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Wow Texas is
1. For Black population
2. For White Population and Hispanic Population
3. For Asian Population
4. For American Indian population
5. For Pacific Islander population.
#2 overall for multiracial population.
It seems very well rounded
Well, it’s also very large. Such numbers can be expected for the second most populous state.
Well, it’s also very large. Such numbers can be expected for the second most populous state.
Yes, but not all large states are top 5 in every category so expected yes but not guaranteed.
Florida and Pennsylvania, for example are top 5 states but they are not in the top 5 for Asian Population
California is the biggest state and it is soon to be out of the top 5 for black population. Pennsylvania isn't even in the top 10.
For Pacific Islander only Texas and California are top 5 states with top 5 Pacific Islander population.
So no its not a matter of just because it is big. New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois... are top 5 in about 3 of the categories while Texas and California are top 5 in all.
Yes, but not all large states are top 5 in every category so expected yes but not guaranteed.
Florida and Pennsylvania, for example are top 5 states but they are not in the top 5 for Asian Population
California is the biggest state and it is soon to be out of the top 5 for black population. Pennsylvania isn't even in the top 10.
For Pacific Islander only Texas and California are top 5 states with top 5 Pacific Islander population.
So no its not a matter of just because it is big. New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois... are top 5 in about 3 of the categories while Texas and California are top 5 in all.
Texas has ~8,000,000 more people than the 3rd largest state. Illinois has ~8 million more people than Kentucky the 26th largest state.
Texas has ~8,000,000 more people than the 3rd largest state. Illinois has ~8 million more people than Kentucky the 26th largest state.
Exactly. That's why I said this isn't correlated by simple population. If it was then all of the top 5 would be top 5 across the board. But only 2 of the top 5 states are in the top 5 for all of the categories.
Only the white population correlates with state population in that the most populous state has the most white people, the 2, 3, 4,5, most populated states have the 2, 3, 4, 5, most white people.
Top counties by weighted density
Manhattan, NY…...108,042.0
Bronx, NY…...72,874.9
Brooklyn, NY…...60,275.6
Queens, NY…...46,619.3
Hudson,NJ…...37,350.1
San Francisco, CA…...33,572.5
Suffolk, MA…...25,972.9
Philadelphia, PA…...21,935.1
Washington city, DC…...20,642.9
Arlington, VA…...19,960.8
Essex, NJ…...16,267.5
Alexandria city, VA…...15,708.3
Staten Island, NY…...15,079.8
Cook, IL…...13,997.1
Passaic, NJ…...13,982.7
Los Angeles, CA…...13,301.0
Honolulu, HI…...12,581.9
Miami-Dade, FL…...11,873.5
Baltimore city, MD…...11,333.0
Alameda, CA…...11,048.8
Union, NJ…...10,874.6
Westchester, NY…...10,769.7
San Mateo, CA…...9,488.1
Santa Clara, CA…...9,252.3
Denver, CO…...8,889.4
Orange, CA…...8,613.8
Bergen, NJ…...8,571.1
Nassau, NY…...8,217.8
King, WA…...7,971.2
Multnomah, OR…...7,903.5
Middlesex, MA…...7,886.5
Providence, RI…...7,701.7
Milwaukee, WI…...7,483.4
Falls Church city, VA…...7,439.2
San Diego, CA…...7,381.9
Orleans, LA…...7,189.8
Clark, NV…...7,031.7
St. Louis city, MO…...6,834.8
Essex, MA…...6,815.2
Broward, FL…...6,812.8
Even though this is county level, it really sucks generally to see just how badly rust-belt cities have fared density wise. It used to be that places like Cleveland, St. Louis, Cincinnati, etc were close in population density to northeast urban centers, and nowadays it seems like only Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago have any substantial areas of higher population densities. Which I still think midwestern cities are generally more urban compared to the sun-belt, so many neighborhoods have lost vital population. When going to areas like Over-The-Rhine or Soulard you can easily imagine these areas having 25,000 people per mile plus densities because they give off that vibe structurally...
Some of the non-Hispanic numbers got released, or calculated. I know theirs's a paywall, so I'm just gonna list demographics, for some counties/municipalities and cities.
