New Poverty Rankings-Cleveland is #2 (Columbus, Cincinnati: income, stats, to move)

[BelieveInCleve]

This is about another story, but the poverty rankings are new to me. According to them Cleveland went from the #4 spot the previous year to #2 this year. The current poverty rate in the city is now 29.5%, which is up from last year but still down from the nearly 33% a couple years ago. Cincinnati went from #3 last year to #10 and now has a poverty rate of 23.5%. Here are the links:

Despite rising poverty, Cleveland household income grows - Cleveland Metro News – The Latest Breaking News, Photos and Stories from The Plain Dealer

http://blog.cleveland.com/pdgraphics...27CGCENSUS.pdf

[BelieveInCleve]

Here is the main link:
Two Ohio big cities make poverty Top 10 - Cleveland's Top Story from The Plain Dealer

[ritam2001]

Man, we cant even win a poverty contest...!

JK. I really hope the new development scheduled to occur downtown (esp the Flats) in the next couple years happens sooner rather than later. We need to keep getting more people to move back downtown.

[hillside]

i have the same question clevelanders had last year...how did the poverty in cincinnati go down almost 5%?

[airics]

they moved to cleveland to get the better life

[Buckeye 89]

Does anybody have the rates for the other cities in Ohio

Cleveland has 29.5%
Cincinnati 23.5%
Columbus 21%


What about Toldedo and Dayton

[andrew61]

Originally Posted by ritam2001

Man, we cant even win a poverty contest...!

Actually, I think Cleveland did win a few years back, IIRC.

I, for one, take all these rankings with a grain of salt. They seem to bounce around too much from year to year, and I don't see how that's possible.

[The Cactus Leaguer]

Originally Posted by hillside

i have the same question clevelanders had last year...how did the poverty in cincinnati go down almost 5%?

Here's the answer from Cincinnati's mayor (he's referring to last year's survey):

Poverty Rankings Put 2 Ohio Cities In Unwelcome Spotlight - Cincinnati breaking news, weather radar, traffic from 9News | Channel 9 WCPO.com

"There's obviously a problem with the methodology," Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory said. "I have a difficult time believing a survey with those kinds of fluctuations."

[costello_musicman]

Originally Posted by Buckeye 89

Does anybody have the rates for the other cities in Ohio

Cleveland has 29.5%
Cincinnati 23.5%
Columbus 21%


What about Toldedo and Dayton

No mention of Toledo, but the article did say:

30.5% poverty for Youngstown
28.8% poverty for Dayton

[BelieveInCleve]

Originally Posted by hillside

i have the same question clevelanders had last year...how did the poverty in cincinnati go down almost 5%?

Yeah, that is odd. Those poverty rankings and the stats are obviously very flawed. If I remember right Cleveland went from 1st to 12th to 1st to 4th to 2nd, not even to mention the big change in the actual poverty%.

Oh, and also Lorain was at 27% last year, I havent heard what it is this year.