Housing Precarity in the American City: Comparing Risks Across Nativity and Citizenship

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Abstract

In this research, we examine eviction in 25 U.S. metropolitan areas. Focusing on three dependent variables—formal eviction threats, formal eviction notices, and informal forced evictions—we study the associations between eviction and foreign-born status, U.S. citizenship status, and race. Scholars have documented the relationship between marginalized groups and eviction, but with less focus on foreign-born groups. We use American Housing Survey data for 2017 and 2021 with sample sizes of 19,656 and 18,341 households, respectively. Using data from both 2017 and 2021 allows us to examine eviction outcome variables before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. For both years, we employed multilevel logistic regression analyses for the three eviction-related dependent variables. Across both survey years, although there are few statistically significant findings across foreign-born and citizenships statuses, the results show that Black residents experienced higher levels of formal eviction threats and notices compared to white, Latine, and Asian residents. Additionally, respondents with school-age children were more likely to experience formal eviction notices and threats compared to those without children. Results indicate that this is especially true for Black families, a consistent finding across the literature.

Authors

• Grace Charlotte Sementilli, University at Buffalo

• Robert M. Adelman, University at Buffalo