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Racial/Ethnic Transition and Hierarchy Among Ascending Neighborhoods

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ID6404287
AuthorsAnn Marie Deer Owens (University of Southern California, corresponding author), Ann Owens (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Jennifer Candipan (0000-0001-6758-888X, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Year2019
Volume55
Issue6
Pages1550-1578
Publication date2019-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Affairs Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1078087418770810
OpenAlexW2801625643
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited42

This article examines the racial/ethnic population dynamics of ascending neighborhoods—those experiencing socioeconomic growth. Drawing on Census and American Community Survey data from 1990 to 2010, we first explore whether changes in racial/ethnic composition occur alongside ascent. We find that, while most neighborhoods’ racial/ethnic composition does not dramatically change during this period, neighborhoods that experienced ascent are much more likely to transition from majority-minority to mixed race or predominantly White than nonascending neighborhoods. Then, we use microdata to analyze whether two potential drivers of ascent, the in-migration of higher-socioeconomic status (SES) households and changes in the fortunes of long-term residents, are racially/ethnically stratified. We argue that the process of neighborhood socioeconomic ascent perpetuates neighborhood racial/ethnic hierarchy. While most Black and Hispanic neighborhoods remain majority-minority, those that ascend are more likely to experience a succession of high-SES White residents replacing minority residents

American Community Survey · Census · Demographic economics · Economics · Ethnic composition · Ethnic group · Geography · Microdata (statistics · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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Citations per year4,71
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
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