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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 2013
Page
6
IowaWatch and partners analyze census data from 1960 to 2010 showing Black Iowans rose to 56 percent owning a home in 1960 dipping to about 30 percent in 2010 while Latino ownership fell from a peak around 65 percent in 1970 to 47 percent in 2000 and White ownership rising to 74 percent in 2010.
IowaWatch reported a detailed analysis of five decades of U S Census data, compiled with News a Colorado based public service journalism group. The study involved data pulled by IowaWatch and shared with The Hawk Eye Burlington Fort Dodge Messenger The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa City and West Liberty Index. Reporters from those papers interviewed sources in multiple cities while IowaWatch conducted other interviews.
IowaWatch reports on Latino homeownership hurdles in Columbus Junction and West Liberty, with Tyson Foods plants drawing immigrant workers. Community leaders describe credit barriers, balloon payments, and language gaps, while local officials urge dialogue on race and housing to close opportunity gaps. Lauren Mills contributed.
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