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The populations in Arden Hills, Mounds View and New Brighton remained stable between 1980 <br /> and 1990, increasing or decreasing only slightly. Shoreview was different: its population <br /> increased by 41% during this period. <br /> Race <br /> Percentages: %minority* Asian/other African-Am. AmIndian Hispanic <br /> Arden Hills 5.3% 3.5% 1.1% 0.1% 0.8% <br /> Mounds View 4.0 2.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 <br /> New Brighton 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.4 0.8 <br /> Shoreview 4.2 2.6 0.7 0.3 0.9 <br /> Metro area 9.3 3.5 3.9 1.0 1.6 <br /> *Includes white Hispanic <br /> Minorities comprise about 4 to 5% of residents in each community, which is only about half the <br /> percentage for the metro area. Asians are the largest racial group besides whites and exist in <br /> about the same proportion in these communities as in the metro area. Racial diversity is growing, <br /> however. Percentage of minorities grew from 1980 to 1990 in each city and has continued to <br /> grow since 1990. The data reinforces people's desire for more racial diversity and shows that it is <br /> happening. <br /> Age <br /> Pop. under 18 Percent Pop. over 64 Percent <br /> Arden Hills 2,289 25% 1,059 12% <br /> Mounds View 3,293 26 762 6 <br /> New Brighton 4,920 22 1,991 9 <br /> Shoreview 6,950 28 1,390 6 <br /> Total: 17,452 25 5,202 8 <br /> The communities are fairly even in proportion of youth and the elderly, except Arden Hills which <br /> has a greater percentage of people over 64 years old. <br /> 5 <br />