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Title: Characteristics of Puerto Rican Homeowners in Florida and Their likelihood of Homeownership
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2010
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Abstract: Beginning in the 1990s, Puerto Ricans began to massively migrate to the state of Florida, specifically the Orlando metropolitan area. Such has been the flow of Puerto Ricans to Florida that, according to U.S. Census 2000, the largest Puerto Rican population outside of New York is now found in Florida. More specifically, Puerto Ricans in Florida are mainly concentrated in the Orlando-Kissimmee metropolitan area, where 29.0 percent of Puerto Ricans reside. This mass migration is powered by a series of social and economic factors that include but are not limited to: the economic restructuring of cities such as New York, the economic boom in Florida during the 1990’s, lower cost of living, better quality of life, and the geographical proximity to Puerto Rico (Acosta-Belén and Santiago 2006; Duany 2006). This massive flow has garnered the attention of scholars who now seek to understand the reasons for such a migration to Florida in addition to how Puerto Ricans are being incorporated into their new environment. One area of crucial importance is that related to housing, specifically homeownership, an indicator of a households’ socioeconomic mobility (Duany and Matos-Rodríguez 2006).
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Authors: Villarrubia-Mendoza, Jacqueline
Periodical (Full): Centro Journal
Issue: 1
Volume: 22
Pages: 155-173
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Housing and Segregation, Other
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