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They were discussing the 10 largest US cities though.
Yes. Chicago is at the moment the most college educated by percentage of the top 7 largest city proper in America though NYC isn't far behind. Metro area is a different story regarding #1 placement of course because you have metros like DC.
Though Baltimore City's bachelor's attainment, 33.1%, is still a little below the median for major cities, it did manage to pass the national attainment rate of 32.6%. These are difficult times in Baltimore, so it is nice to see a statistical bright spot. Also, since Baltimore is most often compared (often unfavorably) with Detroit as the nations most troubled city, it is interesting that its bachelor's attainment rate is a little more than twice as high.
Though Baltimore City's bachelor's attainment, 33.1%, is still a little below the median for major cities, it did manage to pass the national attainment rate of 32.6%. These are difficult times in Baltimore, so it is nice to see a statistical bright spot. Also, since Baltimore is most often compared (often unfavorably) with Detroit as the nations most troubled city, it is interesting that its bachelor's attainment rate is a little more than twice as high.
The city is going through a massive demographic shift as we speak because empty nest college/milleniuals are moving into the city while the poor predominately blacks are moving out the city in droves.
The population will dip bellow 600k for the 2020 census but the tax base is rising drastically.
All of the data was taken from census.gov, so there's nothing dubious about it. It would appear any differences stem from all the city specific pages basing their estimates on the 2013-17 ACS estimates though.
All of the data was taken from census.gov, so there's nothing dubious about it. It would appear any differences stem from all the city specific pages basing their estimates on the 2013-17 ACS estimates though.
56.6% Washington DC
47.4% Boston
41.9% Pittsburgh
36.7% New York
30.4% Baltimore
30.1% Providence
27.1% Philadelphia
25.8% Buffalo
24.0% Rochester
16.6% Hartford
The city is going through a massive demographic shift as we speak because empty nest college/milleniuals are moving into the city while the poor predominately blacks are moving out the city in droves.
The population will dip bellow 600k for the 2020 census but the tax base is rising drastically.
Baltimore has great bones. Although the crime is pretty scattered around the city (especially murders), I think it can make a great comeback as a much cheaper urban alternative on the East Coast. The Baltimore area also feels larger than it really is due to its closeness to DC (which has brought BMore amenities some peer cities don't have), which helps its attractiveness.
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Baltimore has great bones. Although the crime is pretty scattered around the city (especially murders), I think it can make a great comeback as a much cheaper urban alternative on the East Coast. The Baltimore area also feels larger than it really is due to its closeness to DC (which has brought BMore amenities some peer cities don't have), which helps its attractiveness.
That's because it is, Baltimore's a part of a CSA that is approaching 10 million, so one would expect it to have more options available than your average 2.5-3 million metro.
For the city though, I agree it's destined to bounce back.
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