[Vision2020] Boise-area suburban poverty growth in top ten list

[Kenneth Marcy]

The number of poor people in U.S. suburbs rose by 63.6% between 2000 and 
2011, from 10 million to well over 16 million people. For the first 
time, there are now more people living in poverty in the suburbs than in 
cities.

*7. Boise City-Nampa, Idaho*
*> Pct. growth, suburban poor population:* 129.7%
*> Suburban poverty rate:* 15.3% (16th highest)
*> Suburban share of metro poor population:* 62.8% (34th highest)
*> 10-yr. population change:* 32.6% (11th highest)

While the city of Boise had a 17.9% city poverty rate, well below the 
21.7% overall rate for cities in the United States, its suburbs had one 
of the nation's higher poverty rates of any large metro area. While the 
city population rose by just 5.5% between 2000 and 2010, the population 
of the suburbs rose by more than 50%. Boise was hit especially hard 
during the housing crisis. Even in early 2013, home prices were down 
more than 28% from five years before. The economic crisis cost many 
residents their jobs. After bottoming at 2.6% for 2006, the annual 
unemployment rate in Boise eventually rose to as high as 9.0% in 2010.

Here's the link for the complete article:

http://247wallst.com/2013/05/28/cities-where-suburban-poverty-is-skyrocketing/


Ken

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