Post by montereybride on Dec 14, 2012 1:42:01 GMT -5
Monterey, CA
White alone - 19,786 (71.1%) Hispanic - 3,817 (13.7%) Asian alone - 2,157 (7.8%) Two or more races - 1,070 (3.8%) Black alone - 734 (2.6%) American Indian alone - 99 (0.4%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 89 (0.3%) Other race alone - 58 (0.2%)
As compared to Salinas, CA (about 20 miles to the northeast)
Hispanic - 112,799 (75.0%) White alone - 23,333 (15.5%) Asian alone - 8,677 (5.8%) Black alone - 2,343 (1.6%) Two or more races - 2,270 (1.5%) American Indian alone - 418 (0.3%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 383 (0.3%) Other race alone - 218 (0.1%)
I grew up in a very diverse area of NJ. I think it was the best way to be raised. I recently moved to PA for a job and I feel guilty that I moved my dd to an area that is so white - Not that there is anything wrong with it but it feels so flat, I miss the warmth and spice of cultural diversity.
Post by heliocentric on Dec 14, 2012 9:10:31 GMT -5
Trenton, NJ
White persons: 26.6% Black persons: 52.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons: 0.7% Asian persons: 1.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races: 4.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: 33.7% White persons not Hispanic: 13.5%