I thought you would at least say the medium household income was about $375k a year! Because I've worked in the gas, oil, and protrolem industry since 2013 as a professional 'Hazmat Transport Driver! Now earning a $139k a year after taxes, and I'm single with no children and have never been married with only an associate degree! And I can't qualify for a mortgage loan for a brand new home priced over $450k, and my credit score has been 767 and higher for the last 5-years, no bankruptcy, no collections, no derogatories! I finally decided to go a different route by acquiring 22 acres of beautiful forestry land through a 'DNR' land auction in the 'North Dallas County' area! And I'm going to build my own home it's going to take a while to build it, but I'm patient and determined to do so !!! Plus, I'm going to be much better off once I complete this build!
: Congratulations! Stay focused, and keep your eyes on the prize! It's coming! I do Safety in the refineries, and I'm looking for land outside of Houston. 🎉
Eh, I don't know you to know if this is actually correct or if you're looking for faux sympathy, but if you truly do make that much AFTER taxes and can't get a mortgage for a $450K home, while being at a W2 job for the past decade, then something is mad off. I don't make that much, and I have a great credit score and work for myself here on RU-vid (W9) and got a loan for $400K in one of the most expensive states in the country, New Jersey, where our property taxes may be the highest in the country. Before that, I lived in expensive Maryland (Baltimore County) and got a similar loan amount. When you say "new home," do you mean a new build or a home that's new to you? Why not just get an already established home, if it's the former? Personally speaking, I'm going to have to call BS on your comment, man.
I just wish the new media would also show our many successful communities more often. Instead they show the 20% that hasn’t taken advantage of the opportunities we’ve fought to obtain!! And the 80% of Blacks like myself, rarely deal with folks stealing and killing like some of these young folks they love to show on the news!
Prince Georges County, MD is home to affluent areas like Bowie, Fort Washington, Woodmore etc. and has been for Blacks for decades now. I believe Charles County, MD now has that distinction. I have lived in PG. County for many years. Lets be clear, it is a mix of communities of all income levels. Because of its proximity to Washington DC, where many people have worked for the Federal Government for decades, they make a great living. There are great colleges in the area, creating a highly educated population. There are homes worth upwards of a couple of million in some places. I find it a nice place to live and seeing some many Black homeowners, entrepreneurs and high ranking government employees raised my expectation of what I could achieve in life.
Not enough good restaurants or malls, everyone goes to VA or Montgomery County for shopping and to a large extent entertainment. When that changes, then it will be well rounded.
@@shayscott7498This statement is outdated. I haven’t shopped in Montgomery County or Virginia in decades. Frankly, neither do the people in my neighborhood. I live in Maryland, in one of its most affluent areas, though I won’t specify which part. I shop in my neighborhood, and like most people in 2024, I order online for anything I can’t find locally. We also have plenty of restaurants, however, it's healthier and economically feasible to cook at home. I love my community, which provides a safe and healthy environment for my family. No complaints at all. It’s an honor to be recognized on this list. Too often, when African American communities are highlighted, the focus is negative. Let’s take a moment to enjoy this positive and supportive video. Well done! Instead of focusing on where we can spend our money, let’s turn our attention to saving it.
@@UnveiledBeliever Says all the PG people at Bethesda Jazz and Blues events and living their best social live on Rockville Pike. It may be so for you but statistically speaking you are WAY off base. Go ask your Chambers of Commerce.
Lived in MD for 8 years and PG county schools are still rated below Howard and Montgomery plus the commute to drive to DC/Fort Meade was a huge turnoff.
@@UnveiledBelieverI never have listened to negativity of my blackness. I am a direct descendant of slaves who ended up in SC sea island were some of the first to be freed by the Union army and was able to purchase property in 1866 that continues to today. These individuals always prided education and property ownership. They never made the money that their descendants would. They also saved .75 cents out of a dollar because they lived off the land.
I remember reading about Baldwin Hills aka The Golden Ghetto back in junior high. My grandparents gave us their used Ebony and Jet magazines. Later, my grandad paid for my mom’s Essence subscription. The memories and information in our vintage magazines are a gem!!!
I grew up in Ft.Washington in the early 80’ 8:11 s moving from the Baltimore area. It was beyond fun back then. The DMV in my opinion is the best place to live in America.
I think we should move in silence..every time we start winning or making a little progress the enemy starts to plot on how he can cause confusion and he startes to gradually change the winning goal post..he wants no competition..we have to move in silence like ninjas and talk less ..lol
Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Population 18,000 (75% black). Home of the next African American female U.S. Senator, Angela Alsobrooks. Also, the nationally recognized Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School, with affluent sub-divisions such as Marlboro Ridge (Equestrian Center), Beechtree (Private Golf Course), Oak Creek (Private Golf Course) and Balmoral.
Folks moved jere during the DUMP ADMINISTRATION! They’re leaving! They CANNOT AFFORD to live here! Congress members had trouble finding adequate housing, until they were paid their salaries for being Elected😂
Know they just want to be around us BLACK AMERICANS most places we live there is joy and happiness until others think they can improve on what we already have 😭😭
We pay some absurd property taxes here in Bowie and then get hit with county taxes too on top. Yes you do actually pay to play here...But alas I love living here in the mid-Atlantic.
