Do You All Agree Detroit The Least Racially Diverse Big City In The Country With A Population Of Over 500,000 People ? (Livonia: apartments, lofts)

[Jeff Jarrett]

What other U.S city with over 500,000 people do know where one single racial group alone makes up over 81% of the population ?

[Dexterguy]

Detroit is for sure the highest, even cities such as Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston which are "racially" split up cities bewteen the cities and suburbs are not that bad as Detroit is.

[EJayCorvette]

Originally Posted by Jeff Jarrett

What other U.S city with over 500,000 people do know where one single racial group alone makes up over 81% of the population ?

It is common knowledge that Detroit's population is overwhelmingly african-american, but keep in mind, it was not by our choice. It seems the question should be what can we do as a region to better relate and understand each other rather than pointing out the obvious. A different way of asking this same question would be why are our suburbs so overwhelmingly white. For example, Livonia has a population that is currently 95.5% white (this is according to the 2000 census.)

[PGC301]

El Paso, TX (population 563,662) is 86% Hispanic

[snoopygirlmi]

Also, when you look at the area - you will find a lot of immigrants to our Metro area. You've got Mexicantown, many Asian and Arab/Middle Eastern immigrants too. The 'burbs aren't as "white" as they used to be.

[malamute]

Originally Posted by Jeff Jarrett

What other U.S city with over 500,000 people do know where one single racial group alone makes up over 81% of the population ?

El Paso Texas is at least that non-diverse. More like 90% + hispanic.

[Blackouttsi]

Originally Posted by snoopygirlmi

Also, when you look at the area - you will find a lot of immigrants to our Metro area. You've got Mexicantown, many Asian and Arab/Middle Eastern immigrants too. The 'burbs aren't as "white" as they used to be.

Right, but thats really recent 10 years or so

[D-Love]

I believe that Washington DC is the least culturally diverse in the country and it has more than 500,000 people. I know it's not really a city but it should be counted as one compared to Detroit. As far as agreeing that Detroit is the least racially diverse I do not. I grew up in Southwest and there was just about ever culture over there possible. Now we have all these developments downtown. The Riverfront, Harbortown, high scale apartments and lofts, and all those river front condos that are over a million dollars up there. Who resides in those? Whites do and there are tons that continuing to be built. As a matter of fact the only areas that I really see a high population of blacks in is the urban areas that surround downtown like Fenkell, Davidson and 7 mile. Many people are leaving the city while a few others are coming in. You have to grow up in the area to really know because the data that is reported is not 100% accurate

[rid0617]

Well, here is a middle age white family with a 16 year old homeschooled daughter who is planning on moving to Detroit. I was born there and stayed till I was 15 and not old enough to tell my family I want to stay. We are tired of red necks and hillbillies along with living with the 1950s attitudes down here. We're aware of the problems Detroit has, every person on 3 different forums I'm with have been extremely friendly and welcoming. I'm sure we might find people who don't want us there once we get there but since we spent most of our lives in Atlanta that's not a problem. I believe if more people would realize we're all in the same doo doo trying to make it everyone would get along better and work together.

[ocean2026]

Pgc and malamute - if you're going to make up numbers - why not say El Paso is 99% hispanic?

The figures on here are 76& hispanic-and that approximates the opinion of most El Pasoans. &70-75%. This doesn't include the large FT Bliss - military population which is much less Hispanic and is ever present.