Baltimore City African American Middle Class Analysis and Metrics

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Baltimore City African American Middle Class
Analysis and Metrics

• Matthew Kachura
• Program Manager
• BNIA-JFI, University of Baltimore
• January 10, 2008

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BNIA-JFI

• Part of the Jacob France Institute of the
  University of Baltimore
• Collects, analyzes, and disseminates over 40
  socioeconomic indicators for Baltimore City.
• Most recognized for Vital Signs
• Specialize in
• Economic Workforce Development
• Geographic Information Services
• Program Evaluation
• Data and Information

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Methodology

• Review of existing Baltimore City African
  American Middle Class research
• Analysis of Baltimore City African American
  Middle Class
• Creation of metrics for comparison (8 focus
  areas)
• Comparison of racial groups
• (African American and white)
• Comparison of middle class groups (charts maps)

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Analysis Methodology

• Primary data sources
• 2000 Census, 5 Public Use Microdata Sample
  (PUMS)
• 2002 Survey of Minority Owned Businesses
• Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population
  Survey
• Maryland Higher Education Commission
• Definitions
• Middle Income is defined as earning income
  between 35,000 and 75,000
• African Americans and whites do not include
  Hispanic persons
• Households are all persons occupying a housing
  unit and does not require them to be related.

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Metrics Focus Areas

• Demographics
• Population
• Sex
• Households
• Income
• Per capita
• Median household
• Persons below poverty
• Income from other sources
• Employment
• Percent not in labor force
• Unemployed
• Occupations
• Housing
• Homeownership
• Value of home
• Mortgages

• Transit
• Method of commute
• Travel time to work
• Health Insurance
• Percentage without health insurance
• Education
• Educational attainment
• Enrollment trends
• Graduation rates
• Minority Owned Business
• Number of firms
• Number of employees
• Total sales

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Primary Finding

• Baltimore City has a sizeable African American
  middle class but significant gaps exist between
  African American and white residents.

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Demographics - Population
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Demographics - Households
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Income

• Per capita
• African American - 13,123
• White - 25,139
• Median household
• African American - 26,202
• White - 37,054
• Persons below poverty
• African American 27
• White 13

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Employment
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Employment Middle Class Occupations

• African American
• Elementary Middle School Teachers 1,338
• Driver/Sales Workers Truck Drivers 1,181
• Registered Nurses 1,071
• Managers of Office Admin Support Workers 974
• Social Workers - 921

• White
• Registered Nurses 1,313
• Postsecondary Teachers 1,087
• Elementary Middle School Teachers 942
• Accountants Auditors 887
• Lawyers - 794

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Housing - Homeownership
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Housing Home Value
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Education - Attainment
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Education Graduation Rates

• All Maryland Public Colleges Universities
• Total 38
• African American 19
• White 49
• Towson
• Total 38
• African American 32
• White 41
• UMBC
• Total 32
• African American 22
• White 35

• Coppin
• Total 6
• African American 6
• White NA
• Morgan
• Total 12
• African American 12
• White - NA

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Minority Owned Businesses

• Percent of firms
• African American 28
• Women Owned 35
• Percentage of employer firms
• African American 7
• Women Owned 16
• Percentage of Employment
• African American 3
• Women Owned 4

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Summary

• Baltimore City has an existing African American
  middle class population.
• Significant gaps exist between the races.
• Income
• Wealth (homeownership and home value)
• Education
• In order to retain, grow, and attract an African
  American middle class policies to address these
  gaps need to be created.

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