Slides from Amy Glasmeier G. P. Patil

A quick history of how I started the project and its link to my being at PSU

One Nation, Pulling Apart A Reassessment of the Origins of Persistent Poverty in the United States; An Examination of Growing Disparities Across the Nation

Metropolitan analysis Four types of analysis Tracts Time Location and context Correlates with poverty

Metropolitan Census Tract Database Census Geography Blocks Block groups Tracts ~1,100 people each Counties ~1,500-8,000 people each

Metropolitan Census Tract Database 1970-2000 Overview Total Tracts 2000 (48 states and DC) 64,999 Total Metropolitan Tracts 2000 51,198 Non-metro tracts (removed) 13,801 Total Metro Tracts with poverty data in at least 1 of the three years 50,838 Total Metro Tracts with complete poverty data for all three years 45,222 Source: CensusCD 40 Years, Geolytics, 2001

Dimensions of Tract Poverty in Four Metropolitan Areas 1970-1990 Concentrated Persistent Growing Shifting Memphis, TN Detroit, MI Camden, NJ Oakland, CA

Patterns of Tract Poverty in Detroit and Memphis

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area Detroit

Growing poverty

Persistent poverty

Patterns of Tract Poverty in Oakland and Camden

Oakland Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area

Shifting poverty Oakland 1970 Poverty data Oakland 1980 Poverty data

Philadelphia – Wilmington – Atlantic City – Camden Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area Camden

Concentrated poverty Camden 1970 Poverty data Camden 1980 Poverty data

Summary Four cases selected for their contrasting patterns and their interest to the Foundation Detroit – dramatic growth Memphis – persistence over time Camden – concentration over time Oakland – shifting pattern Next step is to develop a typology of spatial patterns for metro areas in the US add census tract population and economic attributes to further characterize these areas