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Table 12
Most "Doubly Burdened" Central Cities Are Small or Mid-Sized
List of Doubly Burdened Central Cities: Population Loss, Unemployment, and Poverty in Selected Cities, 1980-98
|
Population |
Average Unemployment Rate* |
Poverty |
Estimated Poverty Rate |
||||||||
|
City |
State |
1996 |
Change 80-90 |
Change 90-96 |
Change 80-96 |
1992 |
1998 |
Rate 1989 |
1993 |
1995 |
|
|
1 |
Anniston |
AL |
25,774 |
-9.8% |
-3.2% |
-12.7% |
17.4% |
8.7% |
24.4% |
28.9% |
28.0% |
|
2 |
Yuma |
AZ |
60,519 |
29.4% |
10.2% |
42.6% |
19.0% |
18.8% |
16.0% |
22.7% |
22.4% |
|
3 |
Pine Bluff |
AR |
54,165 |
0.9% |
-5.2% |
-4.4% |
12.8% |
8.7% |
27.7% |
32.9% |
31.8% |
|
4 |
Chico |
CA |
45,965 |
50.7% |
14.7% |
72.8% |
11.3% |
8.0% |
32.0% |
28.8% |
28.4% |
|
5 |
Fresno |
CA |
396,011 |
62.3% |
11.8% |
81.5% |
14.1% |
12.5% |
24.0% |
31.2% |
28.1% |
|
6 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
3,553,638 |
17.5% |
2.0% |
19.8% |
11.1% |
7.3% |
18.9% |
29.9% |
28.6% |
|
7 |
Madera |
CA |
35,648 |
34.7% |
21.7% |
64.0% |
23.6% |
18.3% |
26.9% |
33.4% |
33.0% |
|
8 |
Merced |
CA |
58,099 |
54.0% |
3.3% |
59.2% |
16.4% |
15.2% |
25.1% |
31.6% |
33.9% |
|
9 |
Porterville |
CA |
34,518 |
50.0% |
16.8% |
75.2% |
19.7% |
18.5% |
26.8% |
32.2% |
31.8% |
|
10 |
Salinas |
CA |
111,757 |
35.2% |
2.7% |
38.9% |
16.0% |
14.0% |
15.6% |
21.6% |
21.1% |
|
11 |
San Bernardino |
CA |
183,474 |
39.7% |
11.8% |
56.2% |
13.4% |
8.0% |
22.8% |
31.1% |
29.6% |
|
12 |
Stockton |
CA |
232,660 |
40.8% |
10.3% |
55.3% |
16.3% |
12.4% |
21.4% |
25.9% |
25.8% |
|
13 |
Tulare |
CA |
39,927 |
47.6% |
20.1% |
77.2% |
14.3% |
13.4% |
21.4% |
25.9% |
25.2% |
|
14 |
Visalia |
CA |
87,787 |
52.1% |
16.1% |
76.5% |
10.9% |
10.2% |
17.6% |
21.5% |
21.3% |
|
15 |
Pueblo |
CO |
99,406 |
-3.0% |
0.8% |
-2.2% |
9.7% |
6.8% |
21.6% |
22.4% |
20.2% |
|
16 |
Hartford |
CT |
133,086 |
2.5% |
-4.8% |
-2.4% |
12.6% |
7.5% |
27.5% |
38.3% |
35.2% |
|
17 |
Washington |
DC |
543,213 |
-4.9% |
-10.5% |
-14.9% |
8.6% |
8.6% |
16.9% |
20.4% |
20.8% |
|
18 |
Fort Pierce |
FL |
36,876 |
9.0% |
0.1% |
9.1% |
25.1% |
17.6% |
29.2% |
38.9% |
39.3% |
|
19 |
Miami |
FL |
365,127 |
3.4% |
1.8% |
5.3% |
15.0% |
9.6% |
31.2% |
45.4% |
42.8% |
|
20 |
Miami Beach |
FL |
94,540 |
-3.8% |
2.1% |
-1.8% |
12.2% |
7.8% |
25.2% |
37.7% |
35.2% |
|
21 |
Panama City |
FL |
35,986 |
3.1% |
4.7% |
7.9% |
10.9% |
8.2% |
19.6% |
23.0% |
22.3% |
|
22 |
West Palm Beach |
FL |
79,305 |
6.9% |
17.2% |
25.3% |
12.9% |
7.4% |
16.2% |
21.1% |
20.2% |
|
23 |
Albany |
GA |
78,591 |
5.5% |
0.6% |
6.1% |
11.2% |
8.9% |
27.5% |
30.9% |
28.9% |
|
24 |
Alton |
IL |
31,562 |
-3.7% |
-4.1% |
-7.6% |
9.3% |
7.0% |
19.9% |
