What is the ethnic composition of the neighborhood in which you live?
       |           

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
March 28, 2024, 05:05:34 PM
News: Election Simulator 2.0 Released. Senate/Gubernatorial maps, proportional electoral votes, and more - Read more

  Talk Elections
  General Politics
  Individual Politics (Moderator: The Dowager Mod)
  What is the ethnic composition of the neighborhood in which you live?
« previous next »
Pages: 1 2 3 [4]
Author Topic: What is the ethnic composition of the neighborhood in which you live?  (Read 8153 times)
memphis
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 15,959


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #75 on: December 10, 2005, 08:08:53 PM »

My Census tract: White 94.0%, Black 3.0%. Contrast with my city: White 34.4%, Black 61.4%. Segregation is alive and well.
Logged
??????????
StatesRights
Atlas Superstar
*****
Posts: 31,126
Political Matrix
E: 7.61, S: 0.00

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #76 on: December 10, 2005, 09:15:02 PM »

My Census tract: White 94.0%, Black 3.0%. Contrast with my city: White 34.4%, Black 61.4%. Segregation is alive and well.

Most people live in the neighborhoods or cities they are most comfortable with. Races and different ethnicities naturally segregate themselves from those that are different then them.
Logged
nclib
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 10,300
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #77 on: December 10, 2005, 09:52:22 PM »

Not sure about my neighborhood, but town:

Chapel Hill, NC (from 2000)

White 77.9%
Black 11.4%
American Indian 0.4%
Asian 7.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 12 people
Some other race 1.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3.2%

Here's my Census Tract:

White 80.9
Black or African American 8.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4
Asian 7.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0
Some other race 1.2
Two or more races 2.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3.7
Logged
dazzleman
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 13,777
Political Matrix
E: 1.88, S: 1.59

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #78 on: December 10, 2005, 11:43:51 PM »


We don't really have that many blacks for that kind of 'diversity', so we go by a different definition. Our disadvantaged are the Hispanics largely and they are becoming more upward mobile as well.



Good.  I like upward mobility.  I hate categorizing people as 'minorities' because it implies that they are permanently different.  'Minority' status should only be temporary.  For blacks, it seems at this point to be permanent, and I think that's very tragic.

Blacks are quite different from other minorities and probably would require different approaches.

True, but whatever we've been trying obviously hasn't been working.
Logged
Undisguised Sockpuppet
Straha
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,787
Uruguay


Political Matrix
E: 6.52, S: 2.00

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #79 on: December 11, 2005, 12:23:18 AM »

simply use mass immigration from latin america and asia to reduce the percentage of black americans in the population. Sure that may not solve the problem but at least it makes it not be so urgent.
Logged
Rin-chan
rinchan089
YaBB God
*****
Posts: 4,097
Japan


Political Matrix
E: 6.84, S: 5.57

WWW Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #80 on: December 13, 2005, 08:14:49 PM »

I found some information on the actual town Fezzy and I live in:

Caucasian     90%
  Black    2%
  American-Indian    0%
  Asian    8%
  Other    0%

lol

Scary, huh?

Rin-chan
Logged
AkSaber
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 6,315
United States


Political Matrix
E: 9.16, S: -8.00

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #81 on: December 13, 2005, 09:36:57 PM »

Finally found some info.

White: 74.3
Black or African American: 3.2
American Indian and Alaska Native: 5.8   
Asian: 8.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.6
Some other race: 1.4
Two or more races: 5.9   
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 4.6
Logged
Alcon
Atlas Superstar
*****
Posts: 30,867
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #82 on: December 13, 2005, 09:48:30 PM »

I found some information on the actual town Fezzy and I live in:

Caucasian     90%
  Black    2%
  American-Indian    0%
  Asian    8%
  Other    0%

lol

Scary, huh?

Rin-chan

That's not too "bad."  Washington gets "worse."
Logged
GOP = Terrorists
Progress
Jr. Member
***
Posts: 1,667


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #83 on: December 13, 2005, 10:08:05 PM »

The town I grew up in had two black families and a dozen or so asian families out of ~20,000 people.

Where I live now:
43% White
37% Black
24% Hispanic
Logged
ag
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 12,828


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #84 on: May 23, 2006, 09:50:43 PM »

Well, I live in Mexico City, so you'd think it should be nearly 100% Hispanic, though, obviously, Mexican census doesn't collect such data. In fact, by the US definition of the term it, probably, is: almost all people here could claim to be Mexican. On the other hand, this has nothing to do w/ race: the most common ancestry, at least among the old-timers here is, probably, German (some local business names are Kafe Klatsch, Pateleria la Vienesa, Unser Kluv bar, etc.). So, how should we count that?
Logged
they don't love you like i love you
BRTD
Atlas Prophet
*****
Posts: 112,704
Ukraine


Political Matrix
E: -6.50, S: -6.67

P P
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #85 on: May 23, 2006, 09:57:22 PM »

Since about a quarter of the people here aren't even citizens (and thus won't be counted in any census) and a good chunk probably aren't counted as residents here, any such "official" figure would be worthless and rather off. But I'd guess something like this:

80% White
5% African-American*
5% Somali
5% Pakistani
3% Asian
2% Hispanic**/Other

*I'm not using this as some sort of PC term, but rather to distinguish them from Somalis, as the two groups are quite different and typically don't associate with each other.

