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Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Fall River, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Fall River, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Gastón Institute Publications
The city of Fall River, Massachusetts is home to 88,902 residents, of whom 9,015 are Latino, according to the 2012-2016 American Community Survey. The city is majority non- Latino white (79%), though Latinos make up the second largest ethno-racial group (10%). This share of Latinos is slightly lower than the statewide population, which is 11%. Fall River is geographically located in the SouthCoast region, which has a relatively small share of Latinos (7%). Blacks make up 4% and Asians 2% of the city’s population.
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Brockton, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Brockton, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Gastón Institute Publications
The city of Brockton, Massachusetts is composed of a population of 95,623 residents, of whom 11,767 or 12% are Latino, according to the 2016 American Community Survey. The city’s largest population is made up of black residents (39%), and white residents are the second largest ethno-racial group (33%). The share of Latinos (12%) is similar to their statewide population, which is 11% Latino. Brockton has a larger “other” population, which makes up 15% of the city’s population. This group is largely made up of Cape Verdeans. With only 1% of the population, the Asian group will be omitted from the …
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Marlborough, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Marlborough, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Gastón Institute Publications
The city of Marlborough, Massachusetts has 39,545 residents, of whom 6,902 are Latino, according to the 2012-2016 American Community Survey. While the city is majority non- Latino white (70%), Latinos make up the second largest ethno-racial group (17%), which is higher than the 11% Latino share of the statewide population. Black, Asian, and “other” populations collectively make up 13% of the city’s population. The “other” category includes the 2,902 Brazilians who live in Marlborough.
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Methuen, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Methuen, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Gastón Institute Publications
The city of Methuen, Massachusetts is composed of a population of 49,043 residents, of whom 12,290 are Latino, according to the 2012-2016 American Community Survey. The city is majority non-Latino white (68%), though Latinos make up the second largest ethno-racial group (25%). This share of Latinos is significantly higher than the statewide population, which is only 11% Latino. Black, Asian, and “other” populations collectively make up only 7% of the city’s population.
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: New Bedford, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: New Bedford, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Gastón Institute Publications
The city of New Bedford, Massachusetts is home to 94,988 residents, of whom 18,014 are Latino, according to the 2012-2016 American Community Survey. The city is majority non-Latino white (65%), though Latinos make up the second largest ethno-racial group (19%). This share of Latinos is higher than that of the statewide population, which is only 11%. Blacks make up 6% of the city’s population. New Bedford is geographically located in the SouthCoast region, which has a relatively smaller share of Latinos (7%).
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Taunton, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Taunton, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Gastón Institute Publications
The city of Taunton, Massachusetts is home to 56,504 residents, of whom 3,272 are Latino, according to the 2012-2016 American Community Survey. The city is majority non-Latino white (84%), and blacks (6.4%) and Latinos (5.8%) compose the second and third largest ethno-racial groups. This share of Latinos is lower than for their statewide population, which is 11%.
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Watertown, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Watertown, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Gastón Institute Publications
The city of Watertown, Massachusetts is home to 33,849 residents, of whom 3,382 are Latino, according to the 2012-2016 American Community Survey. The city is majority non-Latino white (77%), though Latinos make up the second largest ethno-racial group (10%). This share of Latinos is slightly lower than the statewide population, which is 11%. Asians, make up 8% of the city’s population. Watertown is geographically located in the metropolitan Boston area, which has a similar 10.8% share of its population Latino.
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: West Springfield, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: West Springfield, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Gastón Institute Publications
The city of West Springfield, Massachusetts is home to 28,575 residents, of whom 2,924 are Latino, according to the 2012-2016 American Community Survey. The city is majority non-Latino white (79%), though Latinos make up the second largest ethno-racial group (10%). This share of Latinos is smaller than the statewide population, which is 11% Latino. Black, Asian, and “other” populations collectively make up only 11% of the city’s population.
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Winthrop, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Winthrop, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos
Gastón Institute Publications
The city of Winthrop, Massachusetts is home to 18,031 residents, of whom 2,177 are Latino, according to the 2012-2016 American Community Survey. The city is majority non-Latino white (85%), though Latinos make up the second largest ethno-racial group (12%). This share of Latinos is slightly larger than the statewide population, which is only 11%. The other ethno-racial groups make up approximately 3% of the population. Winthrop is geographically located in Suffolk County that is 22% Latino.
Foreign Born Latina Earnings And Returns To Education And Experience In The United States, Trevor Mattos
Foreign Born Latina Earnings And Returns To Education And Experience In The United States, Trevor Mattos
Gastón Institute Publications
The determinants of immigrant earnings have long been a heavily researched topic, beginning with the contributions of Chiswick (1978) and Borjas (1985). The majority of this work focuses on male immigrants. Prior findings provide conflicting results with respect to determinants of native and foreign-born earnings in the U.S. This study, however, focuses on the earnings levels and differential returns to education and experience between native and foreign-born Latina workers in the U.S. using pooled American Community Survey microdata from 2014, 2015, and 2016. The analytical approach borrows from Chiswick’s 1978 paper that utilized cross-sectional regression methods and the human capital …