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* The housing unit information was obtained from the 2010-2014 (5 year) American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. | * The housing unit information was obtained from the 2010-2014 (5 year) American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. | ||
* To produce the estimate of the properties in distressed condition, the Reinvestment Fund used information on residential parcels from the Allegheny County Property Assessment database. Properties whose condition was listed as “very poor” and “unsound” were included in the estimate, along with properties in “poor” condition having a County property tax delinquency of three or more years in length. | * To produce the estimate of the properties in distressed condition, the Reinvestment Fund used information on residential parcels from the Allegheny County Property Assessment database. Properties whose condition was listed as “very poor” and “unsound” were included in the estimate, along with properties in “poor” condition having a County property tax delinquency of three or more years in length. | ||
* For more information on the use of Assessment data, please see the Regional Data Center’s Property Assessment Data User Guide. | * For more information on the use of Assessment data, please see the Regional Data Center’s [[Allegheny County Property Assessment Data User Guide|Property Assessment Data User Guide]]. |
Latest revision as of 17:16, 22 December 2022
This guide is just part of a larger DASH Data Guide.
This estimate of the percent of distressed housing units in each Census Tract was prepared using data from the American Community Survey and the Allegheny County Property Assessment database. The estimate was produced by the Reinvestment Fund in their work with the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development.
What's Included in the Data
Publicly Available
- Census Tract
- number of poor housing units
- total units
Where to Find the Data
Things to Know
- The housing unit information was obtained from the 2010-2014 (5 year) American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- To produce the estimate of the properties in distressed condition, the Reinvestment Fund used information on residential parcels from the Allegheny County Property Assessment database. Properties whose condition was listed as “very poor” and “unsound” were included in the estimate, along with properties in “poor” condition having a County property tax delinquency of three or more years in length.
- For more information on the use of Assessment data, please see the Regional Data Center’s Property Assessment Data User Guide.