Posted May 18, 201015 yr Im doing a report for school and i was wondering if you guys could help me get some information. I am looking to find the race differences in Cleveland's neighborhoods. Which neighborhoods or areas citizens are mostly Black White Asian Hispanic And which ones have the best diversity?
May 18, 201015 yr Hello Student4. I'd recommend using one of the great web interfaces out there, like: NEOCANDO: http://neocando.case.edu/cando/index.jsp Policymap: http://www.policymap.com/ Social Exlorer: http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx Keep in mind that the tract-level data (and I think any neighborhood level data for Cleveland) will be based off of the 2000 census, so will be a bit out of date. Good luck!
May 18, 201015 yr The inner-city Eastside is mostly black, and I do mean "mostly" Most Cleveland area hispanics are on the Westside Asiatown has a decent Asian population, but then you have to travel to the far East-side suburbs, like Orange Village and Solon to find them in numbers again The East-side inner-ring suburbs are probably the most diverse IMO, although certain parts of the inner-city Westside might be catching up or surpassing that level of diversity. The West-side suburbs are predominantly white with few exceptions. Don't forget about Cleveland's large Jewish population, which you will find in the East-side suburbs, especially Cleveland Hts, University Hts, Beachwood and Shaker Hts. Far east suburbs like Mayfield Heights also have a large eastern european (particularly Russian) population which is noticeable.
May 18, 201015 yr I'd recommend asking a librarian for some sources, instead of relying on hearsay and opinions.
May 18, 201015 yr ^Or the web sites I suggest! They're not opinion, they're interfaces with the underlying data.
May 18, 201015 yr The personal observations and knowledge of Cleveland area residents are not hearsay or opinion. Think of it like being a witness in court. 'Hearsay' would be you saying something that someone else said. 'Opinion' would be testimony not based on personal knowledge and observation. If the OP wants to pick our brain, there is nothing wrong with that. I am sure he/she will not cite UrbanOhio as a 'source' in his/her report. But our responses can get the OP started in the research process.
May 18, 201015 yr ^Or the web sites I suggest! They're not opinion, they're interfaces with the underlying data. Didn't mean to imply otherwise, I was really responding to Hts121's post, which is personal opinion. I just don't think a student should do their own research. It sounded to me, perhaps incorrectly, that the OP looking for material to put in their paper so they don't have to do any research.
May 18, 201015 yr ^Or the web sites I suggest! They're not opinion, they're interfaces with the underlying data. Didn't mean to imply otherwise, I was really responding to Hts121's post, which is personal opinion. I just don't think a student should do their own research. It sounded to me, perhaps incorrectly, that the OP looking for material to put in their paper so they don't have to do any research. No, I would say Hts's post is more of a summary of factual information. Do you think anything he posted is inaccurate? Incomplete, maybe. Summarized, yes. Inaccurate, not really.
May 18, 201015 yr How should I know if it's factual? I don't work in any kind of position where I have access to information that could verify whether or not it's true. Whether or not I agree with his opinions or not doesn't mean that I'm right or he's wrong, they're just different opinions. Or the same, but still just opinions. I mean, also, how are we defining "diverse?" He mentions Asians so I assume we're not just talking about African-Americans, right? In which case, I'd certainly mention Lakewood as having a huge population of Arab-Americans and the SW side for having very large numbers of Indian residents. Just as an example.
May 19, 201015 yr My post represents my observations as a resident of Cleveland for several decades, not my opinions (except when stated otherwise in the response - see "IMO" short for "in my opinion"). Is it my opinion that the inner city on the east side is mostly black? No. That is a fact. How about that west-side suburbs are predominantly white with few exceptions? That is a fact too, no? Is it not accurate to say that most of Cleveland's hispanic residents are on the west-side? If I was to tell you that most families on my block are white, would that be opinion or observation?
May 19, 201015 yr My post represents my observations as a resident of Cleveland for several decades, not my opinions (except when stated otherwise in the response - see "IMO" short for "in my opinion"). Is it my opinion that the inner city on the east side is mostly black? No. That is a fact. How about that west-side suburbs are predominantly white with few exceptions? That is a fact too, no? Is it not accurate to say that most of Cleveland's hispanic Latino residents are on the west-side? If I was to tell you that most families on my block are white, would that be opinion or observation? The inner-city Eastside is mostly black, and I do mean "mostly" Most Cleveland area hispanics Latinos are on the Westside Asiatown has a decent Asian population, but then you have to travel to the far East-side suburbs, like Orange Village and Solon to find them in numbers again The East-side inner-ring suburbs are probably the most diverse IMO, although certain parts of the inner-city Westside might be catching up or surpassing that level of diversity. The West-side suburbs are predominantly white with few exceptions. Don't forget about Cleveland's large Jewish population, which you will find in the East-side suburbs, especially Cleveland Hts, University Hts, Beachwood and Shaker Hts. Far east suburbs like Mayfield Heights also have a large eastern european (particularly Russian) population which is noticeable.
May 19, 201015 yr I think it's one thing to talk about your block, and another to talk about whole sections of city. Sorry I missed the "IMO."
May 19, 201015 yr Hts121's posts were pretty factual. The Census Bureau website has most of the information you're looking for, including some great maps, though the most detailed stuff is going to be based on 2000 data.
May 19, 201015 yr There's nothing wrong with knowing the basic makeup of your city, and Hts121 clearly knows it. Even in the "information age" it's still possible for people to learn things through observation and analysis. These are skills we need to hang onto. I'll never accept that we have to trust outside sources more than we trust our own eyes and ears and minds. It's not about who cites the most data. Right is right. This is not to say that everyone is always right, just that people can be right without letting experts and statistics speak for them.
May 19, 201015 yr Student4, welcome to urban ohio. We are happy to help, please keep the questions coming. Forumers, please keep in mind that this student turned to urban ohio as a resource. Let's be the adults here.
May 19, 201015 yr Thanks a lot everybody. And thanks a lot StrapHanger for the links. PolicyMap was perfect!
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