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Friday Fast Fact: Families Are Being Driven Out of Bushwick

Data from the American Community Survey shows that the rate of families with children in Bushwick has been cut in half since 2000.

By Katy Golvala

July 20, 2018 · 1 min read

Community

Friday Fast Fact: Families Are Being Driven Out of Bushwick

Data from the American Community Survey shows that the rate of families with children in Bushwick has been cut in half since 2000.

Katy Golvala July 20, 2018Jul 20, 2018 · 1 min read

Of all the changes Bushwick has experienced over the last twenty years, one of the most noticable has been the disappearance of families with children.

In 2000, Bushwick was a family neighborhood. More than half (54%) of households had at least one child under the age of 18…

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