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Interesting how the LA communities are the only ones located in a major city, while the others are all suburbs. Then again most blacks in this country live in the suburbs.
Interesting how the LA communities are the only ones located in a major city, while the others are all suburbs. Then again most blacks in this country live in the suburbs.
Being that LA has these areas, how would you view the racism there? Do people view blacks as individuals since these areas in the city exist or are they lumped up as one poor group like other inner cities?
In NYC people like to separate blacks into three groups. American, Caribbean and African.
Interesting how the LA communities are the only ones located in a major city, while the others are all suburbs. Then again most blacks in this country live in the suburbs.
I'm not sure if most Blacks live in suburbs overall, but I'd say that most middle- to upper-class Blacks live in suburbs. And LA is a massive city; in any other region, those communities would be suburbs too.
I'm not sure if most Blacks live in suburbs overall, but I'd say that most middle- to upper-class Blacks live in suburbs. And LA is a massive city; in any other region, those communities would be suburbs too.
Exactly and what also may be a factor is that some cities may have a portion of a side of town or a neighborhood that would fit, but may be overlooked. Here's an example that comes to mind: Census Tract 061400 in Queens County, New York
Plus, the list is just odd, which was mentioned earlier in the thread.
That list in inaccurate. Yes, some of the main ideas are correct- that most of the highest-income black communities are in Maryland and black communities can be successful but that's the only things that are correct.
1. The author did not give a source for her info. That's the biggest issue
2. Uniondale's presence on this list makes no sense. Uniondale's not even majority black since it's black pop is slightly lower than 50%. There has been an very large influx of working class/poor hispanics. There was a time when Uniondale was eligible for the title of "well-to-do' black community but that was in the 80's/90's. However, it is still a good-looking area. Uniondale's not a horrible place but it's barely middle class and there are predominately black areas on Long Island that have higher incomes, higher desirability AND access to better schools. Here's their median household incomes which are far higher than Uniondale's: - Lakeview, NY: $102k - Wheatley Hts, NY: $96k Lakeview CDP QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau //www.city-data.com/city/Wheatl...-New-York.html
4. The Census puts the median household income's of the black Cali areas as much higher but the census says otherwise. These black CA community's median household incomes are waaaaaay over-inflated. However, I would say these are DEFINITELY the wealthiest black areas since their homes hold extremely high real estate values compared to black areas in the rest of the country; and real estate is by far most people's largest asset. Remember, wealth is measured by assets minus liabilities-NOT income. She has no source for her figures. Here are their official figures according to the 2010 census: - Ladera Heights, CA: $98k - View Park-Windsor Hills, CA: $77k - Baldwin Hills is unavailable but I know for a fact that it's not as affluent as the above two; though of course it still is a nice area (in the hill parts)
5. It WOULD BE GOOD if they mentioned the South Dallas suburbs (Cedar Hill, DeSoto) and the South Chicago SUBURBS(Olympia Fields, Flossmoor) . These areas are high-income by regional standards and when adjusted for cost of living would easily be on the level of the DC affluent black suburbs.
6. On the article, some of the pictures don't match up to the actual area.
BOTTOM LINE: Her list is either very rushed or she works as a realtor for the View Park-Windsor Hills area; or a combination of the two. This list is actually negative to the black community b/c it shows that communities with median household incomes below $80k are worthy of the label of being one of the top 10 richest black community in America, which is not true.
According to the 2010 US Census: THESE would be the 10 highest-income black communities in America: 1. Woodmore, MD: $161k 2. Rosaryville, MD: $118k 3. Brandywine, MD: $112k 4. Fort Washington, MD: $111k 5. Mitchellville, MD:$109k 6. Marlton, MD: $104k 7. Glenn Dale, MD: $103k 8. Lakeview, NY: $102k 9. Clinton, MD: $99k 10. Ladera Heights, CA: $98k (tie) 10. Friendly, MD: $98k (tie) 10. Hillcrest, NY: $98k (tie)
(not including unincorporated areas)
Yea Why would these communities not be traditionally African American in the USA? What else would they really be
The ones in southeast queens are probably split West Indian/AA. Cambria heights for example is more of a Haitian/West Indian neighborhood moreso than AA.
But overall I would say 90 percent of these areas are AA, but the ones on the east coast I can see a bit of more diversity in the black population.
There are many areas like those in many areas across the country, but many people many not know that they exist. Here are some on Long Island: Census Tract 412900 in Nassau County, New York
Pg County and Atlanta probably have the most continuous wealthy african american communities. Even though Woodmore,MD is listed at 4,000 people it is still surrounded by larger area of wealth. Speaking on PG there aren't pockets of wealth rather one large continuous area. If you travel outside the Beltway from Greenbelt to Ft washington you will still be in a wealthy majority AA high income area comparable to neighborhoods on the list.
Pg County and Atlanta probably have the most continuous wealthy african american communities. Even though Woodmore,MD is listed at 4,000 people it is still surrounded by larger area of wealth. Speaking on PG there aren't pockets of wealth rather one large continuous area. If you travel outside the Beltway from Greenbelt to Ft washington you will still be in a wealthy majority AA high income area comparable to neighborhoods on the list.
While maybe not on the same level, SE Queens into parts of Valley Stream and Elmont is a decent sized area of highly-predominately Black areas that are at least middle class to some wealthy folks.
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