MAPPING POVERTY AND HOUSING NEED IN

LONG BEACH

Maidel Luevano, UP206a, Winter 2011

BACKGROUND

According to the Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach website: • they currently partner with 2,500 property owners• provide 6,300 households with housing assistance and related services

However, based on anecdotal information, the waitlists for affordable housing and Section 8 programs are long. Some people report waiting upwards of 3-5 years; some as long as 10.

Thus the point of departure for this project’s analysis will be to explore the questions of affordable housing supply and it’s spatial relationship to income and poverty indicators; i.e. where is the affordable housing need in Long Beach?

Sources: Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach (HACLB)Map created by Maidel Luevano

PROJECT STUDY AREA: LONG BEACH, CA

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ESRIMap created by Maidel Luevano

Los Angeles County Long Beach$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000 $54,828$50,040

Median Income Comparison: LA County & Long Beach

Los Angeles CountyLong Beach

$0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000$60,000$70,000$80,000

$54,

828

$40,

581

$63,

801

$42,

816

$70,

939

$44,

076$5

0,04

0

$37,

672

$51,

052

$38,

948

$65,

941

$40,

708

Median Income by Race

LA COUNTY

LONG BEACH

DEMOGRAPHICS

Sources: U.S. Census BureauMap created by Maidel Luevano

11,789,487

492,682

Total Population

Los Angeles County

Long Beach

INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN LONG BEACH

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ESRIMap created by Maidel Luevano

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ESRI, HACLBMap created by Maidel Luevano

AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN LONG BEACH

RENT BURDEN IN LONG BEACH

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ESRIMap created by Maidel Luevano

AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUFFER ZONES IN LONG BEACH

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ESRIMap created by Maidel Luevano

• Extract data from the affordable housing buffer zones to analyze the relationships between income distribution patterns, poverty concentration trends and access to affordable housing.

• Come up with variables to gage issues of equity in access to community resources such as: workforce development programs, youth centers, mobility factors and affordable housing programs

Possible policy questions:• Why is the wait for affordable housing so long in Long Beach?• Where are the best places to build more affordable housing in Long Beach?• How can a spatial analysis of affordable housing units better inform the process of where to locate them?

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