Review Article
Urban Areas in the Transformation of the South: A Review of Modern History
Table 8
Social indicators: 1970 and 2000.
| ā | 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 | ā | 14.2 30.1 | 20.5 21.4 | 6.1 5.8 | 10.8 26.2 |
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