Demographics

** DEMOGRAPHICS*

are the physical characteristics of a population such as age, sex, marital status, family size, education, geographic location, and occupation. ** 
 * Bushwick's demographic status has changed over time ; **
 * **Bushwick's** Gentrification **has changed over the years. More people from other countries come over to bushwick,** immigration **plays a big role in bushwick's economy.**

= Quote* : = =**" At one time Bushwick was a place where immigrants would migrate. Today, everything has changed. The neighborhood no longer has large numbers of Germans or Italians because they were replaced by Hispanic and African-American residents. Bushwick, however, is still evolving.Today many of these long-time residents of Bushwick are being forced out of their homes so that the younger residents can move in. Basically, the rents in Bushwick are becoming too high for these families and they are being replaced by younger, richer residents. I think that this will have a bad effect on Bushwick because the older residents made the community. The whole feel of Bushwick will change when the new group of residents make it their home." **** By: Erik Farmer and Israel Rodriguez ** = ** Class of 2008 Academy of Urban Planning. **



The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Long Island.