IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION ON STL REGION. New American Economy Release February 21, 2017

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1 IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION ON STL REGION New American Economy Release February 21, STLMosaicProject.org

2 Geography St. Louis MSA Congressional Districts 2

3 Congressional Districts Close-up 3

4 Immigrants and the Economy St. Louis MSA MO District 1 MO District 2 IL District 12 Immigrant Residents 122,430 42,295 55,234 17,004 Immigrant Share of Population 4.4% 5.7% 7.3% 2.4% Household Income (in millions) $4,119.0 $1,100.0 $2,400.0 $457.5 Immigrant Taxes Paid (in millions) $1,131.2 $278.8 $617.2 $122.1 Immigrant Spending Power (in millions) $2,987.9 $822.5 $1,800.0 $

5 Working Age Distribution 100% St. Louis MSA 13.8% 15.0% 100% Missouri District 1 9.2% 12.4% St. Louis MSA 100% Missouri District % 16.5% 100% Illinois District % 14.9% 50% 68.5% 52.7% 50% 70.4% 53.2% 50% 69.2% 52.4% 50% 69.3% 52.1% 17.8% 32.3% 20.4% 34.4% 17.3% 31.1% 18.2% 33.0% 0% Foreign-Born Native-Born 0% Foreign-Born Native-Born 0% Foreign-Born Native-Born 0% Foreign-Born Native-Born (Working Age) 65+ 5

6 Educational Attainment of Workforce 100% 75% St. Louis MSA 8.3% 21.5% 13.7% 100% 75% Missouri District % 11.5% 16.9% 100% 75% 27.4% Missouri District % 100% 75% 15.6% 15.7% Illinois District % 13.2% 19.8% 16.6% 29.0% 23.8% 50% 39.5% 47.2% 50% 37.5% 58.8% 50% 50% 48.6% 67.6% 37.2% 48.3% 25% 25% 25% 25% 30.7% 19.2% 23.0% 12.8% 11.7% 0% 0% 0% Foreign-Born Native-Born Foreign-Born Native-Born Foreign-Born Native-Born 0% 20.0% 11.5% Foreign-Born Native-Born Less than High School High School and Some College Bachelor's Degree Advanced Degree 4.7% 6

7 Share of Foreign-Born in Top Industries St. Louis MSA 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% Tourism, hospitality, & recreation 7.2% Transporation & warehousing 7.0% Educational services 6.9% General services 6.4% Finance and insurance 6.3% 7

8 Share of Foreign-Born in Top Industries Missouri District 1 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% Agriculture 12.0% General services 9.9% Arts, entertainment, recreation, & accomodation & food services 9.7% Manufacturing 9.5% Construction 8.8% 8

9 Share of Foreign-Born in Top Industries Missouri District 2 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% Transportation, warehousing & utilities 12.7% Manufacturing 12.7% Agriculture 12.1% Arts, entertainment, recreation, & accomodation & food services 11.1% General services 10.1% 9

10 Share of Foreign-Born in Top Industries Illinois District 12 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% Arts, entertainment, recreation, & accomodation & food services 4.8% General services 4.7% Wholesale trade 4.0% Professional, scientific, & management, & administrative & waste management services 3.5% Manufacturing 3.3% 10

11 Foreign-Born Taxes $1,200 $1,131.2 Dollars (in Millions) $900 $600 $300 $0 $802.9 $617.2 $429.1 $328.2 $278.8 $188.1 $193.8 $122.1 $85.0 $79.0 $43.1 Total Taxes Paid State & Local Taxes Federal Taxes STL MSA MO District 1 MO District 2 IL District 12 11

12 Foreign-Born Voting Power & Homeownership St. Louis MSA MO District 1 MO District 2 IL District 12 Eligible Immigrant Voters 58,372 15,210 27,776 7,022 Registered Immigrant Voters -- 9,348 17,070 3,778 Number of Homes Owned by Immigrants 27,608 7,512 15,624 3,547 12

13 Entrepreneurship St. Louis MSA MO District 1 MO District 2 IL District 12 Number of immigrant entrepreneurs 7,073 1,313 2, How much more likely are immigrants to be entrepreneurs 29.2% 43.2% 19.6% 41.3% 13

14 Diversity and Wages Low and high-wage workers gain when U.S. cities become more diverse. When a city experiences a diversity boost, the average person living in the metropolitan area sees their wages rise by about 6 percent. Workers in the top 25 percent of all earners see wage increases of 6.6 percent Workers in the bottom 25 percent of all earners experience a 7.1 percent wage boost on average. Source: The Riches of the Melting Pot, New American Economy, January

15 Diversity among Highest Earners Increases in diversity among the highest earners in a city result in dramatic wage gains for all income groups. A diversity boost among the top 25 percent of earners results in an 18 percent wage jump for other high-wage earners or an average increase in wages of $13,000 per year. Local workers in the bottom 25 percent of earners, rise by 16.2 percent on average, or about $4,100. Source: The Riches of the Melting Pot, New American Economy, January

16 Diversity and Low-Wage Earners Low-wage workers benefit from rising diversity in the bottom half of the labor market. A diversity boost among the bottom 50 percent of wage earners raises the average local wages of workers in the city overall by 1.6 percent - driven by dynamics at the lower end of the labor market. While other workers see no significant effect, the lowest 25 percent of earners see their wages rise by 2.1 percent on average. Source: The Riches of the Melting Pot, New American Economy, January

17 Diversity and Low-Wage Earners Increasing diversity among the lowest earners has either a positive or neutral effect on others. When the lowest 25 percent of earners in a given workplace experiences a diversity boost, the wages of other workers at that company - across all income tiers - rise. At the metro level, such a diversity boost appears to have no significant effect - either positive or negative - on the income of other local workers. Source: The Riches of the Melting Pot, New American Economy, January

18 ST. LOUIS MOSAIC PROJECT New American Economy Release February 21, STLMosaicProject.org

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