A Look at Richmond Neighborhoods: A Socio-Economic Analysis Amanda Christon, Andrew Culbertson, Gerard Jameson Michela Zonta, Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning Program L. D. Wilder School of Govt. & Public Affairs December 13, 2005

Richmond Neighborhoods

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Data Neighborhood description and history Neighborhood description and history Census profile Census profile Crime statistics Crime statistics Childcare Childcare Public Schools Public Schools Subsidized housing Subsidized housing Transportation and the environment Transportation and the environment

Census Information People and Families People and Families –Age and gender –Race and Hispanic origin –Families, marital status –Households –Nativity and citizenship status –Migration and residential mobility –Disability

Census (cont.) Education Education –Educational attainment –Enrollment status –Language spoken at home and linguistic isolation Employment and Transportation Employment and Transportation –Employment status –Journey to work (mode and commute time)

Census (cont.) Housing Housing –Occupancy status and tenure –Single-family and multi-family structures –Household size and overcrowding –Age of housing units –Costs and affordability

Census cont. Income and poverty Income and poverty –Median household and family income; per capita income –Income levels –Population below the federal poverty line –Sources of income: wages and salary, self- employment, Social Security, SSI, public assistance

Example The East District

North Church Hill Crime Statistics

Church Hill