2020 U.S. Census Results: The Changing Demographics Of Venice

VENICE, CA — The last 10 years have marked a dramatic shift in the demographic makeup of the U.S., with a marked shrinkage of the white population and the rapid growth of the Hispanic/Latino community.

These changes were not reflected in Venice and Mar Vista, where the share of the white population in Los Angeles increased by 3.6 percent while the Hispanic population fell by 0.48 percent. The Asian population grew by 8.18 percent and the Black/African American population fell by 7.15 percent, respectively.

Venice and Mar Vista also showed an increase in the number of people who identified themselves as multiracial, although the reasons are complex. Experts say the increase reflects changes in the way people identify themselves as well the number of children born to parents of mixed races or ethnicities, along with changes in the wording of census forms themselves.

In Venice and Mar Vista, the number of people who identified themselves as being two or more races was 128,028, showing a growth of 67.68 percent.

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