Equity Priority Communities - Plan Bay Area 2050

Plan Bay Area 2050 utilized this single data layer to inform the Plan Bay Area 2050 Equity Priority Communities (EPC). This data set was developed using American Community Survey (ACS) 2014-2018 data for eight variables considered. This data set represents all tracts within the San Francisco Bay Region and contains attributes for the eight Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Equity Priority Communities tract-level variables for exploratory purposes. These features were formerly referred to as Communities of Concern. Plan Bay Area 2050 Equity Priority Communities (tract geography) are based on eight ACS 2014-2018 (ACS 2018) tract-level variables: People of Color (70% threshold) Low-Income (less than 200% of Federal poverty level, 28% threshold) Level of English Proficiency (12% threshold) Seniors 75 Years and Over (8% threshold) Zero-Vehicle Households (15% threshold) Single-Parent Households (18% threshold) People with a Disability (12% threshold) Rent-Burdened Households (14% threshold) If a tract exceeds both threshold values for Low-Income and People of Color shares OR exceeds the threshold value for Low-Income AND also exceeds the threshold values for three or more variables, it is a EPC. Detailed documentation on the production of this feature set can be found in the MTC Equity Priority Communities project documentation.