Fort Bend County-
White 29.6% down from 36.2%
Hispanic 24.1% up from 23.7%
Asian 22.1% up from 16.9%
Black 20.4% down from 21.1%
2 or more races 3.1% (Take in mind this is much lower than the census because the overwhelming majority of people who identify as 2 or more races also identify as Hispanic/ I think it was something like 70% of all people in that category)
0.5% Other (-non-Hispanic/White/Black/AIAN/Asian/NHPI)
0.2% Alaska Native or American Indian
0% NH and Pacific Islander
I think only Queens is comparable in having 20-30% of the 4 major racial groups.
Also lot's of cities and neighborhoods that were largely mono-racial got more diverse, both Black, Hispanic and White ones. Asian numbers basically shot up everywhere. Their was generally a massive decrease in non-hispanic White populations across the board, especially in suburbs that were overwhelmingly White. Suburbs with Plurality white populations or just above a majority generally saw half the decline in percentage.
Friendswood is now 69.4% White down from 77.5%
The Woodlands is now 65.1% White down from 78.5%
League City is now 60.7% White down from 68.2%
Santa Fe is now 77.8% White down from 86.4%
Pecan Grove is now 54.4% White down from 76.2%
But it wasn't just the outer suburbs. The ritzier to uber-rich places also saw declines-
Bellaire is now 59.2% White down from 72.6%
West U is now 71.9% White down from 81.6%
The Memorial Villages
Hunters Creek- 80% down from 86.7%
Spring Valley- 76.4% down from 85.1%
Hilshire- 74.8% down from 85.1%
Hedwig- 66.1% down from 69.1%.
Bunker Hill- 71.6% down from 82.6%
Piney Point- 72.5% down from 81.3%
Interestingly enough this was driven mostly by Hispanic growth, followed by Asian growth and of course non-Hispanic Multi-racial growth.
On the other hand, Conroe which is quickly on it's way to claiming the #2 spot in the Houston Metropolitan area and is actually whiter at just over 50.3% (up from 48.3%) in 2020 than in 2010. This is due to large amount of middle class folks moving into the areas around the old town of Conroe, which is known to be the most minority-heavy portion of Montgomery County. It's also one of the few places in Houston that got less Hispanic by a whopping 6%, which still means growth (almost doubled it's population of 56,000 to 89,000 over that same time period (over 100k now/ and with the neighborhoods planned for that area could be seeing 150,000-200,000 by next census). 2021 estimates nearly 10,000 new people added to the city in 1 year.
Galveston, the historic number 2, also got Whiter as a city from 45 to 47.3%.
General Trends- The East Side is seeing the closest to racial segregation with either stubborn Demographics (Galveston County is the least-changing county), or large Hispanic growth, in already majority Hispanic areas.
The West Side took in the majority of the Asian growth, especially the suburbs, with many areas near the Fort Bend/Harris county line seeing 10%+ growth in Asian populations. But also areas in the city.
The established suburbs are getting more diverse, while the exurbs are growing in White population not necessarily drastically increasing in White population compared to the existing demographic makeup of the exurban communities.
Hispanic and Black populations generally seeing growth in the suburbs, with Hispanics also seeing growth in the city.
South Carolina was one of the top gainers of whites in absolute terms, but even though its Black population fell slightly, its diversity index rose from 51 to 57 primarily because of large percentage increases in the Hispanic/Latino, Asian, two or more, and other populations.
Are there many MSAs that grew by 20% despite losing Black population, where the principle city grew by 25% despite also losing Black population, with a large white population increase in both metro and city, but the diversity index increased by 3 or more points?
Someone mentioned that they care only about the rate of growth. How large does the population of a place have to be for the rate of growth to be exciting or at least interesting?
Someone else said something to the effect that population gain is just a number until you find out the demographics behind the number; that is, what are the new education and income levels, etc., of the place after those numbers come in?
In my city/metro’s case (Charleston, S.C.), besides the fact that for the last decade we have been named the #1 travel destination in the nation by readers of both Travel & Leisure and Condé Nast magazines - and my Uber-driver neighbor told me that by far the most common thing her out-of-town passengers say to her is that they want to move here - Wallet Hub just named us #2 behind Orlando on their list of the best places to retire, and LinkedIn just named us #2 on their list of “larger metros” where remote workers are choosing to live.
So, it seems to me that when the rest of the demographic information is in, Charleston stands to have some additional data to show off. Now if we can just get a little more traction in non South Carolina CD threads.
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