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On LI: Older residents, more immigrants

Fidencio Rivera and Luis Garcia from Greenport stroll

Photo credit: Randee Daddona | Fidencio Rivera and Luis Garcia from Greenport stroll down Front Street in the Village of Greenport. (Dec. 11, 2010)

LONG ISLAND'S immigrant populations continue to grow. Residents are getting older. Income growth is stagnant, and housing values have plummeted. The Island's residents prefer the suburban life: living in single-family homes, raising families and driving to work alone.

The American Community Survey - five years of data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau - provides that snapshot of who we are...

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