by Polis Center | Oct 25, 2018 | Community Development, Equity, Poverty & Income
Why Does Income Diversity Matter? Many community development efforts are focused include the creation of mixed-income communities among their goals. One hypothetical benefit is that mixing income groups will open social networks and allow low-income individuals to...
by Polis Center | Oct 12, 2018 | Children & Families, Demographics, Equity, Poverty & Income
Using individual records from census data and IRS data, the Opportunity Atlas maps outcomes of adults by the neighborhood in which they grew up and the race, gender, and income of their parents. This research was led by Harvard’s Raj Chetty and the U.S. Census...
by Polis Center | Sep 27, 2018 | Children & Families, Demographics
This analysis explores Marion County census tracts 3403, 3404, and 3407. This is roughly the area from 16th Street to 38th Street and from Tibbs Avenue to Moller Road. Explore this area's Community Profile Though they developed as all-white suburbs between 1940...
by Polis Center | Sep 11, 2018 | Economy, Poverty & Income
Since 1970, average family income has risen in half of the neighborhoods (census tracts) in the Indy metro. But 24 percent of census tracts have seen declines of more than $20,000. Most of these are located in Indianapolis’ urban core, particularly on the east,...
by Polis Center | Aug 30, 2018 | Community Development, Demographics, Equity, Poverty & Income
This analysis will use data from Tract 3547 because census data is available for that area, even though it does not precisely match the boundaries of the neighborhood. Tract 3547 extends to Washington Street, but St. Clair Place stops at Michigan Street. The tract...
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