This project conducts a comprehensive analysis comparing the PlanRVA (MPO) footprint data—or Richmond Region, as available—with other regions on Equity and Inclusive Growth Indicators, with a specific focus on underserved populations.
For the purposes of this analysis, underserved populations are defined by the EDA as including Black, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and other persons of color. This encompasses all Census Race categories except White.
This analysis leverages data from multiple sources to ensure a comprehensive overview:
- Greater Washington Partnership Inclusive Growth Dashboard - Data Representation.
- Urban Institute Mobility Dashboard - Data Representation.
- American Community Survey (ACS) Datasets. - Actual Data used in this project.
The project aims to shed light on various indicators of distress such as income, wage, poverty, educational attainment, and unemployment rates—both in aggregate and disaggregated by race—to inform policy and interventions aimed at fostering equity and inclusive growth.
Ongoing Work - The project currently covers two indicators and work is ongoing to add the other indicators.
✔️ Income ✔️ Educational attainment
- Wage
- Poverty
- Unemployment
- Compare PlanRVA footprint data with other regions on the stated indicators.
- Focus on underserved populations, presenting data both in aggregate and disaggregated by race.
- Visualize data using comparisons of numbers, percentages, and bar charts.
Create maps for the PlanRVA footprint at the Census Tract level to show:
- Percentage of the population under poverty.
- Demographic breakdowns under poverty (Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and all underserved race categories combined).
- What percentage of the population in PlanRVA's footprint are underserved?
- What percentage of the population is under poverty?
- Identify concentrated pockets of poverty within the region.
- Median Household Income: Compare our region's median household income to others and analyze it by race categories.
- Unemployment Rate: Analyze and compare overall unemployment rates and by race categories within the region.
- Educational Attainment: Assess and compare across the same dimensions.
- Louisville/Jefferson Metro Area, Kentucky
- Nashville Metro Area
- Baltimore Metro Area
- And more, focusing on specific counties within these metro areas as outlined in the project instructions.
The comparison with other regions is currently underway and represents a key area of future development for this project. Stay tuned for updates as we expand our analysis to include additional metropolitan areas.
We welcome contributions from researchers, data analysts, and policy makers. Whether you're adding new data sources, enhancing the analysis, or improving the visualization, your input is valuable. Please see our contributing guidelines for more information on how to participate.
This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.
For detailed visualizations, view here: Project Stress Indicators Plots.
