Trends & Indicators 2011: Demography, Part II

Is demography really destiny?
The makeup of the population and the perceived value of education are changing. So this year following the decennial census, we’re presenting our demography figures a few ways. (We also presented a set in January.)

The universities of the Connecticut State University System (CSUS) attracted more than 7,000 students of color this year—a 35% increase since 2000.

The state of Connecticut’s Hispanic population grew by nearly 50% during the past decade, according to data released last month from the 2010 U.S. Census. Hispanics now comprise 13% of the state’s 3.57 million people, compared with 9% in 2000. The white population declined 0.3%, while the number of African-Americans increased 17% during the decade.

Meanwhile, the Boston Globe reports there is a 52% likelihood that a resident in Boston’s Suffolk County would live beside someone of a different race, up from 34% in 1990, according to the “diversity index” developed by demographers to use U.S. Census data to calculate the probability that two people, chosen at random from a geographic area, are of a different race.

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