The results paint a portrait of what the San Fernando Valley looks like in terms of ethnic concentration and mobility. Previous perceptions of the Valley as a strong hold of predominately Anglo, middle-class residents are changing as the region has undergone a profound transformation in its ethnic character. The Valley has become increasingly multi-racial, largely as a result of the migration of immigrants from the Central and South American, Eastern European, and Asian countries. 

Because of this major shift, Joel Kotkin and Erika Ozuna, Master's Degree candidate at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy and co-author of the report, will discuss how the Valley has actually become the ethnic epicenter of Southern California. "What we found most fascinating," Kotkin and Ozuna said, "was that Valley in many ways is not only as diverse as the rest of Los Angeles, but in some ways more so." The study reveals that the Valley today is not a bland, homogenized middle class suburb. Instead, it is an increasingly cosmopolitan, diverse and racially intermixed region united by a common geography, economy and middle class aspirations.

By compiling and reviewing this information, the project has provided ideas on how to look at the new kind of multi-ethnic suburb that is emerging in the Valley. The report presents the theory that puts the ethnic changes of the Valley in the context of the changes in other "midopolis" communities nationally, allowing the Valley to function more effectively and efficiently as a region.