At some point this summer, the largest population group in California will quietly shift from white to Hispanic, the first time since California became a state in 1850.
By 2020, Hispanics will represent almost 41 percent of the population, with nearly 2 million more Hispanics than whites - and topping 1 million Hispanics in five counties, according to new projections by the California Department of Finance.
By 2030, Latinos will be by far the largest group in the workforce, age of 25 to 64, with 9.6 million people, compared to 7.2 million whites and 3.1 million Asians. And by 2060, nearly half of all Californians will be Latinos.
This long-building demographic change in California will not only change the face of the state - but also change the face of its businesses.
Generations of Latinos have come to California for the same reasons that generations of whites, blacks and Asians have come here - for the chance to pursue what we now call the American Dream. READ MORE
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