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Population<br />

G.3<br />

Table G.2.1 Selected Data characteristics <strong>of</strong> Three Reference Sites,<br />

Socioeconomic Impact Analysis (a)<br />

Southwest Site Midwest Site Southeast Site<br />

Characteristic County Region County Region County Region<br />

Estimated total population 1975 42,000 142,000 47,000 2,154,000 17,000 487,000<br />

% Change 1965-1970 -8.5 -8.6 15.0 11.1 -1.4 4.2<br />

% Change 1970-1975 3.2 5.8 24.9 3.8 11.9 2.6<br />

Unemployed construction labor<br />

force, 1980 -- 390 -- 10,660 --- 2,420<br />

Net migration rate 1965-1970 -14.9 -14.6 7.4 3.0 -6.6 -2.4<br />

Net migration rate 1970-1975 -0.9 0.5 18.4 -0.7 6.1 -2.2<br />

% Urban 1970 76.9 78.9 8.4 85.1 40.9 50.1<br />

Density 1970 (persons per sq. mi.) 9.9 9.2 57.8 246.8 31.1 60.1<br />

% Nonwhite 1970 2.9 5.0 0.3 2.4 41.3 38.3<br />

% Families with children under 18,<br />

1970 56.8 59.3 59.4 59.7 57.6 57.6<br />

Median age 1970 27.2 26.3 25.6 25.6 24.9 24.5<br />

Employment<br />

Nonworker to worker ratio 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.5<br />

% Employed in farming 5.7 5.8 13.6 2.2 8.5 4.9<br />

% Employed in construction 7.7 5.6 6.0 3.7 5.2 5.8<br />

% Unemployed 5.1 5.1 4.5 3.3 4.6 4.3<br />

% Below poverty level 17.8 16.6 10.8 5.5 24.6 22.3<br />

Median family income 7,870 7,965 8,936 11,242 6,997 7,166<br />

Education<br />

Median years school completed 11.9 12.0 12.2 12.3 9.8 10.6<br />

% High school graduates 49.3 51.3 56.0 64.5 29.8 37.0<br />

Housing<br />

% Housing units renter occupied 25.9 25.7 15.8 31.5 33.4 33.2<br />

% Units vacant 16.1 18.2 6.4 3.4 9.4 8.3<br />

Trailers as % <strong>of</strong> housing units 2.5 3.3 6.5 1.8 7.2 5.8<br />

% Units lacking plumbing 5.0 3.6 8.7 4.0 29.3 19.7<br />

% Units built 1939 or earlier 19.2 17.6 53.3 41.1 36.8 30.6<br />

% Units with 1+ persons per room 11.7 11.6 9.5 6.9 15.1 13.1<br />

% Units using public sewer service 77.8 82.1 39.3 82.7 45.8 46.3<br />

(a) These data were developed from standard sources, but since sites are generic, no<br />

identifying information is given.

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