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Tichy, John; Craig, William J. – 1995
This report is a look at what the 1990 Census has to say about income and poverty in Minnesota and its major metropolitan area, the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and Saint Paul). The report is organized into five parts, each addressing a different variation on the central theme of income and poverty: (1) Income Overview; (2) Income Types; (3) Poverty…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Family Characteristics, Income, Minority Groups

Usdan, Michael D. – Education and Urban Society, 1984
Discusses implications (in general and, specifically, on education), of the rapid demographic changes that are transforming the racial, regional, and age characteristics of the nation's population. Considers urban policy issues generated by these demographic trends. (GC)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups, Population Trends
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. – 1985
This report presents sample data from the 1980 Census on the social, economic, and housing characteristics of the population living in the 100 largest central cities in the United States, the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) of which they are a part, and the poverty areas of the SMSA's. The first four tables (S-1 through S-4)…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Employment Level, Family Income, Hispanic Americans
Barreto, Julio, Jr.; And Others – 1986
This report provides statistical evidence of worsening conditions facing Puerto Ricans in America in the areas of (1) unemployment, (2) poverty, (3) demographics, and (4) education. It concludes with recommendations from the National Puerto Rican Forum. The unemployment rate for Puerto Ricans is the highest among Hispanic population groups. The…
Descriptors: Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Hispanic Americans
Ledoux, Michel; Pendakur, Ravi – 1990
This graphic overview uses 28 bar and pie graphs to illustrate Canada's ethnic and linguistic diversity. Information was drawn primarily from 1986 census figures. The following categories are examined: (1) ethnic origin; (2) language; (3) visible minorities (nonwhites); (4) aboriginal peoples; and (5) immigration. Information is reported for the…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Census Figures, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Tomas Rivera Center, Claremont, CA. – 1990
This report identifies specific goal-oriented interventions that must be undertaken if Latinos in Orange County (California) are to take advantage of the county's economic prosperity. Orange County Latinos are emerging as a rapidly growing, diverse, and youthful sector of the population. The Latino population is clustered in the older…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Economic Opportunities, Educational Needs, Financial Support
Willadsen, Thomas C. – 1987
This report analyzes the distribution of immigrants in Neighborhood Development Areas (NDAs) and other Community Districts of New York, New York based on the 1980 U.S. Census. A Community District is designated as an NDA by the Community Development Agency (CDA) if more than 20,000 of its residents are recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Development, Ethnic Groups, Immigrants
Castellanos, Eulalio; And Others – 1989
This document summarizes findings from the Research Project on Income Inequality and Poverty in Los Angeles. The figures reported are based on an analysis of published and unpublished data sets, including the Public Use Microdata Sets for the 1970 and 1980 decennial Census of Population, the Current Population Surveys, and the American Housing…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Factors, Economic Research, Economically Disadvantaged
Evans, John W. – 1991
Drawing on four examples of institutional research undertaken at San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC), this paper offers six principles to help researchers make their work more relevant and to enable decision makers to utilize research more effectively. The research examples provide brief descriptions of the need for, methodology of, and findings of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Villanueva, Margaret; Erdman, Brian; Howlett, Larry – 2000
This paper traces the effects of economic restructuring through comparative socioeconomic profiles of African American and Latinos in the Midwest, with a focus on Chicago and Kansas City. Globalization has been associated with deindustrialization, relocation of jobs to developing countries with cheaper labor, and expansion of the service sector. A…
Descriptors: Blacks, Economic Change, Economic Impact, Education Work Relationship
Urban Coalition, St. Paul, MN. – 1993
This report presents an overview of social and economic census data on African Americans, American Indians, Asians, and Chicanos/Latinos in the seven county metropolitan area of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Among the findings are the following: (1) communities of color made up 9.2 percent of the total metropolitan area population in 1980; (2) poverty…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Census Figures, Economically Disadvantaged