Miami-Dade's Hispanic population grew from 2007 to 2008, the latest US Census Bureau American Community Survey shows — though several segments of the local Hispanic community shrank during the period.
There could be myriad explanations, experts say, including the struggling local economy or a lure back to home or Spanish-speaking countries. However, the changes could also be a result of small sample size and tweaks in the survey, one demographer cautions, meaning the changes may not truly reflect trends.
The study, released late last month, counted 1.496 million Hispanics in Miami-Dade in 2008, up from 1.479 million in 2007. Most, 981,908, are foreign born, up from 981,585 in 2007. READ FULL STORY
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