Today Census published its annual estimates of local demographics.

Most of the US is getting older and more diverse -- but not everywhere.

Short thread.

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/65-older-population-grows.html

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San Jose is the most diverse metro in the US.

Several of the most racially/ethnically diverse metros are also the least affordable.

The only one east of Texas is metro Washington DC.

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The least diverse large metros include eight predominantly non-Hispanic White metros across all regions, and two mostly Hispanic Texas border metros.

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The two most diverse counties in the US are:

1. the borough of Queens
2. the island of Kauai.

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Since 2016 diversity has increased most in several Florida metros (Lakeland, Orlando, Tampa) and in the Northeast (Scranton, Allentown, New Haven, Poughkeepsie, Hartford).

Seattle and Las Vegas, too.

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Since 2016 the non-Hispanic White share declined in the US and in all but 2 large metros:

Charleston-North Charleston SC
Durham-Chapel Hill NC

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Since 2016 the US and all but 3 large metros have gotten older.

Median age fell in:

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL

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Lots more to see -- and data to download -- at the Census site:

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/65-older-population-grows.html

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