This graph shows the Residential Income Segregation Index (RISI) in the ten largest metropolitan areas in the United States as of 1980 and 2010. In 1980, the RISI value for Houston was 32. By 2010, the RISI value in Houston had increased to 61, showing a significant increase in residential segregation by income.
Residential Income Segregation Index (RISI) in the 10 largest metropolitan areas in the United States 1980 and 2010
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To calculate the residential income segregation index (RISI) the share of low-income residents who live in a majority low-income census tract is added to the share of upper-income residents living in upper-income census tracts.
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Pew Research Center. (August 1, 2012). Residential Income Segregation Index (RISI) in the 10 largest metropolitan areas in the United States 1980 and 2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239729/residential-segregation-in-the-us-by-income/
Pew Research Center. "Residential Income Segregation Index (RISI) in the 10 largest metropolitan areas in the United States 1980 and 2010." Chart. August 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239729/residential-segregation-in-the-us-by-income/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Residential Income Segregation Index (RISI) in the 10 largest metropolitan areas in the United States 1980 and 2010. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239729/residential-segregation-in-the-us-by-income/
Pew Research Center. "Residential Income Segregation Index (Risi) in The 10 Largest Metropolitan Areas in The United States 1980 and 2010." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239729/residential-segregation-in-the-us-by-income/
Pew Research Center, Residential Income Segregation Index (RISI) in the 10 largest metropolitan areas in the United States 1980 and 2010 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239729/residential-segregation-in-the-us-by-income/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Residential Income Segregation Index (RISI) in the 10 largest metropolitan areas in the United States 1980 and 2010 [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239729/residential-segregation-in-the-us-by-income/
