Project 2 (Springfield, MA) - Assessing Low Income And Recreational Areas
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LOW INCOME AND RECREATIONAL AREAS City of Springfield, Massachusetts Forest Park, Springfield, MA Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/billhectorweye/737311226/ Raymond Chetti Yang Gao
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For our second GIS project we had to analyze recreational areas and parks in relation to low income areas. We chose Springfield, MA as our study area since it is on Forbes' list of one of Amerca's fastest dying cities.
Transcript of Project 2 (Springfield, MA) - Assessing Low Income And Recreational Areas
LOW INCOME AND RECREATIONAL AREAS
City of Springfield, Massachusetts
Forest Park, Springfield, MASource: http://www.flickr.com/photos/billhectorweye/737311226/
Raymond ChettiYang Gao
Purpose of Study
Locate low income areas.
Analyze the relationship between low income and nearby recreational areas.
Analyze walking distance to large parks.
Population and Income Analysis
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Downtown Area (The area has been selected) Lowest population and lowest income. Population Around 2000 peaking at 2500 Population in the four central Census tracts. 2000 pop 2100 pop 1500 pop 2500 pop Income Incomes range from $10,000 - $17,000 Two Purple areas = $21,000 and $26,000 As one moves FURTHER AWAY from the downtown district both, the population and median household incomes increase.
White Population in Low Income Area
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Three areas have White population 3,200 and 4,300 Other areas have 1,200 and less
Black Population in Low Income Area
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Two areas have higher black population, 2,600. Other areas have 850 and less
Asian Population in Low Income Area
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The highest population of Asian is 300
Other Population in Low Income Area
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Other population is 1000. Majority (black and white) live near the parks
Low Income & Park Analysis
Low Income Area of Springfield, MA Rest of Springfield, MA
Sources
American Factfinderwww.factfinder.census.gov/
Massachusetts Geographic Information Systemwww.mass.gov/mgis/
