{"id":1490,"date":"2011-11-06T09:52:14","date_gmt":"2011-11-06T14:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2011-11-06T09:52:14","modified_gmt":"2011-11-06T14:52:14","slug":"a-quick-look-at-savannahs-changing-demographics-almost-all-neighborhoods-becoming-more-diverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/11\/06\/a-quick-look-at-savannahs-changing-demographics-almost-all-neighborhoods-becoming-more-diverse\/","title":{"rendered":"A quick look at Savannah&#8217;s changing demographics: almost all neighborhoods becoming more diverse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5595881567027133\";\r\n\/* Medium Rectangle *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"8584504377\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve written in recent weeks about how changing demographics in the city of Savannah and throughout the region might impact this Tuesday&#8217;s vote. But the importance of the trends extends into many other areas too.<\/p>\n<p>I think Savannah&#8217;s diversity is one of its advantages &#8212; but it&#8217;s an advantage often seen as a disadvantage. Regrettably, we saw heightened racial tension &#8212; in the political arena if not really anyplace else &#8212; in the city manager controversy.<\/p>\n<p>But the demographic changes over the last 20 years suggest that pretty much all neighborhoods are becoming more diverse &#8212; that goes for majority white and majority black ones.<\/p>\n<p>For lots more data and to look at individual Census tracts, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/special\/nation\/census\/2010\/\" target=\"_blank\">this page<\/a> at The Washington Post and type in a zip code or location. You can then select a variety of filters for 1990, 2000, and 2010 data.<\/p>\n<p>My census tract doesn&#8217;t precisely overlap with neighborhood lines. My tract in 2010 had 1,149 people (47% black, 44.1% white). In 1990, that same tract had 1,715 people (97% black). That&#8217;s a dramatic shift, but our maps are dotted with such dramatic shifts of depopulation and of mixing of races. One west side tract, for example, was 83.9% non-Hispanic white in 1990, but as of 2010 was 57% Hispanic.<\/p>\n<p>Here are four screen shots. The darker blue-green represents areas that are predominantly black; the darker red represents larger white populations. Note how the darkest colors have been diluted by increased diversity.<\/p>\n<p>A larger view of the county in 1990:<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1990Chatham.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1495\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/11\/06\/a-quick-look-at-savannahs-changing-demographics-almost-all-neighborhoods-becoming-more-diverse\/1990chatham\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1990Chatham-e1320126205398.png?fit=650%2C329\" data-orig-size=\"650,329\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1990Chatham\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1990Chatham-e1320126205398.png?fit=300%2C152\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1990Chatham-e1320126205398.png?fit=594%2C301\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1495\" title=\"1990Chatham\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1990Chatham-e1320126205398.png?resize=594%2C301\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"301\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That same view for 2010:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010Chatham-e1320126154712.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1493\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/11\/06\/a-quick-look-at-savannahs-changing-demographics-almost-all-neighborhoods-becoming-more-diverse\/2010chatham\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010Chatham-e1320126154712.png?fit=650%2C328\" data-orig-size=\"650,328\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2010Chatham\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010Chatham-e1320126154712.png?fit=300%2C151\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010Chatham-e1320126154712.png?fit=594%2C300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1493\" title=\"2010Chatham\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010Chatham-e1320126154712.png?resize=594%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A little tighter view of Savannah in 1990:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1990Savannah-e1320126077182.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1492\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/11\/06\/a-quick-look-at-savannahs-changing-demographics-almost-all-neighborhoods-becoming-more-diverse\/1990savannah\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1990Savannah-e1320126077182.png?fit=650%2C330\" data-orig-size=\"650,330\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1990Savannah\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1990Savannah-e1320126077182.png?fit=300%2C152\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1990Savannah-e1320126077182.png?fit=594%2C302\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1492\" title=\"1990Savannah\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1990Savannah-e1320126077182.png?resize=594%2C302\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"302\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Savannah in 2010:<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010Savannah.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1491\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/11\/06\/a-quick-look-at-savannahs-changing-demographics-almost-all-neighborhoods-becoming-more-diverse\/2010savannah\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010Savannah-e1320125974443.png?fit=650%2C328\" data-orig-size=\"650,328\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2010Savannah\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010Savannah-e1320125974443.png?fit=300%2C151\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010Savannah-e1320125974443.png?fit=594%2C300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1491\" title=\"2010Savannah\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2010Savannah-e1320125974443.png?resize=594%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: none; margin:4px 0 4px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5595881567027133\";\r\n\/* Another large rectangle *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"0042810896\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve written in recent weeks about how changing demographics in the city of Savannah and throughout the region might impact this Tuesday&#8217;s vote. But the importance of the trends extends into many other areas too. I think Savannah&#8217;s diversity is&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/11\/06\/a-quick-look-at-savannahs-changing-demographics-almost-all-neighborhoods-becoming-more-diverse\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[38],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1990Savannah-e1320126077182.png?fit=650%2C330","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1gN9R-o2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}