America’s Racially Diverse Suburbs: Opportunities and Challenges

50 Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Community types in the 50 largest metropolitan areas

Characteristics of the Community Types in the 50 largest metropolitan areas

Data Sources: Population, income and poverty—Census Bureau; Jobs—Local Employer-Household Dynamics Program; Tax base—various state and local government sources.

2000 2010

Central Cities47,406,687

31%

DiverseSuburbs

40,350,90126%

PredominantlyNon-white Suburbs

11,711,3278%

PredominantlyWhite Suburbs

39,333,00326%

Exurbs14,533,326

9% Central Cities49,199,197

29%

Diverse Suburbs

52,748,39631%

Predominantly Non-white

Suburbs20,122,337

12%

Predominantly White Suburbs

30,180,57818%

Exurbs16,983,337

10%

101

122

79

104

81

Exurbs

PredominantlyWhite Suburbs

PredominantlyNon-white Suburbs

Diverse Suburbs

Central Cities

Median Income, 2005-09(% of metropolitan area average)

13

30

29

40

59

Jobs per 100 Residents, 2008

84

108

66

97

88

Tax Capacity per capita, 2008(% of metropolitan area average)

68

44

123

68

149

Poverty Rate, 2005-09(% of metropolitan area average)

America’s Racially Diverse Suburbs: Opportunities and Challenges

St. Louis Metropolitan Area

Community Types in St. Louis

Characteristics of the Community Types in St. Louis

Data Sources: Population, income and poverty—Census Bureau; Jobs—Local Employer-Household Dynamics Program; Tax base—various state and local government sources.

2000 2010

Central City, 620,961

Diverse Suburbs,

1,657,585

Predominantly Non-white Suburbs,

96

Predominantly White

Suburbs, 386,127

Exurbs, 50,256

Central City348,189

13%

DiverseSuburbs538,560

20%

PredominantlyNon-white

Suburbs129,203

5%

PredominantlyWhite Suburbs

1,255,66546%

Exurbs441,187

16%

Central City319,294

11%

Diverse Suburbs738,020

26%

Predominantly Non-white

Suburbs172,778

6%

Predominantly White Suburbs

1,129,26340%

Exurbs466,614

17%

79,866

83,709

39,710

64,420

52,433

Exurbs

PredominantlyWhite Suburbs

PredominantlyNon-white Suburbs

Diverse Suburbs

Central City

Median Income, 2005-09

16

26

32

80

Jobs per 100 Residents, 2008

11

18

13

26

Poverty Rate, 2005-09

44,667

54,819

31,567

50,099

34,227

Exurbs

PredominantlyWhite Suburbs

PredominantlyNon-white Suburbs

Diverse Suburbs

Central City

Median Income, 2005-09

13

38

21

47

65

Jobs per 100 Residents, 2008

10

8

25

11

24

Poverty Rate, 2005-09

Breakdown of Community Type

Share of Share of2010 Metro Suburban

Population Population PopulationDiverse 738,020 26 29Predominantly non-white 172,778 6 7Predominantly white 1,129,263 40 45Exurb 466,614 17 19Central City 319,294 11

Examples of Large Diverse Suburbs2010

2000 2010 % of PopulationPopulation Population Non-white

Florissant city 50,497 52,158 32Belleville city 41,410 44,478 32University City city 37,428 35,371 51O'Fallon city 21,910 28,281 25Alton city 30,496 27,865 33Maryland Heights city 25,756 27,472 29Hazelwood city 26,206 25,703 37Creve Coeur city 16,500 17,833 22Fairview Heights city 15,034 17,078 35

Examples of Suburbs in Rapid Transition

2000 2010% of Population % of Population % Point

Non-white Non-white ChangeRiverview village 43 73 30Bellefontaine Neighbors city 46 74 28Cahokia village 43 66 23Dellwood city 61 82 21Calverton Park village 26 47 21Woodson Terrace city 17 35 18Florissant city 15 32 17Madison city 45 61 16Breckenridge Hills city 36 52 16Hazelwood city 21 37 16St. John city 20 36 16

