Detroit case study
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- Created on: 24-01-19 22:11
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- Detroit - case study
- Demographics
- Population trends: 1900:300,0001950:1.8mill 2013: 700,00
- from 2000 - 2012 there was a population decrease -25%
- 81.38% African american
- 12.37% Caucasian compared to 90.56% of Michigan
- Education and employment
- dropout rate 68%
- Illiteracy rate 47%
- lack of education causes unemployment
- dropout rate 68%
- Unemployment levels peaked in 2009 of 28%
- unemployment rate of black people 30% - higher than Detroit as a whole
- increase in crime
- lack of education causes unemployment
- homes and infrastructure
- since 2005 over 100 schools have closed down
- Education and employment
- Illiteracy rate 47%
- lack of education causes unemployment
- Unemployment levels peaked in 2009 of 28%
- unemployment rate of black people 30% - higher than Detroit as a whole
- increase in crime
- lack of education causes unemployment
- Illiteracy rate 47%
- Education and employment
- 2009 average house prices were $7,000 some were up for only hundred and still were not selling
- 2009, 9,000 houses put on market only 1/5 sold
- 2010 50-60% houses were foreclosure
- Houses were literally left abandoned because people could not afford the cost of living
- since 2005 over 100 schools have closed down
- Wealth and poverty
- consequence of debt not being paid
- $300 billion debt owed by Detroit
- Cuts in services
- Cuts in transport
- streetlights turned off to save money
- Increase crime
- Cuts in services
- $300 billion debt owed by Detroit
- 1/2 of children living in poverty
- 1/3 of all residents live below the federal poverty line
- consequence of debt not being paid
- Demographics
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