The numbers below have policies that created them and people who live them.
Take A Look
Graph it.
This graph depicts the movement of races in San Gabriel Valley between 1980 and 2010. You will notice Asian expansion, Latino stagnation, and white flight, and Black exclusion as historic trends of the region. The picture below shows you where the races ended up collecting and living together in enclaves throughout the region.
Picture it.
This picture shows you where the Asian Pacific Islander, Latino, and majority Anglo (white) groups are concentrated throughout the SGV region. You will notice Latinos in the middle, API just outside of them, and white people living along the edges of the region. While this picture shows where the different groups live, the numbers below prove the economic impacts of separating the groups throughout the region.
The numbers help tell a story
In reviewing the 2019 census data of 31 cities and unincorporated areas throughout SGV, there is a clear division between white, Latino, and Asian people. The data shows a clear relationship between the majority race of a city and the city's income, poverty, home values, health insurance, and education levels. The relationship between race and these outcomes are very clear for the Latino-majority and white-majority cities; however, the outcomes of the Asian-majority cities are interesting and tell the history of the Asian experience that has been outlined throughout this website. The statistics for each of the three major census groups are below. It is interesting to note the presence of Black Americans in the SGV is negligible in many SGV cities. For this reason, there is not a level significant enough to reflect in region-wide statistics.
These are the averages of the 31 cities assessed:
Owner-occupied percentage: 59.7%
High School graduation rate: 82.4%
Percentage with a bachelor's degree: 35.2%
Home values of owner-occupied homes: $631,158
Poverty rate: 11.6%
Percentage without health insurance: 9.46%
Asian-Majority Cities
With regard to Asian-majority cities, if you take out two outliers, Arcadia and San Marino, the Asian community is almost exactly average with the statistical outcomes. These outcomes are explained by Asian migration and immigration patterns. Income stratification is significant in the SGV Asian population. This is caused by the immigration of professional and educated Asians, transnational economic ties and activity of the wealthy Asians, and the immigration and migration of working class Asians.
Left number is Asian without Arcadia and San Marino the right number is the Asian data including those two cities
Owner-occupied percentage: 58.65%/61.46% (average/above average)
High School graduation rate: 82.7%/85.15% (average/above average)
Percentage with a bachelor's degree: 37.5%/42.87% (average/above average)
Home values of owner-occupied homes: $632,663/$801,610 (average/above average)
Poverty rate: 11.49%, 11.05% (average/average)
Percentage without health insurance: 8.8%, 7.84% (average/below average)
Cities Included: Diamond Bar (55), Rowland Heights (61.9),
Walnut (63.4), Arcadia (60.8), Temple City (62), Rosemead (60.6), Monterey Park (66.5), Alhambra (51.2), San Gabriel (59.7), and San Marino (59.5).
Latino-Majority Cities
Not a single Latino-majority city scored below average in poverty and lacking healthcare. Not a single Latino-majority city scored above average in education and only two Latino-majority cities are above average in home ownership. Not a single Latino-majority city has home value averages higher than $500,000. These outcomes are explained by systemic discrimination that discriminated against darker and indigenous Mexicans and Latinos. With no transnational ties, but quasi-white status, Latinos were provided limited access to ownership due to economic and political discrimination.
Latino-Majority Averages
Owner-occupied percentage: 55.46% (below average)
High School graduation rate: 71.43% (below average)
Percentage with a bachelor's degree: 18.38% (below average)
Home values of owner-occupied homes: $426,245 (below average)
Poverty rate: 14.5% (above average)
Percentage without health insurance: 13.4% (above average)
Cities included: Azusa (63.6), Covina (58.7), West Covina (53.2), Pomona (71.5), La Puente (84.2), Valinda (77.8), Baldwin Park (74.2), Duarte (49.9), El Monte (65.8), South El Monte (84), and Montebello (77.9).
White-Majority Cities
Not a single white-majority city scores above average in poverty and lacking healthcare. Not a single white-majority city scores below average in education and only one scores below average in home ownership . There is not a single white-majority city that has an average home value of less than $540,000. These outcomes are explained by segregation, restrictive covenants, and other forms of housing discrimination, as well as white flight away from cities with a significant minority population.
White-Majority Averages
Owner-occupied percentage: 65.67% (above average)
High School graduation rate: 93.28% (above average)
Percentage with a bachelor's degree: 48.27% (above average)
Home values of owner-occupied homes: $702,729 (above average)
Poverty rate: 8% (below average)
Percentage without health insurance: 5.7% (below average)
Cities included: Claremont (50.2), La Verne (48.8), Glendora (49.2), San Dimas (45.9), Sierra Madre (65.6), South Pasadena (42.4), and Altadena (40).