The eCon Planning Suite:
A Desk Guide
for Using CPD Maps
Version: May 2018
May 2018 CPD Maps Desk Guide
UPDATES TO CPD MAPS DESK GUIDE
Date: May 2018
In Spring 2018, HUD released an update for CPD Maps that removed data layers and some
system features. This version of the CPD Maps Desk Guide reflects these updates. Key changes
include:
• Analytics Widget
o The Analytics Widget was removed from CPD Maps
• Upload Widget
o The Upload Widget was removed from CPD Maps
• Housing Market Analysis Data Layer
o The Housing Market Analysis Data layer was removed from CPD Maps
• Data Classification Breaks
o Geometric Intervals as a data classification breakdown has been removed from CPD
Maps
May 2018 CPD Maps Desk Guide
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1
Data Provided by HUD in CPD Maps ....................................................................................... 2
Quick Start Guide .................................................................................................................. 3
CPD Maps Basics.................................................................................................................... 5
Accessing CPD Maps ........................................................................................................... 5
Grantee Search Tool ........................................................................................................... 5
Pan and Zoom ..................................................................................................................... 7
Map Overview ..................................................................................................................... 7
Basemap .............................................................................................................................. 7
Data Layers ........................................................................................................................ 13
Navigating CPD Maps and Functionality ............................................................................... 14
Layers Widget ................................................................................................................... 15
Custom Data Layers .......................................................................................................... 15
Prepared Maps .................................................................................................................. 15
Customizing Data Layers ................................................................................................... 17
Identify Tool ...................................................................................................................... 25
Legend Widget .................................................................................................................. 26
Print Widget ...................................................................................................................... 26
Reports Widget ................................................................................................................. 27
Data Toolkit Widget .......................................................................................................... 32
Map Query Widget ........................................................................................................... 35
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Grantee Summary Widget ................................................................................................ 39
Telling Your Story With Maps and Data ................................................................................ 40
Low- and Moderate-Income Concentrations ................................................................... 40
Areas of Minority Concentration ...................................................................................... 41
Target Areas ...................................................................................................................... 41
Need for Low-Income Rental Housing .............................................................................. 42
Need for Housing Rehabilitation ...................................................................................... 43
Using Change Indicators to Support Market Analysis in CPD Maps ................................. 44
Appendix 1: Map Layers ...................................................................................................... 47
Appendix 2: Map Query Variables ........................................................................................ 52
Appendix 3: Report Data Sets .............................................................................................. 56
Appendix 4: Information Available through the Identify Tool ............................................... 76
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INTRODUCTION
Every year, state, county, and local governments across the country receive block grants for community
development and affordable housing from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD). Each grantee agrees to develop a comprehensive planning document called a Consolidated Plan
as a condition of receiving the funds. The Consolidated Plan identifies each community’s most pressing
needs in the areas of community development, affordable housing, and homelessness. It also lays out a
strategy describing how available funding will be used to address the community’s needs.
Given the scope of the Consolidated Plan, grantees need to collect and analyze large amounts of data to
determine their priority needs and current market conditions. In an effort to make the data collection
and analysis process easier for their grantees, HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development
(CPD) has developed the eCon Planning Suite, a collection of online tools to help the grantees create
market-driven, leveraged housing and community development plans and to streamline the entire
grants management cycle into a cohesive planning framework.
One of the tools in the eCon Planning Suite is the CPD Maps website. CPD Maps offers a large amount of
data in a way that is easy to access. The website allows grantees and the general public to search, query,
and display information to identify trends and analyze the needs of their community. In addition to
updated U.S. Census data, CPD Maps includes data sets that highlight the accomplishments and results
of HUD programs by displaying Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment
Partnerships Program (HOME), and other HUD-funded community assets.
Improved access to the data in CPD Maps mapping tool helps grantees more easily assess local needs
and market conditions. As grantees gain a deeper understanding of their affordable housing and
community development needs, they are better able to set priorities, target resources, and track
outcomes. Moreover, CPD Maps is available to the public to facilitate meaningful community input and
participation. The mapping and data reporting tools in CPD Maps work with the Consolidated Plan
Template in IDIS Online, another tool in the eCon Planning Suite. Guidance for using these tools
together is provided in this desk guide, as well as in the Desk Guide for the Con Plan Template in IDIS.
This Guide is designed to provide grantees with a basic overview of the functions of CPD Maps and how
to use the tool to create maps and data sets that will support the development of their Consolidated
Plan. Please see the Glossary for CPD Maps for a description of all CPD Maps terms. The HUD Exchange
also provides a hub for the latest Consolidated Plan and eCon Planning Suite resources, updates, and
information.
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DATA PROVIDED BY HUD IN CPD MAPS
One of the main functions of CPD Maps is to provide grantees with current data to facilitate place-
based, data-driven planning. Much of the demographic data is from the American Community Survey
(ACS) 5-year estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau. Other data sources include, but are not limited to:
• Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data
• Point-In-Time (PIT) and Housing Inventory Count (HIC) data for homeless data
• CDC HIV Surveillance Data and CAPERs for HOPWA data
• IDIS for HOME and CDBG data
• Other HUD information systems, such as the Public Housing Information Center (PIC), the
Integrated Real Estate Management System (IREMS), and the LIHTC database
• Flood Plain information from FEMA
There are multiple ways to access, visualize and analyze this data through the various widgets in CPD
Maps. This Desk Guide provides instruction on the use of each widget.
NOTE: CPD Maps data should not be used to determine CDBG eligibility using the Low- Mod Area (LMA)
national objective. The layer does not account for grantees that qualify as exception communities
(grantees who can use CDBG in areas where less than 51 percent of the population is at the low-
moderate income level). Until HUD releases updated LMA data, grantees should continue to use 2006-
2010 ACS data as described in CPD Notices 14-10 and 14-11 or conduct a local survey to determine LMA
eligibility.
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QUICK START GUIDE
The table below provides a broad overview of useful maps, data analysis and other tasks that you can do
in CPD Maps. It also includes suggested widgets and features that can help accomplish each task. This
can be used to better understand what each widget has to offer and where to look for what you are
trying to do.
I Want To….
Features
Widget
Create a customized map with data on:
• Transportation
• Environment
• Activity and Property Locations
• Community Indicators
• Boundaries
• Housing Market Analysis
• Use Identify Tool
• Change transparency
• Change data classification breaks
• Compare data across geographies:
Census tracts, County, State
• Print map to PDF
Layers
Create a prepared map including predefined
datasets such as:
• Homebuyer Zones
• Need for Rental Rehabilitation
• Rental Market Near Transit
• Housing Affordability Near Transit
• Constrained Rental Supply
• Workforce Development Opportunity
• Workers with Long Commutes
• Risk of Homelessness from Increased Rent
• Risk of Homelessness from Housing
Instability
• Use Identify Tool
• Change transparency
• Change data classification breaks
• Compare data across geographies:
Census tracts, County, State
• Print map to PDF
Layers
Create a map with CDBG or HOME grantee
activities
• Filter point-based activities by year range
• Filter point-based activities by grantee type:
All, State, Entitlement
• Apply year range to all data
• Use Identify Tool
• Change transparency
• Change data classification breaks
• Print map to PDF
Layers
Generate an Excel report with data
on:
• Demographics
• Housing Needs
• Housing Supply
• Economic Context
• Special Needs
• Select/create multiple target areas
• Various levels of data aggregation:
Census tracts, Place, County Subdivision, County,
State, National, CDBG, ESG, HOME, and HOPWA
Grantees, CoC, and UGLG
• Compare target areas to reference geography:
Jurisdictional, County, State, National or Custom
• Create custom geographies using Drawing Tool
• Export results to Excel report
Reports
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I Want To….
Features
Widget
Compare housing or economic development
data across geographies and generate an
Excel report
• Select up to 14 target areas
• Compare target areas to reference geography:
Jurisdictional, County, State, National or Custom
• Create custom geographies using Drawing Tool
• Export results to Excel report
Data
Toolkit
Identify geographies by similar characteristics
based on:
• Demographics
• Housing Needs
• Housing Supply
• Economic Context
• Special Needs
• Select up to 3 variables
• Query data by Census tract, Place, County
Subdivision, County, State
• Change variable min. and max. values
• Generate result count from query parameters
• Select/highlight specific geographies
• Export results to Excel report with map
Map
Query
Generate Excel summary by grantee and CPD
funding source (CDBG, HOME, ESG, HOPWA,
CDBG-DR, CoC) including data on:
• 5 year summary of grant allocation
• Population
• Median Household Income
• Median Contract Rent
• Median Value of Owner-Occupied Units
• # and % Households by HAMFI
• Fair Market Rents
• Rent Limits
• Requires Grantee Search Tool
• Additional summary for CDBG-DR grantees
including basic grantee demographic data, CDBG-
DR awards data, summary of current DR grants
• Export results to Excel report
Grantee
Summary
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CPD MAPS BASICS
ACCESSING CPD MAPS
CPD Maps is a mapping tool available on the Internet at http://egis.hud.gov/cpdmaps. It is compatible
with any Internet browser that has Javascript enabled.
