Table 3.
Local area population who moved, 2000
| Urban High-Poverty (%) | Urban Nonpoor (%) | Rural High-Poverty (%) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem NYC |
Eastside Detroit |
Southside Chicago |
Watts, Los Angeles |
Bronx | Queens | NW Detroit |
Southwest Chicago |
Crenshaw/Bald win Hills |
East North Carolina |
Black Belt Alabama |
Delta Louisiana |
|
| Blacks | ||||||||||||
| All Movers | ||||||||||||
| Stayed in same local area | 47 | 47 | 42 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 76 | 83 | 80 |
| Movers From Outside Local Area | ||||||||||||
| From same MSA | 81 | 87 | 84 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 90 | 88 | |||
| From other non-southern MSA | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 41 | 33 |
| From southern MSA | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 38 | 35 |
| From rural non-South | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | NA | 3 |
| From rural South | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 33 | NA | 28 |
| From low-poverty area | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| From moderate-poverty area | 22 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 22 | 48 | 29 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 24 | 25 |
| From high-poverty area | 38 | 49 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 20 | 39 | 29 | 27 | 37 | 41 | 27 |
| From very high-poverty area | 33 | 15 | 32 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 38 |
| Urban High-Poverty (%) | Urban Nonpoor (%) | Rural High-Poverty (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | Detroit | West Cleveland |
Sterling Heights |
Appalachian Kentucky |
West NC | Northeast Alabama |
South Central Louisiana |
|
| Whites | ||||||||
| All Movers | ||||||||
| Stayed in same local area | 49 | 51 | 47 | 27 | 83 | 64 | 75 | 71 |
| Movers From Outside Local Area | ||||||||
| From same MSA | 74 | 755 | 62 | 86 | ||||
| From other non-southern MSA | 17 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| From southern MSA | 4 | 5 | 5 | NA | 22 | 62 | 63 | 59 |
| From rural non-South | 3 | NA | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| From rural South | 2 | NA | 1 | NA | 41 | 19 | 22 | 35 |
| From low-poverty area | 81 | 70 | 76 | 87 | 40 | 77 | 60 | 38 |
| From moderate-poverty area | 11 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 35 | 56 |
| From high-poverty area | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | NA |
| From very high-poverty area | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | NA |
Notes: When cell size is too small for the census to permit disclosure, the cell is labeled “NA.” Low poverty = <10 % of adults in poverty; moderate poverty = 10 % to 20 % of adults in poverty; high poverty = 20 % to 30 %; very high poverty = over 30 %.