Downtown/Central Phoenix is one of the most diverse cities I have encountered. We have many large refugee communities (I think due to the ease of inclusion, Phoenix being a city of transplants), a very large Hispanic community, and people that move here from literally every part of the country. Central Phoenix, again, is a very unique place compared to the mostly very small towns in the rest of the state. It is similar to how any large urban center is much more diverse than some of the smaller communities a few hours away.
I wouldn't say it's diverse, it's like the Midwest where's there's only black or white, in Phoenix it's just Hispanic or white ethnicities. I think LA and SF are much, much more diverse.
LA is over 13 million, and the second largest metro area in the US. Even SF is a larger metro than Phoenix, and both LA and SF are coastal port cities. It makes sense that they should have more diverse populations, especially LA.
That's almost like comparing any city to NYC.
I still believe culturally Phoenix is more diverse than the Midwest, due to the fact that it is a "new" city - the majority of development happened after 1970. Also, it is a city of very recent transplants. This encourages innovation because our city is so new we are not yet steeped in tradition or run by "old money families".
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Downtown/Central Phoenix is one of the most diverse cities I have encountered. We have many large refugee communities (I think due to the ease of inclusion, Phoenix being a city of transplants), a very large Hispanic community, and people that move here from literally every part of the country. Central Phoenix, again, is a very unique place compared to the mostly very small towns in the rest of the state. It is similar to how any large urban center is much more diverse than some of the smaller communities a few hours away.
I wouldn't say it's diverse, it's like the Midwest where's there's only black or white, in Phoenix it's just Hispanic or white ethnicities. I think LA and SF are much, much more diverse.
LA is over 13 million, and the second largest metro area in the US. Even SF is a larger metro than Phoenix, and both LA and SF are coastal port cities. It makes sense that they should have more diverse populations, especially LA.
That's almost like comparing any city to NYC.
I still believe culturally Phoenix is more diverse than the Midwest, due to the fact that it is a "new" city - the majority of development happened after 1970. Also, it is a city of very recent transplants. This encourages innovation because our city is so new we are not yet steeped in tradition or run by "old money families".