And although the overall child population is declining in pricey cities such as San Francisco and New York's Manhattan, the areas are seeing an uptick in young whites. Other urban centers such as Denver, Washington, Arlington, Va., and Brooklyn, N.Y., also are seeing increases.
"It's a new magnet for white families with children — cities that are expensive to live in but are attracting people who want to be in an urban setting and are having children," says William Frey, demographer at the Brookings Institution.
