Mont g ome r yQu a nt i t a t i v eAna l y s i sPr oj e c t Thef ol l o wi ngr e s e a r c he mpl o y sv a r i ou sq u a nt i t a t i v ea na l y s i sme t hodsi nor de rt ode v e l opa nu nde r s t a ndi ngoft hec i t yofMont g ome r y , Al a ba ma . Thr ou g ha de mog r a phi ca na l y s i sa ndt heu s eofde s c r i pt i v es t a t i c s , wea r ea bl et os t u dyc or r e l a t i onst ha tma yoc c u r . Popu l a t i onpr oj e c t i onme t hodsa l l o wu st oe s t i ma t et he f u t u r eg r o wt hoft hec i t y , whi c hha sbe e ng r o wi ngi na ne a s t wa r ddi r e c t i onf ors omet i me . Ot he rme t hods , i nc l u di ngu s i ngt heLoc a t i onQu ot i e nt , a ndt he Di s s i mi l a r i t yI nde x , a l l o wu st opr o v i def u r t he ra na l y s i soft hec i t y . Thi spr oj e c twa sc ompl e t e di nt heS pr i ng2 0 1 3t e r mi nDr . J a yMi t t a l ’ sQu a nt i t a t i v eMe t hodsf or Pl a nni ngc l a s sa tAu bu r nUni v e r s i t y .
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Abou tMont g ome r y Thec i t yofMont g ome r yi sl oc a t e dc e nt r a l l yi ns ou t he a s tAl a ba maa l ongt heAl a ba maRi v e r . Thi sc a pi t a l c i t yi sdi v i de di nt oni nev ot i ngdi s t r i c t s , e a c hwi t ht he i r o wnu ni q u ei de nt i t i e s . Whi l edi s t r i c t7i sr i c hwi t hhi s t or yf r omt heAme r i c a nCi v i l Wa r , t hedo wnt o wna r e aofdi s t r i c t4i st hec e nt e rofe mpl o y me ntf orma ny Mont g ome r yc i t i z e ns . Mont g ome r ye me r g e di n1 8 1 9wi t hac ot t ons u r pl u sa ndt r a ns por t a t i onoppor t u ni t i e sv i ai t sAl a ba maRi v e rbor de r , a nda tt hi st i me , t he a g r i c u l t u r a l a ndt r a ns por t a t i onf a c t or swe r ee nou g ht oj u s t i f yas ou t he r nc i t y .Ur ba npr odu c t i onde v e l ope dl a t e rf orMont g ome r y ; t he r e f or e , t hec i t ywa sne v e r pos i t i one dt oc ont e ndwi t hl a r g e rUSc i t i e st ha tme ta l l t hr e ec r i t e r i a .Re l y i nghe a v i l yona g r i c u l t u r ea nde x pa ndi ngt r a ns por t a t i on, Mont g ome r yha su nde r g one wa v e sofde v e l opme nta st r a ns por t a t i ont e c hnol og yha si mpr o v e d.The s ewa v e sr ou g hl yc oi nc i dewi t hBor c he r t ’ sTr a ns por tEpoc hs , whi c ha r et heHor s ea nd Wa g onEpoc h( 1 7 9 0 1 8 3 0 ) ; t heRe g i ona l Ra i l r oa dEpoc h( 1 8 3 0 1 8 7 0 ) ; t heNa t i ona l Ra i l r oa dNe t wor kEpoc h( 1 8 7 0 1 9 2 0 ) ; a ndt heAu t omobi l e Ai r pl a neEpoc h ( 1 9 2 0 1 9 6 0 ) .The s ee poc hse x pl a i nme t r opol i t a nde v e l opme ntt hr ou g ht hel e nsoft r a ns por t a t i oni mpr o v e me nt sa nda r g u et ha tc i t i e sg r e wa st r a ns por t a t i on i nno v a t i onswe r ei mpl e me nt e da c r os st heUni t e dS t a t e s .Thr ou g hou tt he s ewa v e sofde v e l opme nt , Mont g ome r yha spr o v e ni t ss i g ni f i c a nc ei fnoti nas ome wha t c ont r a di c t or ywa y .Whi l eMont g ome r ywa sonc et hec a pi t a l oft hes e c e di ngConf e de r a c y , a tt hes a met i mei ti sc ons i de r e dt obet hebi r t hpl a c eoft heCi v i l Ri g ht s Mo v e me nt .
