Social Cohesion: Economic Connection
Despite the difficulty in forming social bonds across social and geographic communities, the relative freedom of minorities to move in order to better their lives has resulted in some positive outcomes.
Black/White Homeownership Rate Ratio, 2000
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Black homeownership rates relative to whites is second highest here among peer metros, though still only two-thirds that of whites. This indicates a higher-than-average level of connection to their community among African-Americans.
Black/White Median Income Ratio, 2000
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In addition, even though the Kansas City region has one of the higher rates of concentrated black poverty, overall median incomes of African-Americans are near average. The median incomes of blacks is 60 percent of that of whites here, midway between Salt Lake City's high of 70 percent and Minneapolis' low near 50 percent.
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