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Daniel City Case Study

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The population of people in Sentinel City is 663,862. There was a 9.6% increase in the population within the last two years. 21.7% of the population is under 18 years old, persons under 5 years old 7.4% and 10.5% is over 65 years old. The ethnic backgrounds are as follows: 80.6% is Caucasian, 10.4% African-American, 31.5% Hispanic, 2.0% American Indian/Alaskan Native, 3.7% Asian, and 0.2% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. The median household income of Sentinel City is $49,091. The percentage of Sentinel City residents living below poverty level is 18.9%. The population of people in Nightingale Square is 103,974. The median household income is $269,550 and the percentage of non-insured residents is 0.7%. The population of people in Acer Tech Center is 168,390. The median household income is $166,300 and the percentage of non-insured residents is 1.5%. The …show more content…

Industrial Heights’s majority of buildings were in disrepair. There were multiple abandoned vehicles on the streets. Trash cans were lit on fire for a source of heat for the large homeless population. There were many stray animals that were mainly witnessed around unkempt waste and trash. The trash was not in receptacles and often laid on the ground with no system in place to contain it. Casper Park District also had some buildings in disrepair. There stray animals present with improperly managed waste on the ground. A major complaint of residents in the affordable housing is factory smoke, 21% of complaints received reflect factory smoke and 18% reflect complaints of dog barking. Nightingale Square and Acer Tech have better quality buildings with a new green/eco-friendly apartment complex erupted in Nightingale Square. There are still witnessed stray animals and poor residential waste management in the entirety of Sentinel City. I did observe waste receptacles present but they looked like they were for commercial use

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