Integrated Hispanic Communities

As the fastest growing minority in the United States, it is very interesting to see where the Hispanic Population is settling and developing throughout the nation. According to the U.S. Census, the top ten cities where Hispanics are located in the nation in terms of population are New York, Los Angeles, Houston, San Antonio, Chicago, Phoenix, Dallas, El Paso, San Diego, San Jose, and Miami, but of course, this does not quantify which Hispanics are setting where, which is what this article will serve to analyze.

According to the U.S. 2010 Census, Hispanics and Latinos make up 27.4 percent of New York City’s population. According to the American Community Survey, there are 2,287,905 Hispanic or Latino Americans residing in New York City, which is mainly categorized into six main groups, Puerto Rican: (778,628), Dominican: (602,093), Mexican: (289,755), Ecuadorian: (201,708), Colombian: (113,469), and other Hispanic or Latino: (351,635). 

Los Angeles, California is often said to have the largest Mexican population outside of Mexico with the largest Spanish-speaking population outside of Latin America or Spain, particularly as a result of the 1980 and 1990 flow of immigrants from Mexico and Central America such as Salvadorans, Hondurans and Guatemalans settled in the city’s eastern and southern neighborhoods. Currently, out of its 3.8 million population, L.A has 1.8 million Hispanics, making up approximately 48.5 percent of the population.

The third largest ‘Hispanic City’ in terms of population is Houston, Texas, with 908,000 Hispanics out of the cities 2.19 million population, making up 41.4 percent of its total population. This percentage primarily constitutes of Mexicans (27%), Puerto Ricans (.35%), and Cubans (.25%). In Texas, San Antonio’s total 1.32 million population is made up of 61.2 percent Hispanics, which total 807,000 Hispanics, 41.36 percent of which are Mexican. The fifth largest Hispanic population is another major city: Chicago, Illinois, which is made up of 2.8 million people has approximately 774,000 Hispanics, making up approximately 27.4 percent of the population.

Hispanics certainly constitute a major portion of the United States population, as a whole, spanning from East to West, as is evident through the disparity between each location. This also lends to another understanding: despite many cultural differences that may occur between the many people that fit under the ‘Hispanic/Latino Umbrella’, these individuals are capable of surpassing these differences, focusing on what brings them together in order to create an integrated and progressive community.

To see the full scope of the integration of Hispanics in these communities go to the following website:

http://www.usnews.com/news/slideshows/11-cities-with-the-most-hispanics