Emerging Ethnoburbs: White Flight and Segregation in Suburban Ethnic Neighborhoods

• In Event: 130 - Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities Roundtable Session (one-hour).
  In Refereed Roundtable: Table 09. Racial and Ethnic Segregation

Abstract

I use a nationally-representative sample of U.S. Census tracts and the Longitudinal Tract Database to analyze the extent of white flight and segregation in emerging ethnoburb neighborhoods—ethnic yet suburban communities of affluence. Findings suggest that while all ethnoburbs display active patterns of white out-mobility, levels of white flight remain distinctly high for black ethnoburbs. Current segregation patterns show similar outcomes, although Asian and Hispanic ethnoburbs appear uniquely situated to integrate with white residents in the future. I conclude by arguing for the fruitfulness of continued research on ethnoburbs and their consequences for an increasingly diverse American society.

Author

• Samuel Hoon Kye, Indiana University-Bloomington