Category: CLACLS Reports

  • Latinos in Queens Have Lower Income, Smaller Decreases In Poverty Than The New York City Average

    NEW YORK, December 5, 2022—A new report published today by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies (CLACLS) at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY) shows that median household income among Latinos in Corona, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights increased by 11.8% between 1990 and 2019, while the city’s…

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  • Socioeconomic Conditions Among Latinos In New York City Have Improved, But There Are Stark Differences By Birthplace

    NEW YORK, December 1, 2022—A new report published today by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies (CLACLS) at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY) shows that median household income among Latinos has increased by almost 18% between 1990 and 2018, but there are more domestic-born Latinos in…

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  • Cognitive Difficulty Affects About 5% Of Latinos In New York City

    NEW YORK, November 30, 2022—A new report published today by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies (CLACLS) at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY) shows that about 5% of Latinos in the city have experienced cognitive difficulty since 2000. The report, titled “Cognitive Difficulty in the Five…

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  • Puerto Rican Women In The New York Metropolitan Area Had Higher College Graduation Rates Than Men

    NEW YORK, November 29, 2022—A new report published today by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies (CLACLS) at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY) shows that by 2020, nearly 21% of all Puerto Rican women in the New York metro area had completed a B.A. degree or…

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  • Latinos Continue To Have The Highest Poverty Rates Of All Race And Ethnic Groups In New York City

    NEW YORK, November 28, 2022—A new report published today by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies (CLACLS) at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY) shows that about one-fifth of Latinos (21.4%) in New York City were living in poverty in 2019, followed by non-Hispanic blacks (19.4%), Asians…

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