I’am a Maryland native and I attend church in Prince George’s County. I’am very familiar with all the areas on the list of Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Olympia Fields resident here: this is somewhat an illusion. The massive home shown was r.kelly’s infamous house, which he sold to the isleys after his conviction and the home is the largest in the area by a mile - we are a very small community with modest homes.
@@MakeWay4CJunderstood. I just feel like the copy or script she was reading did not match the truth, or what they were portraying in footage. And the masssive house was r.kelly’s so I didn’t want people to misunderstand or consider relocating without clarifying
My cousin used to live in Olympia Fields not too far from R. Kelly’s house. His home was very large. But for some reason he sold his home he said he was getting sick and tired of the neighborhood. He also said Kelly was always seen with girls that looked underage. Wich is creepy
Not any more.. I just returned to Cambria Heights after being away for more than 20 years. My commute into the city is now 55 minutes - thank goodness.
Yes, I'm familiar with Olympics Fields in Chicago and Stone mountain Village. You left off the Stone crest Village in Decatur County GA❤ Thank you for your post. I really enjoyed it.
Baldwin Hills is fairly new and goes back to during and after WWII. The NAACP had an office there,I think many years ago and Nat King Cole went to them for assistance when he and his family had concerns in finding a new home near Hollywood.
Oh my goodness, I use to live in Uniondale , 692 Nostrand Ave, we sold our house for $78,000 back in the 80's back then it was a mixed community, now I see the neighborhood has grown , truly miss being there. Thanks for this informative video.
In Illinois, you guys forgot Richton Park, Kenwood, Hyde Park, Jackson Park Highlands, Pill Hill, east Beverly and west Morgan Park, and suburbs like Homewood, Flossmoor, Matteson, Evanston, Oak Park.
Ik this is probably not the most wealthy black community, but Del Amo Carson has a lot of middle class black families. If your looking for affordability and want to live amongst your own people it’s a good idea.
Yes, I most definitely agree with the list being outdated because all of the places she named in PG County Maryland has been flooded with section 8 and voucher holders of other subsidies from people that’s from DC even Bowie for over the last 8 years and DC has been pushing all of their voucher holders and subsidy holders out to those areas in PG County because of the gentrification in DC
Don’t sit there and lie to those people, live in the DMV now and the cost of living and major traffic is a huge trade off for living here. Honestly not worth it which is why I’m trying to move
1st off Baltimore is not apart of the DMV just northern Va southern Maryland and DC…. Thank you that’s like saying Richmond is apart of the DMV it’s not
@@GoldStarDaMachine I ain’t about that “30 year old beef”. The DMV, geographically, just does not include Baltimore, Eastern Shore, and Western Maryland. Same as it does not include parts of Virginia outside of Northern Virginia.
My paternal side hails from Ladera Heights and Westchester area of LA. Baldwin Hills, Ladera and Windsor Hills belong to the City of LA Many Black folks are trying to hold on. Windsor hills has been gentrified so much. I couldn’t believe I saw an Indian, Korean walking in the neighborhood. My granny sold her house in Windsor Hills a few years ago for $1M. She still has her house in Ladera. Then my people moved to Stone Mountain and didn’t stay too long 😂😂 Came back to CA
Vanessa Belle Calloway, JoMarie Payton ( Original Harriet Winslow , "Family Matters"), Attorneys Carl Douglas and Christopher Darden are some other current/former residents of Ladera Heights. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex was raised in Windsor Hills.
Someone asked me if I had to leave NYC and move to another state which would it be? Coming from California and Los Angeles I would say Maryland. It gives that suburban yet city feel as an entire state. I am familiar with the Los Angeles and Maryland communities, but not that Illinois one. Looks nice.
Im from NYC..I cant believe Stone Mountain in GA is now ghetto..Wow..I always hear Stone Mountain is for the rich black people..I remember people like Hallie Berry used to lived there in the 90s..
You should double check your statistics regarding the order in which you list the affluent Black communities in the Los Angeles area of Southern California. Although the TV show "Baldwin Hills" may have brought Baldwin Hills in particular into prominence, you list it as THE MOST PROMINENT/AFFLUENT, as far as income and housing costs are concerned. I think you will find IT IS NOT -- Not when compared to the neighboring areas you also listed -- I suggest you re-check your stats in this regard...
Waldorf has turned ghetto since all these black people have moved here. I can say this bc I've been here for 26 years, and now I'm moving away. No resources or quality schools.
I love it because young people like my daughter need to move on up and be more and better than what her parents have given her makes me feel good all over
I don’t know where they got their Windsor hills data from cause uuuuuh there is NO home for sale that’s not nearly 2 million. This must be data from about 2002
Because the actual city proper of Decatur is NOT predominately black. Most of the surrounding BLACK areas are only called Decatur for US postal address purposes but aren't actually "in" the official Decatur municipality.
