Posted on 09/02/2005 4:14:33 PM PDT by Dont_Tread_On_Me_888
With so many reports and stories over race and demographics in New Orleans, a demographic snapshot is in order to inject some facts into the discussions.
Ineach of the three data points below, the first figure is New Orleans, the second figure is Louisiana, the third figure is the USA average.
GENDER
Pct New Orleans ... Pct Louisanna ... Pct USA
Male 46.9 48.4 49.1
Female 53.1 51.6 50.9
The female to male ratio is higher in NO than both the Louisiana Average and the USA average. (Notice all the single moms in the photos).
AGE 15 or younger
Pct N.O. ... Pct LA ... Pct USA
22.2 22.4 21.4
Age 16-24
15.9 15.5 13.9
Contrary to what many may think after watching the images, NO is actually younger as a city than the national average age.
Age 65 +
Pct N.O.... Pct LA ... Pct USA
11.7 11.6 12.4
Again, fewer old people than national average.
RACE AND ETHNICITY
Pct N.O... Pct LA ... Pct USA
Whites 28.1 63.9 75.1
Black or African American
67.3 32.5 12.3
American Indian and Alaska native
0.2 0.6 0.9
Asian 2.3 1.2 3.6
The 2.3% of Asians in N.O. is roughly 11,000 people in the city proper.
Hispanic or Latino
3.1 2.4 12.5
There are roughly 15,000 Hispanic/Latins in N.O.
Some other race
0.9 0.7 5.5
Education:
Boy, what a surprise here. Check this out:
Bachelor's Degree
Pct N.O ... Pct LA ... Pct USA
15.0 12.2 15.5
Masters, Professional or Doctorate Degree
10.7 6.5 8.9
That's right! N.O has a HIGHER percentage than the national average. Considerign the images shown, this will surprise many.
Median Household Income
Pct N.O. ... Pct LA ... Pct USA
$27,133 $32,566 $41,994
New Orleans is a VERY poor city compared to USA average.
However, .......
Per capita Income Whites
Pct N.O Pct LA Pct USA
$31,971 $20,488 $23,918
The whites in New Orleans have a higher per capita income than the USA average for whites.
Per capita income blacks:
$11,332 $10,166 $14,437
The blacks have a LOWER percapita income than the blacks' average across the USA.
The percapita income for Asians is substantially lower ($13,826) than for the average Asian in the USA ($21,823).
Marital Status:
Wow! The percentage of males who never married in N.O is 43.7 % versus the USA percentage of 30.3%.
Females it is 38.6% versus USA average of 24.1%--they just don't get married much in New Orleans. A high percentage of people on welfare correlates with this fact.
Transportation to Work by Public Transportation:
13.7% for New Orleans versus the USA average of 4.7%.
There are other demographics you can search at this link:
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/incomeCommute.php?locIndex=3502
Transportation to Work by Public Transportation:
13.7% for New Orleans versus the USA average of 4.7%.
well - there's an interesting one. Especially when their evacuation plan calls to "find a ride with a friend". I would imagine that at many places close in to the city they don't need cars (especially lower-income areas).
It is amazing what FACTS do for a discussion when there is so much opinion floating around.
Sum of the equation? ...another 100 years of racism....
May be, but I want to know.
FACT: 100% of New Orleans residents are human beings.
NEW ORLEANS | LA | US | ||||||
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY AGE ($ IN 1999) | ||||||||
Number | Number | Number | ||||||
Median household income | 27,133 | 32,566 | 41,994 | |||||
Householder under 25 | 11,730 | 16,905 | 22,679 | |||||
Householder 25-34 | 26,452 | 33,155 | 41,414 | |||||
Householder 35-44 | 31,401 | 40,067 | 50,654 | |||||
Householder 45-54 | 36,269 | 44,885 | 56,300 | |||||
Householder 55-64 | 30,647 | 35,724 | 47,447 | |||||
Householder 65-74 | 22,450 | 24,566 | 31,368 | |||||
Householder 75 and older | 20,028 | 17,681 | 22,259 | |||||
PER CAPITA INCOME BY RACE OR ETHNICITY ($) | ||||||||
Number | Number | Number | ||||||
Per capita income | 17,258 | 16,912 | 21,587 | |||||
White | 31,971 | 20,488 | 23,918 | |||||
Black or African American | 11,332 | 10,166 | 14,437 | |||||
Native American | 13,528 | 12,908 | 12,893 | |||||
Asian | 13,826 | 16,304 | 21,823 | |||||
Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander | 18,153 | 14,975 | 15,054 | |||||
Some other race | 13,543 | 13,759 | 10,813 | |||||
Two or more races | 14,321 | 12,741 | 13,405 | |||||
Hispanic or Latino | 16,151 | 15,105 | 12,111 | |||||
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk |
The stated demographic statistics don't tell the whole story, far from it. The portion of the population that fled (3/4ths seem to have fled pre-hurricane) was most likely disproportionately white and wealthier than those who remained, so the remnant population in NO when it flooded was much more black and poor than the census figures.
