City Survivor Round 8

"It is indeed, marvelous. An irony free zone where everything is beautiful and nothing hurts. Where everybody, regardless of race, creed, color, or degree of inebriation, is welcome. It's warm yellow glow a beacon of hope and salvation, inviting the hungry, the lost, the seriously hammered, all across the south to come inside. A place of safety and nourishment. It never closes. It is always, always faithful. Always there, for you."

I’ve never had Bonefish. I’ve had Waffle House once. You guys are making me feel like I’m really missing out on the finer things in life.

Had Huddle House for breakfast just yesterday in the middle of nowhere Tennessee.

Add Portland to that list

Blasphemer!

Portland is the Cookout of cities.

I've been there a lot over my life. I friggin love it there, and dream about starting over there all the time. The art scene, the queer scene, the small town feel, the access to nature, the FOOD, the cost of living being relatively low for what is a cool city...I could go on! 

Not sure you’d be very impressed with Ted Wheeler

It's more diverse than Denver, at least.

Portland 70% white, Denver 76%.

Okay, data time.

All numbers pulled from the Census Bureau, I'll provide links as needed.

Denver city

Total pop: 715,522

White alone: 433,946 (60.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 388,764 (54.3%, no clue what the difference is)
American Indian/Alaska Native: 10,601 (1.5%)
Asian: 27,875 (3.9%)
Black or African American: 64,038 (8.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 199,460 (27.9%)
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 1,531 (0.2%)
Some Other Race: 80,773 (11.3%)
Two or More Races: 96,758 (13.5%)

Portland city

Total pop: 652,503

White alone: 449,025 (68.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 433,445 (66.5%)
American Indian/Alaska Native: 7,335 (1.1%)
Asian: 52,854 (8.1%)
Black or African American: 38,217 (5.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 72,336 (11.1%)
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 3,919 (0.6%)
Some Other Race: 31,255 (4.7%)
Two or More Races: 69,898 (10.7%)

The numbers I was looking at were based on the American Community Survey, also conducted by the Census Bureau. They had Denver at 76% and Portland at 77% white. Not sure why the discrepancy.

I’m late to the party, but I’ve spent plenty of time in Portland and I think it’s great.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.