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History Today, the neighborhood is known as Carver Heights. According to city-data.com, the residents in this neighborhood are almost exclusively African-American. The medium household income in Carver Heights is $23,704, while the medium household income for all of Savannah is $36,760. More than half of the residents have not completed a high school education, and 31.3% of residents are living below the poverty level. 1 An article from the Savannah morning news describes one man’s optimism for the community. Elmer Howard, Sr was a proud owner of a humble shotgun house in the area. He, like many other poor, rural, African-American families, moved to the neighborhood in the first half of the 20th century in search of a job and a better life. 2 However, today, the area is still one of the poorest neighborhoods in Savannah. Historically, on the west side of Savannah, the neighborhoods were “lined with modest, one-
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Urban Mapping Inc.. "Carver Heights neighborhood in Savannah, Georgia (GA), 31415 detailed profile." Savannah Now, "West Bay Street Corridor: Hope sprouts in crumbling streets," December 15, 2005.