U.S. Census 2000 Housing Units by Decade of Construction and Median Value - Washington (USA)
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Resource Abstract:
This dataset depicts the percentage of housing units by the decade of their construction, and the median value of a subset
of the housing units. This dataset was derived from official U.S. Census 2000 data products processed by the Conservation
Biology Institute. These attributes are depicted at the Census Block-Group level, the finest spatial scale for which the underlying
metrics are available. Areas with larger percentages of housing units constructed during 1990-2000 indicate areas that have
experienced recent growth in residential development. In particular, areas that have experienced growth outside urban areas
may be further evaluated for residential development in close proximity to publicly-owned areas (e.g., National Forests) or
areas of high conservation value. The median value may be of interest for prioritization of development of conservation areas
on private lands, given that high land acquisition costs can deter acquisition for conservation purposes. However, higher
median values outside urban areas may indicate areas of high demand for residential development, such as areas of high scenic
or natural resource value (e.g., proximity to public lands). This dataset can be masked using boundaries of private versus
public lands, such as can be extracted from the Conservation Biology Institute's Protected Areas Database, to better refine
the spatial distribution of areas available for residential development.
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Title U.S. Census 2000 Housing Units by Decade of Construction and Median Value - Washington (USA)