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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 12.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2011 May;40(3):811–821. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.10.009

Table 4.

Mean Group and Metropolitan Characteristics by Gateway Type, 2000

Established Gateways New Destinations
Hispanic Group Size 694,131 147,646
Asian Group Size 184,199 50,867
Ratio of Hispanic Household Income to the Household Income of Native-Born Non-Hispanic 0.609 0.718
Ratio of Asian Household Income to the Household Income of Native-Born Non-Hispanic Whites 0.982 0.994
Total Population 2,594,554 1,132,498
Percent in suburbs 57.9% 62.2%
Percent new housing 15.0% 19.5%
Share of Metropolitan Areas in Region
 NORTHEAST 29.2% 12.8%
 MIDWEST 4.2% 23.4%
 SOUTH 33.3% 25.5%
 WEST 33.3% 38.3%