Metric | Data Source |
Demographics (n = 7) | |
· People of color, % · Low-income population, % · Population with less than a high school education, % · Limited English speaking family, % · Unemployment rate, % · Population less than 5 years old, % · Population greater than 64 years old, % | U.S. Census, American Community Survey, 2016-2020 |
Environmental & land use (n = 7) | |
· Distance from Superfund (toxic waste) sites | Estimated by EJScreen |
· Diesel particles | Estimated by EJScreen tool as concentration of diesel particles as provided by the 2017 Air Toxics update |
· Traffic proximity and volume (daily traffic count/distance to road) | Estimated by EJScreen tool as annual average vehicle counts at major roads within 500 meters of block centroid divided by distance in meters, 2019 |
· Risk management plan (RMP) proximity (facility count/km distance) | Estimated by EJScreen as sites within 5 km of the nearest one beyond 5 km divided by distance in km, 2019 |
· Hazardous waste proximity (facility count/km distance), not Superfund | Estimated by EJScreen as the count of Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) within 5 km or the nearest one beyond 5 km divided by distance in km, 2019 |
· Underground storage tanks, counts | Estimated by EJScreen as the number of leaking underground storage tanks weighted by EPA, 2019, within 1500 feet of the centroid |
· Housing built before 1960, % | U.S. Census, American Community Survey, 2016-2020 |
Health (n = 4) | |
· Coronary heart disease among population ≥ 18 years · Current lack of health insurance among population ≥ 18 - 64 years · Current smoking among population ≥ 18 years · Obesity among population ≥ 18 years | Age-adjusted rates, 2016-2019 from CDC PLACES |