Racist Neighborhood (employment, racism, percentage, minorities)

[Wilson513]

I may have posted my topic in the wrong forum (Cincinnati), but is there any way a community entirely surrounded by predominately black neighborhoods can be less than 10% black other than racism?

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[Nineties Flava]

Originally Posted by Wilson513

I may have posted my topic in the wrong forum (Cincinnati), but is there any way a community entirely surrounded by predominately black neighborhoods can be less than 10% black other than racism?

//www.city-data.com/forum/cinci...ng-racist.html

Yes, there is... it depends on who first settled the neighborhood and demographic shifts over time. As non-immigrant white men have historically made up the majority of property owners and business owners, their neighborhoods are far less transient than other groups' neighborhoods.

That's the oversimplified answer anyway... Employment opportunities, immigration patterns, politics and other factors all play in as well. Racism is another important factor though.

Now, if the neighborhood is predominantly white because they're reluctant to rent or sell to non-white customers then that's another story.

[Neuling]

Probably it is a rather expensive neighborhood, so gentrification comes into play. But I assume the percentage of minorities in that neighborhood will also increase over time as wealthy minorities move in.

What I find more interesting and surprising is that so many towns in the Midwest and elsewhere have so few minorities, places that are affordable and have low crime. One might think such places could be interesting for families of any ethnicity. But obviously not so as some of those towns are 99% white.