America’s Racially Diverse Suburbs: Opportunities and Challenges

50 Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Community types in the 50 largest metropolitan areas

2000 2010

Exurbs Exurbs Predominantly 14,533,326 16,983,337 White Suburbs 9% Predominantly Central Cities 10% Central Cities 39,333,003 White Suburbs 47,406,687 49,199,197 26% 30,180,578 31% 29% 18%

Predominantly Diverse Diverse Non-white Suburbs Suburbs Suburbs 52,748,396 Predominantly 40,350,901 20,122,337 31% Non-white Suburbs 26% 12% 11,711,327 8%

Characteristics of the Community Types in the 50 largest metropolitan areas

Median Income, 2005-09 Poverty Rate, 2005-09 Tax Capacity per capita, 2008 (% of metropolitan area average) Jobs per 100 Residents, 2008 (% of metropolitan area average) (% of metropolitan area average)

Central Cities 81 59 149 88

Diverse Suburbs 104 40 68 97

Predominantly 79 29 123 66 Non-white Suburbs

Predominantly 122 30 44 108 White Suburbs

Exurbs 101 13 68 84

Data Sources: Population, income and poverty—Census Bureau; Jobs—Local Employer-Household Dynamics Program; Tax base—various state and local government sources. America’s Racially Diverse Suburbs: Opportunities and Challenges

Denver Metropolitan Area

Community Types in Denver 2000 2010 Predominantly Exurbs, Exurbs Central Cities Exurbs Central Cities 649,309 White 50,256 591,855 Suburbs,605,011 697,543 22% 18% Central City, 21% 386,127 620,96121% Predominantly Non-white Suburbs, 96

Predominantly White Suburbs 888,300 26% Diverse DiversePredominantly Suburbs Suburbs,Non-white 1,199,416 1,657,585Suburbs 35% Predominantly Diverse Suburbs 234 White Suburbs 900,392 0% Predominantly 31% 743,811 Non-white Suburbs 26% 357 0%

Characteristics of the Community Types in Denver

Tax Capacity per capita, 2008 Median Income, 2005-09 Jobs per 100 Residents, 2008 Poverty Rate, 2005-09 (% of metropolitan area average)

CentralCentral Cities City 52,43347,679 78 80 20 26 132

Diverse Suburbs 49,62664,420 36 32 12 11 64

Predominantly 20,62539,710 26 103 18 35 94 Non-white Suburbs

Predominantly 83,70982,583 2636 4 5 95 White Suburbs

Exurbs 54,498 79,866 1624 9 13 83

Data Sources: Population, income and poverty—Census Bureau; Jobs—Local Employer-Household Dynamics Program; Tax base—various state and local government sources. Denver Metropolitan Area: Fact Sheet Breakdown of Community Type

Share of Share of 2010 Metro Suburban Population Population Population Diverse 1,199,416 35 45 Predominantly non-white 234 00 Predominantly white 888,300 26 33 Exurb 605,011 18 22 Central City 697,543 21

Examples of Large Diverse Suburbs 2010 2000 2010 % of Population Population Population Non-white Aurora city 276,393 325,078 53 Lakewood city 144,126 142,980 29 Thornton city 82,384 118,772 40 Westminster city 100,940 106,114 30 Greeley city 76,930 92,889 41 Longmont city 71,093 86,270 31 Broomfield 38,272 55,889 21 Commerce City city 20,991 45,913 54 Northglenn city 31,575 35,789 39

Examples of Suburbs in Rapid Transition

2000 2010 % of Population % of Population % Point Non-white Non-white Change Glenn Heights city 43 75 32 DeSoto city 55 83 28 Sansom Park city 31 58 27 Cedar Hill city 49 74 25 Duncanville city 43 68 25 Balch Springs city 47 72 25 Mesquite city 35 58 23 Wylie city 15 38 23 Seagoville city 30 52 22 Lancaster city 66 87 21 River Oaks city 30 51 21 Blue Mound city 34 55 21

If you have any questions please contact Myron Orfield at 612‐625‐7976 or Eric Myott at 612‐625‐2866 DENVER REGION: Community Type by Municipality and County Unincorporated Area, 2000

Nunn ALBANY WY LARAMIE KIMBALL CO Wellington LARIMER WELD

25 Pierce JACK- Map ¡¢ SON Area $ 0 10 GRAND BOULDER MORGAN Fort Timnath Ault Collins Severance Miles ADAMS Denver Eaton CLEAR CREEK ARAPAHOE LARIMER Loveland Windsor

Greeley PARK ELBERT DOUGLAS Evans Kersey Estes Park EL PASO Johns- town Garden City

