Low Income areas vs High income areas for integration (neighborhoods, live)

[demonta4]

Which areas in U.S. cities are more integrated?

[JoeTarheel]

Originally Posted by demonta4

Which areas in U.S. cities are more integrated?

I'm not sure your question can be easily answered...since it varies so much from place to place.

Both areas often have a majority of one race, but that still a generalization that doesn't hold up in many areas.

[Drewcifer]

In Minneapolis the low income areas are the most integrated.

[citylove101]

In metro NYC my sense is that middle and upper middle income neighborhoods are most integrated areas in terms of black/white integration. When other ethnicities are involved it's less clear cut and could go either way.

[Prickly Pear]

In Phoenix, the low-income areas are more integrated. Where I grew up, I was one of the only white people in my neighborhood. Most of the others were either Hispanic, Black, or Native. Hispanics and Blacks shared the majority of the racial makeup. I grew up in a lower income area. In the more affluent parts of town, it was a strong majority of Caucasians, sprinkled with some other races.

[PrestigiousReputability]

I would say that the level of integration of a town depends on a town-by-town situation. Many so-called "diverse towns" are actually self-segreated..for example, one group may live south of a boundary and the other group/s may live north of that boundary.

In the NYC metropolitan area:

- Lower-income areas are *generally* made up of mostly blacks and/or hispanics. You often get a small sprinkling of whites&asians though. In this region, as you get further away from Manhattan the presence of lower-income white areas tend to increase.
(Examples of lower-income areas: South Bronx, Paterson, Newark, Brownsville-East New York, Elizabeth)

- Middle-income areas have the most variation. I would say that most are majority white but there are also MANY diverse middle-income areas with strong populations of all of the races. There are actually even some predominately black middle income areas.
(Examples of middle-income white areas: Middle Village, Wayne, Oceanside, Cranford, Wantagh, Howard Beach, Tottenville)
(Examples of middle-income diverse areas: Valley Stream, Maplewood, Briarwood, White Plains, Baldwin, Teaneck)
(Examples of middle-income black areas: Cambria Heights, Hillcrest, Lakeview, Laurelton, Rosedale)

- Higher-income areas are *generally* made up of mostly whites and asians (with whites always being the majority). You often get a small sprinkling of other minorities though.
(Examples of higher-income areas: Milburn, Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Manhasset, Riverdale, Syosset, Forest Hills)