Short Summary: Living In Poverty In Houston Texas
Living in Poverty in Houston Texas
The number of Houston-area resident living in very poor neighborhood almost doubled over the past decades which researchers say increase their risks for unemployment,health problem and crime. Some of the increase came as raising unemployment pushed people already living in those neighborhood below the poverty level. Also the lack of affordable housing more affluent neighborhood likely contributed to the increased concentration of the poor,as well. Many of those high-poverty neighborhood defined as those which 40 percent or more of the resident are poor have been the focus of renewal efforts for years.” The Fifth Ward is void of jobs” said Jarvis Johnson whose City Council district includes the neighborhood
The number of Houston-area resident living in very poor neighborhood almost doubled over the past decades which researchers say increase their risks for unemployment,health problem and crime. Some of the increase came as raising unemployment pushed people already living in those neighborhood below the poverty level. Also the lack of affordable housing more affluent neighborhood likely contributed to the increased concentration of the poor,as well. Many of those high-poverty neighborhood defined as those which 40 percent or more of the resident are poor have been the focus of renewal efforts for years.” The Fifth Ward is void of jobs” said Jarvis Johnson whose City Council district includes the neighborhood