Table 2 Racial/ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparity for Superfund Host Versus Non-Host Census Tracts (US Census 2000)
From: Spatial disparity in the distribution of superfund sites in South Carolina: an ecological study
Demographics & Socioeconomic Variables | Census Tracts* | Superfund Host Tracts ** | Superfund Non-Host Tracts ** |
|---|---|---|---|
Population (%) | 4,012,012 | 2,197,252 (54.8) | 1,814,760 (45.2) |
Black Population (%) | 1,185,216 (29.5) | 662,949 (55.9) | 522,267 (44.1) |
White Population (%) | 2695560 (67.2) | 1,464,784 (54.3) | 1,230,776 (45.7) |
Non-White Population (%) | 1,316,452 (32.8) | 732,468 (55.6) | 583,984 (44.4) |
Population Below Poverty Line (%) | 567,783 (14.2) | 324,523 (57.2) | 243,260 (42.8) |
Population Above Poverty Line (%) | 3,444,229 (85.9) | 1,872,729 (54.4) | 1,571,500 (45.6) |
Population with < HS Education (%) | 953,243 (23.8) | 564,396 (59.21) | 388,847 (40.8) |
Population with HS Education (%) | 3,058,769 (76.2) | 1,632,856 (53.4) | 1,425,913 (46.6) |
Unemployed Population (%) | 146,043 (3.6) | 79,559 (54.5) | 66,484 (45.5) |
Employed Population (%) | 3,865,969 (96.4) | 2,117,693 (54.8) | 1,748,276 (45.2) |