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Mont g ome r yQu a nt i t a t i v eAna l y s i sPr oj e c t Ka t he r i neMa r t i n|Ros sI v e y|Br a ndonCu mmi ng s
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S ou r c e : U. S . Ce ns u sBu r e a u , Ce ns u s2 0 1 0S u mma r yFi l e1
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Thec ha r tt ot hel e f tpr o v i de s de s t r i pt i v es t a t i s t i c soft he popu l a t i onofMont g ome r y . I t pr o v i de st heme a n, me di a n, s t a nda r d de v i a t i ona ndv a r i a nc eofbot ha s a mpl eoft het ot a l popu l a t i ona nd t he nbr e a kt hepopu l a t i ondo wn a c c or di ngt or a c ea nda g e .
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De s c r i pt i v eS t a t i s t i c s
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CPLN7 2 4 0 : Qu a nt i t a t i v eMe t hodsf orPl a nni ng
Thi sc ha r tu s e st hes a me de s c r i pt i v es t a t i s t i c su s e di nt he popu l a t i onde s c r i pt i v es t a t i s t i c c ha r t st og i v ei nf or ma t i onba s e d onhou s e hol di nc ome c ha r a c t e r i s t i c si nt hec i t yof Mont g ome r y . I tf u r t he rbr e a k s do wnhou s e hol di nt odi f f e r e nt f a mi l y -a ndnonf a mi l yhou s e hol d c a t e g or i e s .
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De s c r i pt i v eS t a t i s t i c s
S ou r c e : U. S . Ce ns u sBu r e a u , Ce ns u s2 0 1 0S u mma r yFi l e1
Tot a l hou s i ngu ni t sa r ec ons i s t e ntt hr ou g hou tt hec i t yofMont g ome r y . Di s t r i c t9ha st hehi g he s tn u mbe roft ot a l hou s i ngu ni t s , a nddi s t r i c t1ha st hef e we s t . Hou s i ngv a c a nc yi st hehi g he s ti ndi s t r i c t3wi t hda t as ho wi ng1 , 9 9 6v a c a ntdwe l l i ngu ni t s . Theme di a nhomev a l u ei shi g he s ti ndi s t r i c t8 , whi c hi sa l s ot he l a r g e s t , a ndl e a s tde ns eoft hedi s t r i c t s . Hi s t or i cdi s t r i c t7 , whi c hc ont a i nsdo wnt o wnMont g ome r y , i st hemos tde ns e .
CPLN7 2 4 0 : Qu a nt i t a t i v eMe t hodsf orPl a nni ng
S ou r c e : U. S . Ce ns u sBu r e a u , 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 9ACSPopu l a t i onS u mma r y Thei nf or ma t i ona bo v es ho wst hee du c a t i ona l a t t a i nme ntofi ndi v i du a l sl i v i ngi nt hedi f f e r e ntc i t yc ou nc i l di s t r i c t sofMont g ome r y . I ndi s t r i c t1t hr ou g h7 , t he ma j or i t yofi ndi v i du a l sha v ea t t a i ne dahi g hs c hool di pl omaort he i rGED, a ndi ndi s t r i c t s8a nd9 , mos ti ndi v i du a l sha v ea t t a i ne daba c he l or sde g r e e .
Mont g ome r yQu a nt i t a t i v eAna l y s i sPr oj e c t Ka t he r i neMa r t i n|Ros sI v e y|Br a ndonCu mmi ng s
De s c r i pt i v eS t a t i s t i c s
S ou r c e : U. S . Ce ns u sBu r e a u , 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 9ACSPopu l a t i onS u mma r y Thi sc ha r ti sabr e a k do wnofdi f f e r e nte mpl o y e me ntt y pe sb yoc c u pa t i oni nt heni nedi s t r i c t sofMont g ome r y . I na l l ni neoft hedi s t r i c t s , t heoc c u pa t i onswi t ht he hi g he s tn u mbe rofi ndi v i du a l se mpl o y e db yt he ma r eof f i c ea nda dmi ni s t r a t i v es u ppor ta nds a l e sa ndr e a l a t e d. I ta l s os hoe st ha tmor ei ndi v i du a l sa r ee mpl o y e di n di s t r i c t9t ha ni nt heot he rdi s t r i c t s , a nddi s t r i c t4ha st hel o we s tn u mbe rofe mpl o y e e s .
