Browsing by Author "Yang, Elle"

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    Homeownership & home values among Black neighborhoods in Marion County (2018)
    (2020-02) Merritt, Breanca; Peña, Rachell; Bow, Brendan; Purcell, Jacob; Camacho-Reyes, Karla; Yang, Elle
    A 2018 report from the Brookings Institute found that homes in majority-black neighborhoods in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson metro area were valued at $18,000 less than those in similar—yet not predominately black—neighborhoods. This follows a national trend in which homes in black neighborhoods were undervalued by $48,000 on average. In fact, in 117 of the 119 metro areas included in the Brookings report, a home in a majority-black neighborhood was valued less than those in other neighborhoods. These areas also are more likely to be more segregated and provide fewer upward mobility opportunities for black residents. This brief examines trends in black homeownership specifically for Marion County.
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    Immigration policy & COVID-19 (2020)
    (Center for Research on Inclusion and Social Policy at IU, 2020-07) Lawrence, Roxy; Yang, Elle; Merritt, Breanca
    On February 24, 2020, Congress passed the Public Charge Grounds Inadmissibility legislation, also known as the public charge rule. The rule allows the federal government to determine whether a person is likely to become a public charge—a noncitizen who receives public benefits for the total of any 12 months during a 36-month period. These benefits include cash assistance that supplements individual or household income, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), among other sources. Adopting the public charge rule a month before the COVID-19 pandemic began may have compromised the collective health and economic security of immigrant populations already living in the U.S. and Indiana. Executive orders have also closed nonessential businesses that disproportionately hire immigrants. Therefore, this brief examines the initial implications of the public charge rule on low-income immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Rental trends in Marion County (2012–2017)
    (Center for Research on Inclusion and Social Policy at IU, 2019-10) Merritt, Breanca; Camacho-Reyes, Karla; Yang, Elle; Stringham-Marquis, Kelsie
    The availability of affordable housing is a predictor of homelessness, especially among renters. Increasing the availability and quality of affordable housing—particularly rentals—is a common strategy to prevent housing instability and eviction. In Marion County, 46 percent of households are renter-occupied—higher than both the state (31 percent) and national rates (36 percent). Given the relatively large renter population in Marion County, this brief examines two trends related to housing instability among renters—rent burden and stagnant income—and how those trends may be informed by other issues.