2014 African-American/Black Population Quick Facts

Angela Houghton, AARP Research

Published July 01, 2014

/ Updated October 01, 2015

This set of fact sheets provides a one-page snapshot of 50+ African-American/Black population in select metropolitan markets.

Each fact sheet includes information on the population size, education, employment, income, grandparents living with grandchildren, food insecurity and buying power.

Data points are based on the most recent available from cited sources and represent the 50+ population unless otherwise indicated.

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For more information, please contact Angela Houghton at ahoughton@aarp.org.

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