Spatial Analysis in Milwaukee

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map because it shows where population is growing and declining throughout the downtown of Milwaukee. The average throughout the entire city is a population decrease of 5.0% which means that Milwaukee is losing people to the suburbs that dominate outside the city. As it shows on this map there is one area in particular that is losing people at a relatively fast rate, 20.0% or more, and that region is known as the Inner North Side and parts of the Riverwest area. There are however three distinct regions that seem to be increasing in population by 5.0% or more and that is in the Outer North Side, Downtown (CBD) and the Inner South Side. This doesn't surprise me because people are leaving the city to move into a more suburb area (Outer North Side) and also there is an increase in the downtown which as we have seen, empty nesters and young peoples with college degrees are moving downtown because it is a fun atmosphere and where jobs are located.

Median Age, 2000

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influence is at 5.0% or less. This could be because there is another social class that lives in these areas but regardless, it is interesting to see such obvious segregation in a generation where racism is pretty much gone. Why don't people of all backgrounds live together?

Persons Per Square Mile, 2000

This map shows the population density and where the majority of the people that live in Milwaukee are located. The majority of the city's population is found in the African American dominated Inner North Side, Riverwest, East Side and Inner South Side. The cities average is 6,222 people per square mile and in these highly populated areas there can be roughly 9,000-29,000 ...

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