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- View Park–Windsor Hills, Los Angeles County, California. History: View Park–Windsor Hills is one of the richest Black communities in the U.S. and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
- Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles County, California. History: Baldwin Hills is the largest middle- and upper-class Black community in Los Angeles. Dubbed “The Black Beverly Hills” because of the actors and musicians who have flocked to it, the community found itself in the spotlight with the BET docudrama Baldwin Hills in 2007.
- Ladera Heights, Los Angeles County, California. History: Also with stunning views, it shares a border on the north with Baldwin Hills, on the east with View Park and on the south with Inglewood.
- Mitchellville and Woodmore, Prince George’s County, Maryland. History: Mitchellville is named after the owners of the plantation that it was built on. Today, tobacco farms are replaced by a thriving Black residential community.
- Friendly, Maryland
- Windsor Hills, California
- Woodmore, Maryland
- Mitchellville, Maryland – Has A Rich Black Community
- Baldwin Hills, California
- Kettering, Maryland
- Fort Washington, Maryland
- Uniondale, New York
- Hillcrest, New York, Has Wealthy Black People
- Ladera Heights, California
Located just a few miles south of Washington, D.C., Friendly, Maryland, is a small suburban city with just under 10,000 people. Nestled in Prince George’s County, the city is approximately 5 square miles. The demographics of the city are predominantly African American with 77.67% of their population being Black. Now, it’s time to talk about money. ...
Formally referred to as View Park-Windsor Hills, this city is considered an unincorporated community. This means that it is not governed by its own local municipal corporation and rather it is part of a larger division or township. With just under 11,000 people living within the community, View Park-Windsor Hills is considered one of the largest, w...
Now, when it comes to affluent, Woodmore is probably one of the most affluent on this list. Also located in Prince George’s County, just like Friendly, Maryland, Woodmore is a Washington, D.C. suburb. When compared to the rest of the communities on this list, this Maryland town has one of the smaller populations with under 4000. The suburb also fea...
If you were wondering about Prince George’s County in Maryland, it’s clearly the place to be for wealthy, Black professionals and families. The next community on the list is Mitchellville, Maryland, which you can also find in Prince George’s County. With a population of almost 11,000 people, the town’s population is 78.5% Black. When it comes to th...
If you were watching BET between 2007 and 2009, then you probably know about Baldwin Hills. A BET series premiered in 2007 to demonstrate the lives of young Black teenagers and adults living in the “Black Beverly Hills.” Located in Los Angeles County, Baldwin Hills has a population of around 30,000. Listed as the second richest Black community in t...
Prince George’s County is taking over this list! Next up we have Kettering, Maryland. The suburb has a population of over 12,000 and borders the neighboring community of Woodmore. Compared to some of the other neighborhoods on this list, Kettering’s population is very predominantly Black with 90.6%. When it comes to the median home value of Ketteri...
If you thought we were done with Prince George’s County, we’re not. Fort Washington is another one of Maryland’s and the country’s richest Black communities. Named after the original defense fort that protected Washington, D.C. during the Civil War, the city now has a Black majority population of 70%. This is followed by a 13.4% White and 9.2% Asia...
We’re now headed to New York’s Long Island to Uniondale. A suburb in Nassau County, Uniondale has a pretty big population with close to 25K residents. While the Black percentage isn’t as large as it is in other cities, Uniondale is still predominantly Black with 55.53% of its residents being Black. This is followed by 26.97% of their residents bein...
Located in Rockland County, the next community we have on this list is Hillcrest, New York. Considered a “bedroom suburb of New York City,” Hillcrest is a town where you’ll find that many of their residents commute to work in New York City. With a population of just under 8000, their African American population is still prominent with over half (51...
The next community on our list is taking us back to California. With Baldwin Hills as its northern neighbor, Ladera Heights is another affluent Black community in Los Angeles County. Listed as the third richest Black community in the United States, it makes sense after you look at their median home value and household income. The homes are valued j...
- Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta is a well-known place for the Black population to thrive and has been known as the Black Mecca for decades. Black population in Atlanta was 47% in 2020.
- Washington DC. Washington might be a perfect choice if you're looking for the best place to live and start your business. It ranks as the best city for Black entrepreneurs.
- Houston, Texas. Houston's population as of 2022 was around 2.3 million. 22.6% are Black or African American alone. This makes the Blacks the second highest race living in this diverse city.
- Raleigh, North California. Raleigh is famous for the "Triangle," or "The City of Oaks," which is a great city for wealth building for Black families. Its diverse population and strong educational systems make it one of the best places for Black families to live.
- View Park-Windsor Hill, California. This upscale Los Angeles area is known as one of the wealthiest African-American communities in America. It currently has the largest Black population in LA.
- Baldwin Hills, California. (Photo: David Wall Photo/Getty Images) Known as the "Black Beverly Hills," it's home to affluent black doctors, lawyers, athletes and actors.
- Ladera Heights, California. This influential community is divided by Lower and Upper Ladera to distinguish old and new African-American money in this area.
- Mitchellville, Maryland. (Photo: Benjamin C. Tankersley/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) An upper-middle-class African-American community where Black people make up 85.4 percent of the population and have a median household income at $109,184.
Sep 16, 2022 · Atlanta is the 'Black Mecca.' But It's Become Unrecognizable. - POLITICO. The Next Great Migration. How Atlanta Became a City I Barely Recognize. Atlanta’s growth over the past half century has...
Nov 6, 2020 · - The Washington Post. Personal Finance. Systemic racism, not $200 Air Jordans, suppresses Black wealth. People often blame Black Americans’ spending habits for the country’s shocking racial...
Nov 15, 2017 · A national map of majority-black cities, ranked by median household incomes of black families, shows that 124 communities outpace the national median household income for all races ($53,889 ...
