As of 2010, the population in New York, NY was roughly 8,175,133. According to the Census Quick Facts Sheet, the racial population consists heavily of three races in 2010: White alone (44.0%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (28.6%), ending in Black or African American (25.5%). The remaining races all fall under 15%: American Indian and Alaska Native (0.7%), Asian (12.7%), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0.1%), Two or more races (4.0%).
Segregation trends between 1980/1990 and 2010 Exposure Indices: The exposure index indicates the racial/ethnic composition of a tract where the average member of a given group lives and ranges on a scale of 0 to 100. Whites scored around 67.4 meaning that the average white lives in a neighborhood that is 67.4% White, 5.8% Black, 13.7% Hispanic, and 10.1% Asian. While, the average Black lives in a neighborhood that is 62.4% Black, 8.2% White, 22.9% Hispanic, and 2.9% Asian (See Figure 3). The average Asian lives in a neighborhood that is 36.1% White, 7.3% …show more content…
In other words, the number correlates to the number of people of that race that would have to move out the area to make the different races evenly distributed. Keeping in mind that values of 30 to 60 are considered moderate levels of segregation, and values of 30 or less are considered low. The census distribution for dissimilarity indices are very high in New York City. Figure 4 is in reference to dissimilarity index with whites, and Whites have a score of 84.3, Blacks have a score of 75.1, Hispanics have a score of 69.3. All have rather high levels of people that would need to move to another neighborhood to make the distribution across neighborhoods more even. Out of the single races, Asians have the lowest score of 55.1 which is the closest to a moderate level of segregation than the rest of the single races (See Figure
Segregation trends between 1980/1990 and 2010 Exposure Indices: The exposure index indicates the racial/ethnic composition of a tract where the average member of a given group lives and ranges on a scale of 0 to 100. Whites scored around 67.4 meaning that the average white lives in a neighborhood that is 67.4% White, 5.8% Black, 13.7% Hispanic, and 10.1% Asian. While, the average Black lives in a neighborhood that is 62.4% Black, 8.2% White, 22.9% Hispanic, and 2.9% Asian (See Figure 3). The average Asian lives in a neighborhood that is 36.1% White, 7.3% …show more content…
In other words, the number correlates to the number of people of that race that would have to move out the area to make the different races evenly distributed. Keeping in mind that values of 30 to 60 are considered moderate levels of segregation, and values of 30 or less are considered low. The census distribution for dissimilarity indices are very high in New York City. Figure 4 is in reference to dissimilarity index with whites, and Whites have a score of 84.3, Blacks have a score of 75.1, Hispanics have a score of 69.3. All have rather high levels of people that would need to move to another neighborhood to make the distribution across neighborhoods more even. Out of the single races, Asians have the lowest score of 55.1 which is the closest to a moderate level of segregation than the rest of the single races (See Figure