A Community Assessment Of 70806 Baton Rouge

Lake Worth provides a variety of housing opportunities. There are within the city limits homes, many duplexes, triplexes, businesses mixed together. The structures for single family homes are wood frame and block. Inside the city the homes were built in the early 1900s. The home size is varied, the yards are small, and there are not many driveways. People park on the streets. Outside the city limits the homes were constructed in the 1980s, and the structure is block. Most homes are well maintained with shrubs and flowers, but the yards are small. The neighbor’s home is approximately 50 feet away. The neighborhoods have adequate lighting for safety. The neighborhood I have chosen to address has a large

Unfortunately for Pittsburghers of lower- and middle-income means, living in Eastside and Bond isn’t attainable; a one-bedroom apartment there starts a $1,900 and two-bedroom units start at $2,300. And a group of affordable-housing advocates are upset about it.

The estimated median household income in 2013 was $24,294 and $31,956 in the year 2000 which shows a substantial drop. (Quick facts) Harvey, Illinois unemployment rate is 10.5%, which is considered to be high compared to Illinois 6.9% and Nationally 5.7%. The Harvey, Illinois poverty rate is 39.8%. (Home facts) Factors that lead to the small town of Harvey unemployment are a loss of commercial enterprises due to companies making a motion to another city, businesses closing, and recession. The majority of the jobs held by Harvey residents consists of transportation, office administrator, food preparation, and building maintenance. (City-data)

median household income of $36,327 and showed 29.2% of them living in poverty in 2013

The economic boundaries for the southern part of Oklahoma City can run the gambit from residents below poverty level to those that would be considered to be upper-class in their monetary value. There are neighborhoods that many would not feel comfortable after dark because there has been a rise in crime to those areas. The zoning of these homes are single story, quarter acre lots that are approximately one thousand to fifteen hundred square feet. These impoverished areas have small, older homes that are two to three bedroom homes that are unkempt and, at times, are cockroach infested. The houses are built closely side by side and do not have much open space throughout the neighborhood. Most of these homes show signs of decay related to the amount of repairs that need to be made to the home. Many of the residents are renting and cannot afford to make the necessary repairs or have landlords that are unwilling to comply with the safety of their occupants. The stores in the south part of Oklahoma City are ones that cater to a lower income, such as, Payday loans, Buy For Less, Ross, Payless shoes, Wal Mart, etc.

The total number of employees in the district county is 308,480, and these three sectors combined contain 40% of all the employees in the state. The manufacturing sector has about 38,500 people employed making an average of $72,800 yearly, while the retail sector has 39,000 people making an average of $30,000, and lastly, the healthcare sector has about 45,000 people working making an average of $50,121 every year. Another industry that consumes a big chunk of the workforce is accommodations and food services, with the average yearly salary of these employees being only $17,200. Only 19,281 people are considered unemployed which makes the unemployment rate 4.8%, making this district slightly higher than the national unemployment rate of 4.4%. The average household income in the district is $85,060, but the median household income is only $62,214 compared to the US which had an average of $53,657 per household this district is up more than $30,000 the national average. Of all the families that live in this district, 7.8% are considered to be living below the poverty line, and 11.5% of families with a child of the age 18 or below are living below the poverty line. As I stated this district is almost half urban and almost half rural, meaning we will have a good blend of all opinions, backgrounds, jobs, and many other factors that go into the elected officials and the opinion of the district as a

16% of owned houses are cost burdened, which isn’t that bad of a number, however, it can be lower. 34% of renter occupied homes are cost burdened. Compared to the state it is slightly less, which is a plus. The average

With these homes being manufactured in industrial shops, they are constructed fairly quickly and can be shipped to a location on one semi-trailer. The doublewide trailers require a little more effort to obtain. Doublewide homes begin at 1,067 square feet and can reach up to 2,300 square feet. These homes have a width of 20 feet or more and can reach an astonishing 90 feet long. Although they can get quite large, the most common size is 56 feet long and 26 feet wide. This totals out to be around 1,456 square feet. Unfortunately, with these homes being wider they have to be shipped as two separate units and are jointed together seamlessly to create a double wide home. These homes can be shipped onto the site very quickly and at a low cost compared to constructing a larger home built in a subdivision. After some research conducted on the U.S. Census Bureau website, I found the average new home built in 2015 had a square footage of 2,467. Even though these statistics are the average house size in the Midwest in 2015, Cobblestone Estates holds houses well over the median square footage in the Midwest. All of this information within the economic differences category because wealthier families tend to relocate to upper class neighborhoods, compared to lower class families moving to trailer parks. Although Cobblestone includes homes larger than the average sized home, this does not mean they are necessarily wealthier than than the inhabitants in

