Although there are many similarities between the development of Chicago and Chongqing, the speed and scale of Chongqing’s development is unprecedented and puts it in a class of its own. Chongqing is growing eight times as fast as Chicago had, averaging three hundred thousand new people a year. These citizens migrate to cities like Chongqing mainly for employment. In China, there is a massive pool of labor that will work for very low wages, as many Chinese individuals are used to surviving on less than two dollars a day. Combine inexpensive labor with modern factory technology, and one may understand the reason for huge investments in city expansion projects and infrastructure, and perhaps the Chinese competitive advantage.
What accounted for the rise of urbanization in America during the nineteenth century? Urban population of America increased seven fold after Civil War, natural increase accounted for a small part of urban growth, high infant mortality, declining fertility rate, high death rate .In 1900 almost 14 percent were urbanites even though only 12 cities had 1 million or more inhabitants. An agricultural economy to an industrial economy in the end of the 19th century were the most successful nation.The years of industrial expansion after the Civil War brought important changes to American society. The country became increasingly urban, and cities grew not only in terms of population but also in size, with skyscrapers pushing cities upward and new transportation systems extending the outward. Part of the urban population growth was fueled by an unprecedented mass immigration to the United States that continued unabated into the first two decades of the twentieth century.
Florida’s Palm Coast has nation’s biggest unemployment jump by Jeff Harrington for the St. Petersburg Times on January 5, 2010, reviews the statistics of Palm Coast. “Palm Coast, with an unemployment rate of 16.8 percent, is the largest city in Flagler County, which has the highest unemployment rate among any Florida county.” Palm Coast was once seen as the largest growing city in the nation because of the cheap homes and jobs that seemed enticing to Northerners. Too many people moving in at the same time meant a high demand for jobs that just weren’t
Plano tends to have one of the highest median incomes of any city in the United States along with a population of 200,000. Yet people tend to stand oblivious to the reality of the low class people. Plano houses many families in deep financial need. A lost job can easily move a family from an extravagant lifestyle to the streets in a flash. There are, however, benefits people can reap through this crisis.
A 25 year trend, 1979-2004 “The average after-tax income of the top one percent of the population nearly tripled…for a total increase of…176 percent. By contrast, the average after-tax income of the middle fifth of the population rose a relatively modest 21 percent… The average after-tax income of the poorest fifth of the population rose just 6 percent” (Aron-Dine). II. The bigger the income gap, the more crime, ect. III.
Franklin Township Needs Assessment Elyse Kocylowskyi October 8, 2012 Franklin Township, NJ Franklin Township is the most populated municipality of Somerset County, containing 62,300 people, with a population density of 1,350 persons per square mile (Brandstetter, 2010). Franklin Township, to be hereafter called Franklin, not only has the largest population, it also has the fastest growing – with a rate 2.4 times higher than any other municipality, accounting for 43.9% of the total population growth in Somerset County between 2000 and 2010 (NJSDC, 2011). Money Magazine’s ranking of the ‘one-hundred best places to live’ in the US listed Franklin as the fifth best place to live in 2008, and the twenty-fifth best place to live for
This demographic will continually increase due to baby boomers entering their retirement years as well as the number of elderly living past the age of 85. Likewise, the Hispanic elderly population will increase by 12.8 million and is expected to be one of the largest minority groups living older in age (Woodside & McCalm, 2011). This population surge will cause issues for governments and agencies at all levels with implications in policy making, planning and many other areas. This means increased education levels and more elderly citizens who are minorities. On the same token, the income for elderly
With increasing demand for these facilities, organizations are seeing 25 to 60 percent increases (November 27, 1986). For example, the Holy Trinity Ministry to the Poor projected a 144 percent increase this year (November 27, 1986). The economy of Texas with an unemployment rate of 9.5 percent (1.5 percent higher the past year) along with the increasing number of transient out-of-towners has helped increase the problem with homeless being on the streets (November 27, 1986). In addition, the shortage of more than 45,000 units of low-income housing,
This dire statistic earns Dyers County the title of the eight highest unemployment rate for counties in the state of Tennessee. Due to the overall downturn in the nation’s economic status the effects of the recession can easily be seen in Dyer County—numerous empty buildings that once housed small businesses and a number of home foreclosure sale signs in the yards of now empty residences. The annual median income for Dyer County residents is $32,788, and the median income for a family is $39,848. “Males had a median income of $31,182 versus $21,605 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,451.
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing group among all racial and ethnic groups identified in the U.S. Census. The numbers of Asian Americans have doubled in every census, from 0.60 million to 10.03 million in a span of less than 50 years (Sue, 2006) Korean Americans make up the fifth largest subgroup population of Asian Americans. Around 1.7 million of Korean descent resides in the U.S., making it the second largest Korean population living outside of Korea. Hawaii, California, and New York have the highest concentration of Korean Americans in the United States. (Chang, 2013) They are a highly urban population and are scattered all over the country.