So 30% of Black residents in Milwaukee live below the poverty line, which is the highest rate among major US metropolitan areas. 27% of black homeowners in Milwaukee compared to just 56 for white households, which is a 29% difference. $37,000 is the median household income for black families in Milwaukee. That ranks us dead last among the 50 largest metropolitan areas. When you talk about people who earn over $100,000, that's only 13.4% of households that reside in Milwaukee. Poverty among Milwaukee's African American children is a whopping 38.8%, which is the third worst out of the 50 largest metropolitan areas. (01:21–01:33)
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Asserts that the median household income for Black families in Milwaukee is $37,000, ranking last among the 50 largest metropolitan areas.
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