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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis Pew Research analysis also finds considerable variation among the nation\u2019s 30 largest metros in the increase from 1980 to 2010 in the share of households residing in majority lower- or upper-income tracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
San Antonio, Houston and Denver had the largest increases in the share of lower-income households residing in majority lower-income tracts among the 30 largest metros (12 percentage points). For example, in 1980 in San Antonio, 26% of lower-income households resided in majority lower-income tracts, but by 2010 that figure had risen to 38%. Overall, 25 of the nation\u2019s 30 largest metropolitan areas experienced at least some increase during the past 30 years, while four had a decrease and one had no change. Atlanta, St. Louis and Orlando experienced the greatest decreases during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As for the share of the upper income residing among the upper income, the direction of change was even more pervasive than the change for lower-income concentration. All of the nation\u2019s 30 largest metropolitan areas experienced at least some increase during the past 30 years in the share of upper-income living among the upper income. Houston experienced the largest increase (in percentage point terms). In 1980 in Houston, 7% of upper-income households resided in majority upper-income tracts. By 2010, 24% of Houston\u2019s upper-income lived in such tracts. In other metros, the increases were much more modest. For example, in 1980 in the Portland metropolitan area there were no majority upper-income census tracts. 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