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Bullard- “Marginalized populations are at greater risk from disasters.”. Waterlines. Disparities in storm damage . • By race. Damaged areas were 45.8% black, Undamaged areas 26.4% • By housing tenure. Damaged areas 45.7 % of homes occupied by renters,
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Bullard- “Marginalized populations are at greater risk from disasters.”
Disparities in storm damage • • By race. • Damaged areas were 45.8% black, • Undamaged areas 26.4% • • By housing tenure. • Damaged areas 45.7% of homes occupied by renters, • 30.9% in undamaged communities. • • By poverty and employment status • 20.9% of households had incomes below the poverty line in damaged areas • 15.3% in undamaged areas. • 7.6% of persons in the labor force were unemployed in damaged areas (before the storm), compared to 6.0% inundamagedareas. • Homeownership (55% among Whites, 42% among African American households) • pre-Katrina black population, 35% below the poverty line; the median household income was only $25,000. • pre-Katrina whites, 11% below poverty line; median income– $61,000.
Racial Differences in Recovery • New Orleans is now a smaller city 2000-2010 • lost 118,526 African Americans • Lost 24,101 whites since 2000 • Gained 3,225 Hispanics.
Disparities in storm damage • • By race. • Damaged areas were 45.8% black, • Undamaged areas 26.4% • • By housing tenure. • Damaged areas 45.7% of homes occupied by renters, • 30.9% in undamaged communities. • • By poverty and employment status • 20.9% of households had incomes below the poverty line in damaged areas • 15.3% in undamaged areas. • 7.6% of persons in the labor force were unemployed in damaged areas (before the storm), compared to 6.0% inundamagedareas. • Homeownership (55% among Whites, 42% among African American households) • pre-Katrina black population, 35% below the poverty line; the median household income was only $25,000. • pre-Katrina whites, 11% below poverty line; median income– $61,000.
minority communities face -- "multiple, cumulative and synergistic risk"
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