Massachusetts cities - I did a little research on Wikipedia
(dont expect the percentage to add up - Hispanic / Latino is like a wild card)
Lawrence - population of 72,000 - 49% white - 5% black - 2% yellow -
60% Hispanic - 34% below poverty line / poor (USA average is 12 %
poor)
Lowell - pop 105,000 - 68% white - 16% yellow - 4% black - 14%
Hispanic - 10% Cambodian - 16% poor
New Bedford - 93,000 pop - 78% white - 4% black - 10% Hispanic - 38%
Portuguese - 20% poor
Fall River - 91,000 pop - 91% white - 2% black - 2% yellow - 47%
Portuguese - 17% poor
Brockton - 94,000 pop - 61% white - 17% black - 2% yellow - 8%
Hispanic - black doubled in last 6 years - 14% poor
Taunton - 55,000 pop - 91% white - 10% poor
Framingham - 66,000 pop - 80% white - 5% black - 5% yellow - 10%
Latino (Brazilians) - 16% poor
Boston - ??? - from memory - 650,000 pop - 50% white - 20% black - 20%
latino - 7% yellow
Worcester - ??? - from memory - 150,000 pop - 80% white ?
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August 23 2010 update
Worcester - 172,000 pop - 77% white - 7% black - 5% yellow - 15%
Latino - 18% poor
Boston - 589,000 pop in 2000 - estimated pop in 2009 was 645,000 -
swells to 1.2M weekdays - maybe to 2 million for special events - 50%
white - 25% black - 16% Hispanic - 8% yellow - 20% poor
Just for general info