CPLN7 2 4 0 : Qu a nt i t a t i v eMe t hodsf orPl a nni ng
S ou r c e : U. S . Ce ns u sBu r e a u , 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 9ACSPopu l a t i onS u mma r y Thi sda t as ho wst hen u mbe rofi ndi v i du a l swor k i ngi ndi f f e r e nti ndu s t r i e st hr ou g hou tt hec i t yofMont g ome r y . I ndi s t r i c t1 , pu bl i ca dmi ni s t r a t i oni st hel a r g e s t e mpl o y me nti ndu s t r y ; ma n u f a c t u r i ngi ndi s t r i c t s2 , 4 , a nd8 ; r e t a i l t r a dei ndi s t r i c t s3a nd8 ; he a l t hc a r ea nds oc i a l a s s i s t a nc ei ndi s t r i c t s5 , 6 , a nd7 . The s es t a t i s t i c s c a nhe l pf or ma nu nde r s t a ndi ngofe a c hdi s t r i c t .
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Cor r e l a t i onAna l y s i s
Thi sc or r e l a t i ona na l y s i sc ompa r e st heme di a nhomev a l u ei nt hec i t yofMont g ome r yt ot heme di a ni nc omeofr e s i de nt s . Ase v i de ntb yt heg r a ph y , i nt hec i t yof Mont g ome r y , a st heme di a ni nc omeofahou s e hol di nc r e a s e s , t heme di a nhomev a l u ea l s oi nc r e a s e s . The s eda t as e t sha v ea ne x t r e me l ys t r ongc or r e l a t i ona nd f ol l o wt het r e ndl i nec l os e l y .
CPLN7 2 4 0 : Qu a nt i t a t i v eMe t hodsf orPl a nni ng
Thi sc or r e l a t i ona na l y s i si st hef i r s toft woc ompa r i ngt heme di a nhomev a l u et oe nt hi nc i t y . I nt heg r a pha bo v e , homev a l u ei sc ompa r e dt ot hepe r c e ntoft he popu l a t i ont ha ti swhi t el i v i ngi na na r e a . Ast hepe r c e nt a g eofwhi t er e s i de nt si nac e ns u st r a c ti nc r e a s e s , t hev a l u eoft hehomea l s oi nc r e a s e s , t hu spr o v i nga pos i t i v ec or r e l a t i on.
Mont g ome r yQu a nt i t a t i v eAna l y s i sPr oj e c t Ka t he r i neMa r t i n|Ros sI v e y|Br a ndonCu mmi ng s
Cor r e l a t i onAna l y s i s
Whe nme di a nhomev a l u ei sc ompa r e dwi t ht hepe r c e nt a g eoft hepol u c a t i onl i v i ngi na na r e ai sbl a c k , adi f f e r e nts i t u a t i onoc c u r s . Ast hepe r c e nt a g eofbl a c k r e s i de nt si nac e ns u st r a c ti nc r e a s e , t hev a l u eoft hehomede c r e a s e s , pr odu c i ngapos i t i v ec or r e l a t i on. Ba s e dont hi sda t a , i ti se v i de ntt ha thomev a l u e si nt r a c t s t ha ta r ema j or i t ybl a c ka r el e s st ha nt hos ei ndi s t r i c t swhe r et hema j or i t yofr e s i de nt sa r ewhi t e .
CPLN7 2 4 0 : Qu a nt i t a t i v eMe t hodsf orPl a nni ng
Thi sc or r e l a t i ona na l y s i sc ompa r e st heme di a nhomev a l u et ohou s i ngde ns i t y , i nt e r msoft ot a l u ni t spe ra c r e , i nt hec i t yofMont g ome r y . Ba s e dont heg r a ph a bo v e , t he r ea ppe a r st obenos t r ongc or r e l a t i onbe t we e nt het wov a r i a bl e s .
