Racial and Ethnics Residential Segregation in the U.S.: 1980-2000

Data recently released from Census provide an opportunity to examine the extent of changes in racial and ethnic residential segregation in the last 2 decades.

1990 Census of Housing: General Housing Characteristics

Detailed statistics on units in structure, value and rent, number of rooms, tenure, and vacancy characteristics

How American Homes Vary By the Year They Were Built

More than four in ten of the nation’s housing stock was built before 1970, and the characteristics of these homes vary considerably by the year they were built.

Beyond Black and White

Whether greater racial and ethnic diversity in the United States is being accompanied by greater integration remains unclear.

Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation in the U.S.: 1980-2000

We examine trends in five dimensions of segregation for African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Pacific Islanders, and American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Housing Patterns Tables

The tables below contain data for 1980, 1990 and 2000, based on decennial census data.