Minneapolis tops economic disparity between blacks and whites (St. Louis Park: living, versus)

[Repubocrat]

I was doing some research on Omaha, NE since it is one of the places I have considered relocating to and came across this interesting fact about Minneapolis:

"The percentage of black children in Omaha who live in poverty rank ranks number one in the United States, with nearly six of 10 black kids living below the poverty line. Only one other metropolitan area in the U.S., Minneapolis, has a wider economic disparity between blacks and whites"

[uptown_urbanist]

Yes, the Twin Cities for all of its many assets does have some real problems. Here's a 2005 report commissioned to study the problem (disparity between races/ethnic groups, concentration of poverty, access to jobs, etc.):

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Fil...mindthegap.pdf

[rcsteiner]

Do these numbers take into account the fact that the Twin Cities have one of the largest concentrations of Somali immigrants in the country?

[uptown_urbanist]

I haven't had a chance to read the full Brookings report, but I believe it does, or at least attempts to do so (although not specifically Somali; they look at Sub-Saharan Africans because of the way the census tracks people and their ethnicities. They also differentiate between Hmong and Non-Hmong Asians, and Mexican versus Non-Mexican Latinos. The large Somali immigrant population does set the Twin Cities aside from other metro areas, though, as most American cities don't have such a sizable black immigrant population.

[Ben Around]

This is not surprising, since the black population in the Twin Cities has skyrocketed over the past 20 years. Generally, newcomers to an area (regardless of race) are poorer on average than the area's longer-established groups. Also, those who move to new cities are on average much younger than average, and younger people are poorer than middle-aged and older. This disparity will shrink to the level of other American cities after a few decades.

[city eyez]

Originally Posted by Ben Around

This is not surprising, since the black population in the Twin Cities has skyrocketed over the past 20 years. Generally, newcomers to an area (regardless of race) are poorer on average than the area's longer-established groups. Also, those who move to new cities are on average much younger than average, and younger people are poorer than middle-aged and older. This disparity will shrink to the level of other American cities after a few decades.

Also Minneapolis never developed a black middle class. Once black people found success they moved to the suburbs. However, we never decided that we would make a suburb are own like how the Jews moved in to St. Louis Park. Time will allow for more demographic shifts. I always say Minneapolis is like no other city.

[JTJ1977]

Originally Posted by city eyez

Also Minneapolis never developed a black middle class. Once black people found success they moved to the suburbs. However, we never decided that we would make a suburb are own like how the Jews moved in to St. Louis Park. Time will allow for more demographic shifts. I always say Minneapolis is like no other city.

Yeah, and according to the information provided, I don't think that its something that you should be boasting about...

[knke0204]

Originally Posted by city eyez

Also Minneapolis never developed a black middle class. Once black people found success they moved to the suburbs. However, we never decided that we would make a suburb are own like how the Jews moved in to St. Louis Park. Time will allow for more demographic shifts. I always say Minneapolis is like no other city.

I agree with that agrument that MPLS has no Black Middle Class. Its very weird, and very unlike anyother city....

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by JTJ1977

Yeah, and according to the information provided, I don't think that its something that you should be boasting about...

You are missing the point-it isn't that MINNESOTA doesn't have a black middle class, just Minneapolis because the black middle class leaves the city for greener pastures in the suburbs. There are plenty of black middle and upper class families (relatively speaking) in the suburbs.

[Cruz Azul Guy]

Originally Posted by golfgal

You are missing the point-it isn't that MINNESOTA doesn't have a black middle class, just Minneapolis because the black middle class leaves the city for greener pastures in the suburbs. There are plenty of black middle and upper class families (relatively speaking) in the suburbs.

What a garbage cheapshot at Minneapolis and completely untrue statement. I have a black middle class neighbors, hell, one of them drives a Mercedes SUV.