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Originally Posted by VA Yankee
I always question the source with you because you routinely bring up local references (which your report was in). You also post references which can not be corroborated by another source, if you are going to quote a Brooking report then provide the other posted comments from the same article. (ref Brookings Report Lists Buffalo Per Capita GDP as 19th Largest in the World )
"According to the US Census Bureau, Buffalo is the third poorest city in the US with a population of over 250,000. Buffalo is the sixth most segregated city in the United States. The income per capita in Buffalo is 43.2 percent less than the New York average and 31.6 percent less than the national average. The median household income in Buffalo is 56.1 percent less than the New York average and 45.6 percent less than the national average. The median household income in Buffalo for owner-occupied housing is 127.4 percent greater than the median household income for renter-occupied housing in Buffalo.
The poverty level in Buffalo is 200.9 percent greater than the New York average and 116.4 percent greater than the national average. The median earnings for males in Buffalo is 39 percent greater than the median earnings for females in Buffalo.
Great statistics! And this is what it takes to be the 19th richest city.... Seeing the article covered the highest and lowest GDP's are you sure it didn't add Buffalo as an example of the worst?:    |
I'm assuming it means metro area. Here is another article about this:
Buffalo Has 19th Highest Growth in Per Capita Metro GDP in the World | Buffalo Rising
This is the actual article from Brookings and the chart from above is on page 8:
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/res...ro_monitor.pdf
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