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Not a comfortable topic, but an important one. This source has created maps which display the distribution of different races and ethnicities in various U.S. cities. Here is the Pittsburgh map:
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Unfortunately, the map demonstrates that Pittsburgh has a lot of de facto segregation (although basically all the cities do, I still think this is unfortunate). Still, there are some areas which are more integrated than others, and I find it interesting to identify those on the map.
Edit: Oh, and compared to other cities, the immediately obvious fact is we have way less orange than many cities, which is Hispanic people:
Red isn't such a good color for those of us who are color-blind. I can get a pretty good idea of the racial mixture, however, by looking at the blue and assuming the other stuff is red. Some one has already referred to how the technique could also be used to represent politics, and I'd like to see it with religions vs non-religious.
How is this an uncomfortable topic? It shows where the black people live and where the white people live. Big deal. And, people tend to stick to their own kind (racially and socio-economically). Again I say...big deal.
Yeah, we need to see orange and green-it's sad there is such a miniscule amount.But I'm encouraged seeing more integration is happening.
whats wrong with little orange? but then again im from miami, look at my map, all blue and orange, barely any red. so im looking for a vice versa area of what you want, with more red lol
What's wrong with little or no orange? Some parts of the country have a lot of green and orange and other parts have a lot of red and blue. I know several people who have moved here from places like Miami and LA and complained how those places didn't even feel like the USA.
If we want to get on a slow growth path, we're going to gradually need to see more international immigrants and second/third generation people moving here. Personally, I don't really care too much about the national origin/ethnicity of those people, aside from thinking a diversity of origins would be interesting. But the upshot is that we will likely see more and more non-red/blue on our map in coming decades, again assuming we get on a slow-growth population path.
Incidentally, the evidence suggests Hispanic people are on the same assimilation path as prior immigrant waves, and meanwhile native-born Hispanics are starting to dominate over Hispanic immigrants. So I suspect in a couple more generations or so, Hispanic origin will start being no more notable than Italian, Irish, or German origin. And that might be particularly true in places like Pittsburgh, which may end up more or less skipping over the initial immigration wave.
Upon closer inspection of the map, it appears that the most diverse section of the city is the East End, and the most diverse suburb is Monroeville.
The neighborhoods with the most black/white integration are on the North Side and in the West End, and the suburb with the most black/white integration is Penn Hills.
It's a bit hard to see, but the Asian population has clusters in the East End neighborhoods, as well as the suburbs down U.S. 19. There's also a decent amount in Monroeville, and a widespread scattering across the northern suburbs.
Potential future Hispanic clusters, based on what I saw, include the South Hills and East End neighborhoods, Penn Hills and McKeesport.
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