The Suburbanization of Poverty
Submitted by billl on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 12:15am
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On Page 75 is the profile of Sacramento. There are a handful of good statistics including how much the poverty rate has increased in the suburbs. The profile is pasted below.
Shamus
The Suburbanization of Poverty: Trends in Metropolitan America, 2000–2008
Metro Area Profile for Sacramento-Roseville, CA
The primary city or cities in the Sacramento-Roseville, CA metro area include: Sacramento, Roseville
The surrounding suburbs include: El Dorado County, Placer County, Sacramento County, Yolo County
Findings:
* In 2008, 80,898 people in the primary city lived below of the poverty level ($21,834 for a family of four), compared to 166,702 poor in the surrounding suburbs. This represents no change for the city compared to 2000, and a significant increase for the suburbs.
* The poverty rate—the share of the total population living below the poverty line—showed a significant decrease in the city and no change in the suburbs over this time period. In 2008, the suburban poverty rate was 11.1 percent compared to a primary city poverty rate of 14.3 percent.
* In 2008, 32.7 percent of poor individuals across the metro area lived in the primary city compared to 67.3 percent in the suburbs. Compared to 2000, this is not a significant increase in the suburban share of the metro area’s poor.
* Using a broader definition of “low-income,” 186,895 individuals in the primary city—or 33.0 percent of the population—fell below 200 percent of the federal poverty level in 2008, compared to 393,133 (26.2 percent) in the suburbs.
* Based on increases in unemployment throughout 2009, we project that the Sacramento-Roseville, CA metro area may experience an increase in its poverty rate of approximately 2.8 percentage points.
On Page 75 is the profile of Sacramento. There are a handful of good statistics including how much the poverty rate has increased in the suburbs. The profile is pasted below.
Shamus
The Suburbanization of Poverty: Trends in Metropolitan America, 2000–2008
Metro Area Profile for Sacramento-Roseville, CA
The primary city or cities in the Sacramento-Roseville, CA metro area include: Sacramento, Roseville
The surrounding suburbs include: El Dorado County, Placer County, Sacramento County, Yolo County
Findings:
* In 2008, 80,898 people in the primary city lived below of the poverty level ($21,834 for a family of four), compared to 166,702 poor in the surrounding suburbs. This represents no change for the city compared to 2000, and a significant increase for the suburbs.
* The poverty rate—the share of the total population living below the poverty line—showed a significant decrease in the city and no change in the suburbs over this time period. In 2008, the suburban poverty rate was 11.1 percent compared to a primary city poverty rate of 14.3 percent.
* In 2008, 32.7 percent of poor individuals across the metro area lived in the primary city compared to 67.3 percent in the suburbs. Compared to 2000, this is not a significant increase in the suburban share of the metro area’s poor.
* Using a broader definition of “low-income,” 186,895 individuals in the primary city—or 33.0 percent of the population—fell below 200 percent of the federal poverty level in 2008, compared to 393,133 (26.2 percent) in the suburbs.
* Based on increases in unemployment throughout 2009, we project that the Sacramento-Roseville, CA metro area may experience an increase in its poverty rate of approximately 2.8 percentage points.
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