Posted on 09/02/2005 4:14:33 PM PDT by Dont_Tread_On_Me_888
ummmm.....thats nice....
(btw, whats the point of this?)
Hmm.... I'm guessing the point is that if 67% of the people are black, it's not surprising that 67% of the victims are black.
Because there is a lot of talk about race and "poor" etc., and if you have been listening, a lot of hysteria going on regarding the images. A breakdown of demographics is interesting to look at to help separate fact from fiction.
If you do not find the info interesting, move onto another topic.
I hope that's the point.....
Great topic.
I might suggest better formatting (I think that FR allows HTML tables.)
As a fantasy baseball nerd I love to crunch numbers.
I guess you must be kinda bored
NEW ORLEANS | LA | US | ||||||
POPULATION | ||||||||
Number | Number | Number | ||||||
Total population | 484,674 | |||||||
Square miles (land) | 180.56 | |||||||
Population per square mile | 2,684.34 | 102.59 | 79.56 | |||||
GENDER | ||||||||
Number | Pct | Pct | Pct | |||||
Male | 227,094 | 46.9 | 48.4 | 49.1 | ||||
Female | 257,580 | 53.1 | 51.6 | 50.9 | ||||
AGE | ||||||||
Number | Pct | Pct | Pct | |||||
15 or younger | 107,398 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 21.4 | ||||
16-24 | 77,244 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 13.9 | ||||
25-44 | 141,963 | 29.3 | 28.9 | 30.2 | ||||
45-64 | 101,416 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 22.0 | ||||
65+ | 56,653 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 12.4 | ||||
Number | Number | Number | ||||||
Average age (years) | 35.11 | 35.25 | 36.22 | |||||
RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||||||||
Number | Pct | Pct | Pct | |||||
White | 135,956 | 28.1 | 63.9 | 75.1 | ||||
Black or African American | 325,947 | 67.3 | 32.5 | 12.3 | ||||
American Indian and Alaska native | 991 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ||||
Asian | 10,972 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | ||||
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander | 109 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ||||
Some other race | 4,498 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 5.5 | ||||
Two or more races | 6,201 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | ||||
Hispanic or Latino | 14,826 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 12.5 | ||||
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk |
The problem is that the people remaining in the city aren't the same as the people who were there before. Being well-educated or middle-class or above, and probably being white, meant you were much, much more likely to get out of Dodge before the hurricane.
this certainly pulls the race card crap out of their hands as an excuse.(however it does open up the sexual orientation thing. swm's? maybe they've been oppressing the majority down there. )
That's an excellent point.
Listening to Jesse Jackson and Elijah Cummings, you woudl think that blacks are 100% of New Orleans and relief workers are 100% white.
Also, there are over 25,000 Hispanics and Asians and 135,000 whites in New Orleans. Listen closely to the Congressional Black Caucus and they will NEVER mention the whites or Asians or Latins who suffered also.
Another question is why did so many whites (over 135,000) evacuate and so many blacks did not evacuate.
This demo breakdown helps inject FACTS into these discussions. MikeinIraq would rather post without facts at his disposal, I guess.
That is very helpful. THX
Actually, I think this is highly relevant data. Thank you for posting it.
What percentage are Democrats vs Republicans?
Agree. This facts can shoot down a lot of misinformation going around.
Presidential politics: New Orleans is in Orleans Parish, which voted Democratic in the last two presidential elections. According to unofficial vote totals for 2004, Bush received 42,847 votes and John Kerry received 152,610 votes.
In the November 2000 election, Orleans Parish overwhelmingly supported Al Gore. Countywide, 39,404 people voted for Bush and 137,630 voted for Gore. Nader received 3,025 votes.
That is immaterial.
BTW nice job and thanks for the info.
Would you be kind enough to do that for Income also?
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