This populace presents a 0.4 percent growth from that of the year 2000 which stood at 28,818. Out of the 28,933 individuals, 52.7 percent are male while 47.3 percent are female. 5.8 percent of the population is made up of persons under five years, 21.9 percent of persons under 18 years, and 13.1 percent of persons 65 years and over. The current racial composition of the populace is at 51.1 percent Black, 41.5 percent White, 5 percent American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1.9 percent Multiple Race (U.S. Census Bureau, 2017). The current housing units stand at 11,902 with over 65.6 percent occupying houses that they own. The average person per household is 2.5, and the median household income is $30,767. 74 percent of the persons aged 25 years and over are high school graduates or higher. However, only 8.5 percent of them have a bachelor’s degree or higher. 49.4 percent of the population aged 16 years and above are in the civilian labor force. About 29 percent of people in Marlboro County live below the poverty line. The percentage of the population with no leisure-time physical activity is 29.7 while that with low fruit or vegetable consumption is 84.3. The county percentile of alcoholic beverage expenditures in Marlboro is 84.78 percent while that of individuals with diabetes under Medicare with an annual exam is 81.14

When looking at the data I see that the structure of the area is leaving some groups below others and having opportunities that others don’t. Especially when looking at the area of education people of the White race are attaining degrees and a much higher rate than individuals of Hispanic or African American races. This lack of educational attainment is giving the two races that are achieving degrees’ higher chances of advancing further in the social structure. This could be because people of those races not are bringing in the income that the others are. The very reason of education could be the cause of these people not bringing in the income they need to attain the degrees or jobs they wish to hold. Another area of inequality is the issue with housing in the area. Individuals are renting at a greater percent meaning with lack of income they are not able to purchase a house, in turn renting

Typically, us Americans categorize neighborhoods we see into two categories, which are wealthy and poor neighborhoods. After observing families’ income in wealthy neighborhoods compared to poor neighborhoods, they are drastically distinctive. Most families who have great amounts of money generally live in a large house, while those who are classified as “poor” will be found in some unsafe areas. These homes have different builds, exteriors may be maintained or may be filled with clutter, and the families inside these homes may express different wants than the opposite class. Unfortunately, wealthy and poor people both fall under a stereotype. The rich are looked upon as snobby and prude, while the poor are seen as lacking intelligence or they could abuse drugs and alcohol. However, I observed a “wealthy” and a “poor” neighborhood in the city of

The Laffite/Treme area sits in the heart of the 6th ward, one of seventeen wards of New Orleans located in the downtown section of New Orleans, LA. Geographically, the 6th ward is the city’s smallest ward only 4 blocks wide and right under 40 blocks long. The 6th ward is a long, narrow stretching back from the Mississippi River, including a largely section of the French Quarter. According to the census count pre-Katrina, there were 8553 people, 3429 households and 2064 families residing in this neighborhood with 866 residing in the Laffite Housing Development. Although this area had a few Caucasian residents, the community was predominately black. Within the boundaries of this neighborhood, churches lie on almost

     The two levels of care offered by the nursing home are intermediate and skilled. Admission requirements for the facility are based on an on-site-evaluation basis, as well as a look at the prospective resident¡¯s medical history and a physical. Exact cost figures were unavailable but the average cost per/day to live in this home is estimated to be approximately $164.00. Dr. Sandra Timmerman of MetLife Mature Market Institute reports that the average stay in a nursing home is 2.5 years. That¡¯s an estimated cost of $149.650.00 for two and a half years. This high cost helps

In 2000, 27% of the population was under the age of 18 and the median age was 34.7 years. The median income for a household in the town was $54,677. About 11.2% of the population was below the poverty line. The median value of an owner-occupied home was

Iowa is viewed by many as lacking diversity in many areas, such as culture, careers, and even income. However, when one takes the time to look closer, there are many socioeconomic differences, even within the span of a few miles. To highlight this, I have selected Cobblestone Estates in DeWitt, as well as Broadway Street in Charlotte. These two neighborhoods are within a fifteen-minute drive, yet they are vastly different in many ways. Cobblestone Estates is a brand new suburb in DeWitt. Broadway Street, on the other hand, is an old neighborhood that’s been in existence since the town’s founding in the mid 1800s.By studying the locations, home values, and physical appearance of these neighborhoods, we are able to draw conclusions about their socioeconomic statuses.