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COMMUNITY TYPE

Minority Central

Characteristics

Located primarily in the South
Home to large pockets of black residents but a below average percentage of Hispanics and Asians.
Counties with median household incomes below national median though there is a large disparity in income between black and white households
Racial disparity mirrored in voting trends as well with blacks voting Democratic and whites supporting Republicans

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Community Type Demographics

Ethnicity

Presidential Election Results

2004

48%
Kerry

51%
Bush

2008

50%
Obama

49%
McCain

Representative Communities

Community Type Comparison

Household Income by Race (2006)

Minority Central

$36,092
White Households

$20,184
Black Households

National

$38,277
White Households

$28,198
Black Households

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