Seven more municipalities in the region now have more minorities than whites, bringing the total to 16 in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, according to U.S. Census figures released this week.
New Rochelle, White Plains, Yonkers, Brewster, Rye town, Haverstraw and West Haverstraw now have Hispanics, blacks and Asians making up more than 50 percent of their respective populations....
....Elmsford, Peekskill, Port Chester, Sleepy Hollow, Spring Valley, Mount Vernon Ossining, Hillburn and Haverstraw village already have more minorities.
In New Rochelle, which had its overall population reach 77,062, whites now make up 48 percent of residents as opposed to 56 percent in 2000, according to Census figures....
...The Census encourages undocumented immigrants to participate in the count and in some cases adjusts the counts when studies find that undercounting is likely. Still, many high-immigrant areas complain of undercounts. (Mayor Michael Bloomberg, for example, believes Census workers undercounted large immigrant areas.)....
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Westchester is one of the most diverse counties in New York, according to a Port Chester Roundup analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday.
Westchester is the fifth most diverse county in New York
Yet, Port Chester with a high numbers of minorities is not the most diverse village in the county.
Historical census data shows that Port Chester has slowly became dominated by one minority group and year after year has fewer non-Hispanic white residents.
The government numbers show that shifting demographics that have bought a greater mix of races and ethnicities to the county and the region has passed by Port Chester, as it has became less diverse.
Census data shows that more and more of Port Chester's white and African American population is moving out .....
Port Chester Roundup Provides Village Residents With News Analysis While Westmore Snooze Publisher Richard "My Daddy Gave Me This Newspaper After Forgeting To Pay Over 100 Tax Bills" Able Is In A Self Induced Coma.
Westchester is one of the most diverse counties in New York, according to a Port Chester Roundup analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday.Westchester is the fifth most diverse county in New York
Yet, Port Chester with a high numbers of minorities is not the most diverse village in the county.
Historical census data shows that Port Chester has slowly became dominated by one minority group and year after year has fewer non-Hispanic white residents.
The government numbers show that shifting demographics that have bought a greater mix of races and ethnicities to the county and the region has passed by Port Chester, as it has became less diverse.
Census data shows that more and more of Port Chester's white and African American population is moving out .....
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