St. Louis Metropolitan Area: Fact Sheet

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Godfrey

ChesterfieldO'Fallon

WestAlton

Alton

St.Peters

Wentz-ville

Arnold

Union

Troy

Eureka

St.Louis

Ballwin

Troy

Columbia

Innsbrook

Centralia

Roxana

Sullivan

Pacific

Highland

Mascoutah

Bethalto

St.Paul

Festus

Waterloo

Washington

Freeburg

Warren-ton

Pevely

Foristell

LS

GreenvilleWoodRiver

De Soto

Wright City

EllisvilleWeldonSpring

Grafton

Carlyle

Jerseyville

ByrnesMillSt. Clair

Marissa

Hart-ford

Cottle-ville

Millstadt

Smith-ton

Hillsboro

Breese

CrystalCity

Valmeyer

Three Creeks

Potosi

Staunton

Hardin

New Haven

Carlinville

FlintHill

Lebanon

MoscowMills

Virden

Gerald

Joseph-ville

BrightonCave

Elsah

Aviston

Benld

Batch-town

Trenton

Gillespie

NewAthens

NewMelle

Shipman

Girard

Elsberry

New Baden

Lenz-burg

Williamson

Trues-daleDP

Palmyra

Albers

Bunker HillWhite City

Pierron

Smithboro

Kampsville

Augusta

Otterville

Scottville

Marine

St.Libory

Mount Olive

Worden

Wilsonville

St. Jacob

Alham-bra

Winfield

Scots-dale

Hamburg

MarthasvilleGerman-town

Keyesport

Sorento

Modesto

Brussels

Dorchester

MulberryGrove

Irondale

Pocahontas

Hoffman

Nilwood

Hettick Standard City

Berger

Bartelso

Chesterfield

Damiansville

Huey

Panama

Medora

Silex

Oak GroveVillageHecker

OlympianVillage

Hawk Point

Grantfork

Truxton

Parkway

Leslie

PortageDes Sioux

Lake Ka-Ho

Maeystown

Fieldon

Foley

EastGillespie

Fayetteville

MiramiguoaPark

Donnellson

Old Monroe

Kimms-wick

MineralPoint

Cedar HillLakes

Old Ripley

Fidelity

Park-dale

Caledonia

Fults

CR

Whiteside

Pendleton

East Alton

Herculaneum

CL

MountClare

Livingston

Eagarville

New Douglas

Sawyer-ville

Beckemeyer

Royal Lakes

Summerfield

Hamel

FountainN' Lakes

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ST. LOUIS REGION:Community Type by Municipalityand County Unincorporated Area, 2000

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

St. Louis

St.Charles

Belleville

Shiloh

Bridgeton

Hazelwood

GraniteCity

Ladue

O'Fallon

MarylandHeights

Collinsville

Cahokia

FlorissantEdwardsville

East St. Louis

Kirkwood

Madison

Fenton

Dupo

Creve Coeur

SunsetHills

FairviewHeights

Fer-guson

Town and Country

Glen Carbon

Sauget

Caseyville

Swansea

Centreville

Mary-ville

Berk-eley

Overland

Hart-ford

DesPeres

MC

Jennings

St.Ann

UniversityCity

WebsterGroves

Oliv-ette

Crest-wood

ClaytonFrontenac

ValleyPark

Venice

BlackJack

Alorton

BN

NSJ

Brentwood

GlendaleMaplewood

PD

Richmond Heights

GP

RH

Champ

Shrewsbury

DW

EC

Wellston

HU

Kinloch

Brooklyn

R

BF

FairmontCity

PB

Oakland

VP

PB

Westwood

PineLawn

NWWT

GV

BR

MA

CB

WarsonWoods

Hillsdale

CV

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WI

Lakeshire

South Roxana

Marlborough

St. George

Wash-ingtonPark

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BellaVilla

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Definitions:Predominantly non-white: Municipalities with more than60% of the population non-white in 2000 and more than10% of land urban.Diverse: Municipalities with non-white shares between 20%and 60% in 2000 and more than 10% of land urban.Predominantly white: Municipalities with white sharesgreater than 80% in 2000 and more than 10% of land urban.Exurbs: Municipalities with less than 10% of total land areaurban (by Census definition of urban) in 2000.

