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Mayor’s Task Force on Poverty Update

Regina Montoya Chair, Mayor’s Task Force on Poverty

Mark Clayton, City Councilmember, District 9 Co-Chair and City Council Liaison, Mayor’s Task Force on Poverty

Human and Social Needs Committee May 7, 2018

Dallas Today: A Snapshot

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Dallas Poverty Facts

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• Since 2000, the number of people in poverty in the City of Dallas has increased approximately 39.1%, while the City’s total population increased by only about 7.6%.

• 27.7% of Hispanics and 30.9% of African Americans in Dallas live below the poverty line.

• 145,600 Latinos and 95,270 African Americans live in poverty in Dallas.

2016 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Census 2000

Drivers of Poverty in Dallas

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• Sharp decline in median income

• Declining share of middle-income households/increasing numbers of “Have” and “Have-Not” neighborhoods

Dallas Household Incomes

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More than half of Dallas households make less than $50,000 per year

Average Median Income

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$45,215 $47,010 $48,183 $54,876 $55,322

$60,939

Dallas Houston San Antonio Fort Worth US Austin

Median Income in 2016 Dollars

Percent of Population in Poverty

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

22.9% 21.9% 19.5%

18.0%

15.1% 16.7%

Dallas Houston San Antonio Fort Worth US Austin

2016 Poverty Percentages

• Lack of affordable transportation

• Average transportation cost in the U.S. is 15% of household income.

• Dallas transportation costs range from 14% to 26%.

• More than 73% of Section 8 Multifamily Affordable Housing properties in Dallas are unaffordable with regard to transportation costs.

• Lack of home ownership/high rental percentage/single-family rentals

• Neighborhoods of concentrated poverty, which are increasing

Neighborhood Poverty 2010

Neighborhood Poverty 2015

• High number of households with children living in poverty

Children are the Face of Poverty Too many families with children live in poverty.

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28.8% 27.9%

22.5% 20.0%

17.5%

Dallas Houston San Antonio Fort Worth Austin

% of Families w/ Children Below Poverty Level

Impacts of Poverty on Children Dallas has the second-highest child poverty rate among large U.S. cities.

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36.7% 35.6% 34.2% 32.7% 32.1% 31.4% 29.0% 28.3%

24.7% 23.8% 21.2% 19.3%

12.8%

Children in Poverty

Impacts of Poverty on Children However, we are improving…

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114,573

116,338

119,618 119,889

115,686

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

# of Children in Poverty

36.5%

37.0%

37.5% 37.2%

35.6%

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Child Poverty Rate

2012-2016 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

• Lack of educational attainment

• 46.2% of Dallas residents have a high school degree or less

• 13.4% less than 9th grade

• 11.3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma

• 21.5% high school graduate (includes equivalency)

• High percentage of limited English proficiency

• 43% of Dallas residents speak a language other than English

• High teen birth rates

• U.S. rate: 22/1,000

• Texas rate: 35/1,000

(5th highest in the nation)

• Dallas County rate:

39/1,000

• Selected Dallas zip codes: 53-123/1,000

• High poverty rates for single women heads of households with children

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

8.40%

23.00% 31.10%

3.30%

15.10% 22.30%19.10%

39.50% 49.00%

Less than 50% Poverty Less than 100% Poverty Less than 125% Poverty

Poverty Rate by Household Family Type

All family households In married-couple family households In female head, no husband present households

Solutions Update

• Operationalize a systemic approach to poverty alleviation through grant from Community Council of Greater Dallas

• Support funding for grants to Dallas Public Library and other providers for English-language acquisition and explore public/private/nonprofit partnerships to increase opportunities for English-language acquisition and literacy

• Support City of Dallas housing goals to guide a comprehensive housing policy:

• Create and maintain available and affordable housing throughout Dallas

• Promote greater fair housing choices

• Overcome patterns of segregation and concentrations of poverty through incentives and requirements

• Support CPPP solutions for transportation: “Establish goal for DART to reduce home-to-work travel time to under one hour for significant percentage of rider and transit mobility goals for DART to ensure access in currently underserved communities”

• Support and implement new City of Dallas initiatives regarding equity and inclusion for all neighborhoods

• Support initiatives focusing on amelioration of child poverty

• Support a qualitative approach to solutions for reducing the number of single women heads of household living in poverty

• Support policy recommendation from CPPP: “A public-private partnership to establish Financial Opportunity Centers in targeted neighborhoods to provide access to Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites, financial coaching, home ownership opportunities, workforce development, benefits access, GED testing and English language learning”

• Increased focus on teen pregnancy reduction, including support for media campaign

• Greater coordination with nonprofit community for enhanced delivery of services

• Development of metrics and analysis of national best practices for implementation in Dallas

Mayor’s Task Force on Poverty Update

Regina Montoya Chair, Mayor’s Task Force on Poverty

Mark Clayton, City Councilmember, District 9 Co-Chair and City Council Liaison, Mayor’s Task Force on Poverty

Human and Social Needs Committee May 7, 2018