Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics of Intervention and Comparison Communities and Flint, MI.
| Intervention Community Census Tracts |
Comparison Community Census Tracts |
City of Flint | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Variable | 14 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 6 | All Tracts |
| Total Population Count | 2210 | 2515 | 553 | 2775 | 3514 | 124,943 |
| Age | ||||||
| Population Count (Age 10-19) | 407 | 385 | 77 | 555 | 636 | 19,050 |
| Median Age | 28.9 | 25.2 | 33.8 | 26.2 | 28.3 | 30.8 |
| Race | ||||||
| % African American (Age 10-19) | 79.12 | 72.47 | 88.4% | 92.8% | 95.8% | 62.9% |
| % Hispanic | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.29 | 3.0% |
| Housing | ||||||
| Owner Occupied | 43.4% | 31.1% | 19.7% | 51.6% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| Education | ||||||
| % Over 25 HS graduate or higher | 65.0% | 68.0% | 43.5% | 66.7% | 69.6% | 74.5% |
| Income and Poverty | ||||||
| % below poverty level | 42.4% | 43.0% | 36.4% | 43.7% | 41.3% | 26.4% |
| Median Household Income (1999) | 18,866 | 20,192 | 22,574 | 20,652 | 20,882 | 28,015 |
Note. All block groups within a given census tract were included with the exception of Tract 28, where only 1 block group was included. Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2000 Census)