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The number of poor people in U.S. suburbs rose by 63.6% between 2000
and 2011, from 10 million to well over 16 million people. For the
first time, there are now more people living in poverty in the
suburbs than in cities.
<p><strong>7. Boise City-Nampa, Idaho</strong><br>
<strong>> Pct. growth, suburban poor population:</strong>
129.7%<br>
<strong>> Suburban poverty rate:</strong> 15.3% (16th highest)<br>
<strong>> Suburban share of metro poor population:</strong>
62.8% (34th highest)<br>
<strong>> 10-yr. population change:</strong> 32.6% (11th
highest)</p>
<p>While the city of Boise had a 17.9% city poverty rate, well below
the 21.7% overall rate for cities in the United States, its
suburbs had one of the nation’s higher poverty rates of any large
metro area. While the city population rose by just 5.5% between
2000 and 2010, the population of the suburbs rose by more than
50%. Boise was hit especially hard during the housing crisis. Even
in early 2013, home prices were down more than 28% from five years
before. The economic crisis cost many residents their jobs. After
bottoming at 2.6% for 2006, the annual unemployment rate in Boise
eventually rose to as high as 9.0% in 2010.<br>
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<p>Here's the link for the complete article: <br>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://247wallst.com/2013/05/28/cities-where-suburban-poverty-is-skyrocketing/">http://247wallst.com/2013/05/28/cities-where-suburban-poverty-is-skyrocketing/</a><br>
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Ken<br>
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