Middle East, Baltimore
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Middle East is a neighborhood in the eastern part of Baltimore, Maryland. It is the heart of East Baltimore and often referred to simply as East Baltimore. It was the site of a conflict between residents and the city's plans for creating a Biotech park to serve nearby Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Its residents are mostly low income African-American families. The neighborhood has suffered from extensive urban decay and housing abandonment.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,420 people residing in the neighborhood. The ethnic makeup of Middle East was 3.0% White, 94.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.6% from other ethnicities, and 0.7% from two or more ethnicities. Hispanics or Latino/Latinas were 0.9% of the population. 35.6% of occupied housing units were owner-occuped. 29.6% of housing units were vacant.
35.8% of the population were employed, 11.0% were unemployed, and 53.4% were not in the labor force. The median household income was $15,493. About 43.7% of families and 45.7% of the population were below the poverty line.
[edit] External links
- Middle East Conflict, Baltimore City Paper
- National Design Competition Middle East Program
- Demographics from Baltimore Neighbohoord Indicators Alliance
- East Baltimore Development Intiative, Baltimore Housing Department
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