By the beginning of the century, there was a closer relation between Honduras and the United States, permitting U.S. and Honduran citizens move from one country to another due the fact of the banana companies, one Honduran American of this era was Steve Van Buren, born in the city of La Ceiba, that by the time had an economic growth.

Despite dictatorships and wars, most Hondurans, which were mostly farmers and workers, had a stable way of life with few social changes until the mid and late 20th century when constant far-right coups started.

Such was the case after the 1956 military coup, however not very significant due the fact that in the 60s and 70s Honduras was one on the lowest crime rates countries in the globe, by only one criminal in between 100,000 people, so low and middle-class people in the big cities still had a safe and stable life.Hondurans immigrated to the United States in the 1960s, primarily to Miami, New York City, and Los Angeles.

Most of them had undertaken in business, such as the opening of coffee shops, others take advantage of their university studies to provide services to the American society.

The United States under the Reagan administration government ordered hundreds of U.S. soldiers that were stationed at the nearby Palmerola Base during that period under the excuse of stopping socialism in Central America.

With the rise of reggaeton and Latin urbano, many young Honduran Americans gravitate toward urban genres that reflect bicultural experiences.

This music has enabled them to create new forms of expression by mixing Latin urban beats with themes relevant to their dual identities.

Artists experiment with Spanish and English lyrics, blending influences from Honduras and the U.S., thus forming a dynamic genre that resonates with the broader Latino diaspora Honduran-Americans have actively participated in U.S. military service since World War II.

A well-known story is the one of the Honduran U.S. soldier Luis Alemán Gomez that was part of the Allied occupation forces in Japan.

Usually, Honduran-Americans live in areas with high economic growth and demand for employment in construction, domestic services, and other industries.

Most Hondurans, including Honduran-Americans, have a predominantly mestizo genetic makeup, that is, a mix of Spanish and indigenous ancestry to varying degrees.

Recent studies have shown that the majority of Hondurans share a significant number of genetic patterns with the populations of the Iberian Peninsula and Italy.