The article discusses a personal project using Python to analyze immigration patterns in the author's hometown of Great Neck, NY, utilizing data from the American Community Survey (ACS). The author reflects on changes seen during a recent visit, attributing them primarily to immigration waves. Through coding, specifically with the censusdis package, they aim to chart immigration trends from 2009, 2016, and 2023, highlighting the surprising continuity of immigration waves beyond their own childhood experiences. The project aims to provide insight for those interested in similar analyses.
The significant demographic changes in my hometown since I left, particularly due to immigration, inspired me to analyze the changing immigration patterns using ACS data.
Using the American Community Survey, I compared immigration data from 2009, 2016, and 2023 to understand the new waves of immigrants impacting my hometown.
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