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Mapping Poverty Alachua County, Florida
Map provided By PennyWise Realty
Purposes of Our Study
• To explore patterns of poverty within Alachua County using specific poverty indicators
• To Implement ARCGIS and ARCMAP programs to present a spatial analysis of this data.
• To present this data in a spatial format to aid in decision making process for striving toward reduced poverty in the county
Alachua County
• Located in North Central Florida
• Population of approximately 223, 578
• 24% of population living below the poverty level
• Includes the cities of Alachua, Archer, Gainesville, Hawthorne, High Springs, La Crosse, Micanopy, Newberry, and Waldo.
Gainesville
Newberry
High Springs
Alachua
Archer
Waldo
La Crosse
Hawthorne
Micanopy
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Cities
Alachua County
Alachua County
Poverty Indicators
• We looked at three variables we feel are linked to poverty.
1. Economic Indicators
2. Sociodemographic Indicators
3. Vulnerability Indicators
Economic Poverty Indicator
• We determined an economic indicator of poverty by using the established census bureau guidelines and then creating 3 levels of High, Medium and Low Poverty based on aggregated income levels and household income using established census block groups.
Economic Poverty Levels
• High Poverty :Income $10,000 – 13,999
• Medium Poverty:Income $ 14, 000 -16, 999
• Low Poverty: Income $ 17,000- 20, 000
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Income Range 10,000-20,00010,000-13,999
14,000-16,999
17,000-20,999
Alachua County
Economic Ranges of Poverty in Alachua County
Socioeconomic Indicator
• We explored the relationship between poverty and key ethnic groups to look for suggestive trends.
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HISPANIC
HISP4-102
107-194
263-300
307-403
493-532
646-719
Distribution of Hispanics in Alachua County
0 8,250 16,5004,125Meters
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Income Range 10,000-20,00010,000-13,999
14,000-16,999
17,000-20,999
alachua_county_boundary
Economic Ranges of Poverty in Alachua County
High poverty rates tend to correspond with high Hispanic population abundance
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BLACK
BLK3-306
333-650
735-1059
1111-1435
1477-2240
Distribution of African Americans in Alachua County
0 8,250 16,5004,125Meters
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Income Range 10,000-20,00010,000-13,999
14,000-16,999
17,000-20,999
alachua_county_boundary
Economic Ranges of Poverty in Alachua County
Medium poverty rates tend to correspond with medium African American population abundance
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WHITE
WHT20-917
938-1720
1904-2656
2816-3514
4088-4795
4980-6447
Distribution of Whites in Alachua County
0 8,250 16,5004,125Meters
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Income Range 10,000-20,00010,000-13,999
14,000-16,999
17,000-20,999
alachua_county_boundary
Economic Ranges of Poverty in Alachua County
Low poverty rates tend to correspond with high Caucasian population abundance except inSW Gainesville
Socioeconomic Indicator
• We also looked at education levels as they relate to poverty.
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White Females 9-12 No Diploma
FWhitenone
low
medium
high
Distribution of White Females With No Diploma0 0.06 0.120.03Decimal Degrees
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White Males 9-12 No Diploma
Males_NHSnone
low
middle
high
Distribution of White Males With No Diploma
0 0.06 0.120.03Decimal Degrees
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Hisp. Males 9-12 No Diploma
MHispnone
low
medium
high
Distribution of Hispanic Males With No Diploma
0 0.06 0.120.03Decimal Degrees
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Hisp. Females 9-12 No Diploma
FHispnone
low
medium
high
Distribution of Hispanic Females With No Diploma
0 0.06 0.120.03
Decimal Degrees
4
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AA Females 9-12 No Diploma
FAfricaAmenone
low
medium
high
Distribution of African American Females With No Diploma0 0.06 0.120.03
Decimal Degrees
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AA Males
AfricanAmenone
low
medium
high
Distribution of African American Males With No Diploma
Socioeconomic Indicator
• There are less individuals receiving diplomas in rural areas
• Suggests that social programs should be extended to these areas to ensure high school completion
Vulnerability Indicator
• We chose to look at two types of vulnerability indicators; environmental vulnerability and availability to services vulnerability.
Availability to Services Vulnerability
• Those factors we considered important include presence of fire departments, hospitals, schools, transit routes and sewer. These factors contribute to social poverty by making it difficult for individuals in areas where there are fewer available services. A reduced access to services means reduced opportunities and increased safety risks.
Environmental Vulnerability
• Environmental vulnerability factors contribute to an impoverished circumstance for those individuals living in areas because they influence the quality of air, water and soil. They influence the kind of risks to which people in these areas are exposed. By extension, this may further depress the economics of areas if individuals exposed to contaminants become sick and do not have adequate if any insurance to cover medical expenses.
Environmental Vulnerability
• The factors we considered to be significant include location of hazardous waste sites, sewage treatment plants and pipe placements, solid waste sites and superfund sites.
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Income Range 10,000-20,00010,000-13,999
14,000-16,999
17,000-20,999
Alachua County
Placement of Environmental Risk Factors Compared with Economic Income
In Conclusion
• Most impoverished areas in Alachua fall within the rural areas outside of city boundaries and within Gainesville boundaries in the North East area of the city.
• Most services found within urbanized areas and less in rural
In Conclusion
• Hazardous waste sites predominately in lower sociodemographic regions within city boundaries while sewage treatment plants are more equally distributed throughout Alachua
• Superfund site located in Gainesville boundaries within one of the poorest communities