Overall Opinion of Neighborhoods for Blacks and Hispanics in the Columbus MSA: 1987

Householders in the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) are generally satisfied with the overall quality of their neighborhoods, according to the American Housing Survey in 1987. On a scale of 1 (worst) to 10 (best), 68.2% of all householders rated their neighborhoods an 8, 9 or 10 (best) overall, and only 5.3% rated their neighborhoods a 1, 2 or 3 (worst). For specific sub-populations, however, variation in satisfaction exists. As the chart above illustrates, blacks and Hispanics were less satisfied with their neighborhoods than were all householders in the Columbus MSA in general. 56.2% of blacks and 48.4% of Hispanics rated their neighborhoods and 8, 9 or 10 (best), while 8.4% and 12.9% rated neighborhoods a 1, 2 or 3 (worst), respectively. This lower level of satisfaction reflects the higher incidence of neighborhood problems reported by blacks and Hispanics. 47.7% of blacks and 46.9% of Hispanics reported a neighborhood problem in 1987, compared to 44.6% of all Columbus MSA householders. Other people was the problem most frequently reported; 18.8% of black householders and 21.9% of Hispanic householders.

Overall Opinion of Neighborhoods for Blacks and Hispanics in the Columbus MSA: 1987

           Columbus MSA           Black             Hispanic   
Rating      Households    %    Households    %     Households    %


1 (Worst)      9,800    2.0       2,800    5.2          300    9.7
2              5,900    1.2         900    1.7          ---    0.0
3             10,500    2.1         800    1.5          100    3.2
4              8,000    1.6       1,100    2.0          100    3.2
5             41,200    8.3       7,600   14.1          500   16.1
6             27,800    5.6       3,900    7.2          ---    0.0
7             54,400   11.0       6,500   12.1          600   19.4
8            108,500   21.9      13,000   24.2          200    6.5
9             72,500   14.6       5,800   10.8          500   16.1
10 (Best)    156,900   31.7      11,400   21.2          800   25.8

Total        495,500  100.0      53,800  100.0        3,100  100.0

Neighborhood Problems Reported by Black and Hispanic Households in the Columbus MSA: 1987

             Columbus MSA          Black           Hispanic    
Problem       Households    %   Households    %   Households      %


None           271,300   54.8     27,800   51.6       1,700    53.1

With Problem   220,800   44.6     25,700   47.7       1,500    46.9 
 Crime          31,400    6.3      5,500   10.2         300     9.4 
 Noise          34,500    7.0      3,300    6.1         300     9.4 
 Traffic        42,600    8.6      2,400    4.5         400    12.5 
 Litter/Hous'g
 Deterioration  31,100    6.3      4,900    9.1         700    21.9 
 Poor Public
    Services    11,700    2.4      1,500    2.8         200     6.3 
 Undesirable
  Land Uses     11,900    2.4      1,400    2.6         300     9.4 
People          88,100   17.8     10,300   19.1         700    21.9 
 Other          44,200    8.9      5,700   10.6         200     6.3 
 Not Reported    4,100    0.8        300    0.6         ---     0.0

Note: Totals may not add up to 100% because more than one category may apply to a household.

Source: American Housing Survey for the Columbus MSA, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Bureau of the Census

Filename: PS-015

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