1. East Stroudsburg, PA
Economic Inequality
Jacob Soto

2. East Stroudsburg, PA Monroe County, Pennsylvania 80,000 people
Delaware Water Gap
Pocono Mountains
Borough + Greater Area
Technically, part of the New York Metropolitan Area dd

3. Background Initially, not much here other than farms Train stop added
Manufacturing and production began
No change until the 1960s

4. Tourism
The upper class from the NYC and Philadelphia areas would travel to the Poconos
Flying still too expensive, so the Poconos were the perfect distance
Weekend trips, summer homes
Recreational activity,

5. Penn Hills Resort
1960

6. Penn Hills Resort
Now

7. Decline in tourism, rise in population
Tourism in the area declined when flying became more convenient
More and more people began to look for homes outside of big cities
Crime, not fit for families, high cost of living
Population soared between 1970 and quadrupled

8. Monroe County Populationdd

9. Monroe County Populationdd

10. Low Inequality dd

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13. Explanation of Equality
The NYC residents that moved here were more likely than average to become part of the middle class
Capital to relocate
Purchase a home, initiate a lease
Steady income
Job worth commuting for
Few people that make up the “extremes”
No millionaires or billionaires to skew the wealth
Few large impoverished neighborhoods

14. United States East Stroudsburg Total Population
People Living in Poverty
United States
Green = white portion of that population
Yellow – nonwhite portion of that population dd
East Stroudsburg

15. Reduced Inequality among Ethnicities
Those who relocated from NYC were more likely to be Latino or black
Same qualities that reduce inequality
Capital to purchase/lease home
Steady income
White people that already lived here were more likely to be poor
Livelihoods disrupted
Small farming, manufacturing, production
Industries collapsed in the 90s

16. Food/Housing Insecurity
48% of children using free lunch program, 8% on reduced
Section 8 Housing has a 6 month waiting list
The only recent grant was for $183,000 to support 15 families

17. Reproduction of Income Inequality
Gerrymandering: PA is the 5th most gerrymandered state
Lines are drawn by the controlling party
Hurts economic reform for those who need it most
Healthcare, SNAP, housing

18. Reproduction of Income Inequality
Cost of commuting - Bus
$70 per trip
$400 a month for commuter pass
Longest commute in the country - CNN
Cost of commuting – Car
Tolls
Service, repairs
50,000 miles a year, 4 times higher than average

19. Reproduction of Income Inequality
Housing
Housing bubble crippled the area when it burst
1 out of every 40 homes was foreclosed compared to 1 out of every 500 today
1/1100 for the country
Migration seized, emigration started - population dwindling

20. Economic Future of East Stroudsburg
Attract new businesses
Trains, driverless cars to ease commuting
Renewable energy resources
Continue support for the growing healthcare industry