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Indicator: Neighborhood Diversity and Inclusion

Data and Data Discussion provided by Sustainable Seattle

Figure 1: Total Population and Percent Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity

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Upstream Indicators
  •   Housing Affordability by City --- Homes prices have increased at a greater rate than incomes over the last two decades, making home ownership less affordable. However, rents have increased at a slower rate, generally in line with median household incomes.  (view data graph)
  •   Housing AND Transportation Costs as a Percentage of Budget --- There is no on-going reporting for this indicator broken down for King County or the Central Puget Sound, though there are multiple data sources showing that the costs of transportation and housing are going up in the region. Recent hikes in gas prices indicate that these costs will continue to escalate.  (view data graph)
  •   Housing Affordability Gap --- The ratio of median income sales price to median household incomes has increased in all four Central Puget Sound counties from 1995 to 2007. (2) Median income levels generally have kept better pace with increases in average rents from 2000 to 2006. (1)  (view data graph)
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Downstream Indicators

There are currently no published Downstream Indicators.

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Sustainability Snapshot:

Increasing diversity brings both opportunities and challenges. Decades of research show that isolation and segregation impact a number of life opportunities such as access to health care, transportation, good schools, neighborhood services, and exposure to crime. Think North and South Seattle. On the other hand, recent research on a cross-section of U.S. communities by Robert Putnam and colleagues suggests that although there is a growing appreciation of diversity, trust is substantially lower in ethnically diverse communities. (1)

Sustainability Trend:

Seattle is becoming increasingly more diverse as the rates of population growth in people of color communities exceeds that in the white community.

Data Discussion

The Indicator Defined

Percent change in population by race/ethnicity. Diversity is Inclusion is

Data Interpretation/Evaluation

The Seattle Metropolitan Area has become increasingly more diverse in terms of race/ethnicity over the past two decades as the percentage growth for non-white populations has exceeded that of the white population, which makes up the biggest percentage of the overall population.  

Data Source and Limitations

Non-Hispanic black and Asian/Pacific Islander groups include people who identified themselves as those races "alone" or those races "in combination with other races."

The primary source for the data is:  "Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation in the United States: 1980-2000," U.S. Census Bureau, Series CENSR-3.  Data was compiled by diversitydata.org

 

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