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+Access to
Opportunity In the Region
James Carras
2+Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant
Only HUD Requirement to the Regional Plan: Completion of a Fair Housing and Equity Analysis (FHEA) Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (RAI)
(recommended)
Together, these reports present a geographic analysis of opportunity in the seven county southeast Florida region, analyzing factors such as housing and neighborhood quality, education, jobs, and transportation.
A series of maps illustrate where opportunity rich communities exist, assess who has access to these neighborhoods.
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+EquityFair and just inclusion.
Goal: To make our region a more fair and just place where all residents can access and take advantage of the region’s economic, social, and environmental assets
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Today’s Discussion Points:
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+Barriers and Access to
Opportunity
Existing Conditions
7+Opportunity Analyses Addresses 33 community indicators in five categories
Access to opportunity, measured by our “opportunity index” is relative to the following indicators
8+Homeowners & Renters
1.5 million owner-occupied housing units prominent inland in the
more suburban areas
750,000 renter-occupied units more common in the
eastern and denser portions of the region
Owner-Occupied Units
Renter-Occupied Units
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White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
87%
9%
17%
75%
19%
26%
Renter-oc-cupied hous-ing units
Owner-oc-cupied hous-ing units
A disproportionate number of renters in the region are minorities
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Cost-Burdened Households
60% of renting households 46% of mortgage paying households
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Less than $20,000
$20,000 to $34,999
$35,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $74,999
$75,000 or more
0%
4%
8%
12%
16%
20%
13.50%18.2%
Households paying 30% or more of their income on monthly housing costs, 2010
Seven-50 SE Florida Region
Owner-occupied housing units Renter-occupied housing units
Low-income, renters are disproportionately cost-burdened throughout the region
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Concentrations of Poverty
• Over 850,000 people below poverty level in the region
13%14%
10%12% 12%
17%
11%
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Race/Ethnicity + SegregationBlack/African American Hispanic/Latino
14+Race/Ethnicity + Segregation
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4.80%
17.30%30.90%
Martin County, Poverty Rate by Race and
Ethnicity,2010
199,33653,036
45,995
Martin County, Population by Race/Ethnicity
2010
Hispanic/Latino Black/African American White
Poverty + Race/Ethnicity
16+Poverty + Families
Families
With related children under 18 years
25%
32%
% Female householders with no husband present below Poverty Level
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Assisted Housing + Race/ethnicity
54% of the region’s assisted housing units have minority tenants 27% Black 26% Hispanic
Miami-Dade - highest percentage of minority tenants - 91%
Followed by St. Lucie County at 81% (72% -Black)
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0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Race and Ethnicity of Tenants in Assisted Housing Units as of
2008
% Minority % Black % Hispanic
18+Travel Mode
Drive Alone
Carpool
Public Transportation
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
7-County SE Florida RegionMonroe County, FloridaMiami-Dade County, FloridaBroward County, FloridaPalm Beach County, FloridaMartin County, FloridaSt. Lucie County, Florida
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Drive
Alone
Carpo
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Public
trans
porta
tion
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race)
19+Travel time to work
Tota
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Drive
Alon
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Carpo
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Public tr
ansp
orta
tion
25 24
27
42
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20+Educational Attainment– No High School
17% of people in the region 25 years of age and above lack a high school diploma
Communities where the number of high school non-graduates exceeds 30% Fort Pierce Belle Glade Lauderdale Lakes Hialeah Opa-locka, and the northwest
of Miami-Dade County, Blue Cypress Conservation
Area of Indian River County
21+Educational Attainment- High School
28% of all adults 25 years of age older have earned just a high school diploma
Many of them reside within the central third of the three-county MSA and in St. Lucie and Monroe counties
22+Educational Attainment- College Graduates
1.19 million people in Southeast Florida have earned one or more college degrees
Same percentage of those with just a high school diploma
Distribution is different College graduates being
largely concentrated along the coast and the western urban growth boundary
23+Educational Attainment- FCAT Scores
The Florida Department of Education ranks schools statewide by the number of school grade points they received for the 2010-2011 school year
Note: this indicator was not incorporated into the index because too few census tracts contained data and incorporating would have weakened the statistical rigor of the index
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Opportunity
Indices
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+Moving
ForwardBuilding Access to Opportunity
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32+What do you think? , Help us understand what needs to be remedied in
opportunity-poor neighborhoods.
Choose your TOP THREE of the following options:
1. Enhance accessible public transportation connecting residents to jobs and education.
2. Create workforce training that matches residents with job opportunities.
3. Provide inclusionary mixed-income housing near job centers and public transportation
4. Improve educational outcomes for low-income youth and youth of color.
5. Increase financial services and products for homeownership and business development.
6. Improve access to healthy foods and health care.
7. Other:
33+Credits and further information:
Project Manager: James Carras FHEA
Urban Revitalizations Solutions, Inc. Rebecca Walter, Serge Atherwood
RAI Anna McMaster Rasheed Shotoyo
FHEA and RAI Documents will be available at seven50.org
For further information contact James Carras Phone: 954.415.2022 Email: [email protected]