"Unpacking the 2010 Census: The New Realities of Race, Class, and Jurisdiction" is co-sponsored by Hope in the Cities and the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities. The program examines the dramatically changing landscape of human need and what we must do collectively to address the plight of our neighbors and to build a just and inclusive community in metropolitan Richmond, Virginia. This presentation was conceived, researched and designed by Dr. John V. Moeser, Senior Fellow at the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Richmond. Part 3 of the "Unpacking the 2010 Census" presentation explores interventions for and implications of the data in metropolitan Richmond, along with an overview of the Anti-Poverty Commission's recommendations.
3. Henrico County is
the region’s
largest employer.
200000
Between 1990
and 2011, the Chesterfield
region gained 150000 Hanover
82,798 jobs. The
Henrico
City lost over
41, 385 jobs 100000 Richmond
Goochland
Between 2010
50000 Powhatan
and 2011, the
region gained Charles City
5307 jobs. The 0 New Kent
City gained 1990 2000 2010 2011
1,380 jobs,
26% of total
regional jobs.
4. High Wage: $60,000
+
Manufacturing
Information
Finance & Insurance
Professional & Technical
90,000.00
Services
80,000.00
Middle : $35,001-59,999 70,000.00
Utilities
Construction
60,000.00
Wholesale Trade
50,000.00
Transportation & Warehousing
Real Estate & Rental Leasing 40,000.00
Mgt of Companies
Educational Service 30,000.00
Health & Social Services
Public Administration 20,000.00
10,000.00
Low: $35,000 & Below
Retail Trade 0.00
Admin. & Waste Services 1990 2000 2008 2010 2011
Arts, Entertainment, &
Recreation
Accommodation & Food
Services
Other Services, Ex. Pub
Administration
5. Market rent for 2-bedroom apartment = $878
At 30% of income, income necessary to rent =
$35,120
Number of full time minimum wage jobs needed
for 2-bedroom apartment = 2.3
30% of all state employees in Virginia earn less than
$35,000
Hourly wage needed for 2-bedroom apt. = $16.88
Average wage for renters in Richmond = $14.53
Federal minimum wage = $7.25
6. Of the 2,136 square New Kent,
miles encompassed by Chesterfield,
Charles 10.00%
the eight localities- 20.00%
City, 8.00%
Chesterfield= 434 sm.
Hanover= 468 sm.
Powhatan,
Henrico= 238 sm. 12.00%
Richmond= 60 sm.
Goochland= 281 sm.
Powhatan= 261 sm.
Charles City=181 sm. Goochland,
New Kent=213 sm.
13.00% Richmond, Hanover, 22%
Henrico,
3.00% 11.00%
13. Surveyed nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas
for access to jobs by transit within ¾ mile of
residence, ¾ mile of job, trip no longer than 90
minutes
Metropolitan Richmond ranks 92nd in access to jobs by transit.
Only 25% of metropolitan Richmonders have transit access to
jobs within 90 minutes
In the City of Richmond, 100% of working age residents can
access transit within ¾ mile of residence. Richmond ranks 1
among 100 metropolitan cities
Just the opposite in Richmond’s suburbs .
As a whole, metro Richmond ranks 95th in access to transit
26% of metropolitan jobs accessible by transit
14. Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail
Transportation and Warehousing
15. Finance and Educational Services
Insurance
Health Care
Real Estate and
Leasing
Arts and
Entertainment
Professional Services
Public
Management Administration
Administrative
16. Route 250 - Broad Street
Route 360 - Hull Street
Route 60 - Midlothian
Route 1 - Jeff Davis
Evaluated area within ¼ mile both sides of corridors
22. Bank On Program
Targeted Program to Reach Disconnected
Youth
Promote Financial Literacy and Virginia
IDA Program
Invest in Community Navigators
Aggressively Promote Alternatives to
Incarceration
Adopt Living Wage Ordinance
23. Re-assess Existing City Employment
Practices
Expand Car Ownership/Leasing
Programs
Develop Comprehensive Citywide
Housing Plan
Create One-Stop Business Service Center
Create One-Stop Accessible Employment
Services for Unemployed
24. Advocate for Full and Effective
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in
Virginia
Medicaid Expansion
Advocate for Revisions to Eligibility Rules in
Virginia for Unemployment Insurance and
SNAP
Advocate for Making State Earned Income
Credit Refundable Increases in TANF Benefit
Size
Reform of Statewide Local Composite Index