“We continue to live in segregated communities,” she said. The report also showed that though Detroit’s population is 84% black, 56% of people who work in the city are white while 39% of the workers are African American. The data indicate that many African Americans in the city are commuting to the suburbs for jobs, which shows the importance of transportation access, Ziraldo said. Home ownership among whites in metro Detroit is about 80%. But just 34% of African Americans in Wayne County own homes, 45% in Oakland County and 51% in Macomb.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:38:53 +0000
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