1. Slides from Amy Glasmeier G. P. Patil

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

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

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

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

6. 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

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

10. Patterns of Tract Poverty in Detroit and Memphis

11. Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area
Detroit

12. Growing poverty

14. Persistent poverty

15. Patterns of Tract Poverty in Oakland and Camden

16. Oakland Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area

17. Shifting poverty Oakland 1970 Poverty data Oakland 1980 Poverty data

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

19. Concentrated poverty Camden 1970 Poverty data Camden 1980 Poverty data

20. 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