David Mills is an American author, journalist, and screenwriter and producer of television programs. He was an executive producer and writer of the HBO miniseries The Corner, for which he won two Emmy Awards, and the creator, executive producer, and writer of the NBC miniseries Kingpin.
Simon then co-wrote and produced THE CORNER as a six-hour miniseries for HBO. That production, which aired in 2000, won an Emmy® as the year’s best miniseries. Simon and David Mills also won the Emmy® for best writing in a movie or miniseries. For his writing on NBC’s Homicide, Simon has won the WGA Award for best writing in an episodic drama, as well as the Humanitas Award in the same category.
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood is a book written by Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon and former Baltimore homicide detective Ed Burns. It was named a Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times.[1]
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| People QuickFacts | Baltimore city | Maryland | |
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Population, 2006 estimate | 631,366 | 5,615,727 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 | -3.0% | 6.0% |
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Population, 2000 | 651,154 | 5,296,486 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 | 24.8% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 | 12.1% | 11.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 | 53.4% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) | 31.7% | 63.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) | 64.8% | 29.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) | 0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) | 1.9% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 | 1.1% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) | 2.4% | 6.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 | 30.0% | 58.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over | 57.1% | 55.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 4.6% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 7.8% | 12.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 68.4% | 83.8% |
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Bachelor’s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 19.1% | 31.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 | 162,044 | 854,345 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 31.1 | 31.2 |
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Housing units, 2006 | 296,053 | 2,300,567 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 | 50.3% | 67.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 34.8% | 25.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $69,100 | $146,000 |
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Households, 2000 | 257,996 | 1,980,859 |
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Persons per household, 2000 | 2.42 | 2.61 |
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Median household income, 2004 | $29,792 | $57,019 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 | $16,978 | $25,614 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 | 21.5% | 9.2% |
| Business QuickFacts | Baltimore city | Maryland | |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 | 13,023 | 138,4811 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 | 281,064 | 2,167,9991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 | -5.8% | 5.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 | 29,942 | 400,007 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 | 35,004 | 443,540 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 27.9% | 15.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 | 0.9% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 1.9% | 3.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 34.7% | 31.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) | 6,239,403 | 36,363,340 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) | 6,047,618 | 60,679,602 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) | 3,273,095 | 60,039,971 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 | $5,145 | $11,034 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) | 1,064,895 | 7,832,268 |
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Building permits, 2006 | 649 | 23,262 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) | 10,590,076 | 64,725,9241 |
| Geography QuickFacts | Baltimore city | Maryland | |
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Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 80.80 | 9,773.82 |
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Persons per square mile, 2000 | 8,038.9 | 541.9 |
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FIPS Code | 510 | 24 |
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Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Baltimore-Towson, MD Metro Area |
1: Includes data not distributed by county.