When you first open CPD Maps, the page will display a zoomed out map of the United States. The
widget bar and Grantee Selection Tool are displayed at the top of the screen. The widget bar is
described in detail in the Navigating CPD Maps and Functionality section.
GRANTEE SEARCH TOOL
Once CPD Maps opens, you can use the Grantee Search Tool to search for a grantee or unit of local
government. While not required to use all CPD Maps features, selecting a grantee or other jurisdiction
centers the map on that location and increases the functionality of CPD Maps, including:
• Displaying a bold border to clearly indicate the selected grantee or jurisdiction’s boundary.
• For the Layers widget, you can illustrate theme classifications based on the geographies in the
selected jurisdiction or state.
• For the Map Query widget, you can query at the Census tract level. You can also limit the query to
the geographies within the selected grantee.
• For the Reports widget, you can use the selected grantee’s jurisdiction, county or state as a
reference data set to compare to a selected target area.
1. To select a grantee or other jurisdiction, type your target geography in the Grantee Search box
using the following formats:
• State: type the State’s name or postal abbreviation
• Grantee or Other Unit of Government: enter the search term and the State’s name or
postal abbreviation
2. Click the magnify glass or hit enter once you have entered the search term.
CPD Maps will display all grantees or units of local government that meet the search criteria.
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While a scroll bar does not display, depending on the size of the results box and entered query
(such as searching for all grantees within a state), you may need to scroll through the displayed
results to find the desired grantee. To scroll, either use the arrow keys on your keypad or click
and drag downwards with your mouse.
NOTE: CPD Maps lists each CPD funding source (CDBG, HOME, ESG, HOPWA, CDBG-DR, and CoC)
separately as some jurisdictions have different boundaries for different grant programs.
3. Select the appropriate grantee or jurisdiction from the list and click “Finish.”
State grantees may need to scroll through the list to find the State non-entitlement area. Once
selected, CPD Maps will center the map on the selected geography and a Grantee Summary will
automatically be generated. See Grantee Summary tool for available data.
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PAN AND ZOOM
A zoom scale tool is displayed in the upper left corner of the map. To zoom the map in
and view a smaller area, drag the zoom level up or click on the top arrow. To zoom the
map out and view a larger area, drag the zoom level down or click the down arrow. You
can also use the scroll bar on your mouse to zoom in or out.
The map’s corresponding scale bar is displayed on the bottom left-hand corner of the
map.
To move the map displayed on the screen to the north, east, south or west, pan the map
by clicking and dragging the map in the direction you would like to display on the screen.
Make sure to click and hold while dragging the map.
MAP OVERVIEW
A map overview to illustrate the location of the displayed area from a zoomed out perspective can be
turned on by clicking the white arrow located in the upper right-hand corner of the map.
The map overview can be turned off by clicking the same white arrow.
BASEMAP
You can choose among twelve basemaps: Imagery, Imagery with Labels, Streets, Topographic, Dark Gray
Canvas, Light Gray Canvas, National Geographic, Oceans, Terrain with Labels, OpenStreetMap, USA Topo
Maps, and USGS National Map. The default basemap is Streets.
1. To change the basemap, click on the Basemap widget.
Clicking the Basemap widget displays the “Select a Basemap” window, allowing you to select a
new basemap. Each basemap is explained in more detail below.
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Imagery
The imagery layer displays high resolution satellite imagery of the United States. The detail of the photo
increases as you zoom in. This layer does not provide any labels. Using basic photo editing software, you
can take a screenshot and annotate the map to indicate target areas, similar to the screenshot below.
Development Site
Note: Annotation Added
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Imagery with Labels
The imagery with labels layer displays the same high-resolution satellite photographs as the imagery
layer, but also includes labels of major streets, institutions, cities and other points. The number of labels
displayed is also scale dependent, you can vary the number and position of labels by zooming the map in
or out.
Streets
The Streets layer is the default background layer and provides a map similar to other online map sites
such as Google Maps and MapQuest. Depending on the scale of the map (the zoom) and the area being
viewed, the Streets layer can include street names, street address ranges, bodies of water, points of
interest, and landmarks such as parks and shopping centers.
Topographic
The Topographic layer includes the topographic and physical form of the displayed area as well as
places, neighborhoods, open space, building forms and other features.
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Dark Gray Canvas
The Dark Gray Canvas presents some detail, but not as much as the Streets basemap. The Dark Gray
Canvas highlights lighter symbols that are presented on the map. Dark Gray Canvas still includes primary
streets and reference points.
Light Gray Canvas
The Light Gray Canvas layer presents some detail, but not as much as the Streets or OpenStreetMap
layers. It is useful when you want a clean background that will not distract the view with detailed street
information from the presented layers. Light Gray Canvas still includes primary streets and reference
points.
National Geographic
The National Geographic layer also displays some detail, but not as much as the Streets or
OpenStreetMap layers. The layer also includes shaded relief topography.
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Oceans
The Oceans layer displays marine water body names and other marine features as well as a simple
display of physical forms on land.
Terrain with Labels
The Terrain with Labels layer illustrates relief shading of physical changes to the landscape. This layer
also displays rivers, primary roads, and county lines. This layer only displays when zoomed out at a scale
of greater than 1 inch = 1 mile.
OpenStreetMap
The OpenStreetMap layer displays data collected through the OpenStreetMap project, a collaborative
effort to create a map accessible and editable to the public. The OpenStreetMap layer displays a high
level of detail, similar to the Streets layer. For some areas, the OpenStreetMap layer may be more
current than other street map base layers.
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USA Topo Maps
The USA Topo Maps basemap provides topographic maps at various scales and also provides streets and
landmarks and other points of interest.
USGS National Map
The USGS National Map layer displays data collected by the United States Geological Survey. The map
includes boundaries, elevation, landmarks, structures, and streets.
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DATA LAYERS
CPD Maps includes a series of demographic, housing, economic, and program activity data elements
accessible via the Layers widget. Each data layer is displayed in one of three different ways:
Theme-based layer: Data is displayed as a thematic shading of the
Census tract or other geography.
Point-based layer: Data is displayed as an icon indicating the location of
the data element.
Outline-based layer: Data is displayed as the boundary outline of the
Census tract or other geography.
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NAVIGATING CPD MAPS AND FUNCTIONALITY
Widgets provide most of CPD Maps’ functionality. The widgets are displayed across the top of the map
on the widget bar and include Layers, Legend, Print, Reports, Data Toolkit, Map Query, Grantee
Summary, Basemap, and More Info. Simply click on a widget to open it. Even when closed, a widget will
retain the status of the widget before it was closed until you search for a new location with the search
tool or close out of CPD Maps completely.
For on-screen instruction when using the Reports, Data Toolkit, or Map Query widgets, click the “Help”
button at the bottom left-hand corner of the dialog box.
Clicking the More Info widget directs you to the Consolidated Plan webpage on the
HUD Resource Exchange where Desk Guides and other resource materials can be
downloaded.
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LAYERS WIDGET
The Layers widget allows you to view various data layers on the map. You can either create map using a
custom set of data layers or use one of the prepared maps, which includes a combination of data layers
pertaining to a certain theme. A complete list of the available data layers is provided in Appendix 1.
NOTE: Some map layers may take longer than others to be displayed on the map.
CUSTOM DATA LAYERS
If “Custom” is selected, you select the data layers to be displayed based on the choices offered within
the Layers widget.
1. Click the triangle to the left of any data
category to view the available associated
layers.
2. Check the box next to the layer name to
add the layer to your map.
PREPARED MAPS
When a prepared map is selected from the dropdown menu, a combination of data layers is made
visible to communicate a specific theme or idea.
1. Click the dropdown menu to access the
prepared maps.
2. Select one of the prepared maps below.
Once selected, you can view which layers
are turned on by seeing which data
categories are marked in green.
