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Making Connections - West
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Making Connections - West at a Glance:
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SIZE 2.95 square miles (77.9) [569.4]
POPULATION Pyramid Chart
  Individuals 17,254 (199,414) [374,601]
Households 5,564 (80,772) [149,316]
29% Under 18 (25%) [26%]
DIVERSITY Pie Charts: Race, Hispanic, Combined
  48% White (84%) [88.3%] 32% Black or African Amer. (9%) [4.8]
xx.x% Non-Hispanic White (yy.y) 15%Hispanic (6%)  [4.4]
9.5% Asian or Pacific Islander (3.7%)  [2.6%] 1.5% Native American (0.5%)  [0.3%]
3.8% Other (0.3%)  [2.3%] 5.2% Claimed 2 or More Races (2.5%) [1.7%]
MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME $27,348($46,741)  [$57,578]
AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME $32,642($47,093)  [$58,441]
 %  OF INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY 28% (11%) [8%]
% OF HOUSEHOLDS ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 13% (8% ) [6%]
HOUSING
  Total number of housing units:  6,280(85,218) [156,447]
51.9% Single Family Units (68%) [69.9%]
6.1% Duplex Units (4%) [ 2.9%]
45.7% Multi-Family Units (30.3)  [28.1%]
72.5% of housing built before 1960 (59.6%) [40.5%]
11.3% Vacant units (5.3%) [4.7%] 
36.6% owner-occupied housing units (61.3%) [65.6%]
6.4% overcrowded housing units (2.7%)  [1.9%]
Average sale value of a single family unit Jan-Nov 1999 $xxx,xxx($yyy,yyy)  [  ]
 
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