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Increased ethnic and racial diversity
<br />Eugene has grown more ethnically diverse since 1990. Table 14 shows the
<br />number of persons of Latino origin for Oregon, Lane County, and Eugene
<br />for 1990, 2000, and 2011. In 2011, Eugene's population was 8.0% Latino,
<br />compared with 7.6% of residents of Lane County and 12.0% of residents of
<br />Oregon.
<br />The Latino population grew faster in Eugene than in Lane County from
<br />1990 to 2011. Eugene's Latino population grew by 310% between 1990 and
<br />2011. During the same period, Lane County's Latino population grew by
<br />293% and Oregon' Latino population grew by 314%.
<br />Table 14. Persons of Latino origin, Oregon, Lane County, and Eugene,
<br />1990, 2000, and 2011
<br />Hispanic or Latino
<br />Oregon
<br />Lane County
<br />Eugene
<br />1990
<br />12.0%
<br />7.6%
<br />8.0%
<br />Total Population
<br />2,842,321
<br />282,912
<br />112,669
<br />Hispanic or Latino
<br />112,707
<br />6,852
<br />3,051
<br />Percent Hispanic or Latino
<br />4.0%
<br />2.4%
<br />2.7%
<br />2000
<br />Total Population
<br />3,421,399
<br />322,959
<br />137,893
<br />Hispanic or Latino
<br />275,314
<br />14,874
<br />6,843
<br />Percent Hispanic or Latino
<br />8.0%
<br />4.6%
<br />5.0%
<br />2011
<br />Total Population
<br />3,871,859
<br />353,416
<br />156,921
<br />Hispanic or Latino
<br />466,071
<br />26,954
<br />12,500
<br />Percent Hispanic or Latino
<br />12.0%
<br />7.6%
<br />8.0%
<br />Change 1990 to 2011
<br />Hispanic or Latino
<br />353,364
<br />20,102
<br />9,449
<br />Percent Hispanic or Latino
<br />314%
<br />293%
<br />310%
<br />Source: U.S. Census 1990 STF1 P009, U.S. Census 2000 P4, 2011 American Community Survey B03003
<br />Other smaller communities in the Eugene -Springfield region had triple -
<br />digit growth in Latino populations between 1990 and 2010. The
<br />communities experiencing the largest increase in the Latino populations
<br />were Springfield (5,895 people), Cottage Grove (612 people), Junction City
<br />(410 people), and Creswell (325 people).
<br />Eugene has also grown more racially diverse since 1990. Table 15 shows
<br />the number of white, non-white, and Hispanic or Latino persons in
<br />Oregon, Lane County, and Eugene for 1990 and 2011. In 2011,10% of
<br />Eugene's population was non-white, not Hispanic, up from 6% of the
<br />population in 1990. The majority of growth in racial diversity was in Asian
<br />and Native American population in Eugene.
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