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List of Available Prepared Maps
• Homebuyer Zones:
o Theme-based layer: Median Home Value
o Outline-based layer: Vacancy Rates greater than 7%
• Need for Rental Rehabilitation:
o Theme-based layer: Percent of Rental Housing Built before 1980
o Outline-based layer: Low- and Moderate-income Census Tracts
o Point-based layer: Public Housing Developments, LIHTC Properties, and HUD
Multifamily Properties
• Rental Market Near Transit:
o Theme-based layer: Change in Median Rent
o Outline-based layer: Low- and Moderate-income Census Tracts
o Point-based layer: Transit Lines, Transit Stations, HUD Multifamily Properties, and
LIHTC Properties
• Housing Affordability Near Transit:
o Theme-based layer: Percent of Renter Units Affordable to 50% AMI
o Outline-based layer: Low- and Moderate-income Census Tracts
o Point-based layer: Transit Lines, Transit Stations, HUD Multifamily Properties, and
LIHTC Properties
• Constrained Rental Supply:
o Theme-based layer: Change in Population
o Outline-based layer: Difficult to Develop Areas
o Point-based layer: Transit Lines and Transit Stations
• Workforce Development Opportunity:
o Theme-based layer: % Point Change: Unemployment Rate
o Outline-based layer: Low- and Moderate-income Census Tracts
o Point-based layer: CDBG Economic Development Activities and CDBG Public Service
Activities
• Workers with Long Commutes:
o Theme-based layer: Percent of Commute Time greater than 60 Minutes
o Outline-based layer: Low- and Moderate-income Census Tracts
o Point-based layer: Transit Lines and Transit Stations
• Risk of Homelessness from Increased Rent:
o Theme-based layer: Change in Median Rent
o Outline-based layer: Low- and Moderate-income Census Tracts
o Point-based layer: HUD Multifamily Properties, and LIHTC Properties
• Risk of Homelessness from Housing Instability:
o Theme-based layer: Percent of Extremely Low-income Households with
Overcrowding
o Point-based layer: HUD Multifamily Properties, and LIHTC Properties
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CUSTOMIZING DATA LAYERS
CPD Maps allows you to customize the appearance of your data layers including the map
transparency/opacity, data classification breaks, geography type for some theme-based layers, and
grantee type or year range for CDBG and HOME Investments.
Accessing Layer Settings
There are two options to change the display settings of your data layers.
• Option 1: Right click the layer name and select “Layer Settings.”
• Option 2: Hover your mouse over the layer name until the “Click for Settings” option
appears. Left-click click the layer name to open the “Layers Settings” screen.
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Changing Map Transparency/Opacity
For theme-based and point-based layers, you can adjust the opacity of the layer by using the sliding
scale pictured above. The default opacity setting is 75 percent for theme-based layers and 100 percent
for point-based layers.
The maps below present cost-burden data as a theme-based layer with different opacities. In the left-
hand map, the layer’s opacity is set to 100 percent. This more clearly displays the cost-burden data but
does not provide the viewer with any geographic reference such as street names. In the right-hand map,
the layer’s opacity is set to 50 percent. The viewer now has a geographic reference, but the tradeoff is
that the cost-burden theme is less clear.
Layer Opacity = 100%
Layer Opacity = 50%
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Customizing Data Classification Breaks
You can also customize data classification breaks or “class breaks” by changing the geography scale,
number of class breaks, or classification type. Your map and legend will immediately update based on
the selections made.
Changing the Geography Scale (Basing map symbology on characteristics of different geographies)
Class break ranges change depending on which geography scale you select due to the difference in the
range of values across each geography type. CPD Maps will create five class breaks by default and
generate unique data ranges for each break based on the range of values at the national, regional, or
local jurisdiction level.
Below are maps of housing cost burden data for the same area, but changing the geography scales at
the national, regional, and local levels.
National
Natural Break Classes:
0 to 11.38%
11.38 to 28.65%
28.65 to 44.32%
44.32 to 72.73%
72.73 to 100%
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Regional
Natural Break Classes:
0 to 9.18%
9.18 to 24.04%
24.04 to 39.6%
39.6 to 70.59%
70.59 to 100%
Local
Natural Break Classes:
0 to 12.31%
12.31 to 30.33%
30.33 to 45.18%
45.18 to 70.59%
70.59 to 100%
Changing the Number of Class Breaks or Classification Type
You can also modify the map by changing the number of classes (from two classes to five classes) as well
the classification types (Natural, Equal, or Quantiles).
In addition to the pre-set data break options below, you can use the “Custom” classification type to
manually change the data class breaks. This can be used to eliminate decimals from other settings for a
more readable legend.
It is important to note that small adjustments to the number of classes and the breakpoints between
classes can significantly alter the appearance of data displayed on the map.
NOTE: class breaks and legend must be the same for all maps to accurately compare a single data
element.
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Natural Breaks is the default classification. All classification breaks explained below.
• Natural Breaks: To create natural breaks, the system identifies breakpoints by looking for
groupings and patterns in the underlying data to minimize the variations within each class and
maximize the variations between classes.
• Equal Intervals: This classification makes the range of each class the same. For example, if you
were classifying Census tracts into three categories using population, and the populations of the
tracts ranged from 0 to 300, the three classes would be 0 to 100, 100 to 200, and 200 to 300. As
a result, the number of Census tracts in each category will be different.
• Quantiles: This classification changes the range of each class so that each class contains the
same number of geographies. For example, if you were classifying 30 Census tracts in a
jurisdiction into 3 categories, the system would create breakpoints to ensure that 10 Census
tracts fell into each category.
As you can see in the table, the map will look very different depending on the classification used.
Natural Breaks
Classes:
0 to 11.38%
11.38 to 28.65%
28.65 to 44.32%
44.32 to 72.73%
72.73 to 100%
Equal Intervals
Classes:
0 to 20%
20 to 40%
40 to 60%
60 to 80%
80 to 100%
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Quantiles
Classes:
0 – 0%
0 to 22.99%
22.99 to 31.58%
31.58 to 42%
42 to 100%
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Changing Geography Type for Theme-based Layers
For some theme-based layers, you can display thematic data by Census tract, county, or state. This
functionality allows comparisons across larger geographies and lets grantees display regional or state
trends and differences more easily. Below is an example of data displayed by county over a larger
geography.
By clicking “Apply to all layers,” these settings can be applied to all thematic layers displayed during that
CPD Maps session. Appendix 1 describes which data layers can be shown by county and state in addition
to Census tract.
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Grantee Type or Year Range for CDBG and HOME Investments
For point-based CDBG and HOME data layers (e.g. CDBG Economic Development Activities or HOME
Multifamily Activities), the system allows you to show all investments in the area or just investments
made by specific types of grantees by giving you the option to show data for all grantees, state grantees,
or entitlement grantees.
For point-based CDBG and HOME data layers, you can also select the range of years to display data using
the sliding year range scale. For instance, a map could display all HOME investments geocoded in IDIS
from 1995 – 2000. The default setting is to display data from 1982 to present.
Moreover, for all point-based CDBG and HOME data layers, you can apply the year range settings for
one layer to all other point-based layers. To apply the range to all data, click the button at the bottom of
the settings screen titled “Apply to all.”
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IDENTIFY TOOL
The Identify tool will display underlying data related to the layer displayed on the map for a selected
geography or point. This underlying data available via the Identify Tool is accessed by using your pointer
to click on a geography or point currently displayed on the map. An Info window will open containing
the data associated with the theme or point-based layer you have displayed on the map. See Appendix
4 for the underlying data available for each map layer.
If you click on a map layer that includes multiple layers or activities (such as a single point that has
received multiple allocations of CDBG funding), you can scroll through the multiple entries for that point
using the arrows on the top right-hand corner of the info window.
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LEGEND WIDGET
The Legend widget automatically opens when data layers are turned on and displays that map’s legend.
Note: If no data layers are selected, or if the zoom level for the data layer causes the data to no longer
displayed, the Legend will display “Please select a layer and/or zoom in.”
PRINT WIDGET
The Print widget allows you to export the map to a .pdf file. If you accessed CPD Maps from the
Consolidated Plan screens within the Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS), the Print
widget will also give you the option to Export the map to IDIS. The Print widget allows you to give the
map a title and a subtitle that will be displayed in the printed or exported map.
The printed map includes the title, legend, scale bar, and date the map was created.
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REPORTS WIDGET
The Reports widget will generate an Excel file containing data for a selected area. The target area for a
report can include one or more geographies. You also have the option of including a reference data set
in the report. For example, consider comparing the data for a neighborhood within a jurisdiction to the
jurisdiction as a whole. Using the Reports widget, you first select the Census tracts that include the
neighborhood as the target area, and then select the jurisdiction as the reference area. To use the
Reports widget, take the following steps:
1. Click on the Reports widget on the CPD Maps toolbar.
2. Create your target area depending on the geography to be analyzed. First you will need to
choose an “Action” and a “Geography Level.”
Action: create a new area or add/remove areas from their target area selection.
• New Area: Use to select a new area or to replace current selection.
• Add to Area: Use if you have an area selected and want to add additional areas to
your current selection.
• Remove from Area: Use to remove one or more areas from existing selection.
