Equity & Opportunity by James Carras
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In Broward County
James
Carras
+Carras Community Investment, Inc.
Prepared Fair Housing and Equity Assessment for regional vision and plan – Seven/50
Prepared Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing
for regional vision and plan – Seven/50
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Opportunity
&
Equity
Economic Development
Housing
Transportation
Education
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+Measuring Opportunity and Equity
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Demographic
Race
Linguistic Isolation
Economic
Household Income
Poverty
Unemployment
Nutritional Assistance
Education
Educational Attainment
Public Schools
Neighborhood
Housing Occupancy
Household Composition
Housing Affordability
Gap
Cost Burdon of Households
Affordable Housing
Access to a Supermarket
Transportation
Commuting Pattern
Access to a Vehicle
+Cost-Burdened Home Owners
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+Cost-Burdened Renters
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+ Of the total population, low-income, renters are disproportionately cost-burdened by housing
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11.3%9.6%
7.8%9.3% 9.5%
20.9%
19.0%
11.0%
5.2%
1.0%
Less than $20,000 $20,000 to
$34,999
$35,000 to
$49,999
$50,000 to
$74,999
$75,000 or more
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
+ A disproportionately high percentage of renters in Broward are minorities, which also means a disproportionate number of minorities are cost-burdened.
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76%
17%
18%
59%
32%
23%
White
Black or African
American
Hispanic or Latino
origin
463,511
205,387
Owner-occupied housing units
Renter-occupied housing units
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African American
9Broward County has a significant number of highly concentrated pockets of segregated African Americans
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Hispanic
10Broward Countyhas a significant number of highly concentrated pockets of segregated Hispanics
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White
11Broward County has highly concentrated pockets of segregation
+ Poverty is also concentrated as well as being correlated to race and ethnicity.
12% percent of the total population is below poverty level
An especially high proportion of African Americans are below the poverty level.
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6.20%
16.2%
9.40%
Hispanic/
Latino
Black/Afri
can
American
White
+Poverty + Families
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27%
21%
With Related Children under 18
Families
% Single Female heads of below the poverty
level
+Travel Time to Work
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26.8 25.8 28.1
49.4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Total Drive Alone Carpool Public
transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
+Dichotomies in who uses various modes of transportation:
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Owner-occupied housing units
Renter-occupied housing units
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race)
+Housing and Transportation Costs
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Broward County and south
Florida leads the nation in
the number of households
that spend more than 50% of
their income on housing and
transportation costs.
Significant impact on
affordability
+ Educational Attainment–Percent of Population over 25 with less than a high school education
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+Educational Attainment-Percent of Population over 25 with a High School Diploma/GED but no college
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+Educational Attainment-Percent of Population over 25 with a College Degree
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+Educational Attainment-FCAT Scores
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+Other indicators
Health care
Financial Assets and Income
Culture and Arts
Infrastructure
Job centers and accessibility
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+ Big picture: the broad relationship between indicators
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Census Tract
Score:
# %
VERY HIGH 2 .1%
HIGH 66 18.3%
MODERATE 168 46.7%
LOW 101 28%
VERY LOW 23 6.3%
+Where do we go from here?
Grow good jobs, not just any jobs, but those that pay family-supporting wages—including a higher minimum wage, offer benefits, and provide opportunities for advancement.
Maximize federal and state investments in transportation and other infrastructure to connect underrepresented workers to employment.
Invest in people. upgrade the skills of our diverse workforce through investments in education and job training for underrepresented workers and build strong community college systems
Guarantee that every child has a fair shot at success by making sure that all children have access to high-quality education, from pre-K through
invest in communities, Not only through public programs but also private values and value-driven investment to transform distressed neighborhoods into vibrant communities that offer all residents access to good jobs, top-notch schools, transportation and all the vital services that lead to opportunity.
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+Thank you!
For further information contact James Carras
Phone: 954.415.2022
Email: [email protected]
Principle Researchers
FHEA: Urban Revitalization Strategies
– Rebecca Walters and Serge Atherwood
RAI: Anna McMaster and Rasheed Shotoyo
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