Housing GSO: HRA Greensboro Affordable Housing Plan

MARKET CONTEXT

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS | Growth in Black Residents

Greensboro is a majority minority city and its recent growth is driven by gains in its black population. Despite increased diversity citywide, many of the city’s neighborhoods continue to experience racial segregation.

2010 2017 Black (Non-Hispanic/Latino) Population, 2010-2017

African-American Population by Tract, 2010 & 2017

+19%

0% to 20% Black

20% to 40% Black

40% to 60% Black

60% to 80% Black

80% to 100% Black

300,000

250,000

200,000

2017

2010

+14%

+16%

150,000

+14%

+6%

100,000

+7%

50,000

0

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Charlotte

Source: 2010, 2017 ACS Estimates, Social Explorer

Share of the City’s Overall Growth:

Greensboro added 3,300 black households earning over $50K from 2010 to 2017. Most of these new residents continue to reside in the city’s historically black neighborhoods, even though their incomes may have allowed them greater choice within the market. These factors suggest that Greensboro’s recent population growth hasn’t impacted longstanding patterns of housing segregation.

25%

28%

34%

76%

23%

38%

Source: 2010, 2017 ACS Estimates From 2010 to 2017, Greensboro gained 16,314 black residents, an increase of 16% in less than seven years. While this growth rate is similar to other major cities in North Carolina, the share of growth is much higher.

Greensboro’s new black residents accounted for over 76% of the city’s overall growth from 2010 to 2017, more than double the rate of all other cities.

HR&A Advisors, Inc.

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