By Andrew Beckerman and Laura Wenus, Mission Local
In several recent meetings, activists have shouted down developers over the changes in the Mission and the displacement of low-income communities of color. Census data show how profound those changes have been.
Long a working class neighborhood, the Mission has seen average earnings rise steadily since 2000, climbing from $54,000 (unadjusted) to $82,000 a year. Its foreign residents are still mostly from Latin America, but they are increasingly also Asian and European and the average level of education has risen.
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