According to newly released U.S. Census Bureau figures, around 756,000 Latinos live in Washington, more than 21,000 of them in Spokane County, accounting for 4.5 percent of the county’s population.
Spokesman.com reports that although most Latinos living in Washington are in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties on the West Side, the most recent census numbers show Hispanic densities by county are becoming more equally distributed between east and west.
Two East Side counties, Franklin and Adams, are now majority Hispanic.
Zaragoza Mandziara, a Latino woman, moved to the area with her three children and was surprised by the rich diversity.
She told Spokesman.com, “I want to plant my new roots here…I am pleasantly surprised with the diversity, opportunity and growth Spokane has to offer.”
Other Latinos said they came to the Spokane area to attend Eastern Washington University, which boasts a Latino president and a Chicano education program. READ MORE
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