
62.2 |29.3 | 1.8 | 6.6 | Saginaw
60.9 |27.5 | 1.2 |10.4 | Rowlett
60.0 |31.0 | 1.3 | 7.7 | North Richland Hills
58.5 |34.2 | 1.5 | 5.8 | University Park
58.2 |31.7 | 0.4 | 9.7 | Watauga
57.5 |22.9 | 1.0 |18.5 | Fort Worth
57.2 |37.4 | 1.0 | 4.4 | Benbrook
57.2 |31.8 | 0.6 |10.4 | Wylie
57.0 |29.3 | 1.1 |12.7 | Denton
56.4 |22.2 | 1.3 |20.1 | Grand Prairie
56.3 |18.2 | 1.3 |24.1 | Haltom City
55.1 |31.3 | 1.2 |12.5 | Mansfield
54.2 |18.8 | 0.8 |26.2 | Dallas
54.0 |29.6 | 0.8 |15.5 | Hurst
53.9 |37.0 | 0.8 | 8.3 | Rockwall
53.3 |38.8 | 2.6 | 5.3 | Corinth
51.6 |28.2 | 1.2 |19.0 | Arlington
50.5 |36.7 | 1.3 |11.5 | Bedford
50.4 |20.2 | 0.9 |28.5 | Garland
49.1 |41.0 | 1.0 | 8.8 | Grapevine
49.0 |22.0 | 1.1 |27.9 | Farmers Branch
46.9 |34.3 | 3.2 |15.6 | Euless
45.8 |37.6 | 1.0 |15.7 | Coppell
45.6 |44.0 | 1.2 | 9.1 | Colleyville
45.6 |32.1 | 1.2 |21.2 | Richardson
45.4 |37.3 | 2.1 |15.2 | The Colony
45.2 |41.1 | 1.1 |12.5 | McKinney
44.9 |29.3 | 1.2 |24.5 | Carrollton
44.8 |32.8 | 1.8 |21.0 | Lewisville
44.6 |39.0 | 1.5 |14.9 | Allen
44.0 |41.0 | 1.0 |14.0 | Frisco
43.7 |23.0 | 1.1 |32.3 | Irving
43.1 |49.1 | 1.0 | 6.8 | Keller
42.9 |39.1 | 1.0 |17.0 | Little Elm
42.4 |47.2 | 1.4 | 9.0 | Flower Mound
40.6 |35.3 | 1.5 |22.7 | Plano
40.2 |51.6 | 1.5 | 6.7 | Southlake

Any thoughts? Do you find any of the numbers surprising?

[FarNorthDallas]

I think it confirms what we see here - the out of town folks target Southlake, Plano, Frisco, Flower Mound, Frisco...

[LQQKOUT]

Originally Posted by FarNorthDallas

I think it confirms what we see here - the out of town folks target Southlake, Plano, Frisco, Flower Mound, Frisco...

Looks like McKinney and Colleyville are close enough too!

[txgolfer130]

Originally Posted by LQQKOUT

Looks like McKinney and Colleyville are close enough too!

Hmm, I guess Dallas just gets a pass then? Too funny.

[txgolfer130]

Oh, and my neighbors are from Texas (Plano), Texas (San Antonio), NJ, and Pakistan.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

My neighbors are from El Salvador on one side and India on the other. There are alot of people in our complex from India. They go out to the park and play Cricket every Sunday.

Looking at the foreign born populations of Carrollton, Plano, and Haltom City are HUGE! Where are they coming from? I would think alot of them in those areas are probably from Asia.

[Acntx]

Originally Posted by LAnative10

Looking at the foreign born populations of Carrollton, Plano, and Haltom City are HUGE! Where are they coming from? I would think alot of them in those areas are probably from Asia.

LAnative10, I found those numbers interesting too. The survey also breaks down the foreign-born population by region of birth, although the data is only available for very large cities. Plano is included, but Carrollton and Haltom City aren't.

PLANO
Asia (51.4%)
Latin America (34.0%)
Europe (6.5%)
Africa (4.6%)
Northern America (2.8%)
Oceania (0.5%)

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by Acntx

LAnative10, I found those numbers interesting too. The survey also breaks down the foreign-born population by region of birth, although the data is only available for very large cities. Plano is included, but Carrollton and Haltom City aren't.

PLANO
Asia (51.4%)
Latin America (34.0%)
Europe (6.5%)
Africa (4.6%)
Northern America (2.8%)
Oceania (0.5%)

Thanks for that!!!

Im really not surprised Plano is so heavily Asian. As of 2005 it was over 14% Asian up 4% from 2000. From what Im able to gather, that number will probably continue to skyrocket. By the numbers you posted, that means that over 30,000 Plano residents were born in Asia.

What other cities does it list? I would be intereseted to know about Garland, Richardson, and Irving if they have it?

[Acntx]

Originally Posted by LAnative10

Thanks for that!!!

Im really not surprised Plano is so heavily Asian. As of 2005 it was over 14% Asian up 4% from 2000. From what Im able to gather, that number will probably continue to skyrocket. By the numbers you posted, that means that over 30,000 Plano residents were born in Asia.

What other cities does it list? I would be intereseted to know about Garland, Richardson, and Irving if they have it?

Here are the other cities that had the foreign-born population breakdown:

DALLAS
Asia (8.2%)
Latin America (84.0%)
Europe (2.9%)
Africa (4.2%)
Northern America (0.5%)
Oceania (0.2%)

FORT WORTH
Asia (14.4%)
Latin America (77.3%)
Europe (4.5%)
Africa (2.8%)
Northern America (0.8%)
Oceania (0.1%)

ARLINGTON
Asia (27.1%)
Latin America (58.2%)
Europe (3.7%)
Africa (9.3%)
Northern America (1.3%)
Oceania (0.4%)

GARLAND
Asia (23.9%)
Latin America (67.6%)
Europe (2.9%)
Africa (5.1%)
Northern America (0.4%)
Oceania (0.0%)

IRVING
Asia (27.1%)
Latin America (65.5%)
Europe (2.1%)
Africa (4.8%)
Northern America (0.5%)
Oceania (0.0%)

GRAND PRAIRIE
Asia (22.8%)
Latin America (66.8%)
Europe (1.3%)
Africa (8.1%)
Northern America (0.9%)
Oceania (0.1%)

MCKINNEY
Asia (19.6%)
Latin America (56.4%)
Europe (10.2%)
Africa (8.2%)
Northern America (3.9%)
Oceania (1.7%)

[mayhem154]

Yeah! Way to go Waxahachie! We're finally #1 in something. Most Native Texans...