Table 5.
Average Neighborhood Proportion Black and Between- and Within-Race Income Inequality Trends, 1980-2000
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ave. Neighborhood Proportion Black for Affluent Blacks | 0.455 (0.200) |
0.376 (0.188) |
0.360 (0.198) |
−0.10 |
| Ave. Neighborhood Proportion Black for Poor Blacks | 0.554 (0.208) |
0.498 (0.211) |
0.466 (0.215) |
−0.09 |
| Metro Proportion Black (BP) | 0.121 (0.086) |
0.126 (0.087) |
0.139 (0.092) |
0.02 |
| Between-Race Income Inequality (BRI) | 0.625 (0.071) |
0.595 (0.091) |
0.605 (0.103) |
−0.02 |
| Within-Race Income Inequality (WRI) | 0.405 (0.021) |
0.425 (0.034) |
0.432 (0.029) |
0.03 |
| Total Metro Areas | 93 | 93 | 93 |
Notes: Between-race income inequality is captured by the ratio of black median income to white median income; within-race income inequality is captured by the black Gini index. Sample includes observations from 100 largest metro areas in 2000, excluding observations from the 7 metro areas that had fewer than 10,000 black families in all three decades.