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Godfrey

ChesterfieldO'Fallon

WestAlton

Alton

St.Peters

Wentz-ville

Arnold

Union

Troy

Eureka

St.Louis

Ballwin

Troy

Columbia

Innsbrook

Centralia

Roxana

Sullivan

Pacific

Highland

Mascoutah

Bethalto

St.Paul

Festus

Waterloo

Washington

Freeburg

Warren-ton

Pevely

Foristell

LS

GreenvilleWoodRiver

De Soto

Wright City

EllisvilleWeldonSpring

Grafton

Carlyle

Jerseyville

ByrnesMillSt. Clair

Marissa

Hart-ford

Cottle-ville

Millstadt

Smith-ton

Hillsboro

Breese

CrystalCity

Valmeyer

Three Creeks

Potosi

Staunton

Hardin

New Haven

Carlinville

FlintHill

Lebanon

MoscowMills

Virden

Gerald

Joseph-ville

BrightonCave

Elsah

Aviston

Benld

Batch-town

Trenton

Gillespie

NewAthens

NewMelle

Shipman

Girard

Elsberry

New Baden

Lenz-burg

Williamson

Trues-daleDP

Palmyra

Albers

Bunker HillWhite City

Pierron

Smithboro

Kampsville

Augusta

Otterville

Scottville

Marine

St.Libory

Mount Olive

Worden

Wilsonville

St. Jacob

Alham-bra

Winfield

Scots-dale

Hamburg

MarthasvilleGerman-town

Keyesport

Sorento

Modesto

Brussels

Dorchester

MulberryGrove

Irondale

Pocahontas

Hoffman

Nilwood

Hettick Standard City

Berger

Bartelso

Chesterfield

Damiansville

Huey

Panama

Medora

Silex

Oak GroveVillageHecker

OlympianVillage

Hawk Point

Grantfork

Truxton

Parkway

Leslie

PortageDes Sioux

Lake Ka-Ho

Maeystown

Fieldon

Foley

EastGillespie

Fayetteville

MiramiguoaPark

Donnellson

Old Monroe

Kimms-wick

MineralPoint

Cedar HillLakes

Old Ripley

Fidelity

Park-dale

Caledonia

Fults

CR

Whiteside

Pendleton

East Alton

Herculaneum

CL

MountClare

Livingston

Eagarville

New Douglas

Sawyer-ville

Beckemeyer

Royal Lakes

Summerfield

Hamel

FountainN' Lakes

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ST. LOUIS REGION:Community Type by Municipalityand County Unincorporated Area, 2010

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

St. Louis

St.Charles

Belleville

Shiloh

Bridgeton

Hazelwood

GraniteCity

Ladue

O'Fallon

MarylandHeights

Collinsville

Cahokia

FlorissantEdwardsville

East St. Louis

Kirkwood

Madison

Fenton

Dupo

Creve Coeur

SunsetHills

FairviewHeights

Fer-guson

Town and Country

Glen Carbon

Sauget

Caseyville

Swansea

Centreville

Mary-ville

Berk-eley

Overland

Hart-ford

DesPeres

MC

Jennings

St.Ann

UniversityCity

WebsterGroves

Oliv-ette

Crest-wood

ClaytonFrontenac

ValleyPark

Venice

BlackJack

Alorton

BN

NSJ

Brentwood

GlendaleMaplewood

PD

Richmond Heights

GP

RH

Champ

Shrewsbury

DW

EC

Wellston

HU

Kinloch

Brooklyn

R

BF

FairmontCity

PB

Oakland

VP

PB

Westwood

PineLawn

NWWT

GV

BR

MA

CB

WarsonWoods

Hillsdale

CV

EM

WI

Lakeshire

South Roxana

Marlborough

St. George

Wash-ingtonPark

CC

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CY

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Definitions:Predominantly non-white: Municipalities with more than60% of the population non-white in 2010 and more than10% of land urban.Diverse: Municipalities with non-white shares between 20%and 60% in 2010 and more than 10% of land urban.Predominantly white: Municipalities with white sharesgreater than 80% in 2010 and more than 10% of land urban.Exurbs: Municipalities with less than 10% of total land areaurban (by Census definition of urban) in 2000.

Central CitiesPredominantly non-whiteDiversePredominantly white

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