Poverty Close to Home
by samtighe55 on December 9, 2016 - 4:03pm
Poverty Close to Home
Boston households under the poverty line
Total
Percent
Total
Percent
Total
Percent
One race
114,462
16.80%
64,278
6.30%
40,345
33.80%
White
57,086
9.60%
40,880
3.60%
12,223
29.20%
Black or African American
35,333
22.20%
11,992
7.50%
19,476
31.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native
534
41.80%
229
3.90%
297
69.40%
Asian
10,650
21.50%
7,806
16.50%
2,026
42.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
29
0.00%
29
0.00%
0
-
Some other race
10,830
31.60%
3,342
11.50%
6,323
44.60%
Two or more races
5,256
22.90%
2,112
12.40%
2,123
39.10%
Providence households under the poverty line
One race
33,753
24.30%
17,077
11.20%
12,817
42.90%
White
16,864
17.40%
10,485
7.80%
4,610
37.00%
Black or African American
6,122
26.70%
2,095
12.20%
3,337
38.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native
320
47.80%
56
0.00%
264
58.00%
Asian
1,795
14.70%
1,032
5.90%
495
31.50%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
74
44.60%
33
100.00%
41
0.00%
Some other race
8,578
37.20%
3,376
22.10%
4,070
53.80%
Two or more races
1,157
31.00%
506
8.90%
584
50.70%
This table above compares the poverty rates of family households under the poverty line categorized by race. The two cities are Boston and providence, two cities relatively close to each other. They were chosen because they are two of the largest cities in new England and represent most of the population. They show the same consistency in poverty rates. The figures on the right indicate all families, the figures in the middle indicate married couples, and the figures on the right indicate single parent households. This matters because these people in poverty effect everyone. Being so close to Christmas time, we all must pitch in to help these families provide for their children. It is the season of giving so looking at these numbers we are going to have to give a lot, and to everyone. The table may be categorized by race, but our support shouldn’t be.Many people have been talking about poverty and referring to minorities. This data shows that in our part of the country, whites mainly break the poverty line. It is time to stop categorizing this nations issues by race. Obviously, people are effected the same regardless of race. So even though a lesser percentage white people are suffering than other races, the total amount is sky high If people cannot put food on the table for their family, their kids feel the same kind of hunger no matter what race. This data was from the 2010 census, so even though the numbers may be different now, the difference between races is most likely the same. As you can see, the percentage of each race in poverty of a single-family home is a lot higher than households with married parents. If you look at the table you can see in some races, over half of the people in poverty are single-parent homes. So not only does the table represent a race issue, but a parental issue as well. The biggest thing we can take from this chart is that hundreds of thousands of people suffer from poverty, in the two biggest cities closest to us. We must fix this and treat everyone the same, regardless of race.
References
· 2010 Poverty Census Boston MA. (2010). Retrieved from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF
· 2010 Poverty Census Providence RI. (2010). Retrieved from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml#