Concentration of Poverty
n Those who can afford to move “up and out”  do
so, creating areas of concentrated poverty in city
and inner suburbs.
n 1970: 7 Columbus neighborhoods had 30%+
households in poverty; 1980: 23 neighborhoods;
1990; 30 neighborhoods.
n Whitehall = inner suburb of Columbus
n Between 1970-90, Whitehall lost 23% of its population,
poverty rate increased from 5.3% to 9.3% and average
income went from 110% to 80% of the regional average
income level.