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Youth Enrichment Zone: Overview of Two Census Tracks
What is the Youth Enrichment Zone (YEZ)? Wilmington's Youth Enrichment Zoneaims to plug at-risk families into community programs that focus on education, early child care and job training. Geographically, the zone encompasses the historic northside district where Snipes Elementary and DC Virgo Middle School are located. Organizers say the goal is to help families in this neighborhood keep their kids in school and away from violence.
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Census
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Census
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Total
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Population
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2161
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1717
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3878
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Occupied households
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900
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727
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1627
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% white
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39.1
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20.6
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0.3089
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Total white
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845
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353
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1198
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% black
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59.1
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75.5
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0.6640
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Total black
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1278
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1297
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2575
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% hispanic
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0
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3.8
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0.0170
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Total hispsanic
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1
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65
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66
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Income
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|
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Household income
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31148
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22957
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27052
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% below poverty
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29.2
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41.8
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34.6
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Below poverty
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626
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717
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1343
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Employment
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% unemployed
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11.7
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14.4
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0.128
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number unemployed
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130
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118
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248
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labor force
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1115
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822
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1937
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Insurance status
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|
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% uninsured
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21.1
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21.5
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Housing
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|
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% renting
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57
|
66
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0.6103
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number renting
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513
|
480
|
993
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% paying >30% on housing
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63.7
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66
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0.3958
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number paying >30%
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327
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317
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644
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% crowded households
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1.4
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6.1
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0.0350
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number crowded households
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13
|
44
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57
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% households w/o vehicle
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16.4
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16.8
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0.1659
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number households w/o vehicle
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148
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122
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270
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Social/Neighborhood
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|
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% did not grauduate high school
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16.5
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22.2
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0.1908
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number of not graduating
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264
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292
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556
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number 18+ YOA
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1601
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1313
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2914
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% single parent
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62.6
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68.9
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0.6533
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One-parent families
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291
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248
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539
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Families
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465
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360
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825
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Food Desert
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1
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1
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2
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number w/low access to grocery
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1095
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853
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1948
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% with low access to grocery
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0.5067
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0.4968
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0.5023
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Index value
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0.7
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1.1
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Social Resources domain
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0.7
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1
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Economic domain
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0.4
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0.7
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Housing and Transport domain
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0.9
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1.5
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