10. In 1970,Tract 9 had a population of
3,505, of whom 98.9% wereWhite,
0.54% were Black and 0.51% were
Other. Its DI was 0.020945, or Medium
Low by classification.
11.
12. In 1980, its population was 3,334 with
94.7%White, 1.58% Black, 0.2% Native
American, 2.5% Asian, 0% Hispanic and
0.89% Other.The DI was 0.100683, an
increase of 380.7%, bringing it into the
Medium class.While the percentage of
Black population tripled, the major
change here seems to be the increase in
residents ofAsian ancestry, although it
is impossible to say because they were
not counted separately in 1970.
13.
14. In 1990, the trend continued.TheTract
had a population of 3,264 with 91.3%
beingWhite, 2.75% Black, 0.42% Native
American, 4.19% Asian and Pacific
Islander, 1.25% Other and 2.75%
Hispanic.TheTract became classified as
Medium High with a Diversity Index of
0.280609, increasing by 178.71%.The
largest change here is the dramatic
increase in the Hispanic population of
theTract, although the increase in the
percentage of Asian residents continued.
15.
16. In the 2000 Census,Tract 9 had a population of
3,946. 84.3% of the population wasWhite, Blacks
constituted 3.8% of residents, Native Americans
0.06%,Asians and Pacific Islanders were 5.5%, 5.2%
claimed Hispanic heritage, 2.7% were Other and in
a new category established by the Census, 3% said
they were Multi-Racial.The DI for 2000 had a
Medium High classification of 0.354322, an increase
of 26.27%. During this decade, the proportion of
Hispanic residents continued to climb, along with
the number of Black inhabitants whileAsian
representation leveled off.The increase in the DI
was less dramatic, probably because having started
out so low, changes in population affected it less.
17.
18. Finally, in 2010 this area of north-central Lincoln
had a population of 3,749 with 78.7% of them
beingWhite, 3.46% Black, 0.64% Native
American, 7.68%Asian, 6.93% Hispanic, 0.21%
Other, 2.34% Multi-Racial, and 0% for the newly
established category of Pacific Islander. It stayed
in the Medium High class with a DI of 0.454159,
which was a 28.18% increase since 2000.The
trend of Asian and Hispanic growth continued.
Overall, from 1970 to 2010, the Diversity Index
rose by 2,064.54% and the percentage of the
White population dropped by 20.45% in Census
Tract 9.
