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The 2010 census reveals a broad sweep of racial and ethnic change that has made its greatest imprint on the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. What racial/ ethnic changes were revealed in the 2010 census and what factors do you think influenced these changes? Since the mid 20th century immigration towards northern and metropolitan areas have been steadily increasing. More Latinx migrants have been found settling in these areas in denser quantities. In this post I intend on explaining the findings of the 2010 census, explain how these events transpired and discuss possible pull factors.
In an analysis comparing the 1990 and 2000 to the 2010 census of 100 of the largest metropolitan cities found numerous significant findings. First was, non- whites and Hispanics accounted for 98 percent of population growth in large metro areas from 2000 to 2010 (Frey, 2011). Of the 100 largest metro cities, 29 of those cities doubled their Latinx populations. Coincidentally, the same time the influx of Hispanics was happening, white flight was also occurring. From 2000 to 2010, the white populations of these cities considerably declined. These folks moved from the large inner cities to the suburbs, leaving ample amounts of space for the new city dwellers.
The allure of the city and city life must have been too hard to pass up for migrants. The city brings a lot of opportunities along with it. In the city public services are much more accessible and closer. Transportation is readily available. Also, jobs were abundant. Migrating to these areas wasn’t necessarily a tough choice considering that there was already an established Latinx culture present already (Davila, 2008). The migration felt more like moving from one home to another.
Bibliography:
Dávila, Arlene M. "From Barrio to Mainstream: On the Politics of Latino/a Art Museums." Latino Spin: Public Image and the Whitewashing of Race. New York: New York UP, 2008. N. pag. Print.
Frey, Willliam H. “The New Metro Minority Map: Regional Shifts in Hispanics, Asians, and Blacks from Census 2010.” (Washington: Brookings Institution, 2011).
I really enjoyed your blogpost. i liked how you were using one of the recent census (2010) to write about. I know how many didn't pay much attention of the rising demographic and how the 2010 census revealed an increase on racial and ethnic change that has made a great imprint on the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. What I found interesting is how Hispanics accounted for 98 percent of population growth in large metro areas from 2000 to 2010 which is a huge increase in numbers. I liked how you mentioned how even if they are migrating to a new area and the choice may have been hard on them but the migration was felt like moving from one home to another since there were hispanics and people from their country already living there.
ReplyDeleteI feel as if Census data is severely skewered because of the amount of people who choose to not fill out certain information, or choose to not participate in it at all. For the most part I believe the data should be a generalization at best because theres no other way to account for the demographics of every household in this country.
ReplyDeleteI like that in your blog post you evaluate not only one year to see the growth of black and brown bodies into major cities but you look at multiple years. It is quite interesting to see this major jump in black and brown bodies while at the same time the mass movement of whites from the cities into the suburbs. This makes me curious as to what we can expect in the future with so much gentrification happening and the mass return of whites to the cities. The black and brown bodies that were once the backbone of culture in these places are now being exploited and replaced. It makes me curious to not only see what the makeup of these cities will be in the future but also where will these communities go now that their homes have been taken.
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This is a great blog post! I did like that you compared the couple of past census to show just how much the country's demographic has changed. The 2010 census is extremely interesting as it was a bit of an eye opener for many in the U.S. It displayed to people just how large the Latino population was becoming and how rapidly it had occurred. I feel with the 2020 census people will be in for a much bigger shock as the Latino population has only trended upwards. I feel that the 2020 census will also show a large Latino population not only being found in cities but in suburban or rural areas as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat political forces do you think could have served as push and pull factor?
ReplyDeleteDo you think as time goes on, we will see more movement from those same cities to suburban areas from minority groups? Will the higher classes from both minority and majority groups slowly move back into cities?
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