General Plan - Moreno Valley

CHAPTER 8 – HOUSINGSingle parent families have 2.3 children,respectively. Among the various ethnicgroups there was no significant differencein household size as illustrated in the tablebelow.TABLE 8-5Moreno Valley Ethnicityand Household SizeMean MedianAfrican-American 3.8 4.0Native American 3.9 4.0Asian 3.4 4.0Caucasian 3.3 3.0Hispanic/Latino 4.2 4.0Other 3.9 4.0Total 3.6 4.0Source: Muse Consulting, “Moreno Valley 1998 Demographic andLabor Force Study”, p 6.Moreno Valley is a very diversecommunity. The makeup of the city’sMORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLANpopulation became more diverse in the early1990s. Between 1993 and 1998, the cityexperienced significant growth in theLatino/Hispanic and Afro-American/Blackcommunities. Between 1993 and 1998 theLatino community grew from 16% to 23% andthe Afro-American community grew from 10%to 17 %. During the same period, the Whitecommunity declined from 64% to 50% (Chart8-3). In 1997, the ethnic population ofRiverside County consisted of 29%Latino/Hispanic persons, 5% Afro-American/Black and 61% White.The population diversity in Moreno valleyreflects the demographic changes that havetaken place in Southern California over thepast twenty years. During the past twodecades Afro-Americans, in particular, butLatinos as well, have migrated to cities andcounties outside the traditionally defined”Latino” and “Afro-American” communities ofLos Angeles and its environs.CHART 8-3Family Ethnicity 1993Family Ethnicity 1998WhiteLatinoOtherAfro-American/BlackAsianWhiteAfro-American/BlackLatinoAsianOtherSource: John E. Husing, “Economic Development Strategy City ofMoreno Valley, Final Report” p.32.Page 8-7 July 11, 2006