Forbes has published a list of “Ten Best Cities to Raise Families in.” Here’s the list, and the demographic data we have added as a supplement from City-Data.
No. 10: Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Races in Buffalo:
* White Non-Hispanic (51.8%)
* Black (37.2%)
* Hispanic (7.5%)
* Other race (3.7%)
* Two or more races (2.5%)
* American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Buffalo-New-York.html#ixzz0qtJ71gO2
Races in Niagara Falls:
* White Non-Hispanic (75.3%)
* Black (18.7%)
* American Indian (2.4%)
* Hispanic (2.0%)
* Two or more races (2.0%)
* Other race (0.7%)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Niagara-Falls-New-York.html#ixzz0qtJHbkTf
No. 9:Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.
Races in Albany:
* White Non-Hispanic (61.1%)
* Black (28.1%)
* Hispanic (5.6%)
* Two or more races (3.0%)
* Other race (2.2%)
* Chinese (1.0%)
* American Indian (1.0%)
* Asian Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Albany-New-York.html#ixzz0qtIO5Pd9
Races in Schenectady:
* White Non-Hispanic (74.5%)
* Black (14.8%)
* Hispanic (5.9%)
* Two or more races (3.5%)
* Other race (2.5%)
* American Indian (1.0%)
* Asian Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Schenectady-New-York.html#ixzz0qtIdCR00
Races in Troy:
* White Non-Hispanic (78.7%)
* Black (11.4%)
* Hispanic (4.3%)
* Two or more races (2.3%)
* Other race (2.2%)
* Chinese (1.6%)
* Asian Indian (0.8%)
* American Indian (0.7%)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Troy-New-York.html#ixzz0qtIsGgaB
No. 8: Knoxville, Tenn.
Races in Knoxville:
* White Non-Hispanic (79.0%)
* Black (16.2%)
* Hispanic (1.6%)
* Two or more races (1.6%)
* American Indian (0.9%)
* Other race (0.7%)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Knoxville-Tennessee.html#ixzz0qtI9ORou
No. 7: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Races in Pittsburgh:
* White Non-Hispanic (66.9%)
* Black (27.1%)
* Two or more races (1.6%)
* Hispanic (1.3%)
* Chinese (0.9%)
* Other race (0.7%)
* American Indian (0.7%)
* Asian Indian (0.6%)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania.html#ixzz0qtHz2Fz1
No. 6: Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
Races in Ogden:
* White Non-Hispanic (70.2%)
* Hispanic (23.6%)
* Other race (12.9%)
* Two or more races (2.9%)
* Black (2.3%)
* American Indian (1.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Ogden-Utah.html#ixzz0qtHXOviJ
Races in Clearfield:
* White Non-Hispanic (79.0%)
* Hispanic (10.6%)
* Other race (4.8%)
* Two or more races (3.7%)
* Black (3.6%)
* American Indian (2.4%)
* Filipino (0.9%)
* Other Asian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Clearfield-Utah.html#ixzz0qtHja5sW
No. 5: Provo-Orem, Utah
Races in Provo:
* White Non-Hispanic (84.0%)
* Hispanic (10.5%)
* Other race (5.1%)
* Two or more races (2.4%)
* American Indian (1.3%)
* Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.8%)
* Chinese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Provo-Utah.html#ixzz0qtH99UhI
Races in Orem:
* White Non-Hispanic (86.7%)
* Hispanic (8.6%)
* Other race (3.6%)
* Two or more races (2.2%)
* American Indian (1.2%)
* Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Orem-Utah.html#ixzz0qtHJy6Vp
No. 4: Syracuse, N.Y.
Races in Syracuse:
* White Non-Hispanic (62.4%)
* Black (25.3%)
* Hispanic (5.3%)
* Two or more races (3.6%)
* Other race (2.2%)
* American Indian (2.2%)
* Vietnamese (1.0%)
* Chinese (0.6%)
* Other Asian (0.5%)
* Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Syracuse-New-York.html#ixzz0qtGwJcbk
No. 3: Rochester, N.Y.
Races in Rochester:
* White Non-Hispanic (44.3%)
* Black (38.5%)
* Hispanic (12.8%)
* Other race (6.6%)
* Two or more races (3.8%)
* American Indian (1.3%)
* Other Asian (0.6%)
* Vietnamese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Rochester-New-York.html#ixzz0qtGeK8c8
No. 2: Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa.
Races in Harrisburg:
* Black (54.8%)
* White Non-Hispanic (28.6%)
* Hispanic (11.7%)
* Other race (6.5%)
* Two or more races (3.6%)
* Vietnamese (1.9%)
* American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Harrisburg-Pennsylvania.html#ixzz0qtGCYZyT
Races in Carlisle:
* White Non-Hispanic (87.9%)
* Black (6.9%)
* Hispanic (2.0%)
* Two or more races (1.7%)
* Other race (0.7%)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Carlisle-Pennsylvania.html#ixzz0qtGP9fvT
No. 1: Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
Races in Des Moines:
* White Non-Hispanic (79.6%)
* Black (8.1%)
* Hispanic (6.6%)
* Other race (3.5%)
* Two or more races (2.2%)
* Other Asian (1.6%)
* Vietnamese (1.1%)
* American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Des-Moines-Iowa.html#ixzz0qtFfWzw5
Please note that no endorsement is made of the cities in the article due to lack of personal knowledge; however, it’s all very interesting.
God bless,
Laurel