TELLER LINCOLN La Salle Greater Denver Metropolitan Area Milliken

Berthoud Gilcrest Values of Municipalities Lyons Mead Outside Map Area and Longmont WELD Their County Locations: Platteville Alma Park Co. Deer Trail Arapahoe Co. 76 Fairplay Park Co. Firestone ¡¢ Jamestown Grover Weld Co. ¤£36 Limon Elbert Co. Frederick Fort Lupton Palmer Lake Douglas Co. Ward Hudson Keenesburg Raymer Weld Co. Lafayette Dacono Simla Elbert Co. Boulder BOULDER Erie NG Lochbuie Annotation Key: CH- Cherry Hills Village CV - Columbine Valley Louisville BROOM- 470 Brighton EW- Edgewater Nederland UV Superior FIELD Thornton F - Foxfield Broomfield ADAMS FH - Federal Heights GILPIN Westminster NG GV- Greenwood Village LS - Lakeside Central MV- Mountain View City NG- Northglenn Black FH Commerce - Sheridan Hawk SD Arvada City Wheat Ridge Empire DENVER 70 MV LS CLEAR CREEK ¡¢ Denver EW 70 Georgetown Golden Lake- Glendale ¡¢ Idaho Springs Bennett wood Aurora Silver Plume Englewood SD Legend Morrison ¡¢225 ARAPAHOE CH GV Central Cities (2) JEFFERSON Bow Mar F CV Predominantly non-white (1) UV470 Centennial Diverse (20) Littleton Lone Tree ¤£285 Predominantly white (29) Parker ELBERT Castle Pines North Exurb (47) Definitions: Predominantly non-white: Municipalities with more than 60% Elizabeth of the population non-white in 2000 and more than 10% Castle Rock Kiowa of land urban. Diverse: Municipalities with non-white shares between 20% and 60% in 2000 and more than 10% of land urban. Predominantly white: Municipalities with white shares greater DOUGLAS 25 than 80% in 2000 and more than 10% of land urban. ¡¢ Exurbs: Municipalities with less than 10% of total land area Larkspur urban (by Census definition of urban) in 2000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau DENVER REGION: Community Type by Municipality and County Unincorporated Area, 2010

Nunn ALBANY WY LARAMIE KIMBALL CO Wellington LARIMER WELD

25 Pierce JACK- Map ¡¢ SON Area $ 0 10 GRAND BOULDER MORGAN Fort Timnath Ault Collins Severance Miles ADAMS Denver Eaton CLEAR CREEK ARAPAHOE LARIMER Loveland Windsor

Greeley PARK ELBERT DOUGLAS Evans Kersey Estes Park EL PASO Johns- town Garden City

TELLER LINCOLN La Salle Greater Denver Metropolitan Area Milliken

Berthoud Gilcrest Values of Municipalities Lyons Mead Outside Map Area and Longmont WELD Their County Locations: Platteville Alma Park Co. Deer Trail Arapahoe Co. 76 Fairplay Park Co. Firestone ¡¢ Jamestown Grover Weld Co. ¤£36 Limon Elbert Co. Frederick Fort Lupton Palmer Lake Douglas Co. Ward Hudson Keenesburg Raymer Weld Co. Lafayette Dacono Simla Elbert Co. Boulder BOULDER Erie NG Lochbuie Annotation Key: CH- Cherry Hills Village CV - Columbine Valley Louisville BROOM- 470 Brighton EW- Edgewater Nederland UV Superior FIELD Thornton F - Foxfield Broomfield ADAMS FH - Federal Heights GILPIN Westminster NG GV- Greenwood Village LS - Lakeside Central MV- Mountain View City NG- Northglenn Black FH Commerce - Sheridan Hawk SD Arvada City Wheat Ridge Empire DENVER 70 MV LS CLEAR CREEK ¡¢ Denver EW 70 Georgetown Golden Lake- Glendale ¡¢ Idaho Springs Bennett wood Aurora Silver Plume Englewood SD Legend Morrison ¡¢225 ARAPAHOE CH GV Central Cities (2) JEFFERSON Bow Mar F CV Predominantly non-white (1) UV470 Centennial Diverse (23) Littleton Lone Tree ¤£285 Predominantly white (26) Parker ELBERT Castle Pines North Exurb (47) Definitions: Predominantly non-white: Municipalities with more than 60% Elizabeth of the population non-white in 2010 and more than 10% Castle Rock Kiowa of land urban. Diverse: Municipalities with non-white shares between 20% and 60% in 2010 and more than 10% of land urban. Predominantly white: Municipalities with white shares greater DOUGLAS 25 than 80% in 2010 and more than 10% of land urban. ¡¢ Exurbs: Municipalities with less than 10% of total land area Larkspur urban (by Census definition of urban) in 2000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau