Section 10-A2003. DEMOGRAPHICS

 

2003.1Basic demographic data for Mid-City is shown in Table 20.1. In 2000, the area had a population of 81,375 or about 14 percent of the city’s total. Population declined slightly between 1990 and 2000, although change was uneven across the Planning Area. The western part of the Planning Area added residents, but the increase was offset by decline in neighborhoods on the eastern side. 2003.1

 

2003.2Table 20.1: Mid-City at a Glance 2003.2

 

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2003.3Population is estimated to have increased to 83,100 as of 2005, largely due to new housing construction. Opposing trends are affecting household size; on the one hand, most of the new construction has consisted of one and two bedroom apartments and condominiums, with small households. On the other hand, the influx of immigrants has brought larger families to the area, often crowding into existing housing units. Current household size is 2.20, which is higher than the citywide average of 2.14. This is likely to drop in the future, as the percentage of multi-family units increases. 2003.3

 

2003.4African-Americans are the predominant racial group in the Planning Area, at approximately 52 percent. A growing Latino population stands at 22 percent, approximately three times the City’s average. Between 1990 and 2000, the Latino population increased by about 30 percent. More than one quarter of the Mid-City’s residents are foreign-born, double the citywide average of 12.8 percent. About 27 percent of the population is non-Hispanic white, and about three percent are Asian or Pacific Islander. 2003.4

 

2003.5Relative to the city as a whole, the area has lower percentages of children and seniors. About 18 percent of the residents are under 18, compared to a citywide average of 20 percent. About eight percent are over 65, compared to the citywide average of 12 percent. 2003.5

 

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