The weird breakdown of rich whites/high rate of college degrees vs poor blacks is a characteristic of many cities, like New York or even San Francisco for instance. These urban areas often have a pretty intense class split, compared to the suburbs, which tend to be more even.
True, but if you uhad a good mayor, of which Mayor Nagin is not in that category, when President Bush ordered the evacuation of New Orleans BEFORE the storm hit, Nagin should have ordered all public transportation busses to evacuate the city.
Looking at all this data and hearing the BS from Nagin, it seems to me that with such a high percentage of people using public transportation, those busses could have evacuated most of those people.
I think Nagin exploded with that outburst becaus he knows he could have done far more to prevent this catastrophe and he shifted into "cover my ass" mode.
take a look at the income stats i posted, look at whites asians and latinos and then look at blacks. i have no explanation for that, but it is startling. you can't blame somthign like that on racism
Then do some research
Did you see my post #17?
Why do you ask?
I get so tired of this stuff.....................
not you rdb3
BTW hows the leg.
I reached that conclusion from two facts: about 100,000 children depended on the buses, and school buses carry everyone at one time, not multiple trips. Second, there are about 100,000 people left in New Orleans. Therefore, the buses would have been sufficient for everyone.
But that only could have happened if the Mayor had gotten his head out of his *ss and used the 24 hours after he belatedly ordered an evacuation, to order drivers to bring the buses to high ground, and all residents to meet the buses there.
The New Orleans press would have reported the gathering of the buses would have sent an inescapable message, which would have been, "Hump yourself and your family to the Dome, and GET ON THE BUS if you want to live."
The Mayor is at worst an incompetent buffoon, at best a criminal. Yet given the behavior of some of his Looter/Voters, he does properly represent his constituents.
Congressman Billybob
Latest column: "Tide of Lies Swamps NY Times: Employees Riot and Steal Office Supplies"
What New Orleans really needs is a big dyke. So where's Rosie O'Donnell??
BOSTON | MA | US | ||||||
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY AGE ($ IN 1999) | ||||||||
Number | Number | Number | ||||||
Median household income | 39,629 | 50,502 | 41,994 | |||||
Householder under 25 | 22,945 | 27,364 | 22,679 | |||||
Householder 25-34 | 48,399 | 51,855 | 41,414 | |||||
Householder 35-44 | 45,499 | 61,304 | 50,654 | |||||
Householder 45-54 | 49,132 | 67,287 | 56,300 | |||||
Householder 55-64 | 40,595 | 56,699 | 47,447 | |||||
Householder 65-74 | 24,396 | 33,589 | 31,368 | |||||
Householder 75 and older | 17,823 | 21,522 | 22,259 | |||||
PER CAPITA INCOME BY RACE OR ETHNICITY ($) | ||||||||
Number | Number | Number | ||||||
Per capita income | 23,353 | 25,952 | 21,587 | |||||
White | 30,992 | 27,808 | 23,918 | |||||
Black or African American | 14,926 | 16,011 | 14,437 | |||||
Native American | 12,886 | 15,889 | 12,893 | |||||
Asian | 15,513 | 21,452 | 21,823 | |||||
Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander | 9,850 | 16,948 | 15,054 | |||||
Some other race | 10,956 | 10,675 | 10,813 | |||||
Two or more races | 14,137 | 14,661 | 13,405 | |||||
Hispanic or Latino | 11,931 | 11,963 | 12,111 | |||||
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk |
Another question is why did so many whites (over 135,000) evacuate and so many blacks did not evacuate.
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