Appendix 2
Suburban Statistics
SUBURBS HAVE MORE LAND, HIGH INCOME FAMILIES
AND PEOPLE, BUT FEWER JOBS AND NON-WHITES
| Suburbs | Central City | |
| Total land area | 89% | 11% |
| Family incomes above Metro Area’s Median | 65% | 35% |
| Total population | 56% | 44% |
| Jobs | 28% | 72% |
| Area’s non-whites | 3% | 97% |
Source: Hearing before United States Commission on Civil Rights, April 1-7, 1966, p. 205. (Figures from 1959-60).