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COMMUNITY TYPE

Industrial Metropolis

Characteristics

Densely populated urban centers
More diverse and younger than the national average
Median income is $10,000 higher than the national county average
Likely to vote Democratic

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Community Type Demographics

Ethnicity

Presidential Election Results

2004

63%
Kerry

36%
Bush

2008

68%
Obama

31%
McCain

Representative Communities

Community Type Comparison

Median Household Income

$51,234
Industrial Metropolis

$36,934
National

Around the Nation

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Philadelphia Averts Budget Nightmare

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Obama engages on healthcare with high approval, policy doubts

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Philadelphia Plans Potential Layoffs in Doomsday Budget

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is giving Pennsylvania lawmakers an extra week to approve a city sales tax hike and pension changes, without which the city will have to begin implementing its Doomsday budget scenario, called Plan C.