U.S. Census Bureau reports huge growth in the Latino
population by 2050
April 4, 2004 -- A recent report released by the U.S.
Census Bureau states that Latinos/Hispanics will account for one-quarter of the
population by 2050, representing an additional 67 million people and an increase
of their rank by 188 percent.
The number of African-Americans in America will continue to grow, but at a
far slower pace, to only 14 per cent of the population by 2050.
"Historically, we've been a black-and-white country. That's not true any
longer, and even less true in the future," said Roderick Harrison, a demographer
with the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, which
studies issues of concern to minorities.
Another group also experiencing
explosive growth is the Asian population. It is expected than Asians in the U.S.
will more than triple to 33 million by 2050.
On the other hand, the Census Bureau expects the non-Hispanic white
population between 2040 and 2050 to actually decline slightly because of a large
number of expected deaths of baby boomers, who by 2040 will be at least 76.
With this recent data compiled, Hispanics are a striving, surging population
which have become a prime target for businesses and political leaders.
Latinos are vast in major markets such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and
throughout the southern states making them a focal point for businesses because
of their buying power.
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