Economic Benchmarks

Tables

13. NON-HISPANIC WHITE FEMALE-HEADED FAMILIES IN POVERTY, CITIES, 1989.

Rank

City

1

Washington city, DC

470

5,027

9.3

2

Honolulu CDP, HI

333

3,192

10.4

3

San Francisco city, CA

1,607

12,736

12.6

4

San Jose city, CA

1,892

14,098

13.4

5

Charlotte city, NC

1,346

9,831

13.7

6

Los Angeles City, CA

6,600

47,350

13.9

7

Seattle city, WA

2,141

13,164

16.3

8

Dallas city, TX

3,083

18,394

16.8

9

Chicago city, IL

7,798

46,120

16.9

10

Virginia Beach city, VA

1,550

9,137

17.0

11

New York city, NY

22,365

131,312

17.0

12

San Diego city, CA

3,824

22,436

17.0

13

Austin city, TX

1,811

10,347

17.5

14

Houston city, TX

4,880

27,690

17.6

15

Memphis city, TN

2,383

13,020

18.3

16

Phoenix city, AZ

5,054

26,756

18.9

17

Albuquerque city, NM

1,560

8,076

19.3

18

Philadelphia city, PA

8,075

41,540

19.4

19

Nashville-Davidson (remainder), TN

3,131

16,066

19.5

20

Long Beach city, CA

1,771

8,721

20.3

21

El Paso city, TX

986

4,810

20.5

22

Fort Worth city, TX

1,917

9,351

20.5

23

Jacksonville city (remainder), FL

3,624

17,639

20.5

24

Boston city, MA

3,358

16,096

20.9

25

Denver city, CO

2,258

10,732

21.0

26

Indianapolis city (remainder), IN

5,198

24,222

21.5

27

Atlanta city, GA

972

4,507

21.6

28

San Antonio city, TX

3,073

13,941

22.0

29

Kansas City city, MO

2,926

13,027

22.5

30

Omaha city, NE

2,811

12,229

23.0

31

Oakland city, CA

1,417

6,134

23.1

32

Sacramento city, CA

2,327

9,923

23.5

33

Portland city, OR

3,686

15,425

23.9

34

Pittsburgh city, PA

3,419

13,897

24.6

35

Tucson city, AZ

2,656

10,554

25.2

36

Baltimore city, MD

4,319

16,487

26.2

37

Columbus city, OH

5,742

20,965

27.4

38

Tulsa city, OK

3,270

11,898

27.5

39

Fresno city, CA

2,222

7,874

28.2

40

Milwaukee city, WI

6,243

21,129

29.5

41

St. Louis city, MO

3,430

11,550

29.7

42

Oklahoma City city, OK

4,016

13,508

29.7

43

Minneapolis city, MN

4,149

13,775

30.1

44

New Orleans city, LA

3,189

10,028

31.8

45

Cincinnati city, OH

3,978

11,212

35.5

46

Miami city, FL

765

2,134

35.8

47

Cleveland city, OH

5,527

14,314

38.6

48

Detroit city, MI

9,399

20,639

45.5

Median

21.0

Source: State of the Nations Cities Database.

Homepage: http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/cupr/SoNC.htm

Note: Colorado Springs city, Co and Mesa City, Az not included.

University of Pittsburgh

September 1998