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Demographic, Economic, And Social Transformations In Queens Community District 3: East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, And North Corona, 1990-2006, Astrid S. Rodríguez

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction:

This report analyzes changes among the current top five Latino national groups during 1990-2006 in the NYC Community District 3 of the borough of Queens, which comprises the neighborhoods of East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and North Corona. A profile of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics including population distribution, age, homeownership, income, educational attainment, employment, and citizenship is provided. These characteristics are compared, whenever appropriate, with those of the other major racial/ethnic components of the population -- non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks, and Asians.

Methods:

The findings reported here are based on data collected by the Census Bureau IPUMS (Integrated Public Use …