Minorities contributed to all of metro Chicago's net population growth during the 1990s, with consistently high segregation levels for blacks and increasing segregation rates for suburban Latinos. With the number of whites declining in the city and unchanged in the suburbs, Latinos have been the overwhelming driver of population growth. Asians…

This paper examines patterns of racial change and segregation over the 1990s in the Boston metropolitan area and in three sub-areas, emphasizing whites, blacks, Asians, and Latinos. Soaring minority populations have transformed the city of Boston into a majority-minority urban core and made several satellite cities increasingly multiethnic. The…

This paper examines patterns of racial change and segregation over the 1990s in the San Diego metropolitan area, the city of San Diego, and the suburbs, emphasizing whites, blacks, Asians, and Latinos. Minorities contributed to all of metro San Diego's net population growth during the 1990s, with consistently high segregation levels for urban…

This report uses figures from the 1990 Census to present a detailed and comprehensive picture of the changes that occurred in the economic standing of women and minorities during the 1970s and 1980s in the six-county Chicago (Illinois) metropolitan area. The terms African American, Asian American, Latino, and White are used to describe the city's…

The Metropolitan Planning Project of Greater Boston (Massachusetts) was established in 1974 to promote voluntary collaboration between urban and suburban elementary and secondary school systems for the elimination of racial and ethnic student isolation. This report examines programs that have emerged under the plan, describes the demographic and…