Percent of people living below twice the poverty threshold ...0 1 2 4 Miles % living below twice the...
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0 2 4 1 Miles % living below twice the poverty threshold 0% - 21% 22% - 38% 39% - 55% 56% - 73% 74% - 100% Neighborhood boundaries Data sources: Poverty rates (Census 2000), water & parish boundaries (Census Tiger files), neighborhood boundaries (adapted from City Planning Commission of New Orleans) Note on poverty: People living below twice the poverty threshold includes all individuals whose family has income that is lower than twice the poverty threshold for that size family. Because poverty thresholds are generally considered to be flawed and have not been appropriately adjusted since they were created in 1964, twice the poverty threshold is commonly used as a rough proxy for a living wage. Note on percentage groups: Groupings of percents were selected using the “natural-breaks” method. This statistical method minimizes the within-grouping variation and maximizes the between-grouping variation using an iterative series of calculations. Note on HANO developments: This poverty data is from 2000 and does not reflect changes in Housing Authority of New Orleans housing developments. Note on population density: Because parts of New Orleans East are sparsely populated and have larger block groups, percentages may be misleading as they represent only a small number of people. Percent of people living below twice the poverty threshold by Census block group in Orleans Parish Mississippi River Lake Pontchartrain Jefferson Parish Jefferson Parish St. Bernard Parish 0 5 10 Miles see inset for rest of N.O. East Feb 3, 2004 <www.gnocdc.org> Feb 3, 2004 <www.gnocdc.org>
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0 2 41Miles
% living below twice the poverty threshold0% - 21%
22% - 38%
39% - 55%
56% - 73%
74% - 100%
Neighborhood boundaries
Data sources: Poverty rates (Census 2000), water & parish boundaries (Census Tiger files), neighborhood boundaries (adapted from City Planning Commission of New Orleans)
Note on poverty: People living below twice the poverty threshold includes all individuals whose family has income that is lower than twice the poverty threshold for that size family. Because poverty thresholds are generally considered to be flawed and have not been appropriately adjusted since they were created in 1964, twice the poverty threshold is commonly used as a rough proxy for a living wage.Note on percentage groups: Groupings of percents were selected using the “natural-breaks” method. This statistical method minimizes the within-grouping variation and maximizes the between-grouping variation using an iterative series of calculations.Note on HANO developments: This poverty data is from 2000 and does not reflect changes in Housing Authority of New Orleans housing developments.Note on population density: Because parts of New Orleans East are sparsely populated and have larger block groups,percentages may be misleading as they represent only a small number of people.
Percent of people living below twice the poverty thresholdby Census block group in Orleans Parish
Mississippi River
Lake Pontchartrain
Jefferson Parish
JeffersonParish
St. BernardParish
0 5 10Miles
see insetfor rest ofN.O. East
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