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Originally Posted by Labtec
So many Asians with tech/engineering/programming backgrounds, so it's not surprising.
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Here's the article. I posted it in another thread before seeing this one, which is a better fit.
I think most of the Asian population here is actually Indian rather than Chinese or Japanese and other far eastern nations. Southwest Austin, especially, has a large Indian/American population.
https://www.statesman.com/news/20200...nsus-data-show
Austin’s Asian community outnumbers Black residents for first time, Census data show
By Philip Jankowski
Posted Sep 17, 2020 at 4:18 AM
Updated Sep 17, 2020 at 9:14 AM
For the first time in the history of Austin, Asian American residents now outnumber Black people in the city, according to the latest information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The data from the bureau's 2019 American Community Survey show that Austin is now home to 80,117 Asian people, compared to 76,480 Black residents. Austin's Asian community is now the second-largest in the state behind only Houston, a city more than twice the size of Texas' capital.
The American Community Survey population estimates are based on data collected before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The latest numbers show an abrupt about-face in the growth of Black residents living in Austin. From 2010 to 2018, the number of Black residents grew 29% from 63,504 residents to 82,148, outpacing the city's overall growth in population over that same period, along with increases in Latino and white segments of the population. The 2019 numbers show a sudden decrease of nearly 5,700 Black residents.