The arrivals made the headline. The departures made the math.
Cities celebrated a 10% rise in child population while lower-income and Black children fell sharply — the headline growth was selective sorting at the gate.
Source article: Seattle and D.C. child populations grew 10% from 2015 to 2024.
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- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- demographics, education, family, health, people
- Primary entities
- Seattle, Washington, D.C., The Wall Street Journal
- Themes
- Demographics, Urban economics, Family migration, Income composition
- Floor values engaged
- human_life_and_dignity, Equality & fairness, Truthfulness