Unpacking the Census: An Overview of Poverty, Race, and Jurisdiction in Metropolitan Richmond 2011 Revised Edition John V. Moeser Senior Fellow, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement University of Richmond With the Assistance of Dillon Massey, Student Coordinator UR Bonner Center for Civic Engagement
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Unpacking the 2010 Census (2013 Updated Version) - Part 1
"Unpacking the 2010 Census: The New Realities of Race, Class, and Jurisdiction" is co-sponsored by Hope in the Cities and the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities. The program examines the dramatically changing landscape of human need and what we must do collectively to address the plight of our neighbors and to build a just and inclusive community in metropolitan Richmond, Virginia. This presentation was conceived, researched and designed by Dr. John V. Moeser, Senior Fellow at the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Richmond. Part 1 of the "Unpacking the 2010 Census" presentation focuses on the current data and demographics in metropolitan Richmond.
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Unpacking the Census:An Overview of Poverty, Race, and Jurisdiction in
Metropolitan Richmond2011 Revised Edition
John V. MoeserSenior Fellow, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement
University of Richmond
With the Assistance of
Dillon Massey, Student CoordinatorUR Bonner Center for Civic Engagement
SPECIAL THANKS
Scott ClarkTransit Analyst, GRTC Transit System
Prepared the GIS map of bus routes and employment centers
Brian KoziolResearch Analyst, Housing Opportunities Made Equal
(HOME)Developed the GIS Maps of trustee sales in HOLC
neighborhoods and the chart on changing opportunities along Interstate 64 through Richmond
Kenny McLemoreHousing Policy Analyst, Dept. of Economic and
Community Development, City of RichmondPrepared the map of subsidized housing concentration in
Richmond
Dr. Robert NelsonDirector, Digital Scholarship Lab, University of Richmond
Developed the GIS 1937 HOLC map with overlay of 2009 census data
Michael RogersAlumni, University of Richmond
Obtained for his senior thesis two photographs of the construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike
from the Library of Virginia Archives
Michael SarahanRetrieved HOLC Data from the National Archives
Ken Studer & Rex Anson-DwamenaSocial Epidemiologists
Virginia Office of Minority Health and Health Equity
Anne WaringCommunications Manager, VA Department of Human
Resource ManagementSupplied the percent of state employees earning less
than $35,000
Table of Contents
Census Data
History
Employment, Housing, & Land
Policy Interventions
Richmond Planning District
Census Data2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates
2011 Poverty Thresholds U.S. Bureau of the Census
Poverty threshold for a four-person family unit is $23,021
Poverty thresholds for one person:
• Under age 65 is $11,702
• 65 or over is $10,788
Percent of Population Living in Poverty(2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates)
Richmond Regional Planning District Poverty Rate = 11.2%