Table 3. Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of case study cities and regions.
| 2010 Population | Population Change from 1950 | Median Income | Percent Poverty | Percent Minority | Percent without a High School Degree | Percent with an Undergraduate Degree | Median Year Home Built | Percent Renters | Population Density (#/km) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | New York | 8193703 | 5.3 | 56396 | 18.6 | 55.0 | 7.3 | 38.3 | 1949 | 66.9 | 24.7 |
| Philadelphia | 1528271 | -26.2 | 38082 | 26.0 | 62.0 | 3.9 | 26.2 | 1947 | 44.7 | 8.8 | |
| Washington | 605040 | -24.6 | 69622 | 18.1 | 62.8 | 3.2 | 50.1 | 1951 | 53.6 | 7.3 | |
| Region Average | 3442338 | -15.2 | 54700 | 20.9 | 59.9 | 4.8 | 38.2 | 1949 | 55.1 | 13.6 | |
| Midwest | Chicago | 2697661 | -25.5 | 49565 | 21.1 | 56.8 | 6.7 | 35.5 | 1948 | 53.3 | 8.2 |
| Cleveland | 395978 | -56.7 | 29373 | 31.5 | 65.4 | 3.3 | 17.6 | 1944 | 54.3 | 2.9 | |
| Pittsburgh | 305405 | -54.9 | 39533 | 22.3 | 36.4 | 1.7 | 38.6 | 1945 | 49.2 | 3.3 | |
| Region Average | 1133015 | -45.7 | 39490 | 25.0 | 52.9 | 3.9 | 30.6 | 1946 | 52.3 | 4.8 | |
| West | Los Angeles | 3796060 | 92.7 | 57366 | 18.7 | 49.2 | 13.4 | 35.1 | 1957 | 58.0 | 6.4 |
| Sacramento | 467382 | 239.7 | 51605 | 18.2 | 50.5 | 7.8 | 36.4 | 1967 | 50.5 | 2.5 | |
| San Diego | 1306176 | 290.6 | 66717 | 14.4 | 38.2 | 6.0 | 46.7 | 1970 | 51.2 | 4.1 | |
| Region Average | 1856539 | 207.7 | 58563 | 17.1 | 46.0 | 9.1 | 39.4 | 1965 | 53.2 | 4.3 |
Values are based on the mean value of census block groups included for each city (with the exception of 2010 P and PC 1950). Data for 2010 P and PC 1950 came from http://worldpopulationreview.com/; data for all other variables came from i-Tree Landscape and are for the year 2010. Region averages are calculated as the average of the three city summary values (versus average of all census block groups across cities).