Research & Publications Grand Rapids Latinos 2006

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The Julian Samora Research Institute is committed to the generation, transmission, and application of knowledge to serve the needs of Latino communities in the Midwest. To this end, JSRI has organized a number of publication initiatives to facilitate the timely dissemination of current research and information relevant to Latinos.

via Research & Publications.

Here is an interesting resource on numbers specific to Latinos in the Michigan and Grand Rapids from 2006. Some numbers cited are:

“It is anticipated that the Hispanic population will continue to grow at an average rate of 2.8% per year from 2002 to 2020. In contrast, the United States population is expected to grow at an annual rate of only 0.8%. If these projections materialize, Hispanics will make up 18.9% of the nation’s population by 2020. In other words, in less than 20 years one of every five persons documented to be living in the United States will be Hispanic or have Hispanic origins.”

“Hispanics arrived in Michigan at the beginning of the 20th Century. They were attracted to Michigan
by the availability of jobs in the agricultural sector and the auto industry. At this time, job opportunities concentrated in the Detroit area. Today, Hispanics living in Michigan are concentrated in three metropolitan areas – Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Lansing. These three areas account for nearly 60% of the State’s total Hispanic population.|

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