Mont g ome r yQu a nt i t a t i v eAna l y s i sPr oj e c t Ka t he r i neMa r t i n|Ros sI v e y|Br a ndonCu mmi ng s
Cor r e l a t i onAna l y s i s
Whe nc ompa r i ngt hede ns i t yofac e ns u st r a c tt ot hen u mbe rofv a c a nthou s e si nt hea r e a , t he r epr o v e st obenoc or r e l a t i on. Thes a mei st r u ewhe nl ook i nga tt he ni nec i t yc ou nc i l di s t r i c t swi t hi nMont g ome r yCou nt y .
CPLN7 2 4 0 : Qu a nt i t a t i v eMe t hodsf orPl a nni ng
Popu l a t i onPr oj e c t i ons Popu l a t i onpr oj e c t sa r ehe l pf u l wi t hl ook i nga tt hepot e nt i a l g r o wt hofac i t y . Ba s e don t hei nf or ma t i onpr o v i de d, bot ht hec i t ya ndc ou nt yofMont g ome r ys hou l dc ont i n u et o s e es t e a dyg r o wt ho v e rt hene x t1 5y e a r s .
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Popu l a t i onPr oj e c t i ons
I n2 0 1 5 , Mont g ome r yha sapot e nt i a l popu l a t i onofa ppr o x i ma t e l y1 1 2 , 2 6 8ma l e sl i v i ngi nt hec i t y . I nt ot a l , t hepopu l a t i onoft hema l ea ndf e ma l ec ohor tt oa l s hou l dr e a c h2 3 7 , 8 9 8 . Thi sc ompa r e st opopu l a t i ont ot a l of2 0 4 , 9 5 2i n2 0 1 0 . Ba s e dont hec ohor tc ompone nt , t hi ss ho wst hepopu l a t i onoft hec i t yi sc ont i n u a l l y g r o wi ng .
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Ba s e dont hec ohor tc ompone nt , t he r es hou l dbea ppr o x i ma t e l y1 2 5 , 6 3 0f e ma l e sl i v i ngi nMont g ome r yi n2 0 1 5 . Att hi st i me , t hef e ma l ec ohor twi t ht hel a r g e s t popu l a t i onwi l l bet hea g er a ng eof2 0 2 4 , whi c hs t a y sc ons i s t e ntwi t ht hepr e v i ou sc ohor ti n2 0 1 0 . Thec ohor tc ompone nts ho wst ha tt hea g er a ng e sof4 0 4 4 , 5 5 5 9 , 6 0 6 4 , 6 5 6 9 , 7 0 7 4 , 7 5 7 9 , 8 0 8 4 , a nd8 5 +wi l l a l l s e eade c l i nei nt hef e ma l epopu l a t i on, whi c hma ybec ompe ns a t e dwhe nc ons i de r i ngt hemi g r a t i onr a t e .
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S ou r c e : U. S . Ce ns u sBu r e a u , Ce ns u s2 0 1 0S u mma r yFi l e1 Ba s e doni nf or ma t i onf r omt he2 0 1 0c e ns u s , t hema l epopu l a t i onoft hec i t yofMont g ome r yi sc ons i s t e ntt hr ou g hou tt heni nec i t yc ou nc i l di s t r i c t s . I ndi s t r i c t s1 , 3 , 4 , a nd7 , t hema l ec ohor tr a ng ewi t ht hehi g he s tpopu l a t i oni st ha toft he2 0 2 4r a ng e ; 0 4i ndi s t r i c t s2 , 6 , a nd8 ; 1 0 1 4i ndi s t r i c t5 ; a nd2 5 2 9i ndi s t r i c t9 . The s ec ha r a c t e r i s t i c ss ho wt he r ei say ou ngma l epopu l a t i onl i v i ngi nt hec i t y .
