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I think we need to adjust our stereotypes, then. I think most people believe that Blacks are disproportionately poor.
Actually, according to this January 2022 Census Bureau press release, the nationwide poverty rate in 2020 was 11.4%, up one percentage point from 2019. The rates and year-over-year changes for the various racial/ethnic groups that year, from highest to lowest, were:
Here are the figures for 2021 with y-o-y percentage-point changes (percentages are clearly rounded to the nearest one-tenth):
Total: 11.6%, +0.1 point
Native American/Alaskan Native: 24.3%, +4.2 points
Black: 19.5%, -0.1 point
Hispanic: 17.1%, +0.1 point
Two or more races: 14.2%, +1 point
White, including Hispanic: 10%, -0.1 point
Asian: 9.3%, +1.2 points
White, non-Hispanic: 8.1%, -0.1 point
(all of these figures based on Current Population Survey 1-year estimates)
I'm sorry, the overall national poverty. it does look like the national black poverty rate has been decreasing though.
In terms of the bolded category, if you look at Complete Listing by Affordability Rank, this can give an idea of of the Housing Opportunity index based on Median Family Income and Median Sales Price(though it looks like some spots could rearranged on the list): https://www.nahb.org/news-and-econom...ortunity-index
As mentioned in the video, many of the black people came to work in the local brickyards and many likely from SC, which is known for having a history of black brick masons: https://aahsmuseum.org/dt_portfolios...ickyard-ruins/
Just looking at counties based on 2021 1 year information so far, Rockland County and Nassau County both in NY both have six figure black median and black family median household incomes.
Nyack in Rockland County offers the mix of walkability, a substantial black student and area population and good schools. The Haverstraws(North Rockland Schools) may be another option that some go with, with some scattered in the Suffern, Clarkstown, Nanuet and even Orangeburg(Tappan Zee) SD's or stick with the East Ramapo SD(the blackest SD in that county and includes Hillcrest. a now pluralistically black community with a six figure black median and black family median household income).
Baldwin(inc. NW Freeport), the Valley Streams, Elmont and West Hempstead are some Nassau County SD's that offer a mix similar to Nyack. Some go with Lakeview(NY State's blackest census recognized place and has six figure black median and black family median incomes) in the good and pluralistically black Malverne SD, northern Westbury/New Cassel(Westbury SD); parts of Uniondale, even Roosevelt and Hempstead, East Massapequa(primarily in the Amityville and even Farmingdale SD's), etc.
So, both of these suburban counties are options with some of the highest black median household and black family median incomes, while having a long history.
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^Just to add, here are some places(cities/towns/CDP's) where the black median household income and median family income are 6 figures using 2020 5 year information.
I'll stop there, but places that came close were Union(township), Teaneck(township) and Mount Holly(township) in NJ; Elkins Park PA and Windsor CT. All just missed in terms of the black median household income, as all were in the $90,000s.
Just looking at counties based on 2021 1 year information so far, Rockland County and Nassau County both in NY both have six figure black median and black family median household incomes.
Nyack in Rockland County offers the mix of walkability, a substantial black student and area population and good schools. The Haverstraws(North Rockland Schools) may be another option that some go with, with some scattered in the Suffern, Clarkstown, Nanuet and even Orangeburg(Tappan Zee) SD's or stick with the East Ramapo SD(the blackest SD in that county and includes Hillcrest. a now pluralistically black community with a six figure black median and black family median household income).
Baldwin(inc. NW Freeport), the Valley Streams, Elmont and West Hempstead are some Nassau County SD's that offer a mix similar to Nyack. Some go with Lakeview(NY State's blackest census recognized place and has six figure black median and black family median incomes) in the good and pluralistically black Malverne SD, northern Westbury/New Cassel(Westbury SD); parts of Uniondale, even Roosevelt and Hempstead, East Massapequa(primarily in the Amityville and even Farmingdale SD's), etc.
So, both of these suburban counties are options with some of the highest black median household and black family median incomes, while having a long history.
Do we have data for Suffolk and Westchester in 2021/2022?
As you likely know, places/areas like northern and eastern Mount Vernon, western and northern New Rochelle, the town of Greenburgh(including the village of Elmsford and vicinity, the Parkway Homes/Parkway Gardens area, etc.); northern Peekskill, northern Pelham, parts of White Plains north and east of Downtown and the Runyan Heights neighborhood of Yonkers are some with quite substantial to predominantly black middle class areas in the county.
For Suffolk County, Wheatley Heights, the Belmont Park/northern West Babylon area, SE Deer Park, southern Greenlawn/western Elwood, Gordon Heights, SW Central Islip, parts of North Bellport, parts of North Amityville, parts of Sag Harbor and some other parts of the Hamptons are some examples in that county.
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