Friday, October 26, 2012

More multigenerational households in immigrant areas

This is not surprising, it is like the whole country was a few generations ago.  Sadly, we must assume this will change too in future. See the article for a state by state list.- - Donna Poisl

Haya El Nasser, USA TODAY

 The rising trend of grandparents, children and grandchildren living in the same home is fueled largely by hard times and cultural preferences, a new Census brief shows.

Multigenerational households are more likely to be in areas where immigrants live with relatives and in places where housing costs are so high that families are doubling up, according to the state-by-state Census brief out today. Non-Hispanic white families make up the smallest share of these households — 3.7% compared with more than 10% Hispanic and American Indian and 9% black and Asian.
Click on the HEADLINE above to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.



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