The reason people started traveling to the cities was that they needed jobs, but now due to the large population jobs are harder to find. According to the 1920 federal census, more than half of the nation's population is congested in cities. In 2014 the United States Census recorded that New York City alone had approximately 8.5 million people, while the entire state of New York had 19 million, making the city alone home to half the population of the state. A larger population causes there to be a substantial increase in poverty within cities. Today, over 500,000 people are unemployed and living in New York City. Dr. Josiah Strong once said, “The city has become a serious threat to our civilization, for in it each of our dangers is enhanced and they are all localized… Not only does the proportion of the poor increase with the growth of the city, but the their condition becomes more miserable…” (Kingsbury 249). From an economic point of view, most of the national work must be done in cities. When the Civil War ended, millions of men returned home to find the jobs they had taken in the suburbs. Producers have turned into consumers, so wherever a soldier is there are women, men and even newly invented machinery. The soldiers headed towards the city in the hope of finding work there. This gave the cities even more people and many soldiers without work. Without work no one can make money. People in the suburbs thrive on bragging about their money. Money brings people security and comfort; reasons why Levittowns were created. The homes the Levitts created were impeccable to anyone who glimpsed them. They were reasonably priced, yet cozy with the latest technology. People in the suburbs lived an “ideal life” (Kingsbury 262). As time passes, new inventions and laws begin to help the city