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More people living in Areas of Concentrated Poverty <br />More than one in eight residents of the <br />Twin Cities region lives in anArea of <br />Concentrated Poverty, defined aocensus <br />tracts where 40% or more of the residents <br />have individual orfamily incomes that are <br />less than 185Y6ofthe federal poverty <br />|eve|.,^Living inAreas 0fConcentrated <br />Poverty hurts people inmany ways. Areas <br />0fConcentrated Poverty can suffer from <br />high crime and tend tohave schools with <br />lower test scores and graduation rateo.,, <br />Living in Areas of Concentrated Poverty can undermine physical and mental health.,2 It <br />reduces the cognitive abilities of chi|dren,,« making them more likely to struggle in school <br />and have lower incomes as adults than their parents. Together these characteristics lower <br />the economic mobility of residents who live in Areas of Concentrated Poverty, making them <br />more likely to stay poor across generation o.,+ <br />Table 1: Share ofthe Twin Cities population living <br />in Areas of Concentrated Poverty, 1990 to 2009-2013 <br />Source' <br />L/O, Census Bureau, Decennial Census, 1000 <br />and 2000 2009-2013Ame/icanCommunityOu/rey <br />Figure 9: Areas of Concentrated Poverty in 1990, 2000, and 2009-2013 <br />In 1990,81 census tracts <br />were considered Areas of <br />Concentrated Poverty. <br />"I <br />e� <br />CARM <br />�v� / <br />��A <br />In 2000, 61 census tracts <br />were considered Areas of <br />Concentrated Poverty. <br />|n2009-2013.112census <br />tracts were considered Areas <br />of Concentrated Poverty. <br />Source, US, Census Bureau, Decennial Census, (990 and2000; 2009-2013American Community Survey <br />In the Twin Cities region, people ofcolor are disproportionately harmed by Areas of <br />Concentrated Poverty. Nearly two-thirds 0fresidents living inAreas 0fConcentrated Poverty <br />are people of color, and this cannot be explained by income alone. For instance, 45% of the <br />region's low-income households of color live in concentrated poverty compared to only 12% <br />of low-income white households. This pattern exists even among high -income households: <br />9% of the high -income households of color reside in these areas compared to only 3% of <br />white households ofthe same income |eve|.m <br />Limits 0nresidential choice —such 8adiscrimination hvrace 0r8lack 0faffordable housing <br />in a variety of locations— hinder the ability of residents to move out of Areas of Concentrated <br />Poverty. Moreover, systemic barriers challenge neighborhoods in attracting the resources <br />ONE� Housing mmrmGrowing, 7hrivinggegion <br />