charlotte: facing the challenges of economic
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CHARLOTTE: FACING THE CHALLENGES OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND MOBILITY
Owen Furuseth, PhD, Associate Provost, Metropolitan Studies and Extended Academic Programs, UNC Charlotte
Presentation to Integrated Network for Social Sustainability 2016 ConferenceCenter City CampusUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
June 9, 2016
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Charlotte is a great place to live and work
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With good quality of life
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Population is growing…and growth is expected to continue
315,474395,934
540,828
731,424
917,615
1,065,432
1,215,458
404,270
511,433
695,454
919,628
1,112,382
1,301,067
1,492,015
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Sources: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning DepartmentCharlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization; US Census
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Source: 2014 American Community Survey 1-year estimates
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Immigrant Overview for Mecklenburg County, 2012 (Foreign-Born equals Immigrant)
Total Foreign-Born 13.6% (128,879)
Region of BirthLatin America 51.5%Asia 27.3%Europe 10.9%Africa 8.4%North America (Canada) 1.4%
Oceania 0.4%
Entered U.S.Before 2000 50.7%2000-2009 43.4%2010 or later 5.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 3-year estimates (2010-2012).
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But… ranked last in upward mobility
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About the Chetty study
■ What are the chances for a child succeeding, independently of family status and the environment where she grows up? (inter-generational mobility)
■ Sample: children born 1980-1982
■ Child and parent pairs coded by 741 commuting zones
■ Compared adult children’s positions on the national income distribution with their parents’
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Kansas City
CharlotteRaleighAtlanta
Portland
Minneapolis
Salt Lake City
Income percentile
How do children from below‐median income families fare by adulthood?
Data source: Equality of Opportunity Project, 2014
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Upward mobility is especially low across the south and parts of the rust belt
Data source: Equality of Opportunity Project, 2014
Average income percentile of children whose parents were in the 25th percentile
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opportunitycharmeck.org
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A Community Task Force
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Partners
thecommunity
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5 Opportunity Indicators
Charlotte-Mecklenburg is challenged in all of the five
major indicators for economic mobility
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We Are Segregatedby race and ethnicity
Our community is racially and ethnically
segregated. High levels of
segregation are connected to low
levels of community economic mobility.
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Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 American Community Survey
We Are Segregatedby income
There are concentrated areas
of poverty and segregation by income level in
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, which are both indicators of low community economic mobility.
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Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 American Community Survey
We Are Segregatedby family structure
Single-Parent Households 2014
0% - 19%
20% - 34%
35% - 59%
60% - 100%
Even with hard work and the drive to succeed, single parent households
face strong economic mobility
challenges that can endure over generations.
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Data source: North Carolina Department of Instruction, 2012‐13
We Are Segregatedby educational achievement
Students who read on grade level by third
grade are 96% more likely to graduate high
school, a key economic mobility indicator.
Currently, 38% of Mecklenburg’s third
graders are not reading on grade level.
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Data source: North Carolina Board of Elections
We Are Segregatedby levels of social capital
Voter turnout is an indicator of community
connectedness and social capital.
Lower social capital is
associated with lower economic
mobility.
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Common Threads
National and localexperts, studies and
data point to common areas for focus.
This is a problem we can solve…together.
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Lessons Learned (so far)
• Commit to the long haul• Think systems, not programs• No magic solution• Human, social, financial resources• Neighborhoods Matter• Support single parents• Critical factors
• Early childhood development• Quality childcare• 3rd grade reading• Family stability• Positive role models• Strong social connections
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Access to jobs is critically important
Work Live
Top Areas Where Low-Wage Workers
Work Live
Source: US Census Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics
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SCHOOLS COMMUNITY• Inadequate funding for and access to quality pre‐
school and lack of community will to elevate priority
• Re‐segregation of CMS schools and impact on student outcome
• Inequity of resources between low and high poverty schools
• Career counseling in high schools inadequate to prepare students for in demand careers and jobs
• Limited/unequal access to information about preparing for college
• College retention support for low‐income students
• Low minimum wage that has not kept pace with inflation
• Hiring/employment practices, including employment for those with criminal record, irregular schedules, lack of benefits, etc.
• Limited affordable housing options and the zoning policies and lack of community will to change them
• Location of employment vs. public transportation access
• Concentrated poverty through segregated residential patterns
• Financial literacy education limited for adults and youth
• Limited work‐based learning opportunities in the business community for students
• Bias, racism and classism
System/structural/policy barriers (so far)
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Timeline
May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
2015
Community Input
Discovery Phase
Milestone #3
Final Report
Actionable recommendationsreleased to public
Milestone #1Discovery Report
What we have learned
Milestone #2Opportunity Dashboard
What we want to change and
measure
Strategy Phase
opportunitycharmeck.org
2016 2017
Discovery Report July 2016& Dashboard
Final Report & January 2017Recommendations
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How do we address the history of racism that has limited opportunity for generations?
What does it mean to acknowledge the reality of privilege honestly and then talk about the difficult concept of sacrifice?
Are we truly a community that values shared progress for all?
HARDQUESTIONS
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Questions/Comments?
Presentation is available at:http://mseap.uncc.edu/presentations
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