Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Wonk Race and ethnicity in Atlanta, in dots
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:21 AM
- Flickr
In Fischer's map of Atlanta above (click here to view), red is White, blue is Black, green is Asian, orange is Hispanic and gray is Other. Each dot represents 25 people. One doesn't have to point out the very obvious distinction between white and black. (Interesting that similar north-south divides are in Columbus and Augusta).
Thanks to metro Atlanta's lack of geographical boundaries, it's hard to gauge exact locations of neighborhoods and areas. People have started making notes on the Flickr image and pointing out such landmarks as Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and, thanks to what appears to be a large Hispanic population, Buford Highway. I'm guessing that red cluster of dots snaking below the north-south divide are such neighborhoods as Cabbagetown, Reynoldstown and Grant Park?
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Matches The 2009 Mayor's Race almost to a T! Glad we all vote along racial lines! The future of more divsersity: stick with those like you. YAY!
I get it. Red = white = Republican. Blue = black = Democrat. Clever.
RealWorld promises not to rest until the entire map is purple. How liveable would that city be, I wonder?
I promise not to rest until there's a map showing the Phish/Widespread Panic breakdown and the Andre 3000/Big Boi breakdown.
It's always politics with you, ain't it oy? So why are Asians listed as green and Hispanics as orange?
Actually, I don't think white is red.
I read an article in the NY Times this morning about this and whites are pink. They only appear red when clustered tightly together. Though it does make sense that whites clustered together think red...
People have always wanted to live near similar looking/thinking people. Nothing new here.
Add a gated entrance to that red cluster and it starts glowing. Turn on Fox News and it starts blinking rapidly.
Just kidding about the gate stuff.
Agree with smitty. We live and go where people are similar to us. Gays more welcome in gay neighborhoods aka; gayborhoods; and so on...no big revelation.
If you go to the large original image, you can see the major streets and highways, which can orient your view
NYC is very diverse and segregated just like ATL.
I live in North DeKalb County which is one of the few integrated areas in town, though my local elementary school does not reflect this. It is 66% Hispanic, 28% Black, 3$ White, and 3% Asian. This is mostly because dense areas (apartments) of mostly Hispanic/Black people with lots of children are next to areas of pretty mixed diversity people with few children--especially the gay neighbors (though they have the best yards).
We're hoping our daughter can learn Spanish when she starts elementary school in two years.
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