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Overview of Community Characteristics in Areas With Concentrated Poverty
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Prepared By: Erica E. Meade
The brief describes the characteristics of pockets of concentrated poverty within metropolitan areas and the individuals that live in these communities. Topics covered include race and ethnicity, family type, birth rates, and educational attainment. The figures presented are based on ASPE's analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007-2011 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data file.
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Residents of high poverty neighborhoods experience the negative effects of their surroundings, not just those who are impoverished.
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Researchers most often define concentrated poverty as a significantly high proportion of areas residents living below the poverty level.
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Characteristics of Metropolitan Areas of Concentrated Poverty and The Individuals Who Live In Them
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Appendix
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"rb_concentratedpoverty.pdf" (pdf, 281.52Kb)
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