Major City Assessment
In the city of Cincinnati, the racial demographics have changed considerably since the 1980s. In 1980, 33% of the population was black, 65% was white, and 2% were other (Hispanic, Asian-American). In 1990, the population was 60% white, 38% black and 2% other. In 2000, the population was 53% white, 43% black and 4% other. The inner city had been the primary residence of the majority of the black population in 1980 but by 2000, half that population had migrated to the surrounding suburbs (uptown, the western plateau, Northside and the east side) of the city due to gentrification of the inner city. Throughout that time, the total population decline from 385,500 in 1980 to 331,300 in 2000. The 2010 census reveal a further decline to 296,950. There are five districts in Cincinnati. District One consists of Downtown, Mt. Adams, Over-the-Rhine, Pendleton, Queensgate, and West End. District Two consists of California, Columbia-Tusculum, East End, East Walnut Hills, Evanston, Hyde Park, Kennedy Heights, Linwood, Madisonville, Mt. Lookout, Mt. Washington, Oakley and Pleasant Ridge. District Three consists of East Price Hill, East Westwood, Riverside, West Price Hill, and Westwood. District Four consists of Avondale, Bond Hill, Carthage, Corryville, Mt. Auburn, Walnut Hills and Paddock Hills. District Five consists of Camp Washington, Clifton, College Hill, Mt. Airy, Spring Grove and Northside. The three-year ACS estimates for 2008-2010 consist of 34% of the black population living District Three and Four and the rest living in District Five.
The total population was 296, 950 according to the ACS 2008-2010. 146,435 were white, 133,039 were black, 5480 were Asian, and 8,300 were Hispanic. The population by age was 22,000 under the age of 5; 18,000 between the ages of 5 and 9; 16,000 between the ages of 10 and 14; 28,000 between the ages of 15 and...
Thus, it is fairly balanced between old and young. Sex by age by citizenship status is relatively evenly divided between the two genders with 154,000 males to 142,000 females. Citizenship status of voting sits at 167,000, with 90,000 non-partisan, 20,000 Republican and 55,000 Democratic. 86,000 females vote compared to 76,000 males. 67,000 are black compared to 80,000 white and 2000 Asian and 3000 Hispanic. Geographic mobility is relatively difficult as there are 81,500 renter occupied homes out of a total 133,500 housing units in the city, which means the majority of persons in the city are renters.
The number of married voters was 31,100 or 18.65%. Single voters counted 122,700 and 13,000 were in a non-traditional relationship. Blacks have a much lower median household income than whites: whites have a $62k median household income while blacks have only a $28.7k median household income. Hispanics have a $45k median household income and Asians have the highest at $75k median household income. This finding is not surprising in light of the fact that 14.4% of black females in Cincinnati lack a high school diploma and 16% of black males lack a high school diploma while only 8.2% of white females and 9.2% of white males in the city lack a high school diploma. However, 22.5% of Hispanic women and 32.6% of Hispanic men lack high school diplomas, and yet their median household income was nearly double that of the median household income for the black population. This indicates that the small number of Hispanics in the city are likely to work more than blacks or at least report more earnings. Asians have the highest percentage of college graduates in the city with 58.3% of Asian females earning a college degree and 69% of…
