was needed to change blighted neighborhoods. The lasting effects of the program remain to be seen. Notable people Tierra Whack Cecil B. Moore Jaguar Wright Billy Paul Rasheed Wallace Teddy Pendergrass Lil Uzi Vert Bernard Hopkins M. K. Asante Blanche Calloway Cassidy John Coltrane Bill Cosby Freeway Young Gunz Vivian Green Kevin Hart Meek Mill Lee Morgan Ursula Rucker Jill Scott Monnette Sudler Walter E. Williams Maalik Wayns Kyle Lowry Danny Garcia Eddie Alvarez Gabriel Rosado (boxer) Pedro "Peedi Crakk" Zayas - rapper Redevelopment and gentrification Some areas, like Olney, Allegheny and Erie, still have relatively active communities, but even they are often troubled by drugs, crime and/or social underfunding. Allegheny West has advanced, mostly from the support of some of the last industries in North Philadelphia, such as Pep Boys, which is headquartered in the neighborhood. Several parts of North Philadelphia, especially those that border the Center City district, have recently been experiencing varying levels of gentrification. Once economically divested neighborhoods like Brewerytown, Francisville, Northern Liberties, Poplar and West Kensington have seen large scale development break ground. Other regions have seen virtually no change, save the rising housing values that have accompanied increased attention in urban markets. Many residents of communities in North Philadelphia have voiced resistance towards these gentrifying forces, viewing the sudden investment as an invasion that threatens the traditional character of the neighborhoods. Demographics According to the 2010 census, 340,350 people live among the ZIP codes of 19132, 19133, 19121, 19122, 19130 and 19123. (Map) Racial demographics Non-Hispanic Black: 169,494 (49.8%) Hispanic or Latino of any race: 103,806 (30.5%) Non-Hispanic White: 34,375 (10.1%) Asian & Pacific Islander: 17,017 (5.0%) Mixed or Other: 14,635 (4.3%) Native American: 1,021 (0.3%) Most of North Philadelphia's population is made up of African Americans and Puerto Ricans. The eastern half of North Philadelphia has one of the highest concentrations of Puerto Ricans in the country, this section of North Philadelphia is over 75% Puerto Rican, and over half of Philadelphia's Puerto Rican population resides in this section of the city. North Philadelphia also has a high concentration of Black Muslims. The area also has significant Irish and other White Americans, Dominican, Haitian, Cuban, Korean and Polish populations, among others. About half of the population lives below the poverty line. Crime Most of Philadelphia's crime pertains to the drug trade. In a 2007 Philadelphia Weekly article journalist Steve Volk states that anti-drug