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Who Moves to Mixed-Income Neighborhoods?
Terra McKinnish1, T Kirk White
1University of Colorado.
Regional Science and Urban Economics
|April 12, 2011
Summary
Mixed-income neighborhoods with greater income dispersion attract more economically diverse recent migrants. This suggests these neighborhoods are stable, not undergoing transition with homogenous incoming groups.
Area of Science:
- Urban Studies
- Sociology
- Demography
Background:
- Understanding neighborhood socioeconomic composition is crucial for urban planning and social equity.
- Mixed-income neighborhoods aim to foster diverse communities but their stability and the characteristics of incoming residents require investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine whether neighborhoods with high income dispersion attract economically diverse in-migrants.
- To differentiate between stable mixed-income neighborhoods and those undergoing transition based on migrant income profiles.
Main Methods:
- Utilized confidential 1990 and 2000 Census Long Form data.
- Analyzed income dispersion and the heterogeneity of recent migrant cohorts in mixed-income neighborhoods.
Main Results:
- Neighborhoods with high income dispersion attract more heterogeneous in-migrants, especially from income distribution tails.
- Evidence suggests that while recent arrivals are diverse, long-term residents might be more homogenous in lifetime income.
Conclusions:
- High income dispersion in neighborhoods correlates with attracting diverse new residents, supporting neighborhood stability.
- Further research is needed to fully understand the long-term income dynamics within mixed-income communities.
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