21.4% |
19.4% |
|
Population |
Average Unemployment Rate* |
Poverty |
Estimated Poverty Rate |
|||||||||
|
City |
State |
1996 |
Change 80-90 |
Change 90-96 |
Change 80-96 |
1992 |
1998 |
Rate 1989 |
1993 |
1995 |
||
|
25 |
Decatur |
IL |
81,369 |
-10.8% |
-3.0% |
-13.5% |
11.0% |
6.8% |
15.9% |
17.1% |
16.0% |
|
|
26 |
East St. Louis |
IL |
38,595 |
-25.8% |
-5.7% |
-30.1% |
14.0% |
9.6% |
43.9% |
47.9% |
44.3% |
|
|
27 |
Granite City |
IL |
31,449 |
-10.7% |
-4.3% |
-14.6% |
12.6% |
6.8% |
13.2% |
14.5% |
13.1% |
|
|
28 |
Kankakee |
IL |
27,217 |
-8.5% |
-1.3% |
-9.7% |
13.1% |
9.6% |
23.5% |
23.7% |
22.4% |
|
|
29 |
North Chicago |
IL |
31,665 |
-9.8% |
-9.5% |
-18.3% |
10.7% |
10.3% |
14.9% |
13.4% |
12.0% |
|
|
30 |
East Chicago |
IN |
31,761 |
-14.8% |
-6.3% |
-20.2% |
14.5% |
6.9% |
25.6% |
30.7% |
26.3% |
|
|
31 |
Gary |
IN |
110,975 |
-23.2% |
-4.9% |
-27.0% |
17.0% |
8.2% |
29.4% |
34.9% |
29.8% |
|
|
32 |
Kansas City |
KS |
142,654 |
-7.0% |
-4.7% |
-11.4% |
8.5% |
7.3% |
17.9% |
21.5% |
19.9% |
|
|
33 |
Alexandria |
LA |
46,051 |
-4.6% |
-6.4% |
-10.7% |
10.1% |
6.9% |
28.8% |
31.5% |
29.2% |
|
|
34 |
Monroe |
LA |
54,588 |
-4.7% |
-0.6% |
-5.2% |
9.3% |
7.3% |
37.8% |
37.6% |
35.0% |
|
|
35 |
Baltimore |
MD |
675,401 |
-6.5% |
-8.2% |
-14.2% |
11.0% |
8.7% |
21.9% |
25.7% |
24.0% |
|
|
36 |
Lawrence |
MA |
68,807 |
11.1% |
-2.0% |
8.9% |
14.4% |
8.5% |
27.5% |
37.5% |
30.3% |
|
|
37 |
New Bedford |
MA |
96,903 |
1.5% |
-3.0% |
-1.6% |
14.8% |
8.1% |
16.8% |
21.8% |
20.1% |
|
|
38 |
Detroit |
MI |
1,000,272 |
-14.6% |
-2.7% |
-16.9% |
17.0% |
7.0% |
32.4% |
39.6% |
33.1% |
|
|
39 |
Flint |
MI |
134,881 |
-11.8% |
-4.2% |
-15.5% |
20.0% |
9.8% |
30.6% |
35.9% |
30.4% |
|
|
40 |
Pontiac |
MI |
70,471 |
-7.2% |
-1.0% |
-8.1% |
19.0% |
7.2% |
26.7% |
34.7% |
28.3% |
|
|
41 |
Saginaw |
MI |
65,014 |
-10.3% |
-6.5% |
-16.1% |
14.5% |
7.9% |
31.7% |
36.7% |
32.8% |
|
|
42 |
St. Louis |
MO |
351,565 |
-12.4% |
-11.4% |
-22.4% |
8.3% |
7.2% |
24.6% |
32.5% |
29.5% |
|
|
43 |
Atlantic City |
NJ |
38,361 |
-5.5% |
1.0% |
-4.6% |
17.4% |
13.7% |
25.0% |
34.5% |
29.9% |
|
|
44 |
Camden |
NJ |
84,844 |
3.0% |
-3.0% |
-0.1% |
24.3% |
13.5% |
36.6% |
49.2% |
44.2% |
|
|
45 |
Jersey City |
NJ |
229,039 |
2.2% |
0.2% |
2.5% |
13.7% |
9.3% |
18.9% |
23.0% |
21.8% |
|
|
46 |
Newark |
NJ |
268,510 |
-16.4% |
-2.4% |
-18.4% |
16.6% |
9.9% |
26.3% |
35.3% |
30.5% |
|
|
47 |
Trenton |
NJ |
85,437 |
-3.7% |
-3.7% |
-7.3% |
13.7% |
9.1% |
18.1% |
23.2% |
20.9% |
|
|
48 |
Las Cruces |
NM |
74,779 |
37.8% |
20.4% |
65.9% |
7.4% |
8.4% |
22.6% |
25.9% |
25.2% |
|
|
49 |
Buffalo |
NY |
310,548 |
-8.3% |
-5.4% |
-13.2% |
12.2% |
8.7% |
25.6% |
32.8% |
29.6% |
|
|
50 |
Newburgh |
NY |
26,248 |
12.9% |
