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Census
2000 data revealed that the Nation's growing racial and ethnic diversity
has not translated into increased neighborhood integration. Mumford Center
analysis confirms this - clearly showing that the average non-Hispanic white
person continues to live in a very different neighborhood from those where
the average black, Hispanic, and Asian live. But do separate neighborhoods translate into unequal ones? Social analysts have begun the process of answering this question - thanks to new Census data. In July 2002, the Census Bureau started releasing Summary File 3 data one state at a time. Based on the Census's long form questionnaire, which was completed by a 1-in-6 sample of households, these data include economic and social indicators categorized by race and ethnicity at the neighborhood level. The following web pages provide information on differences in neighborhood characteristics for non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, Hispanics and Asians. Data for these groups are provided for a number of social and economic indicators including median household and average per capita income; rates of poverty and unemployment; education and occupational status, housing vacancy and homeownership; immigration status and percentage of persons speaking a language other than English at home; as well as for the degree of isolation and integration of each group. You can view this information at the MSA level or the city level. We include data for 1990 and 2000. To facilitate comparisons between neighborhoods we provide a ratio of each minority group value to the white group value for every indicator. In addition, an overall ranking by group neighborhood from best to worst for 1990 and 2000 is included. Links to information concerning the possible sources of inequality - income class, race or nativity - are provided on each metro region page and on each city page. Metropolitan Statistical Area Select a metropolitan
region using the menu below. For each region, data is provided for the
entire metropolitan area, as well as its central city and suburban portions.
Click
here for a description of how the Census Bureau defines metro regions
City
Data We have calculated data for all cities with more than
10,000 population in 2000. Note that some indices become unreliable or
have little meaning for very small places, or where a specific racial/ethnic
group is very small. Therefore, you should be cautious in using these
data, especially for cities with populations less than 50,000.
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Go to our Metro Monitor for a snapshot of neighborhood inequality in your city