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12016-02-10T12:10:10-08:00Demographics & Introductions28Welcome to a Diverse Metropolis!plain2016-03-10T16:13:19-08:00
Welcome to New York City, the most populous metropolis in the United States.
New York City has always been a multi-ethnic city. Throughout many different waves of immigration, New York has often been the center of change. Latinos are the latest to transform the ethnic makeup of New York, now constituting nearly 30 percent of the population.
According to the 2014 Census Bureau Data, of the nearly 8,355,000 residents of New York City proper, 2,407,000 are Hispanic or Latino. This does not include the surrounding areas, such as Jersey City, Newark, Long Island, and Westchester.
In further breakdowns of the data it is understood that 3.9 percent of the overall population is Mexican, 8.8 percent Puerto Rican, 0.5 percent Cuban, and 15.6 percent "Other Hispanic or Latino," which includes a large Dominican population, among others.
With such a heavy influence, Latinos continue to transform and shape the social, political, and economic center that is New York.
To find out more, click on the pinned locations on the map to to view the neighborhood names and to learn more about the Latino history of each location.
