A.5 Demographic Change Indicators
A tract is considered to have experienced gentrification-related “demographic change” during the observation period (2004-2015) if any two of the following four indicators exceed the values observed in the comparison populations:
SEACCD
- The white population share either increased or it decreased less than -5%
- The share of homeowners either increased more than 3%
- The share of the population 25 years and older with a bachelor’s degree increased more than 6%
- The share of household earning more than 80% AMI increased or it decreased less than -5%
King County
- The white population share either increased or it decreased less than -6%
- The share of homeowners either increased more than 3%
- The share of the population 25 years and older with a bachelor’s degree increased more than 5%
- The share of household earning more than 80% AMI increased or it decreased less than -4%
COO Baselines: Seattle Subdivision vs King County
Race
This map and graph show the change in the share of white people between the two observation periods for each census tract in King County.
The observation periods used in this method are the following five-year spans: 2005-2009 and 2011-2015.
COO Baselines: Seattle Subdivision vs King County
Data: All Geographies
Education
This map and graph show the change in the share of adults with a bachelor degree (or a more advanced degree) between the two observation periods for each census tract in Seattle CCD.
The observation periods used in this method are the following five-year spans: 2005-2009 and 2011-2015.
COO Baselines: Seattle Subdivision vs King County
Data: All Geographies
Income
This map and graph show the change in the share of moderate/high income households between the two observation periods for each census tract in Seattle CCD.
The observation periods used in this method are the following five-year spans: 2005-2009 and 2011-2015.
COO Baselines: Seattle Subdivision vs King County
Data: All Geographies
Housing Tenure
This map and graph show the change in the share of people living in housing units that they own between the two observation periods for each census tract in Seattle CCD.
The observation periods used in this method are the following five-year spans: 2005-2009 and 2011-2015.
COO Baselines: Seattle Subdivision vs King County