SAN FRANCISCO BAY A DREAM PLACE TO LIVE! (VOL 20) CONCLUDING PART DOWN MEMORY LANE!
Bay Bridge NRI BAY AREA STATISTICS : In 1970 Indian population in Bay Area was only about 20K (0.4%). In 1990 before Y2K, it was still only 50K (0.8%). There was a dramatic increase since then. Asian population grew to 1.2million in the year 2000 (18.8%) and in 2010 it became 1.6 million (23%). Today Bay area has the second largest Indian American population after New York Metropolitan area. The Bay Area Asian Indian population is primarily concentrated in the Santa Clara Valley with San Jose having the highest population, while Cupertino, Fremont, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara have the largest concentrations. The South Bay-based 17 th Congressional district is represented by Indian Ro Khanna. Indian Americans are the fastest growing minority population in the Bay Area . Indians living in California's Bay Area have a median family income of $88,540, which is the highest among Asians and 24 percent more than that for the t...