Review Article
Urban Areas in the Transformation of the South: A Review of Modern History
Table 8
Social indicators: 1970 and 2000.
| | | Years | Family income $2005 | Poverty Pct. | Concentrated Poverty (1000s) | Single parent Pct. | African Amer. Pct. | Vacant rental housing units Pct. | College Grads Pct. |
| | Norfolk | 1970
2000 | 47218
57614 | 14.6
10.6 | 101
46 | 15.9
32.1 | 25.0
30.7 | 5.3
5.4 | 9.9
23.7 | | Richmond | 1970
2000 | 50139
64526 | 14.1
9.4 | 20
19 | 13.8
31.3 | 25.1
30.2 | 5.0
5.4 | 10.9
27.6 | | Charlotte | 1970
2000 | 48504
64056 | 19.5
15.9 | 20
7 | 12.6
27.4 | 23.1
22.0 | 4.4
6.1 | 9.7
28.0 | | Greensboro | 1970
2000 | 48078
57778 | 13.3
10.6 | 17
18 | 12.0
29.7 | 19.5
21.6 | 4.3
6.6 | 9.9
23.4 | | Raleigh-Durham | 1970
2000 | 44518
68605 | 18.3
10.3 | 24
21 | 13.5
26.0 | 24.8
22.7 | 5.5
6.4 | 13.4
37.6 | | Atlanta | 1970
2000 | 52566
68601 | 13.4
9.5 | 58
92 | 13.3
28.1 | 22.5
28.4 | 5.2
5.0 | 12.0
31.4 | | Jacksonville | 1970
2000 | 45350
58671 | 17.5
10.7 | 33
19 | 17.7
32.1 | 22.3
21.3 | 7.7
7.3 | 8.8
22.6 | | Miami-Ft. L. | 1970
2000 | 49750
54663 | 13.1
14.0 | 63
159 | 15.1
31.9 | 14.7
18.1 | 6.9
5.7 | 10.7
24.1 | | Orlando | 1970
2000 | 44483
55988 | 15.6
10.7 | 17
20 | 14.3
30.2 | 14.7
13.3 | 8.5
5.8 | 10.6
24.8 | | Tampa | 1970
2000 | 40534
53166 | 14.9
11.2 | 52
29 | 15.4
32.7 | 10.8
9.9 | 6.7
7.0 | 9.0
21.7 | | Memphis | 1970
2000 | 43174
54775 | 24.5
15.6 | 148
80 | 16.7
38.6 | 37.5
43.3 | 4.9
6.3 | 8.9
22.0 | | Nashville | 1970
2000 | 45387
60658 | 15.7
10.3 | 20
22 | 12.4
27.9 | 17.7
14.7 | 5.9
5.6 | 9.7
25.6 | | Birmingham | 1970
2000 | 42670
54419 | 20.3
13.6 | 60
34 | 13.5
28.9 | 29.4
27.5 | 5.4
8.1 | 8.3
22.7 | | New Orleans | 1970
2000 | 46127
49994 | 20
18.3 | 126
108 | 16.6
37.9 | 31.0
37.1 | 7.6
8.0 | 10.2
22.8 | | Austin | 1970
2000 | 44632
69663 | 19.1
11.1 | 19
45 | 13.3
25.3 | 10.8
7.8 | 10.4
3.9 | 16.3
36.7 | | Dallas-Ft. Worth | 1970
2000 | 53960
64783 | 11.1
10.8 | 70
68 | 12.1
25.8 | 14.2
13.7 | 7.2
5.4 | 12.9
28.5 | | Houston | 1970
2000 | 53572
60155 | 12.9
13.7 | 43
85 | 12.3
26.0 | 19.2
16.6 | 9.1
6.8 | 13.4
26.4 | | San Antonio | 1970
2000 | 41726
52260 | 19.8
15.1 | 118
46 | 14.7
29.4 | 6.8
6.0 | 5.5
9.8 | 9.8
22.1 |
| | Means | 1970
2000 | 46789
59465 | 16.5
12.3 | | 14.2
30.1 | 20.5
21.4 | 6.1
5.8 | 10.8
26.2 |
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