Fun census facts just released

By artappraiser on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 5:00pm |

IDENTARIANS, TRIBALISTS & NEO-SEGREGATIONISTS LOSE more ground! More mixing mingling & miscegenating and admitting mixed backgrounds every day

Breaking: actual 2020 Census results...

White: 57.8% (full two points lower than estimates)
Hispanic: 18.7%
Black: 12.1%
Asian/Other: 11.4% https://t.co/GBPzE89dcx
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 12, 2021

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https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1425878430399225863?s=20

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Important note: doesn't necessarily reflect unexpected surge in Asian population as much as surge in residents listing multiple/other races, in part b/c of changes to questionnaire design.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 12, 2021

Significant point. The number who identified as multi race jumped from 9 M in 2010 to 34 M in 2020. A huge cultural milestone. And a significant component of the drop in “white share” perhaps a new complexity Redistricting folks have not anticipated
— Steve Jost (@JostSteve) August 12, 2021

this was my thought. the 2% reduction in white went to mixed.
— crucker (@crucker) August 12, 2021

I answered human race, Census is only entitled to my enumeration, it says so in the Constitution, I was counted, that's all they get from me
— Hope is eternal! (@Robin621k) August 12, 2021

Where do biracial people fall?
— Mario from the Bluff City (@YoNewChi) August 12, 2021

Wherever they’d like.
— MonkInTheTrunk (@best2begreat) August 12, 2021

The lower black and white shares definitely imply “other” is the big gainer
— Justin (@KeystoneObsrvr) August 12, 2021

Maybe, but I live in California and the Immigrants are coming more Asia (Philippines)
— Collin Reid (@CREID2852) August 12, 2021

Also there are more multi-racial people like my son
— DrSquishy (@DrSquishy) August 12, 2021

Why is the black population declining but every other minority group is increasing?
— Aaron Healings (@lord_temporal) August 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 5:08pm

if anyone runs across a better more readable scan of this excellent chart, please share it

Here you can see that California joins New Mexico and Puerto Rico with #Latinos #Hispanics being the largest racial-ethnic group. #Census #Census2020 pic.twitter.com/sNZeCYyD9b
— Suzanne Gamboa (@SuzGamboa) August 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 5:17pm

this version a little bit easier to read:

Fascinating demographic breakdown by state from Census Bureau. Lots of states w/ higher-than-expected non-white counts, including FL/GA/NJ/NY now nearly 50%+ non-white. pic.twitter.com/DavJeI2qbM
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 8:13pm

THANK YOU to all the organizers and advocates across the city who worked tirelessly on our Census efforts last year.

On top of official efforts, @TeamAOC dedicated an addtl $3M+ to Census organizing in our community.

It worked! The Bronx & Queens were top performers nationally. https://t.co/W0lXspzKk6
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 9:32pm

CNN's extensive general report with 6 reporters on the piece:

Census release shows America is more diverse and more multiracial than everhttps://t.co/xoA6JOWQua
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 10:51am

In Texas hispanic & white populations are nearly equal (keep in mind, tho, that that's by self-definition!)

Some Texas finds from the 2020 Census:

-People of color made up 95% of the growth since 2010
-State gained nearly 11 Hispanic residents for every white resident
-Hispanic & white pops are nearly equal https://t.co/4Tl642cRBB #txlege pic.twitter.com/r4Xgf02rd5
— Alexa Ura (@alexazura) August 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 10:55am

in Puerto Rico, big changes in self-definition, including half now claiming "two or more races"!

In 2010, 76% of the Puerto Rican population identified themselves as "white." In 2020, half of the people chose "two or more races" in the Census. Only 17% identified as "white." pic.twitter.com/SKWNGOHO0G
— Angélica Serrano-Román (@angelicaserran0) August 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 11:00am

and there it is, the same thing, not just in P.R. but allover the U.S.!

indeed one of the most fascinating subplots of today's numbers -- a 567% increase of Hispanics who say they're multiracial (and significant jump of "some other race" as well) https://t.co/kKgGDqbHx5
— Jennifer Medina (@jennymedina) August 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 11:05am

In NYC, 43% increase in "Asian" in Brooklyn & 29% increase of "Asian" in Queens:

New Census numbers out Thursday show a robust 7.7% population increase for New York City since 2010 — and even bigger surges for Asian New Yorkers at a time when Asian candidates and community groups are mobilizing to build political power. https://t.co/mlhDpvzV9m
— THE CITY (@THECITYNY) August 13, 2021

I would remind, tho, that this would include SE Asian...

