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"By 2008 as many Puerto Ricans lived in the U.S. — about 4 million, two-thirds of whom were born on the U.S. mainlaind — as lived in Puerto Rico. The greatest concentration of them, outside of New York/New Jersey in 2008, was in Florida. When income is used as an indicator, there was a very clear and stratified social structure among Puerto Ricans in the U.S. About one-third of the households earned more than $75,000 in 2008, and about 20% earned more than $100,000. Yet 20% earned less than $20,000 in 2008. In 1980 only 6% of all Puerto Ricans 25 years of age and older had achieved a B.A. degree or higher. This increased to almost 19% in 2008. Over the same time frame the percentage of non-high school graduates fell from 60% to 25%"
Interesting stats, and my anecdotal observations are in line with this. You will find the wealthier enclaves in places like Florida, while NYC still retains the poor who never "made it out" for lack of a better phrase. The stats are starting mirror those of mainstream America.
"By 2008 as many Puerto Ricans lived in the U.S. — about 4 million, two-thirds of whom were born on the U.S. mainlaind — as lived in Puerto Rico. The greatest concentration of them, outside of New York/New Jersey in 2008, was in Florida. When income is used as an indicator, there was a very clear and stratified social structure among Puerto Ricans in the U.S. About one-third of the households earned more than $75,000 in 2008, and about 20% earned more than $100,000. Yet 20% earned less than $20,000 in 2008. In 1980 only 6% of all Puerto Ricans 25 years of age and older had achieved a B.A. degree or higher. This increased to almost 19% in 2008. Over the same time frame the percentage of non-high school graduates fell from 60% to 25%"
Interesting stats, and my anecdotal observations are in line with this. You will find the wealthier enclaves in places like Florida, while NYC still retains the poor who never "made it out" for lack of a better phrase. The stats are starting mirror those of mainstream America.
You know what's funny? This strongly mirrors the migration of Irish and Italians a century ago, who by and large were seen as poor uneducated foreigners who would never assimilate to the American culture or "ever rise up". This similaritiy is so funny.
i think this has to do with the fact that the puerto rican wave has tapered off for quite some time making it more possible for them as a group to acheive.
As a side note, I know a few Puerto Ricans who have risen up but still stay in the same neighborhoods due to their "comfort level" i guess also probably because they're close to family.
The next 10 years are going to be pretty interesting to see how some neighborhoods change.
With the fast rate growing of Mexicans and Ecuadorians in the city, we'll see how different neighborhoods pan out especially the Puerto Rican neighborhoods.
Puerto Ricans are declining in the city, their populations are slowly being replaced by Dominicans and various other Latino groups. Still, they are the majority in most of the South Bronx, East Harlem, Bushwick, Cypress Hills, Woodhaven, and the western half of Ridgewood.
Puertoricans are also the majority in Alphabet City (Loisaida) and East Williamsburg.
Puertoricans are also the majority in Alphabet City (Loisaida) and East Williamsburg.
If by Alphabet City and East Williamsburg you mean ave's C and D and Bushwick Projects then i'll agree with you... Otherwise, you're out of your mind my man... Hipsters first and then Mexicans/Ecuadorians have taken over much of these areas... I think East Williamsburg has to be somewhere around 50-60% white now if not more
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