New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
Data for the Metropolitan Area
In this Metropolitan area:
Counties
:
New Haven County, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
A note about boundaries
Principal Cities
:
Milford city (balance), CT, New Haven, CT, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Ethnic and racial composition
Total Population
Non Hispanic
White
Non Hispanic
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other Races
1980
761,320
659,679
66,484
27,313
4,104
3,740
86.6%
8.7%
3.6%
0.5%
0.5%
1990
804,211
661,747
78,935
51,002
10,204
2,323
82.3%
9.8%
6.3%
1.3%
0.3%
2000
824,008
616,541
95,035
83,131
21,498
7,803
74.8%
11.5%
10.1%
2.6%
1%
2005-09 ACS
843,532
593,942
99,380
108,551
28,208
13,451
70.4%
11.8%
12.9%
3.3%
1.6%
2010
862,477
582,384
110,168
129,743
33,903
6,279
67.5%
12.8%
15%
3.9%
0.7%
1980
1990
2000
2005-09 ACS
2010
Segregation: Three Measures
Index of Dissimilarity (D)
The dissimilarity index measures whether one particular group is distributed across census tracts in the metropolitan area in the same way as another group. A high value indicates that the two groups tend to live in different tracts. D ranges from 0 to 100. A value of 60 (or above) is considered very high. It means that 60% (or more) of the members of one group would need to move to a different tract in order for the two groups to be equally distributed. Values of 40 or 50 are usually considered a moderate level of segregation, and values of 30 or below are considered to be fairly low. For a more detailed explanation, click
here
.
Exposure Index
Another measure of residential segregation is a class of exposure indices (p*) that refer to the racial/ethnic composition of the tract where the average member of a given group lives. For example, the average Hispanic in some metropolis might live in a tract that is 40% Hispanic, 40% non-Hispanic white, 15% black, and 5% Asian.(Note that these various indices must add up to 100%.) These are presented below in two categories: exposure of the group to itself (which is called the Index of Isolation) and exposure of the group to other groups). For a more detailed explanation, click
here
.
Isolation Index
The isolation index is the percentage of same-group population in the census tract where the average member of a racial/ethnic group lives. It has a lower bound of zero (for a very small group that is quite dispersed) to 100 (meaning that group members are entirely isolated from other groups). It should be kept in mind that this index is affected by the size of the group -- it is almost inevitably smaller for smaller groups, and it is likely to rise over time if the group becomes larger. For a more detailed explanation, click
here
.
Exposure to Other Groups
Indices of exposure to other groups also range from 0 to 100, where a larger value means that the average group member lives in a tract with a higher percentage of persons from the other group. These indices depend on two conditions: the overall size of the other group and each group's settlement pattern. For a more detailed explanation, click
here
.
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