CPLN7 2 4 0 : Qu a nt i t a t i v eMe t hodsf orPl a nni ng
S ou r c e : U. S . Ce ns u sBu r e a u , Ce ns u s2 0 1 0S u mma r yFi l e1 Aswi t ht hema l epopu l a t i on, t hef e ma l epopu l a t i oni nt hec i t yofMont g ome r yi sc ons i s t e nta c r os sa l l di s t r i c t s , a nddi s t r i c tha st hehi g he s tf e ma l epopu l a t i on. The l a r g e s tf e ma l epopu l a t i oni ndi s t r i c t s1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 8a nd9i si nt hea g er a ng eof2 0 2 4 ; 5 0 5 4i ndi s t r i c t5 ; 5 5 5 9i ndi s t r i c t7 . Thi si nf or ma t i ons ho wst ha twhi l e t he r ei sahi g hpopu l a t i onofy ou ngf e ma l e sl i v i ngi nt hec i t y , di s t r i c t s5a nd7a r el oc a t i onswi t hmor eol de rf e ma l e s . Thi sc ompa r e swi t ht hema l epopu l a t i oni n t ha tt hema l ec ohor tdi dnotha v ea nydi s t r i c t swhe r et hehi g he s ta g er a ng ewa so v e r2 5 .
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CPLN7 2 4 0 : Qu a nt i t a t i v eMe t hodsf orPl a nni ng
TheDi s s i mi l a r i t yI nde xc ompa r e st hen u mbe rofwhi t e sa ndbl a c k si ne a c hc i t yc ou nc i l di s t r i c tt ot he o v e r a l l popu l a t i onofwhi t e sa ndbl a c k si nMont g ome r y . Adi s s i mi l a r i t yi nde xof0 . 3 6 0 4s ho wst he r ei snot c ompl e t ee q u a l i t ywi t hi nt hec i t y . Ho we v e r , t hei nde xi sc l os e rt oz e r ot ha none , whi c hs ho wst he r ei ss ome e q u a l i t yi nt hea r e a .
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S ou r c e : U. S . Ce ns u sBu r e a u , 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 9ACSPopu l a t i onS u mma r y
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S ou r c e : U. S . Ce ns u sBu r e a u , 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 9ACSPopu l a t i onS u mma r y
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S ou r c e : U. S . Ce ns u sBu r e a u , 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 9ACSPopu l a t i onS u mma r y
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S ou r c e : U. S . Ce ns u sBu r e a u , 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 9ACSPopu l a t i onS u mma r y
Loc a t i onq u ot i e nt( LQ)i sav a l u a bl ewa yofq u a nt i f y i ngho wc onc e nt r a t e dapa r t i c u l a ri ndu s t r y , c l u s t e r , oc c u pa t i on, orde mog r a phi cg r ou pi si nar e g i ona s c ompa r e dt ot hena t i onors t a t e . I tc a nr e v e a l wha tma k e sapa r t i c u l a rr e g i on“ u ni q u e �i nc ompa r i s ont ot hes t a t ea v e r a g e . I nmor ee x a c tt e r ms , l oc a t i onq u ot i e nti s ar a t i ot ha tc ompa r e sar e g i ont oal a r g e rr e f e r e nc er e g i ona c c or di ngt os omec ha r a c t e r i s t i cora s s e t . Whe nc ompa r i nge mpl o y me nti ndi s t r i c t9t ot hes t a t eof Al a ba ma , wef i ndt ha tt hef ol l o wi ngi ndu s t r i e sa r ee x por ti ndu s t r i e s : whol e s a l et r a de ; r e t a i l t r a de ; i nf or ma t i on; f i na nc e , i ns u r e a nc e , r e a l e s t a t e , a ndr e nt a l a nd l e a s i ng ; pr of e s s i ona l , s c i e nt i f i c , t e c hs e r v i c e s , ma na g e me nt , a dmi ns i t r a t i on, a ndwa s t ema na g e me nt ; ot he rs e r v i c e se x c e ptpu bl i ca dmi ni s t r a t i on; a ndpu bl i c a dmi ni s t r a t i on.
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Mont g ome r yQu a nt i t a t i v eAna l y s i sPr oj e c t Ka t he r i neMa r t i n|Ros sI v e y|Br a ndonCu mmi ng s
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CPLN7 2 4 0 : Qu a nt i t a t i v eMe t hodsf orPl a nni ng
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CPLN7 2 4 0 : Qu a nt i t a t i v eMe t hodsf orPl a nni ng
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CPLN7 2 4 0 : Qu a nt i t a t i v eMe t hodsf orPl a nni ng
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