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Geographic level: select the type of geography to be used for data aggregation from the
following: Tract, Place, County Subdivision, County, State, National, CDBG grantee, ESG grantee,
HOME grantee, or HOPWA grantee, Continuum of Care (CoC), Unit of General Local Government
(UGLG).
3. Select the appropriate drawing tool using the descriptions in the table below.
Once selected, the dialog box will minimize so you can view the map and select the desired
geographies to include in the report. Some selections may take time to load. When finished with
the selection, the system will highlight the selected areas on the map and the dialog box will re-
open with a list all of the selected geographies.
NOTE: The drawing tool does not have the capability to return data for partial Census tracts. The
resulting data set will include the data for all geographies that touch the line or shape drawn.
For example, if you draw a rectangle that includes half of Census Tract 101 and half of Census
Tract 102, the resulting data set will include the data for all of Census Tracts 101 and 102.
The drawing tools include Point, Line, Freehand Line, Rectangle, Circle, Polygon and Freehand
Polygon.
Symbol
Drawing Tool Description
Point tool: use to select discreet geographies such as
one or two Census tracts, a jurisdiction or county
Line tool: use to select areas along a straight corridor
such as a street
Freehand Line tool: use to select areas along a curved
corridor such as a park boundary
Rectangle tool: use to select areas such as a quadrant
or broad geography
Circle tool: use to select areas within a given distance
of a point
Polygon tool: use to select irregularly shaped areas
such as neighborhoods or metro areas
Freehand Polygon tool to select irregularly shaped
areas such as neighborhoods or metro areas
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4. Use the “Add to Area” and “Remove from Area” buttons as needed to revise your
selected area. You will need to reselect the drawing tool every time you add or remove
an area.
5. Create a name for the target area at the bottom of the dialog box.
6. Click “Next” to add an optional set of reference data and continue to step #7. If you do not wish
to add a reference area, click “Finish” to generate the report.
7. Choose your reference data from the following: None (default), Jurisdictional (only available if a
grantee was selected via the Grantee Search Tool), County, State, National or Custom.
If “Custom” is selected, you will use the same drawing tools described above. The data set name
field can be edited to add a custom name to the reference geography.
8. Create a name for your reference area and click “Next.”
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9. Choose the topics to include in the report by placing a checkmark next to each section and click
“Next.” Please refer to Appendix 3 for a list of all of the data in each section.
NOTE: Special Needs data on Homelessness and HOPWA will only be displayed if the target or
reference area are based on the CoC and HOPWA jurisdiction levels, respectively.
10. Add a report title and subtitle and click “Finish.” The report will open in a new browser window
or directly into Microsoft Excel. To export the data to IDIS, click the Export to IDIS button. This
button is only available when CPD Maps is accessed from IDIS Online.
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NOTE: If you do not have Excel, you can download and install the Excel viewer software using the
link provided on the last dialog box of the Report widget. Your browser’s pop-up blocker may
also prevent this window from opening. If so, adjust your browser settings to allow pop-ups for
this site: http://egis.hud.gov/cpdmaps/.
11. In Excel, the data will be organized in several worksheets. Use the tabs across the bottom of the
page to navigate between worksheets. The data shown are the aggregate totals of the areas
selected.
When more than one geography is selected, data elements that measure medians or averages,
such as Median Household Income or Average Household Size, will be listed as (N/A). These data
elements will also be listed as (N/A) for custom geographies, such as CDBG Urban Counties and
HOME Consortia. Please refer to Appendix 3 for a list of all of the data in each section.
12. Click the “X” in the upper right corner to close the Reports widget.
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DATA TOOLKIT WIDGET
The Data Toolkit widget allows you to analyze housing and economic development data for a target area
by comparing it to other geographies you identify. The widget includes two tools – Housing and
Economic Development. Each tool will generate an Excel file that will allow the user to compare and
contrast your target area to the reference geographies in various housing and economic development
categories. For additional information, see the Guide to the Data-Driven Planning Toolkit in CPD Maps.
1. Click on the Data Toolkit widget on the CPD Maps toolbar.
2. Create a target area by following steps 1-5 of the Report widget instructions. Click “Add” when
finished to include the target area in the toolkit output.
Create a Custom Target Area: To create custom target areas such as neighborhoods or regions,
select multiple geographies (Census tracts, counties, etc.) using the appropriate drawing tool.
After selecting one or more geographies, enter the target area name at the bottom of the dialog
box and click “Add.”
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3. Review your list of target area(s). You can choose to add another target area or remove an area.
Add Another: If you would like to add another target area, click “Add Another” and repeat step
2 until you have created all of your target areas. Unlike the Reports widget, the Data Toolkit
allows you to create up to 14 target areas. To see the list of already selected target areas
without making a new selection, click “Show List.” This returns you to the screen below.
Remove: To delete a target area from the list, click the name of the target area to select it and
click “Remove” below the list. Please note that the “Remove” button is only clickable when a
target area is highlighted.
4. Once the screen lists all of the target areas you want to include (up to 14), choose “Housing” or
“Economic Development” from the “Select Toolkit Type” dropdown and click “Finish.”
NOTE: Make sure your pop-up blocker is turned off or allows pop-up windows from this site:
http://egis.hud.gov/cpdmaps.
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5. CPD Maps will generate an Excel file that is separated into the following four worksheets:
• Control Panel: The Control Panel tab allows you to identify the target geography and
provides guidance on how to use the tool for data analysis and comparison.
• Issue Identification: The Issue Identification tab allows you to compare basic data elements
to reference geographies.
• Issue Characterization: The Issue Characterization tab allows you to compare the target
geography to reference geographies using more detailed data than the issue identification
tab. For instance, the Housing toolkit shows overcrowding broken down by rental and
homeownership units and different household income levels.
• Issue Location: This tab relates back to CPD Maps by providing guidance on threshold
values to use in the Map Query widget (see Map Query widget section) to better
understand where issues identified in the first two stages are located on the map.
6. Click the “X” in the upper right corner to close the Data Toolkit widget.
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MAP QUERY WIDGET
The Map Query widget will help you identify geographies, such as Census tracts or counties that are
similar to each other based on selected criteria. For example, a state grantee can use the Map Query
widget to find the counties in the State with the lowest median household incomes.
1. Select “National” or “Grantee Jurisdiction” as the query level. The Grantee Jurisdiction level will
be available only if you used the Grantee Search Tool to select a grantee.
2. Select the type of geography you would like to query. Choices include Census Tract, Place,
County Subdivision (Cousub), County, and State. When finished, click “Next.”
NOTE: Census tracts can only be queried when the query level is set to Grantee Jurisdiction.
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3. Select up to three variables that you would like to query. To see a list of all the variables
available, refer to Appendix 2. When finished, click “Next.”
4. Define the query range for each variable you selected previously by dragging the slider to the
desired minimum and maximum values. When done, click “Finish.”
Result Count: The Result Count at the bottom of the box displays the number of geographies
that fall between the minimum and maximum values. This will update as you drag the slider.
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5. View the results of your query on the map. All of the geographies that met the query
parameters will be outlined. At this point, the widget offers several different features:
• If you click on one of the geographies listed in the result set, the system will center the
map and shade the selected geography.
• If you click on an outlined geography on the map, the geography will be shaded in the
map and the tract will be shaded in the table.
• If you click on the column headers for the result set, the results will be sorted according to
the values in that column. To reverse the sort order (i.e. from ascending to descending),
click on the column header again.
• If you click “Back”, you will be returned to the previous step where you can edit the query
parameters.
Display of Census tracts that meet query parameters
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List of Query Results
6. Export the Map Query criteria and results to Excel by clicking on the “Export” button.
NOTE: Make sure your pop-up blocker is turned off or accepts pop-ups from this site:
http://egis.hud.gov/cpdmaps.
The Excel report includes three worksheets:
• Data: Includes the geographic area (tract, place, etc.) and data variable(s) for the query
results.
• Criteria: Includes the criteria used in the query.
• Map: Displays a map of the area with the queried geographies outlined in green.
NOTE: If you close the Map Query widget, the map will no longer highlight the geographies within
the result set. However, the query is saved and will be displayed again if you open the Map Query
widget during the same session.
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GRANTEE SUMMARY WIDGET
The Grantee Summary widget will automatically appear once a grantee is selected via the Grantee
Search Tool. The dialog box will list CPD allocations for the grantee.
