Charleston Neighborhood Change Index

The Charleston Neighborhood Change Index aggregates American Community Survey Census data from 2014 and 2019 to examine change in neighborhood demographics at the census tract level on 6 metrics that are potential indicators of gentrification. The methodology used to calculate the Change Index closely follows that of the Los Angeles Index of Neighborhood Change, and data comes from the following ACS layers: 1.) ACS Household Income Distribution Variables - Boundaries 2010-2014 ACS Household Income Distribution Variables – Boundaries 2.) ACS Educational Attainment Variables - Boundaries 2010 – 2014 ACS Educational Attainment Variables - Boundaries 3.) ACS Race and Hispanic Origin Variables - Boundaries 2010-2014 ACS Race and Hispanic Origin Variables - Boundaries 4.) ACS Median Household Income Variables – Boundaries 2010-2014 ACS Median Household Income Variables - Boundaries 5.) ACS Housing Costs Variables – Boundaries 2010-2014 ACS Housing Costs Variables - Boundaries 6.) ACS Housing Units Occupancy Variables – Boundaries 2010-2014 ACS Housing Units Occupancy Variables - Boundaries