Description: A screening tool based on simple analysis of 3 core equity variables to define the highest concentration of vulnerable populations. EFA are derived from high concentrations of low income households, people of color, and people speaking English less than very well. EFA analysis is a dichotomy: tracts are either designated an EFA or not.For further infomation, please contact:Pamela Zorich, Research & Strategic Projects, 14th Floor, Montgomery County Planning Department, 2425 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD 20902Email: Pamela.Zorich@montgomeryplanning.org; Phone: 301 650-5639
Definition Expression: N/A
Copyright Text: 2013-2017 Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS), U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
2014-2018 American Community Survey, 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau UNLESS NOTED
Field Names and Descriptors:
GEOID10: Census tract identifier; a concatenation of the state Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) code, county FIPS codes, and census tract code (Number Field)
GEOID10txt: Census tract identifier; a concatenation of the state Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) code, county FIPS codes, and census tract code (Text Field)
tract 2018: U.S. Census Tract label
tractID 2018: U.S. Census Tract label
EFA_Fnl: EFA Status (YES = within, NO = outside)
EFA_FnlNum: EFA Status code (2 is an EFA, 1 = outside, not an EFA)
PoC_scoreEFA: People of Color Index score (0-3) = low to high concentration
CHAS80_scoreEFA: Low HH Income Index score (0-3) = low to high concentration Source: 2017 Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS), HUD
PoCCHASIndex_EFA: Addition of People of Color and Low Income Index scores (combined scores of 5 or 6 qualify as an EFA) EngLTvw_ScoreEFA: Speak English Less Than Very Well Index score (0-3) = low to high concentration. Score of 3 qualifies as an EFA TotPop2018: Total Population (2018) POCpop: Total People of Color (Hispanic, NH Black, NH Asian Pacific Islander, and NH Other race) per_POC: Percent People of Color TotHH__CHAS: Total Households (used for calculating % HH by CHAS income thresholds) Source: 2017 Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS), HUD
CHAS80_LowInc: Total Households of "Low", "Very Low" and "Extremely Low" income categories using CHAS thresholds Source: 2017 Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS), HUD
per_CHAS80: Percent Total Households of "Low", "Very Low" and "Extremely Low" income categories using CHAS thresholds Source: 2017 Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS), HUD
SpkEng_LTvw: People speaking English less than very well (age 5 +) per_EngLTvw: Percent People speaking English less than very well (age 5 +) COG_compare: Comparison of EFA to MWCOG EEA (Both = tract in both; EFA = EFA only) ACRES: Land Area of U.S. Census Tract in Acres