Data Sources

[jpoles1]

I think the best place to start with this project will be organizing a list of data-sources which we can ultimately use in our analysis and mapping. If you find a dataset that you think is interesting or might be useful, post it here so we can all take a look and keep track!

[jpoles1]

Alrighty, I think I've got a good first round of datasets from the City of Houston GIS data repository:

• Educational attainment: http://cohgis.mycity.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/700dc2edd41e484da160c882739a981b_0
• Language spoken at home: http://cohgis.mycity.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/700dc2edd41e484da160c882739a981b_2
• Race and ethnicity: http://cohgis.mycity.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/f50cc53c15bf4fb3940ab6e8c2534f3d_0

[jpoles1]

As for some socioeconomic indicators:

• Median household income: http://cohgis.mycity.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/7ffcdb0ec7d04f0bb47c74eee5ee275b_5
• Median family income (similar to above, but may be less granular?): http://cohgis.mycity.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/700dc2edd41e484da160c882739a981b_1
• Median house value: http://cohgis.mycity.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/700dc2edd41e484da160c882739a981b_4

[jpoles1]

It may also be interesting to examine proximity to various resources like:

• Community centers: http://cohgis.mycity.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/59d52cd8fa9d463ea7cf9f3c0a0c6ea2_8
• Libraries: http://cohgis.mycity.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/59d52cd8fa9d463ea7cf9f3c0a0c6ea2_9
• Parks: http://cohgis.mycity.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/59d52cd8fa9d463ea7cf9f3c0a0c6ea2_11
• Bus routes: http://cohgis.mycity.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/ca97e392ce914b3e8a38700d50e9983d_4