San Diego County Demographics of Filipino Americans

filipino american u.s. navy officers , warrant officers aboard uss comstock (lsd-45) @ naval base san diego.

san diego has historically been destination filipino immigrants, , has contributed growth of population. first documentation of filipinos arriving in san diego, while part of united states, occurred in 1903 when filipino students arrived @ state normal school; followed 1908 filipino sailors serving in united states navy. due discriminatory housing policies of time, majority of filipinos in san diego lived downtown, around market street, known skids row . prior world war ii, due anti-miscegenation laws, multi-racial marriages hispanic , latino women common, particularly mexicans. in 1940s , 1950s, filipino americans largest population of asians within city of san diego, population around 5 hundred. after world war ii, majority of filipino americans in san diego associated u.s. navy in 1 form or another, in late 1970s , 1980s more half of filipino babies born in greater san diego area born @ balboa naval hospital. in 1970s, typical filipino family consisted of husband employment connected military, , wife nurse. many filipino american veterans, after completing active duty, move out of san diego, suburbs of chula vista , national city. in 1995, estimated filipinos made between thirty-five , forty-five percent of population of national city.

from population of 799 in 1940, 15,069 in 1970, 1990 filipino american population in san diego county increased 95,945. in 2000, san diego county had second largest filipino american population of county in nation, on 145,000 filipinos, alone or in combination; 2010 census population had grown 182,248. in 1990 , 2000, san diego metropolitan area in u.s. filipinos constitute largest asian american nationality, comprising more half of asian americans in county. of 2011, 5 percent of filipino immigrants in united states call san diego county home; 2012, there estimated 94,000 filipino immigrants living in san diego. filipinos concentrated in south bay, had been historically concentrated. in 2015, there on 31,000 filipino americans in chula vista alone. in 2015, documented county third largest concentration of filipino americans in entire united states. late 2016, population in county increased 200 thousand. more affluent filipino americans moved suburbs of north county, particularly mira mesa (sometimes referred manila mesa ). portion of california state route 54 in san diego officially named filipino-american highway , in recognition of filipino american community.