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LCI Qualifying Income and Health Areas

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Description

Layer name: LCI_QUAL_INCOME_HEALTH
Subject category: natres
Title: LCI Qualifying Income and Health Areas
Feature Count: 166
Feature Type: Polygon
Abstract: This is the subset of parcels that meet the FIRST TWO of the three "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.The LCI Opportunity Areas (natres.lci_opportunity_parcel_area) feature shows the parcels meeting all three criteria.
Purpose: Areas that are in both 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 September 2024. Hospitalization data from 2018-2021, Comprehensive Hospitalization Abstract Reporting System (CHARS), 2018-2021; Washington State Population Interim Estimates (PIE), July 2024. Income data from 2018-2022 American Community Survey
Status: In work
Updated: As needed
Time period of content: (single date,as YYYYMMDD)::
Time period of content: (date range, as YYYYMMDD):: 20160101 - 20201231
Spatial reference: WA State Plane North
FGDC Documentation: Classic or FAQ
Open Data Availability: Yes
Place Keywords: Washington state, King County, WA, Pacific NW,
Theme Keywords: natres, economy, health, location, planningCadastre, society,
Lineage: Not available

Contacts

Maintained by:
King County IT, GIS Center
Primary: Fred Lott, GIS Specialist, 206-477-4758
(How to e-mail a County contact)
Secondary: KCGIS Center; giscenter@kingcounty.gov. This mailbox is monitored during business hours.

Attribute Information

ItemDescriptionDomain
_GEO_ID_Unique geographic identifier. Census tract - ZIP
_Shape.STArea()_
_Shape.STLength()_


Constraints

Access: Access Constraint: Data is available on GIS Data Portal: http://www5.kingcounty.gov/gisdataportal/Default.aspx

Use: Use Constraint: King County data are made available with the understanding that they shall be used exclusively by the obtainer or his/her authorized agents. Digital products may not be reproduced or redistributed in any form or by any means without the express written authorization of King County.