The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14
Builders
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: 335 families had 4 total income
az approximately Sl3 GOO 600
The average income by family
,lIcs Was . ;Wo person family had
an average income 81 S2693 a three
person family lad All average M
come 81 S2873. four person fam
Dv had an average income ~ S29g9
= ave person family had an average
income 81 $3llS. a siN person FAM
ily an average income ~ S2s87 and
. seven perspp family an average
income 81 s29OS
The two pc son family repre-
sented 495 families Tor eleven per
cent Of the io'ai number 81 ne
families certified a. 81 June 3
1857 Three person families repre-
scu,cd O60 ~ the 4335 families
cor Pa er cent ~ he total. four
per SON families numbercd 1913 'or
81 per cent ~ The 4 335 families
There were IA five person iami-
lies or l19 PEI cent ~ ne iota,l
and $50 >.N-pcg>ou families Tor
50 per cent az the total.
There we're only ia seven-per-
son families representing 3 ) Of ne
total and those over seven person
families we're l4S or "a per cent
~ the total
The average income 81 The white
families certified for housing June
4 was S2.273 The average income
- the Negro families Was s. 900
The facts behind these tNO sets OF
figures are these The average
White applicant Nhu is certified
Tor housing ~ not 50 much ~ the
need OF a shelter al TINS Tine As. the
family is seeking adjustment be-
cause 81 financial difficulties. such
as having one mem Der II The FAM
lily in service and having go seek
I'D financially frum social dgcn-
CieS
The Negro families seeking
houses are faced with the lack
Of available structures in which
then can house their families.
SiXty-SiN per cent Of our Negro
families cannot he housed in low
cost housing projects because
they are over the income limits.
THIS rcrepreNeu'S = challenge %
The FLA and private huildc s..
Private builders and the FILA have
an opportunity 20 Vdke II possible
through reasonable finanCTUU mCrN-
DDS and desire 20 build for
group OF people Nho are financial
lv able 10 oNn decent home -
aid these people
NEGRO home buyers have dem
onStrated their determination 10
own a home in Detroit Many times
Negro families have gone through
great sacrifices 10 keep up the pay
menls on their homes Builders and
finance peopleSwill testify 10 the
fact that Negro buyers are good
risks from almost any point OF
view
There has been a tendency in
he last few years, 20 relegate the
Negro housing problem solely to
public low cost housing, The facts
show tina, such program carried
out TO such limits will work havoc
with great numbers OF deserving
Negro families /, appears almost
TO allow ABS fami-
lies with total average yearly
earning OF approximately - mill
lion dollars to go begging for ade-
quate shelter. Private builders and
finance companies cannot continue
TO criticize public housing and at
the same time not work out a pro-
gram whereby families with an
average income yearly OF S2,956
cannot own new homes
There is a definite place in our
national life for low cost govern
menl financed housing for low in
come families. Anybody who has
thought about the problem al all
must know that the great bulk OF
our people regardless OF race,
color. or creed have TO have an op-
10 own their own homes
when they are able 10 do SO. II
private enterprise is to continue 90
Justify its existence in the build
ing field.
think that private industry can
meet the needs Of 4335 families
with an average income OF 81 956
but private industry needs 10 get
busy Immediately with the FILA
and other governmental agencies 10
do SO. Four thousand three hum
dred and thirty-fve ,4.335) families
needing decent shelter and with an
average income OF $4,000 900 To
pay for the shelter must certainly
challenge the progressive MEM
bers OF the building industry Of
Detroit