Depending on the CPD allocation type, the Grantee Summary will include the following detailed
information, which can be downloaded to Excel by clicking the “Export” button:
CDBG, HOME, ESG, HOPWA, CoC or UGLG Grantees:
• A history of the five most recent years of grant allocations
• Summary data including total population, median household income, median contract rent, and
median value of owner-occupied units
• Number and percent of households by income level
• Fair Market Rents
• HOME Rent Limits
CDBG-DR Grantee
• Basic grantee demographic data
• CDBG-DR awards data
• Summary of all current DR grants
NOTE: Make sure your pop-up blocker is turned off or accepts pop-ups from this site:
http://egis.hud.gov/cpdmaps.
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TELLING YOUR STORY WITH MAPS AND DATA
Maps can help you describe your community’s housing and community development needs in ways that
can be difficult to do with a narrative or charts and graphs. When data is mapped, geographic trends
and patterns emerge that will help you identify your community’s needs and chart strategies for
addressing them. Different data sets can also be combined on a map to show connections between
multiple issues.
This section will explore five examples of using CPD Maps to help you with the development of your
Consolidated Plan. The examples are meant to provide practical ways to use the maps and widgets to
explore and analyze your communities. You can always add and change the data to create a map that is
more meaningful and informative to you.
Each of the examples below demonstrate ways to use the tools of CPD Maps—such as the Layer,
Reports, and Map Query widgets—to tell your story. For instructions on how to use these widgets,
please reference the respective sections of the Desk Guide. However, these examples provide only a
cursory introduction to each tool’s capacity, and you will find that CPD Maps provides a wide range of
options to present the complex housing and community development issues in your community.
LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME CONCENTRATIONS
CPD Maps provides three levels of income data based on ACS data: Extremely Low Income (0–30
percent AMI), Low Income (0–50 percent AMI) and Moderate Income (0–80 percent AMI). Each of these
income layers is available in the Community Indicators > Housing Need tab of the Layers widget.
For each income level, the following data sets are available:
• % Extremely Low Income (ELI)/Low/Mod- Income Households
• % ELI/Low/Mod-income Households With Any of the Housing Problems
• % ELI/Low/Mod-income Households With Substandard Housing
• % ELI/Low/Mod-income Households With Overcrowding
• % ELI/Low/Mod-income Households With Severe Cost Burden
NOTE: CPD Maps data should not be used to determine CDBG eligibility using the Low- Mod Area (LMA)
national objective. The layer does not account for grantees that qualify as exception communities
(grantees who can use CDBG in areas where less than 51 percent of the population is at the low-
moderate income level). Until HUD releases updated LMA data, grantees should continue to use 2006-
2010 ACS data as described in CPD Notices 14-10 and 14-11 or conduct a local survey to determine LMA
eligibility.
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AREAS OF MINORITY CONCENTRATION
The Consolidated Plan regulations at 24 CFR Part 91.210 require that grantees define the term “area of
minority concentration” and then identify and describe those areas in the jurisdiction that meet the
definition. CPD Maps provides several ways to map this data.
The Layers widget can help you create color-themed maps that depict concentrations of each race and
ethnicity in the Community Indicators > Demographic > Race/Ethnicity tab. The color themes are based
on the race/ethnicity’s percentage of the total population in the Census tract. By default, the Census
tracts will be classified into five categories using the Natural Breaks classification system. You can edit
the number of categories and the ranges of each category by configuring the data display (see
Customizing Maps section).
USING THE MAP QUERY WIDGET
Grantees may also consider using the Map Query widget in conjunction with the theme-based layers to
identify areas of minority concentration. Using the Map Query widget, you can identify Census tracts
and geographies that indicate large percentages of certain race categories. Some sample Map Query
data layers that help identify these areas are listed below. The path to find each variable is provided in
parentheses.
• Total Households (Demographic > Summary information)
• % White Alone (not Hispanic) (Demographic > Race/Ethnicity)
• Any of the race/ethnicity categories (Demographic > Race/Ethnicity)
TARGET AREAS
The Consolidated Plan regulations at 24 CFR 91.215(a) require grantees to indicate their general
priorities for allocating investment geographically within the jurisdiction. Although target areas are not
required, the Consolidated Plan template in IDIS provides space for grantees to identify locally
designated target areas where concentrated and coordinated efforts such as revitalization, foreclosure
recovery efforts, or transit-oriented development are to be carried out through multiple activities.
Concentrating resources to focus on a specific area of need can have a multiplier effect where the whole
is greater than the sum of the individual activities. For example, if a program rehabilitates 10 homes
throughout a city, the overall visual effect is negligible. However, if all 10 homes are located on the same
street or in the same neighborhood, the program has benefitted not just the individual homeowners but
the overall vitality of the neighborhood as well.
In the Consolidated Plan template in IDIS, there are five types of target areas: a Neighborhood
Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) for entitlement grantees, a Community Revitalization Strategy Area
(CRSA) for state grantees, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) target area, a Local
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Target Area, and Other Target Area. Both the NRSA/CRSA and CDFI designations give the grantee
flexibility within the CDBG regulations in terms of meeting national objectives (for more information
regarding these designations, see 24 CFR part 570, subpart C).
The Reports widget in CPD Maps can help you analyze the data of your community and experiment with
combining smaller geographies, such as Census tracts for entitlement communities or counties for state
grantees, into a target area. The Reports tool will aggregate the data from individual geographies into
one report that you can compare to the grantee as a whole, the county, or the state.
USING THE REPORTS WIDGET
1. Click on the Reports widget. On the first page, select one or more Census tracts to include as
your target area by using one of the seven tools provided to select your area of interest.
Similarly, a state grantee may select one or more counties by using “County” as the “Target
Jurisdiction Level” in the Reports widget. For detailed instruction, please refer to the Reports
widget section. When finished, click “Next.”
2. On the second page, choose Jurisdictional or County as the reference area. By doing so, the final
report will contain data for both your target and reference area so differences and discrepancies
can be highlighted.
NEED FOR LOW-INCOME RENTAL HOUSING
Several different variables in CPD Maps can help explain the need for low-income rental housing. A
straightforward approach is to use cost burden data. A household’s cost burden is defined as the
percentage of annual household income needed to pay housing costs. A household that pays less than
30 percent of income for housing has “affordable” housing and is not “cost-burdened.” Households
spending more than 30 percent of income for housing costs are considered to be “cost-burdened.”
Households spending more than 50 percent are considered to be “severely cost-burdened.”
Housing Cost Burden and Renter Unit Affordability data can be displayed in the Layers widget by
selecting Community Indicators >Housing Need > Affordability.
Part of the overall purpose of the Consolidated Plan is to reduce “the isolation of income groups within a
community or geographical area through the spatial de-concentration of housing opportunities for
persons of lower income” (24 CFR 91.1(a)(1)(ii)). In this spirit, grantees can use the data available in CPD
Maps to not only identify areas within their jurisdiction that have large concentrations of low-income
renters, but also identify areas that have a lack of affordable rental housing.
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USING THE REPORTS WIDGET
The Reports widget has several data sets that can help identify concentrations of low-income renters
and also areas that lack affordable rental units:
• Housing Supply – Number and percentage of renter-occupied units by contract rent
• Housing Supply – Renter-occupied units by contract rent and bedrooms
• Housing Supply – Number of occupied housing units by tenure and presence of selected housing
conditions
• Housing Supply – Units Affordable to Households (by income level)
• Housing Needs – Housing Problems (renter) (multiple tables)
• Housing Needs – Cost Burden > 30% (renter) (by household type and income level)
• Housing Needs – Cost Burden > 50% (renter) (by household type and income level)
USING THE MAP QUERY WIDGET
The Map Query widget will allow you to identify similar geographies based on their underlying data. The
following variables can help grantees identify concentrations of low-income households with high cost
burdens, and areas in their jurisdiction with a lack of affordable rental units: The path to find each
variable in the multivariate query is provided in parentheses.
• % of households with income below 50% HAMFI (Demographic > Household Level information)
• % of households with cost burden (paying > 30%) (Housing Needs > Housing Problems)
• % of households with severe cost burden (paying > 50%) (Housing Needs > Housing Problems)
• Renter units affordable to 30% HAMFI (Housing Supply > Housing Affordability by Tenure)
• Renter units affordable to 50% HAMFI (Housing Supply > Housing Affordability by Tenure)
NEED FOR HOUSING REHABILITATION
Housing Rehabilitation is a common use of CDBG and HOME funds. Grantees can use the age of housing
stock as a proxy for the condition of housing.
USING THE LAYERS WIDGET
The Layers widget provides a map called the “Need for Rehabilitation.” To view this map, open the
Layers widget and select “Need for Rehabilitation” from the dropdown menu at the top of the widget.
The map will add a color-themed map layer displaying the percentage of rental housing in each Census
tract that was built before 1980. The map will also add an outline-theme layer that depicts Census tracts
where more than 50% of the population qualifies as low-moderate income (earning less than 80% of the
area median income). The map also displays the locations of LIHTC Properties, HUD Multifamily
Properties, and Public Housing Developments.
