Cities are not homogeneous by race and ethnicity, however, with some neighborhoods still majority non-Hispanic white. Nor are changes within these neighborhoods consistent; for example, those that have experienced gentrification – or the in-migration of higher-income households into traditionally low-income communities – likely have different patterns of racial change than non-gentrified neighborhoods, given inequalities in income distributions across households by race and ethnicity.

Interactive graphics using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey, which provides quarterly estimates of the size and composition of the housing stock. Enterprise will update these charts each quarter as new information is released, and discuss how recent tenure trends reflect the housing conditions of all American households.