Redefining Urban and Suburban America: Evidence from Census 2000

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333 Index ACS. See American Community Survey Adams County, Washington, and overcrowded housing, 321 Adult language training, 73, 74 Affordability problems among homeowners , 10, 267–84; cost-to-income data, 269–71; findings of study, 271–77; lower-income homeowners , 276–77; measuring, 268–69; methodology of study, 268–71; and minority homeowners, 268, 274–77; and overcrowded housing, 325, 326; race-ethnicity data, 271; rise in, 271–73; standard for excessive housing cost-to-income ratios, 269; strategies to alleviate, 277–78; and sustainability initiatives, 277–78 African Americans. See Blacks African immigrants, 44, 65 Age and homeownership, 248 Agricultural industry and overcrowded housing, 321 Akron, Ohio: concentrated poverty, 144n; poverty, 121 Alabama: “brain drain” in, 100; outmigration of blacks from, 90, 93. See also specific cities Alaska: overcrowded housing, 317, 320–21. See also Anchorage, Alaska Alaskan Natives and overcrowded housing, 320–21 Alba, Richard, 57 Albany, New York, homeownership, 253 American Community Survey (ACS), 4, 204 American Indians: and concentrated poverty, 153; and overcrowded housing, 320–21 Anaheim, California, poor neighborhoods , 183, 187 Anchorage, Alaska: geographic areas of, 220n; income distribution, 212, 216 Ann Arbor, Michigan, poverty, 120 Annexation of suburbs, 213, 225 Arizona: and domestic migration, 15; and Southern migration of blacks, 99–100, 103; white migration to, 102. See also specific cities Arkansas, homeownership, 255 Arlington, Texas, and immigration, 60n Asians: and homeownership of, 248; immigration of, 44, 63, 64, 65, 69n; international and domestic migration of, 23, 33; and overcrowded housing, 320, 323, 325; and Southern California poor neighborhoods, 184, 186, 187 Asian Translations Inc., 73 Assimilation of immigrants, 68–69n Atlanta, Georgia: homeownership, 255; immigration to, 42, 50, 60, 62, 65, 70, 73; income distribution, 199, 212, 223, 226; international and domestic migrants, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34; middle-class population, 226; overcrowded housing, 323; poverty, 121, 127, 131; sheltered homeless, 292, 293, 297, 305; and Southern migration of blacks, 95, 96, 104; and white migration, 96 Aurora, Colorado, income distribution, 206, 216, 219 Austin, Texas: homeownership, 253; and immigration, 61, 74; income distribution, 202; international and domestic migrants, 32; poverty, 121, 130 Bakersfield, California: income distribution , 211; poverty, 130 Balanced cities, 208, 211 Baltimore, Maryland: affordability of homes, 275; and immigration, 53; income distribution, 218, 221, 227; international and domestic migrants, 30; poverty, 115, 127; sheltered homeless, 296 Bank accounts of immigrants, 75 Baton Rouge, Louisiana: income distribution , 216; poverty, 115, 121, 123 Beacon Hill (Boston), 196 Bellevue, Washington, sheltered homeless, 292 Bergen-Passaic, New Jersey, and immigration, 54 Birmingham, Alabama: income distribution , 203, 213, 227, 232; outmigration of blacks from, 93 Blacks: and affordability of homes, 268, 274–77; and concentrated poverty, 143, 153, 154, 155–56, 195; homeownership of, 10, 245–66; international and domestic migration of, 21–22, 33; and overcrowded housing , 320; in Southern California poor neighborhoods, 184–87. See also “Great Migration”; Southern migration of blacks “Boomburbs,” 212 Boston, Massachusetts: affordability of homes, 270; and immigration, 64; income distribution, 196, 213, 226, 233; international and domestic migrants, 33; poverty, 114; sheltered homeless, 292, 297 “Brain gain” and “brain drain,” 7, 99–100 Bronx County, New York, overcrowded housing, 320 Budgeting, 268, 277 Buffalo, New York: and consolidation, 225; and immigration, 48, 53; income distribution, 199, 219; international and domestic migrants, 30 Bush, George W., immigration policy of, 68, 76 California: affordability of homes, 272; concentrated poverty, 145, 149, 150, 156, 176; homeownership , 256; and immigration, 41, 46, 48, 55; international and domestic migrants, 20, 21, 22, 103; overcrowded housing, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322–23; poverty, 112, 115, 117, 123, 125, 127, 131; and Southern migration of blacks, 92, 93, 95, 100–04, 105. See also Southern California poor neighborhoods; specific cities and counties Caribbean immigrants, 44, 64, 65 Castro County, Texas, and overcrowded housing, 321 Census: constitutional requirement for, 3–4; history of, 3–4; “long form” information, 2–5; objections to questions, 3; and privacy issues, 3; purpose of, 1–2 Census tracts, 140, 156, 176–77 Central America immigrants, 150 Chamblee, Georgia, overcrowded housing, 323 Charlotte, North Carolina: affordability of homes, 272; and immigration, 334 Index 52, 53, 61; income distribution, 212, 224; international and domestic migrants, 27, 32; poverty, 127, 130; and Southern migration of blacks, 95 Chesapeake, Virginia, income distribution , 211 Chicago, Illinois: affordability of homes, 270, 275; concentrated poverty, 146, 155; homeownership , 256; and immigration, 42, 48, 60, 61n, 70, 73; income distribution , 213, 221...