SPECIAL FOCUS: IMMIGRATION

APARTMENT FINANCE TODAY • APRIL 2008

Sidebar: Top Five Metro Areas for Immigrants

(Represents the fiscal year of Oct. 1, 2005-Sept. 30, 2006.)

New York City Metro Area*
China, People’s Republic: 25,078
Dominican Republic: 23,876
India: 11,478
Ecuador: 10,402
Jamaica: 9,873
Other countries: 143,737
Total: 224,444
* Metro areas as defined by the U.S. Census

Los Angeles Metro Area
Mexico: 27,160
China, People’s Republic: 12,843
Philippines: 10,910
El Salvador: 8,773
Guatemala: 6,753
Other countries: 54,441
Total: 120,880

Miami Metro Area
Cuba 31,431
Colombia 13,730
Haiti 9,098
Jamaica 5,245
Venezuela 4,546
Other countries 34,872
Total 98,922

Washington, D.C., Metro Area
El Salvador 5,624
Ethiopia 4,049
India 2,294
Bolivia 2,284
China, People’s Republic 2,207
Other countries 38,098
Total 54,556

Chicago Metro Area
Mexico 11,263
Poland 5,498
India 4,322
Philippines 3,875
China, People’s Republic 2,225
Other countries 22,572
Total 49,755

Sources: Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security