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USING THE REPORTS WIDGET
The Reports widget has several data sets that can help you identify concentrations of older housing
stock:
• Housing Supply – Median age of structure for renter-occupied units (part of the first table within
Housing Supply, entitled “Summary Information for Characteristics of the Housing Stock)
• Housing Supply – Number of occupied units by tenure and year structure built
USING THE MAP QUERY WIDGET
The Map Query widget will allow you to identify geographies based on their underlying data. The
following variables can help grantees identify concentrations of older housing stock. The path to find
each variable in the multivariate query is provided in parentheses.
• % of owner units built 1949 or earlier (Housing Supply > Characteristics of Housing Stock)
• % of renter units built 1949 or earlier (Housing Supply > Characteristics of Housing Stock)
• % of renter units built before 1980 (Housing Supply > Characteristics of Housing Stock)
USING CHANGE INDICATORS TO SUPPORT MARKET ANALYSIS IN CPD
MAPS
The Consolidated Plan regulations require that grantees engage in a market analysis. A market analysis
can help to ensure that funded projects are appropriate to local housing and labor market conditions.
CPD Maps offers a range of tools to support grantees in this part of their planning process.
An important element of market analysis involves gathering and interpreting information about the
choices being made by private investors in real estate, ranging from owner occupants to landlords to
business owners. These choices reveal demand in the market, and are reflected by such factors as
income, property values, employment—and particularly by changes in these patterns of investment.
As a result, among the most important data for a grantee to consider are trends—i.e., changes in
population, housing, and economic conditions over time—and how these trends affect the local housing
and employment market.
CPD Maps includes a number of Census tract level “change variables” that help display variations in the
community and identify growing and declining areas. The variables in CPD Maps are based on changes
between the 2000 Census and the most current ACS data available for CPD Maps.
The change variables in CPD Maps can help generate maps to answer questions about market trends in
three major areas:
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• Economic trends: In what parts of the community is the unemployment rate increasing or
decreasing? Where is the total number of jobs increasing or decreasing? Which employment
sectors are growing or shrinking? (e.g., Manufacturing? Education and Health? Retail?) And in
what parts of the community are these employment characteristics changing (i.e., growing or
declining) the most?
o Change variables, such as “% Change in Unemployment Rate” and “Change in Total
Jobs,” are available as theme-based layers in the Layers widget under Community
Indicators > Economic Development. Change indicators are also available via the Map
Query widget under Economic Context > Employment.
• Demographic trends: In what parts of the community is population increasing or decreasing?
Among which age groups? Where is poverty increasing or decreasing? Where is income going
up or down? Where is the number of housing units growing or declining? And in which
neighborhoods are these trends most pronounced?
o Change variables, such as “% Change in Poverty Rate” and “Change in Population,” are
available as theme-based layers in the Layers widget under Community Indicators >
Demographic > General.
• Housing supply trends: Where are home values or rents increasing or decreasing? Where is the
vacancy rate growing or shrinking? Where is the number of occupied housing units going up or
down? And where are these changes most extreme?
o Change variables, such as “Change in Median Home Value” and “Change in Median
Rent,” are available as theme-based layers in the Layers widget under Community
Indicators > Housing Supply.
By evaluating these trends, grantees can conduct a more effective analysis of market conditions. For
example, this data can be used to anticipate future pressures on home affordability, prioritize areas for
long-term redevelopment strategies, identify neighborhoods with likely future appreciation, and locate
target areas near jobs in growing economic sectors.
The following examples describe housing market conditions, as illuminated by these change variables,
along with strategies grantees might use in response:
• Where housing values are low or moderate and increasing, grantees may want to develop units
for long-term affordability;
• Where values are moderate and stable, grantees may be able to promote owner-occupancy with
modest per-unit subsidies for homebuyer assistance and moderate rehabilitation;
• Where values are low but the neighborhood is anchored by increasing employment opportunities
and/or access to transportation, grantees may decide that a tightly targeted revitalization
strategy will attract future private investment;
• Where values are low and declining and vacancy is high and increasing, grantees may elect to
focus on blight removal and land banking for future redevelopment.
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Additionally, by providing a measure of the scale of these trends, CPD Maps can help grantees identify
areas where they can realistically expect to affect investment choice in the broader market through a
reasonable CPD investment.
USING THE LAYERS WIDGET
The Layers widget provides change indicators under the categories of “Economic Development,”
“Demographic: General,” and “Housing Supply.” Select one of these change indicators as the thematic
layer, along with additional outline-based or point-based layers. Select only one change indicator for a
given map. As with other theme-based layers, you can right click the variable and select configure to
change the classification type for the layer, or to change the number of class breaks.
USING THE REPORTS WIDGET
Although the change indicators described above are not available through the Reports widget in CPD
Maps, these reports include several related data sets showing current data. Market influences can be
identified in these reports by comparing the selected target geography with appropriate “reference”
geography, such as the surrounding county or the state. These comparisons illustrate the competitive
pressures on the target geography for investment compared to other markets in the region. A number
of data sets under the categories of “Demographic,” “Economic Context,” and “Housing Supply” may
offer salient comparisons.
USING THE MAP QUERY WIDGET
The Map Query widget provides access to several data sets useful for market analysis. Since multivariate
query allows users to set a range for up to three variables, it can help identify Census tracts where a
number of characteristics converge. For example, a grantee seeking to use HOME funds to develop a
walk-to-work program with local employers might look for Census tracts that meet the following three
characteristics:
• Change in total jobs > 0 (i.e., growth in the number of jobs);
• At least 20% of owner-occupied units affordable at 80% of area median income; and
• Average travel time to work less than 20 minutes.
Note, however, that the appropriate variables and the selected ranges must be customized for specific
communities and types of projects.
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APPENDIX 1: MAP LAYERS
The following table describes the available data layers and data types found in the Layers widget.
Data Layer
Data Type (Thematic,
Outline or Point)
Thematic Data at
County/State Level
TRANSPORTATION
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
Outline
n/a
AMTRAK Lines
Outline
n/a
Transit Lines
Outline
n/a
Transit Stations
Point
n/a
AMTRAK Stations
Point
n/a
ENVIRONMENT
State Clean Water Needs Survey (CWNS):
Thematic
No
100 Year Flood Plain – Q3
Thematic
n/a
100 Year Flood Plain – DFIRM
Thematic
n/a
500 Year Flood Plain – Q3
Thematic
n/a
ACTIVITY AND PROPERTY LOCATIONS
CDBG
CDBG Activities Funding
Thematic
No
CDBG Activity Count
Thematic
No
CDBG Acquisition Activities
Point
n/a
CDBG Economic Development Activities
Point
n/a
CDBG Housing Activities
Point
n/a
CDBG Public Improvement Activities
Point
n/a
CDBG Public Service Activities
Point
n/a
Other CDBG Activities
Point
n/a
HOME
HOME Activities Funding
Thematic
No
HOME Activities Count
Thematic
No
HOME Homeowner Activities Funding
Thematic
No
HOME Homeowner Activities Count
Thematic
No
HOME Multifamily Activities Funding
Thematic
No
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Data Layer
Data Type (Thematic,
Outline or Point)
Thematic Data at
County/State Level
HOME Multifamily Activities Count
Thematic
No
HOME Multifamily Activities
Point
n/a
Environmental Reviews
Tiered Environmental Reviews
Point
n/a
Environmental Reviews
Point
n/a
Other
Voucher Concentration
Thematic
No
NSP Completed Activities
Thematic
No
FHA REO
Thematic
No
Public Housing Developments
Point
n/a
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties
Point
n/a
HUD Multifamily Properties
Point
n/a
USDA Rural Housing
Point
n/a
COMMUNITY INDICATORS
Economic Development
% Commute Time >60 minutes
Thematic
Yes
% Unemployment
Thematic
Yes
% Point Change: Unemployment Rate
