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<br />9 <br />9 <br />The Racial Wealth Divide in South Bend <br />SEPTEMBER 2017 9For more information, visit www.prosperitynow.org For more information, visit www.prosperitynow.org <br />“-“ indicates that no data is available  <br />POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS <br />HOUSEHOLD FINANCES <br />* The South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metropolitan statistical area consists of St. Joseph County in Indiana and Cass County in Michigan. <br />Data Measure South Bend <br />City <br />St. Joseph <br />County <br />South Bend-Mishawaka <br />IN-MI Metro Area Indiana United States <br />Total Population 100,590 267,246 319,198 6,568,645 316,515,021 <br />White 54,486 198,873 244,004 5,288,121 197,159,492 <br />Black or African American 27,330 34,532 36,991 603,014 39,908,095 <br />Asian 1,433 5,380 5,780 121,729 16,235,305 <br />Hispanic or Latino 13,832 21,251 22,975 421,206 54,232,205 <br />Total Households 39,448 102,005 122,106 2,501,937 116,926,305 <br />White 24,746 81,492 99,594 2,101,695 80,971,346 <br />Black or African American 10,022 12,466 13,423 223,166 14,186,983 <br />Asian 553 1,664 1,756 37,913 5,067,711 <br />Hispanic or Latino 3,273 4,821 5,208 109,203 14,410,181 <br />U.S. Citizenship Rate 94.5%96.2%96.7%96.9%93.0% <br />White 99.1%99.3%99.4%99.5%98.5% <br />Black or African American 97.7%96.3%96.5%98.1%95.9% <br />Asian 55.4%61.5%62.1%54.4%72.1% <br />Hispanic or Latino 72.7%76.8%78.0%75.0%76.3% <br />Speak English Less Than "Very Well"5.5%3.4%3.0%3.3%8.6% <br />White 0.7%0.8%0.7%0.8%1.6% <br />Black or African American 0.6%1.2%1.1%1.2%3.0% <br />Asian 40.5%29.5%29.0%37.6%34.8% <br />Hispanic or Latino 32.9%27.3%26.1%29.4%32.3% <br />Data Measure South Bend <br />City <br />St. Joseph <br />County <br />South Bend-Mishawaka <br />IN-MI Metro Area Indiana United States <br />Median Household Income $34,523 $45,471 $45,650 $49,255 $53,889 <br />White $40,685 $50,310 $49,990 $52,006 $59,542 <br />Black or African American $21,242 $23,364 $23,680 $30,349 $35,695 <br />Asian $31,313 $53,302 $54,009 $54,246 $74,245 <br />Hispanic or Latino $35,318 $37,091 $36,605 $39,712 $42,651 <br />Income Poverty Rate 22.8%13.3%12.7%11.1%11.3%White 12.3%8.5%8.5%8.4%7.1% <br />Black or African American 40.2%35.1%33.6%28.3%23.1% <br />Asian 33.7%17.3%16.2%13.7%9.2% <br />Hispanic or Latino 32.9%29.3%30.1%26.0%21.8% <br />Asset Poverty Rate 31.8%-25.5%27.9%25.5% <br />White 21.9% <br />- <br />20.3%23.9%19.0% <br />Black or African American 54.3%54.3%56.8%44.5% <br />Asian 26.0%17.6%-19.2% <br />Hispanic or Latino 37.3%36.2%-39.7% <br />Liquid Asset Poverty Rate 45.6%-37.7%34.5%36.8% <br />White 34.3% <br />- <br />31.8%29.4%28.2% <br />Black or African American 68.1%66.9%65.0%56.7% <br />Asian 37.5%25.2%-30.5% <br />Hispanic or Latino 63.3%60.3%-60.7% <br />Households with Zero Net Worth 22.0%-17.8%20.0%16.9% <br />White 15.7% <br />- <br />14.4%16.8%13.1% <br />Black or African American 36.8%36.9%47.2%30.1% <br />Asian 15.6%11.5%-9.5% <br />Hispanic or Latino 23.6%23.2%-23.7%