While almost all of the top 100 cities gained Hispanic residents, the Hispanic influx was especially pronounced in some cities. Anaheim, Calif. was 31 percent Hispanic in 1990 and 47 percent Hispanic in 2000. Some smaller cities, especially in the South, saw their Hispanic populations increase several times over. Ark. Many of the Hispanics moving to cities are immigrants. However, the demographic changes can put strain on cities' services.
Some cities have larger populations that are aging.
I think the increase in immigrant populations in cities could mean that they could have to deal with more children, therefore schools and other services. As an example of political change, Katz points to Los Angeles, where Antonio Villaraigosa is poised to become the city's first Hispanic mayor since 1872. Hispanics grew from 40 percent to 47 percent of the population in Los Angeles, while whites declined from 37 percent to 30 percent. The Brookings report does not explore why white residents left the cities. We don't really know why they left.