-0.8% |
12.0% |
13.4% |
7.5% |
26.2% |
34.3% |
31.5% |
|
|
Population |
Average Unemployment Rate* |
Poverty |
Estimated Poverty Rate |
|||||||||
|
City |
State |
1996 |
Change 80-90 |
Change 90-96 |
Change 80-96 |
1992 |
1998 |
Rate 1989 |
1993 |
1995 |
||
|
51 |
New York |
NY |
7,380,906 |
3.5% |
0.8% |
4.4% |
11.0% |
8.0% |
19.3% |
24.4% |
23.7% |
|
|
52 |
Niagara Falls |
NY |
58,357 |
-13.4% |
-5.6% |
-18.2% |
13.0% |
10.4% |
18.6% |
22.9% |
22.0% |
|
|
53 |
Cleveland |
OH |
498,246 |
-11.9% |
-1.5% |
-13.2% |
13.7% |
8.4% |
28.7% |
37.8% |
29.9% |
|
|
54 |
Dayton |
OH |
172,947 |
-10.5% |
-5.0% |
-15.0% |
10.9% |
7.0% |
26.5% |
29.3% |
25.4% |
|
|
55 |
Lima |
OH |
42,913 |
-3.9% |
-5.8% |
-9.4% |
12.8% |
7.7% |
21.6% |
23.1% |
19.5% |
|
|
56 |
Lorain |
OH |
69,800 |
-5.5% |
-2.0% |
-7.4% |
12.9% |
7.4% |
19.8% |
21.0% |
19.1% |
|
|
57 |
Mansfield |
OH |
50,906 |
-6.1% |
0.6% |
-5.6% |
11.4% |
7.5% |
17.8% |
19.9% |
17.6% |
|
|
58 |
Warren |
OH |
48,347 |
-10.3% |
-4.8% |
-14.6% |
15.1% |
8.9% |
20.0% |
23.6% |
20.2% |
|
|
59 |
Youngstown |
OH |
87,405 |
-17.1% |
-8.7% |
-24.3% |
16.1% |
10.6% |
29.0% |
32.9% |
29.6% |
|
|
60 |
Erie |
PA |
105,270 |
-8.7% |
-3.2% |
-11.6% |
9.7% |
7.0% |
19.3% |
21.3% |
20.4% |
|
|
61 |
Johnstown |
PA |
26,149 |
-20.7% |
-7.1% |
-26.3% |
12.5% |
8.5% |
26.9% |
29.6% |
27.4% |
|
|
62 |
Wilkes-Barre |
PA |
44,407 |
-7.8% |
-6.6% |
-13.9% |
9.9% |
6.9% |
15.4% |
17.3% |
15.1% |
|
|
63 |
Williamsport |
PA |
30,537 |
-4.4% |
-4.4% |
-8.6% |
9.3% |
6.8% |
21.1% |
25.6% |
23.0% |
|
|
64 |
Brownsville |
TX |
132,091 |
16.4% |
33.5% |
55.4% |
16.8% |
14.4% |
43.9% |
38.8% |
39.9% |
|
|
65 |
Edinburg |
TX |
37,742 |
24.1% |
26.3% |
56.8% |
20.1% |
15.6% |
33.8% |
31.9% |
33.6% |
|
|
66 |
El Paso |
TX |
599,865 |
21.2% |
16.4% |
41.1% |
11.2% |
9.6% |
25.3% |
28.6% |
29.3% |
|
|
67 |
Galveston |
TX |
60,048 |
-4.6% |
1.7% |
-3.0% |
11.5% |
8.5% |
24.2% |
25.6% |
24.8% |
|
|
68 |
Harlingen |
TX |
56,893 |
11.9% |
16.7% |
30.7% |
10.7% |
9.1% |
29.9% |
29.3% |
30.6% |
|
|
69 |
Laredo |
TX |
164,899 |
34.4% |
34.2% |
80.3% |
10.7% |
9.2% |
37.3% |
35.1% |
35.2% |
|
|
70 |
McAllen |
TX |
103,352 |
26.8% |
23.0% |
55.9% |
16.5% |
12.7% |
32.7% |
32.4% |
34.4% |
|
|
71 |
Mission |
TX |
37,777 |
26.8% |
31.8% |
67.2% |
19.3% |
15.0% |
37.3% |
36.5% |
37.5% |
|
|
72 |
Port Arthur |
TX |
57,701 |
-4.1% |
-1.7% |
-5.8% |
13.9% |
10.8% |
28.1% |
29.1% |
30.1% |
|
|
73 |
Texarkana |
TX |
32,462 |
1.2% |
2.5% |
3.8% |
11.1% |
9.4% |
21.8% |
22.6% |
21.5% |
|
|
74 |
Parkersburg |
WV |
32,766 |
-15.3% |
-3.2% |
-18.0% |
11.7% |
7.5% |
19.0% |
23.6% |
22.7% |
|
Source: HUD * NOTE: Unemployment Rate Data is not available for Central Cities of less than 25,000 population.