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USA
MSA
Central City
suburbs
Figure 8.23.
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria CMSA,
percentage of population living beneath the poverty threshold, 2000
Urban sprawl is an active process in the Houston metropolitan area. Population
densities have decreased in poor neighborhoods - regardless of whether the
dominant ethnic group is black or Hispanic (see Figures 8.24 and 8.25).
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USA
MSA
Central City
suburbs
Figure 8.24.
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria CMSA,
population growth, 1970 to 2000