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 11:12am

"Not only are we becoming less white, when you're talking about communities of color, you're talking about a very diverse group of people," said @RepAngelaRomero, who represents a swath of Salt Lake City's west side. "They're not monolithic."https://t.co/7WNXmZkPj4
— Utah House Democrats (@utahhousedems) August 13, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 8:30pm

A simple way to understand the trends in today’s census data drawing on prior Pew research:

For Americans aged 7 to 22 in…
— 1969, ~4 in 5 of their peers were white
— 2003, ~2 in 3 of their peers were white
— 2019, ~1 in 2 of their peers are whitehttps://t.co/C23Fxi6jFX pic.twitter.com/uoTTf1DLmU
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) August 13, 2021

“The shifts signal what Frey calls a ‘cultural generation gap,’ with older generations that are much Whiter than younger ones.” https://t.co/H9VhzkqDO6 pic.twitter.com/KnOAcMCXht
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) August 13, 2021

.@jaricheson also highlights how framing demographic change as a kind of horserace obscures complex ways racial identification can shift over time for some individuals and groups while also contributing to conflict by encouraging “zero-sum thinking.” https://t.co/dKAercR3Ok
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) August 13, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 08/16/2021 - 12:23am

Interactive version of the Alaska block map.

Don't say I never made anything for you, @WillMuldoon. Enjoy!https://t.co/QnBcp0E104
— cinyc (@cinyc9) August 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/17/2021 - 3:23am

What will America's racial future be? Will race become less important -- a source of personal identity, but no longer a source of political division? Will the White-Black conflict rage forever? Will the online world segregate us by race?

Hard to say.https://t.co/bPQkFO25rC
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) August 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/17/2021 - 3:33am

Let's play a game - I'll say something like "race is irrelevant, it's only a skin color and has nothing to do with how we think or act", and then we'll obsess over it for 3-5 years to show just how irrelevant it is.

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 08/17/2021 - 7:29am

What he argues here is sort of a moot point as the census says it's not gonna happen in this country:

White privilege is bad, but the antidote is NOT to carve out sad little ancestral-ethnic niches for everyone who isn't white! The antidote is to give everyone equal access to *every* part of culture.
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) August 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/18/2021 - 12:54pm

Well, for one, you can actually buy a home in these places and have some money set aside. You can see why that's appealing. https://t.co/MwbgC3L7VW
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) August 21, 2021

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— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) August 21, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 08/21/2021 - 10:15pm

related?

In case you think it's "white flight", it's not.
71% of students who left NYC district schools last year were Black and Hispanic, disproportionate to their share of the system 62%. Where did they go? pic.twitter.com/YDCuiZHzmR
— Yiatin Chu (@ycinnewyork) August 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 08/21/2021 - 10:26pm

dupe deleted (arrgh! sorry!)

by artappraiser on Mon, 08/23/2021 - 12:17pm

States aren’t growing so much as urban areas in specific regions:
— FL: 14.6%, metro share: 99.9%
— GA: 10.6%, metro share: 97.8%
— SC: 10.7%, metro share: 106.7%
— NC: 9.5%, metro share: 108.0%
— TX: 15.9%, metro share: 99.6%
— AZ: 11.9%, metro share: 101.0% https://t.co/ohD3Spl9q0
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) August 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 08/23/2021 - 12:14pm

If I am reading this correctly exurbs have grown like proverbial weeds since 2010. But BIG CITIES & urban suburbs have grown at more than half their rate, 9+%, and more than 4Xs the rate of middle suburbs (where as @issiromem has pointed out not a lot of building ha happened). https://t.co/3g2h5O17t5
— Richard Florida (@Richard_Florida) August 26, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/26/2021 - 3:38pm

I thought of this thread when I saw this

Say hello to the newest ambassador for Gaia, the yoga streaming platform — and QAnon hangout?https://t.co/NJE6nB0YTt
— The Cut (@TheCut) November 9, 2021

and as a boomer, I had to do a quick google to figure out who the heck Demi Lovato is, as I don't know and didn't care until now. and I saw these google results for "People also ask":

Is Demi Lovato Latina?

Demi is half Mexican as her father, Patrick Lovato was of Mexican descent, and her mother of English and Irish ancestry. ... His family has lived in New Mexico for generations, and it is also where Demi was born.Feb 20, 2021

Is Demi 1% African?

Demi Lovato Says She's 1 Percent African -- And Twitter Absolutely Loses It. Haters came out in full force. ... Lovato, 24, revealed that she's mostly Spanish, with Native American, Scandinavian, Irish and British roots. She also said she's 1 percent African.Feb 25, 2017

those olden daze tribes are miscegenating and the kids are growing up, yes they are. Enquiring minds like mine wonder how she answers those census questions...

by artappraiser on Tue, 11/09/2021 - 4:20pm

Fun census facts just released

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