GIS Data Catalog
LCI Opportunity Areas
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Summary
Locations where households lack open space access and simultaneously fall in the bottom third of census tracts for household income and top third of ZIP codes for hospitalization rates due to asthma, diabetes, and heart disease.
Dataset produced October 2026.
Description
This is the subset of parcels that meet all three of the following "specified criteria" in the King County code 26.12.003J definition of "Opportunity Areas".
Areas within King County that:(a) "are located in a census tract in which the median household income is in the lowest one-third for median household income for census tracts in King County;(b) "are located in a ZIP code in which hospitalization rates for asthma, diabetes, and heart disease are in the highest one-third for ZIP codes in King County; and(c) "are within the Urban Growth Boundary and do not have a publicly owned and accessible park or open space within one-quarter mile of a.
residence, or are outside the Urban Growth Boundary and do not have a publicly owned and accessible park or open space within two miles of a residence." (King County Code 26.12.003J)
Layer information
| Layer Name | lci_opportunity_parcel_area |
| Subject Category | Natural Resources |
| Title | LCI Opportunity Areas |
| Feature Count | 24909 |
| Feature Type | Polygon |
| Next Update | As needed |
| Spatial reference | EPSG:2926 |
| Control ID | 2864 |
| Place Keywords | Washington State, King County, WA, Pacific NW |
| Theme Keywords | Natres, Economy, Environment, Health, Planningcadastre, Society |
| Supplemental Information | None |
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Attribute information
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OBJECTID
From Esri |
Description
Internal feature number. DomainSequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. |
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PIN
From King County |
Description
Parcel number DomainNot Found |
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Shape
From Esri |
Description
Feature geometry. DomainCoordinates defining the features. |
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Shape.STArea()
From SQL Server |
Description
Returns the area of a geometry instance in square units, based on the spatial reference identifier (SRID) of the geometry. DomainDouble |
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Shape.STLength()
From SQL Server |
Description
Returns the total length of the elements in a geometry instance. DomainDouble |
Contact information
| Maintained by | DNRP - Water and Land Resources |
| Primary |
Harkeerat Kang
Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov |
Terms of Use
| License | Terms of use and copyright |
Use this Data
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Links
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| Sharing Status | Public |
Summary
Locations where households lack open space access and simultaneously fall in the bottom third of census tracts for household income and top third of ZIP codes for hospitalization rates due to asthma, diabetes, and heart disease.
Dataset produced October 2026.
Description
This is the subset of parcels that meet all three of the following "specified criteria" in the King County code 26.12.003J definition of "Opportunity Areas".
Areas within King County that:(a) "are located in a census tract in which the median household income is in the lowest one-third for median household income for census tracts in King County;(b) "are located in a ZIP code in which hospitalization rates for asthma, diabetes, and heart disease are in the highest one-third for ZIP codes in King County; and(c) "are within the Urban Growth Boundary and do not have a publicly owned and accessible park or open space within one-quarter mile of a.
residence, or are outside the Urban Growth Boundary and do not have a publicly owned and accessible park or open space within two miles of a residence." (King County Code 26.12.003J)
Contact information
| Maintained by | DNRP - Water and Land Resources |
| Primary |
Harkeerat Kang
Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov |
Terms of use and copyright
| License | Terms of use and copyright |