Thematic
No
Change in Total Jobs
Thematic
No
Change in Agriculture, Mining, Oil and Gas Extraction Jobs
Thematic
No
Change in Construction Jobs
Thematic
No
Change in Manufacturing Jobs
Thematic
No
Change in Wholesale Trade Jobs
Thematic
No
Change in Retail Trade Jobs
Thematic
No
Change in Transportation and Warehousing Jobs
Thematic
No
Change in Information Jobs
Thematic
No
Change in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Jobs
Thematic
No
Change in Professional, Scientific, and Management
Services Jobs
Thematic
No
Change in Education and Health Care Services Jobs
Thematic
No
Change in Arts, Entertainment, Accommodations Jobs
Thematic
No
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Data Layer
Data Type (Thematic,
Outline or Point)
Thematic Data at
County/State Level
Change in Other Services Jobs
Thematic
No
Demographic
Race/Ethnicity
White alone (not Hispanic)
Thematic
Yes
Black or African American alone (not Hispanic)
Thematic
Yes
American Indian / Alaskan Native alone (not Hispanic)
Thematic
Yes
Asian alone (not Hispanic)
Thematic
Yes
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone (not Hispanic)
Thematic
Yes
Some other race alone (not Hispanic)
Thematic
Yes
Two or more races (not Hispanic)
Thematic
Yes
Persons of Hispanic origin
Thematic
Yes
General
Median Household Income
Thematic
Yes
Poverty Rate
Thematic
Yes
Total Households
Thematic
Yes
Average Household Size
Thematic
Yes
% Non-English Speaking
Thematic
Yes
Change in Housing Units
Thematic
No
Change in Median HH Income
Thematic
No
% Point Change: Poverty Rate
Thematic
No
Change in Population
Thematic
No
Change in Population Age 0-17
Thematic
No
Change in Population Age 18-24
Thematic
No
Change in Population Age 25-65
Thematic
No
Change in Population Age 65+
Thematic
No
Other
HIV Rates by County Per 100,000 Population
Thematic
Yes
Housing Supply
% Rental Housing Built Before 1980
Thematic
Yes
% Rental Housing Built Before 1949
Thematic
Yes
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Data Layer
Data Type (Thematic,
Outline or Point)
Thematic Data at
County/State Level
Median Home Value
Thematic
Yes
% Owner Occupied Housing
Thematic
Yes
Median Contract Rent
Thematic
Yes
% Renter Occupied Housing
Thematic
Yes
Vacancy Rate
Thematic
Yes
% Renter units with 3 or more bedrooms
Thematic
Yes
% Owner units with 3 or more bedrooms
Thematic
Yes
% of structures with 5-19 units
Thematic
Yes
% of structures with 20 or more units
Thematic
Yes
Change in Median Home Value
Thematic
No
% Point Change: Owner Occupied
Thematic
No
Change in Median Rent
Thematic
No
% Point Change: Vacancy Rate
Thematic
No
% Point Change: Rental Vacancy Rate
Thematic
No
% Point Change: Owner Vacancy Rate
Thematic
No
Change in Occupied Units
Thematic
No
Vacancy Rate > 10%
Outline
n/a
Vacancy Rate > 7%
Outline
n/a
Housing Need
Affordability
% Renter units affordable to 30% HAMFI
Thematic
Yes
% Renter units affordable to 50% HAMFI
Thematic
Yes
% Renter units affordable to 80% HAMFI
Thematic
Yes
% Owner units affordable to 50% HAMFI
Thematic
Yes
% Owner units affordable to 80% HAMFI
Thematic
Yes
% Owner units affordable to 100% HAMFI
Thematic
Yes
Housing Cost Burden
Thematic
Yes
Extreme Low-Income
% Extremely Low-Income (ELI) Households
Thematic
Yes
% of ELI Households With Any of 4 Severe Housing
Problems
Thematic
Yes
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Data Layer
Data Type (Thematic,
Outline or Point)
Thematic Data at
County/State Level
% of ELI Households With Substandard Housing
Thematic
Yes
% of ELI Households With Overcrowding
Thematic
Yes
% of ELI Households With Severe Cost Burden
Thematic
Yes
Moderate Income
% Moderate-Income (MI) Households
Thematic
Yes
% of MI Households With Any of 4 Severe Housing
Problems
Thematic
Yes
% of MI Households With Substandard Housing
Thematic
Yes
% of MI Households With Overcrowding
Thematic
Yes
% of MI Households With Severe Cost Burden
Thematic
Yes
Low Income
% Low-Income (LI) Households
Thematic
Yes
% of LI Households With Any of 4 Severe Housing Problems
Thematic
Yes
% of LI Households With Substandard Housing
Thematic
Yes
% of LI Households With Overcrowding
Thematic
Yes
% of LI Households With Severe Cost Burden
Thematic
Yes
BOUNDARIES
Grantee Boundaries
CDBG Grantee
Thematic
No
HOME Grantee
Thematic
No
ESG Grantee
Thematic
No
HOPWA Grantee
Thematic
No
Continuum of Care (CoC)
Outline
n/a
Unit of General Local Government (UGLG)
Outline
n/a
Other
NSP1 Target Areas
Outline
No
NSP2 Target Areas
Outline
No
NSP3 Target Areas
Outline
No
SCRP Grantees
Outline
n/a
Choice Grantees
Outline
n/a
Census Tracts
Outline
n/a
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Data Layer
Data Type (Thematic,
Outline or Point)
Thematic Data at
County/State Level
Low-Mod Census Tracts (NOTE: Incorrectly labeled as Low-
Mod Block Groups in CPD Maps)
Outline
n/a
113
th
Congressional Districts
Outline
n/a
Qualified Census Tracts
Outline
n/a
Difficult to Develop Areas
Outline
n/a
Rural Innovation Fund
Outline
n/a
Communities Containing Colonias
Point
n/a
Challenge Grantees
Point
n/a
OTHER
Census Tract Labels
Outline (label)
n/a
112
th
Congressional Districts Labels
Outline (label)
n/a
APPENDIX 2: MAP QUERY VARIABLES
The following table lists all available variables for the Map Query widget.
DEMOGRAPHIC > SUMMARY
Total Population
Total Households
Homeownership Rate
Average Household Size over occupied housing units
Median Household Income in past 12 months
DEMOGRAPHIC > PERSON-LEVEL INFORMATION
% of population over 5 years that speak English ‘not at all’
Poverty Rate
DEMOGRAPHIC > RACE ETHNICITY
% White alone (not Hispanic)
% Black or African American alone (not Hispanic)
% American Indian or Alaska Native alone (not Hispanic)
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% Asian alone (not Hispanic)
% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander alone (not Hispanic)
% Some other race alone (not Hispanic)
% Two or more races (not Hispanic)
% of Persons of Hispanic origin
AGE
% of the population age 0-17
% of the population age 18-24
% of the population age 25-64
% of the population age 65 and over
DEMOGRAPHIC > HOUSEHOLD LEVEL INFORMATION
% of households with one or more people under 18 years
% of households with one or more people 60 years and over
% of one person households
% of households with income - 30% HAMFI
% of households with income - 50% HAMFI
% of households with income - 80% HAMFI
% of households with income - 100% HAMFI
HOUSING NEEDS > HOUSING PROBLEMS
% of households with 1 of 4 housing unit problems
% of households with 1 of 4 severe housing problems
% of households with substandard housing
% of households with overcrowding
% of households with cost burden (paying > 30%)
% of households with severe cost burden (paying > 50%)
# of households at risk of homelessness (multiple unrelated renter households with overcrowding)
HOUSING SUPPLY > CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOUSING STOCK
Total Housing Units
Vacancy Rate
Median value of owner occupied units
Median contract rent for renter occupied units
Median number of rooms
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% of owner units built 1949 or earlier
% of renter units built 1949 or earlier
% of renter units built before 1980
% of renter units with 3 or more bedrooms
% of owner units with 3 or more bedrooms
HOUSING SUPPLY > HOUSING AFFORDABILITY BY TENURE
Renter units affordable to 30% HAMFI
Renter units affordable to 50% HAMFI
Renter units affordable to 80% HAMFI
Owner units affordable to 50% HAMFI
Owner units affordable to 80% HAMFI
Owner units affordable to 100% HAMFI
ECONOMIC CONTEXT > LABOR FORCE
Unemployment Rate
Average Travel Time to Work
ECONOMIC CONTEXT > UNEMPLOYMENT BY AGE GROUP
% age 16-24 unemployed
% age 25-65 unemployed
% over age 65 unemployed
ECONOMIC CONTEXT > TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
% traveling < 30 minutes (Note: This data element is incorrectly listed as % traveling > 30 minutes in
CPD Maps and will be corrected in a future release)
% traveling 30-59 minutes
% traveling 60+ minutes
ECONOMIC CONTEXT > EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS
% employed with less than high school
% employed with high school graduate (or equivalent)
% employed with some college or Associate’s degree
% employed with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
% unemployed with less than high school
% unemployed with high school graduate (or equivalent)
% unemployed with some college or Associate’s degree
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% unemployed with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
ECONOMIC CONTEXT > EMPLOYMENT (TRACT ONLY)
Change in Total Jobs
Change in Agriculture, Mining, Oil and Gas Extraction
Change in Construction
Change in Manufacturing
Change in Wholesale Trade
Change in Retail Trade
Change in Transportation and Warehousing
Change in Information
Change in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Change in Professional, Scientific, Management Services
Change in Education and Health Care Services
Change in Arts, Entertainment, Accommodations
Change in Other Services
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APPENDIX 3: REPORT DATA SETS
This appendix displays each table and data element available through the Excel-based CPD Maps report
organized by the topic category and subcategory as displayed in the Reports widget.
