Comparing Changes in Census Tract Information Across the 2010s

PCRG compared the percent of a census tract that identified as a minority in 2010 to the same percentage in 2020.

We also tracked changes in the income level of a census tract using the FFIEC's income definitions, comparing median family income as a percentage of the area median income in 2012-2016 to 2017-2021.

Coefficient of determination = 0.9293

Comparing Minority Populations   Comparing Tract Income Levels  

Census tract minority population in 2020 aggregated back to 2010 boundaries using the Longitudinal Tract Data Base (Logan et al, 2021)

The Federal Financial Institution Examination Council (FFIEC) provides tract income level information to determine low- and moderate-income status for lending purposes.
Chart: John Boyle, PCRG Get the data