Minneapolis or Saint Paul, who does it better?

[Audio] Minneapolis or Saint Paul, who does it better?.

[Audio] The City of Minneapolis and the City of saint Paul are commonly referred to as the Twin Cities. Although they are two of the few democratic cities in Minnesota, they contain up to 60% of the state's population and most of its black population. As democratic cities, they are known for implementing programs to improve the conditions of their black residents. The goal of this study is to find out which of the two cities has met this goal better by analyzing changes in education, employment, income, and location of residence between the years of 2010 and 2020..

[Audio] The City of Minneapolis has a democratic mayor, and a democratic city council with a strategic goal to eliminate socio-economic disparities centered around the belief that how people look and where they come from should not determine their homeownership, education, employment, and economic prosperity. The City of Saint Paul has a democratic mayor, and a democratic city council that passed the Recovery Act aimed at addressing disparities in areas of homeownership, education, employment, and economic prosperity that have existed since the city's founding..

[Audio] In the map shown on the right, the 2010 and 2020 areas where blacks predominantly live in Minneapolis and saint Paul are displayed by the black polygons and the areas where whites predominantly live in are displayed by the gray polygons. The yellow polygons are areas of low black or white populations. The green polygons represent the areas where both blacks and whites live. The maps indicate a change of a few areas from green in 2010 to black in 2020. A logical explanation of this change would be that as more blacks moved into those neighborhoods, more whites moved out of them. In general, the areas that were predominantly white (gray polygons) in 2010 stayed the same. Some of the areas of both low black and white populations (yellow polygons) did not change from 2010 to 2020 largely because they are not residential areas. In general, both cities experienced about the same increase in their black populations as shown by the increased number of black polygons in both cities in 2020..

[Audio] The map on the right shows that in Minneapolis from 2010 to 2020, some areas of black polygons turned green, indicating more blacks obtained bachelor's degrees in those areas. However, other areas that were previously green in 2010 turned black in 2020, indicating a decrease of blacks with bachelor's degrees. In general, more black polygons turned green, indicating a general increase of blacks with bachelor's degrees. The map shows that in Saint Paul from 2010 to 2020 some areas of black polygons turned green, indicating more blacks obtained bachelor's degrees in those areas. Unlike Minneapolis, there are fewer areas that were previously black in 2010 that turned green in 2020. Saint Paul therefore performed slightly better on accomplishing its educational goals for blacks when compared to Minneapolis..

[Audio] The map on the right shows that in both Minneapolis and Saint Paul from 2010 to 2020, some areas of black polygons turned green, indicating more blacks were employed in those areas in 2020 when compared to 2010. The map also shows that in both cities, some gray polygons of low black but high employment areas turned to yellow polygons of low black and low employment areas. In saint Paul, a large polygon in the middle southern portion of the city that was green in 2010 turned yellow in 2020. This represents a considerable loss of black employment in Saint Paul without any gain in other parts of the city. A comparison of the employment accomplishments of both cities would therefore put Minneapolis slightly ahead of Saint Paul..

[Audio] The map on the right shows that in Minneapolis from 2010 to 2020, some areas of black polygons turned green, indicating more blacks had better incomes in those areas. However, other areas that were previously green in 2010 turned black in 2020, indicating a decrease of black income in those areas. In general, more green polygons turned black, indicating a general decrease of black income. The map shows that in Saint Paul from 2010 to 2020 some areas of black polygons turned green, indicating more blacks had better incomes in those areas. However, other areas that were previously green in 2010 turned black in 2020, indicating a decrease of black income in those areas. In general, roughly the same number of polygons changed from green to black or vice versa, indicating that there was not a significant change in black income. Comparing the income of blacks in both cities puts Saint Paul slightly ahead of Minneapolis..

[Audio] Both Minneapolis and saint Paul implement programs to improve the education, employment, income, and residential conditions of their black residents. A comparison of these conditions from 2010 to 2020 in these two cities revealed the following: • In general, both cities experienced about the same increase in their black populations. •Saint Paul performed slightly better than Minneapolis in accomplishing its educational goals for blacks. • A comparison of the employment accomplishments of both cities puts Minneapolis slightly ahead of Saint Paul. • A comparison of the income of blacks in both cities puts Saint Paul slightly ahead of Minneapolis. Given that the differences between the years and between the cities are so small, a logical next step would be to compare Minneapolis or Saint Paul to a Republican City of comparable black population..

[Audio] Political data of the USA 118th Congressional Districts was obtained from ArcGIS Online. Census data on race, education, employment, and income was obtained from the IPUMS NHGIS website. The following ArcGIS Pro tools were used in performing the analysis: Select Layer by Attributes tool to select desired data from tables. Select by Location tool to select desired locations. Make Feature Layer tool to create layers from selections. Join Field tool to join desired table data to GIS files. Bivariate colors symbology to show the quantitative relationship between two attributes..

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[Audio] These are the sources used.. Esri ArcGIS Online - USA 118th Congressional Districts https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=08cdcc893c2a4f64bb9ec795010f8240 Steven Manson, Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Tracy Kugler, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 17.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2022. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V17.0 Democrat Symbol: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/US_Democratic_Party_Logo.svg/1200px-US_Democratic_Party_Logo.svg.png Home Symbol: https://st2.depositphotos.com/5266903/7830/v/950/depositphotos_78309216-stock-illustration-home-flat-blue-color-icon.jpg Goals Symbol: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS93eGRT8sHIa78ROlMuvgRfUWtX5iHNC6ing&usqp=CAU College Degree Symbol: https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/thumbnails/000/583/302/small/graduate_cap.jpg Employment Symbol: https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/04/52/39/26/1000_F_452392630_pR9mX2AY6DRIjMXOWkHFwBw90g1arFl2.jpg Income Symbol: https://previews.123rf.com/images/blankstock/blankstock1811/blankstock181103888/112887609-income-money-line-icon-savings-sign-save-finance-symbol-colorful-outline-concept-blue-and-orange.jpg Conclusion Symbol: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRRFkc0yj-T1EHqP7wxafLFoXbg0QbqllJPB2qzxwd4bb-gpqjWptgT6vAekwEp4PO85YE&usqp=CAU Data and Analysis Symbol: https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/009/876/553/original/analytics-icon-logo-illustration-data-analysis-symbol-template-for-graphic-and-web-design-collection-free-vector.jpg NHGIS Logo: https://www.nhgis.org/sites/www.nhgis.org/files/styles/folwell_half/public/site-logo/logo-NHGIS.png?itok=1I6ii_oH ArcGIS Online Logo: https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/3157i061FF76E2EA3111A?v=v2.