**Note that both I and the census consider Hispanics to be white. The 80% figure should read White Non-Hispanic, like on City Data.
Logged
MaC
Milk_and_cereal
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,791


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #86 on: May 23, 2006, 10:37:59 PM »

For Sterling Heights:

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 124,471 people, 46,319 households, and 33,395 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,311.6/km˛ (3,397.0/mi˛). There were 47,547 housing units at an average density of 501.0/km˛ (1,297.6/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 90.70% White, 1.30% African American, 0.21% Native American, 4.92% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 2.50% from two or more races. 1.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There is a large Chaldean community situated in an area bounded by 15 and 17 Mile Roads, between Dequindre and Mound Roads, however the area also includes a large number of ethnic Arabs.

For East Lansing:

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 46,525 people, 14,390 households, and 5,094 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,596.7/km˛ (4,136.6/mi˛). There were 15,321 housing units at an average density of 525.8/km˛ (1,362.2/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 80.91% White, 7.40% African American, 0.33% Native American, 8.21% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. 2.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Logged
Nym90
nym90
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 16,260
United States


Political Matrix
E: -5.55, S: -2.96

P P P
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #87 on: May 23, 2006, 10:54:02 PM »

99 percent white. Typical rural North in that regard, albeit with a much higher than normal percentage of people of Scandanavian descent.
Logged
muon2
Moderators
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 16,788


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #88 on: May 23, 2006, 11:15:56 PM »

Most posts seem to quote their city statistics which are really too broad to count as a neighborhood. Better is to use the census tract with usually a few thousand people. Here's mine from the 2000 census.

Population: about 7000.
Hispanic or Latino: 53 % (29% born in Mexico).
Black and Asian: 1 % each.
Logged
Smash255
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 15,445


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #89 on: May 24, 2006, 02:43:50 AM »
« Edited: May 24, 2006, 02:48:10 AM by Smash255 »

Since I'm bored, some of the communities around me  (all are within about 3.5 miles, in order from closest to furthest)

Races in East Massapequa:

    * White Non-Hispanic (76.7%)
    * Black (12.3%)
    * Hispanic (7.5%)
    * Other race (2.5%)
    * Two or more races (1.9%)
    * Chinese (0.8%)
    * Asian Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (29.6%), Irish (23.4%), German (16.3%), West Indian (5.7%), Polish (5.0%), English (3.7%).



Hmm all this time I thought I was in Massapequa Park zipcode wise, but considered Massapequa.  I'm still in the Mass PK zipcode, but considered East Massapeua instead in the CDP and Censues.  East Massapequa tends to be slpit into two school districts (its acually 3 as a very small part is Farmingdale, but thats about 5% of the town or so).  generally speaking the Massapequa school district portion of the town was considered Massapequa park, as that was the zipcode was (mine including, and part of it Massapequa & Massapequa zipcode.  What was considered East Massapequa was the area that was in the Amittyville school district.  As it turns out despite having a Mass Pk zipcode, I'm actually considered East Massapequa.  The racial divide in the twon is quite evident, and pretty much split between the two districts.  The Massapequa  side of the town (my portion) is extrememly white 96% total, non-hispanic wite about 93%, less than 1% black, 3% hispanic, 2-3% asian (which was similar to the breakdown of my precient & census data as well which is afew pages back).  Also as far as ancestories in the part of East massapequa where I live has a higher concentration of Italians & Irish than what is listed for east Massapequa as a whole & lower concentration fo West Indian, etc.   The Amityville portion of the town is very racially diverse about 42% white, 38% black 16% hispanic, 4% asian.  As a whole the Massapequa SD is about 64% of East Massapequa, the Amityville district about 31% or so, & farmingdale about 5%.
Logged
ag
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 12,828


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #90 on: May 24, 2006, 03:22:34 PM »

Since about a quarter of the people here aren't even citizens (and thus won't be counted in any census)

The census is supposed to count all de facto residents: citizens, legal immigrants, illegal immigrants, temporary residents - everyone.  In 2000 I was counted as resident in NYC, even though I was on a non-immigrant (student) visa and was about to leave the country for good. In fact, I don't even remember them asking me about my residence status.
Logged
jerusalemcar5
Sr. Member
****
Posts: 2,731
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -4.26, S: -8.35

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #91 on: May 24, 2006, 05:16:27 PM »

My village is suburban and is mostly upper class.  Therefore (to be stereotypical), it is mostly white with some genious east asian/indian families.

Stats:
One race
 4,161
 99.3%
 
White
 4,015
 95.8%
 
Black or African American
 26
 0.6%
 
American Indian and Alaska Native
 6
 0.1%
 
Asian
 101
 2.4%
 
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
 0
 0.0%
 
Some other race
 13
 0.3%

Two or more races
 29
 0.7

 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
 48
 1.1%

 
Logged
Pages: 1 2 3 [4]  
« previous next »
Jump to:  


Login with username, password and session length

Terms of Service - DMCA Agent and Policy - Privacy Policy and Cookies

Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines

Page created in 0.052 seconds with 12 queries.