1. MAPPING POVERTY AND HOUSING NEED IN LONG BEACH Maidel Luevano, UP206a, Winter 2011

2. BACKGROUND According to the Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach website: they currently partner with 2,500 property owners provide 6,300 households with housing assistance and related services However, based on anecdotal information, the waitlists for affordable housing and Section 8 programs are long. Some people report waiting upwards of 3-5 years; some as long as 10. Thus the point of departure for this project’s analysis will be to explore the questions of affordable housing supply and it’s spatial relationship to income and poverty indicators; i.e. where is the affordable housing need in Long Beach? Sources: Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach (HACLB)Map created by Maidel Luevano

3. PROJECT STUDY AREA: LONG BEACH, CA Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ESRIMap created by Maidel Luevano

4. DEMOGRAPHICS Sources: U.S. Census BureauMap created by Maidel Luevano

5. INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN LONG BEACH Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ESRIMap created by Maidel Luevano

6. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ESRI, HACLBMap created by Maidel Luevano AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN LONG BEACH

7. RENT BURDEN IN LONG BEACH Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ESRIMap created by Maidel Luevano

8. AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUFFER ZONES IN LONG BEACH Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ESRIMap created by Maidel Luevano

9. Extract data from the affordable housing buffer zones to analyze the relationships between income distribution patterns, poverty concentration trends and access to affordable housing. Come up with variables to gage issues of equity in access to community resources such as: workforce development programs, youth centers, mobility factors and affordable housing programs Possible policy questions: Why is the wait for affordable housing so long in Long Beach? Where are the best places to build more affordable housing in Long Beach? How can a spatial analysis of affordable housing units better inform the process of where to locate them? NEXT STEPS

10. Inset map Point or line graduated symbol Boundary sub-sets selections Buffering Geoprocessing Geocoding Charts, Graphs, or Images SKILLS USEDSLIDE NUMBER 3 7 5 8 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 6 4