DEMOGRAPHIC
BASIC SUMMARY
Summary Information for Basic Demographic and Socioeconomic
Characteristics*
Target(s)
Total Population:
Total Households:
Homeownership Rate:
Average Household Size of Occupied Housing Units:
Average Household Size of Owner occupied Housing Units:
Average Household Size of Renter occupied Housing Units:
Median Household Income In The Past 12 Months:
Aggregate Household Income In The Past 12 Months:
Median Family Income In The Past 12 Months:
Median Nonfamily Household Income In The Past 12 Months:
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
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PERSON-LEVEL
Person-level Information*
Number
Percent
Population 5 years and over that speak English 'not at all':
Persons in Poverty (Universe: Persons whose poverty status is determined):
Poverty Rate:
Persons in Poverty in Family Households:
Persons in Poverty in non-Family Households:
Source: American Community Survey
*Data can be used to support Anti-Poverty Strategy (screen SP-70) of the Strategic Plan.
Race
Number
Percent
White alone (not Hispanic)
Black or African American alone (not Hispanic)
American Indian and Alaska Native alone (not Hispanic)
Asian alone (not Hispanic)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (not Hispanic)
Some other race alone (not Hispanic)
Two or more races (not Hispanic)
Persons of Hispanic Origin
Total
Source: American Community Survey
Age
Number
Percent
Population Age 0–17
Population Age 18–24
Population Age 25–64
Population Age 65 and over
Total
Source: American Community Survey
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HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL
Household Information
Number
Percent
Households with one or more people under 18 years:
Households with one or more people 60 years and over:
One person Household:
Source: American Community Survey
Household Income in the Past 12 Months
Number
Percent
Less than $14,999
$15,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $34,999
$35,000 to $44,999
$45,000 to $59,999
$60,000 to $74,999
$75,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $124,999
$125,000 to $149,999
$150,000 or more
Total
Source: American Community Survey
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FAMILY-LEVEL
Family-level Information*
Number
Percent
Families with Income in the past 12 months below poverty level:
Families in poverty, owner occupants:
Families in poverty, renter occupants:
Source: American Community Survey
*Data can be used to support Anti-Poverty Strategy (screen SP-70) of the Strategic Plan.
Household*
0–30%
HAMFI
>30–50%
HAMFI
>50–80%
HAMFI
>80–100%
HAMFI
>100%
HAMFI
Total Households
Small Family Households**
Large Family Households**
Household contains at least one person
62–74 years of age
Household contains at least one person
age 75 or older
Households with one or more children 6
years old or younger**
**Note: The asterisk for these three variables is no longer relevant and will be removed in an upcoming
release of CPD Maps. The data is now available for all income categories listed in this table.
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
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HOUSING NEEDS
HOUSING NEEDS
Occupancy*
Number
Percentage
Households with 1 or more occupants per room
Owner Households with 1.00 or less occupants per room
Owner Households with 1.01 to 1.50 occupants per room
Owner Households with 1.51 or more occupants per room
Renter Households with 1.00 or less occupants per room
Renter Households with 1.01 to 1.50 occupants per room
Renter Households with 1.51 or more occupants per room
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
Costs
Number
Percentage
Paying > 30%
Earning Less than $34,999 paying > 30%
Earning More Than $35,000 paying > 30%
Owner Occupied Earning Less than $35,000 paying > 30%
Owner Occupied Earning More than $35,000 paying > 30%
Renter Occupied Earning Less than $35,000 paying > 30%
Source: American Community Survey
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HOUSING PROBLEMS
Households with one of the listed needs
(renter)*
0–30%
AMI
30–50%
AMI
50–80%
AMI
80–100%
AMI
Total
Substandard Housing – Lacking complete
plumbing or kitchen facilities
Severely Overcrowded – With >1.51 people per
room (and complete kitchen and plumbing)
Overcrowded – With 1.01-1.5 people per room
(and none of the above problems)
Housing cost burden greater than 50% of
income (and none of the above problems)
Housing cost burden greater than 30% of
income (and none of the above problems)
Zero/negative Income (and none of the above
problems)
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
Households with one of the listed needs
(owner)*
0–30%
AMI
30–50%
AMI
50–80%
AMI
80–100%
AMI
Total
Substandard Housing – Lacking complete
plumbing or kitchen facilities
Severely Overcrowded – With >1.51 people per
room (and complete kitchen and plumbing)
Overcrowded – With 1.01-1.5 people per room
(and none of the above problems)
Housing cost burden greater than 50% of
income (and none of the above problems)
Housing cost burden greater than 30% of
income (and none of the above problems)
Zero/negative Income (and none of the above
problems)
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
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Households with one or more severe housing
problems: Lacks kitchen or bathroom, severe
overcrowding, severe cost burden (renter)*
0–30%
AMI
30–50%
AMI
50–80%
AMI
80–100%
AMI
Total
Having 1 or more of four housing problems
Having none of four housing problems
Household has negative income, but none of
the other housing problems
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
Households with one or more severe housing
problems: Lacks kitchen or bathroom, severe
overcrowding, severe cost burden (owner)*
0–30%
AMI
30–50%
AMI
50–80%
AMI
80–100%
AMI
Total
Having 1 or more of four housing problems
Having none of four housing problems
Household has negative income, but none of
the other housing problems
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
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COST BURDEN
Cost Burden > 30% (renter)*
0–30% AMI
30–50% AMI
50–80% AMI
Total
Small Related
Large Related
Elderly
Other
Total need by income
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
Cost Burden > 30% (owner)*
0–30% AMI
30–50% AMI
50–80% AMI
Total
Small Related
Large Related
Elderly
Other
Total need by income
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
Cost Burden > 50% (renter)*
0–30% AMI
30–50% AMI
50–80% AMI
Total
Small Related
Large Related
Elderly
Other
Total need by income
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
Cost Burden > 50% (owner)*
0–30% AMI
30–50% AMI
50–80% AMI
Total
Small Related
Large Related
Elderly
Other
Total need by income
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
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CROWDING
Crowding - More than one person per room
(renter)*
0–30%
AMI
30–50%
AMI
50–80%
AMI
80–100%
AMI
Total
Single family households
Multiple, unrelated family households
Other, non-family households
Total need by income
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
Crowding – More than one person per room
(owner)*
0–30%
AMI
30–50%
AMI
50–80%
AMI
80–100%
AMI
Total
Single family households
Multiple, unrelated family households
Other, non-family households
Total need by income
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
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HOUSING SUPPLY
SUMMARY INFORMATION FOR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOUSING STOCK
Summary Information for Characteristics of the Housing Stock*
Target(s)
Total housing units
Vacancy Rate
Median value for owner-occupied units
Median value for owner-occupied units with a mortgage
Median value for owner-occupied units without a mortgage
Median contract rent for renter-occupied units
Median age of structure for renter-occupied units
Median number of rooms for owner-occupied units
Median number of rooms for renter-occupied units
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screens MA-10 and MA-15 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan
template.
SIMPLE TABULATIONS OF HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
Number and percentage of occupied housing units by structure type*
Number
Percentage
1-unit Detached
1-unit Attached
2 to 4 Units
5 to 19 Units
20 or More Units
Other (mobile home, RV, etc.)
Total
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-10 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
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Number and percentage of occupied housing units by bedrooms*
Number
Percentage
No bedroom
1 bedroom
2 bedrooms
3+ bedrooms
Total
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-10 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
Number and percentage of owner-occupied housing units by
bedrooms*
Number
Percentage
No bedroom
1 bedroom
2 bedrooms
3+ bedrooms
Total
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-10 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
Number and percentage of renter-occupied housing units by
bedrooms*
Number
Percentage
No bedroom
1 bedroom
2 bedrooms
3+ bedrooms
Total
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-10 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
Number and percentage of renter-occupied units by contract rent*
Number
Percentage
No cash rent
$0–$499
$500–$599
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$600–$699
$700–$799
$800–$899
$900–$999
$1000–$1249
$1250–$1499
$1500–$1999
$2000 or More
Total
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-15 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
Renter-occupied units by contract rent and
bedrooms*
Bedrooms
Number
Percent
Less Than $200
None
Less Than $200
1
Less Than $200
2
Less Than $200
3+
$200–$499
None
$200–$499
1
$200–$499
2
$200–$499
3+
$500–$999
None
$500–$999
1
$500–$999
2
$500–$999
3+
$1000 or More
None
$1000 or More
1
$1000 or More
2
$1000 or More
3+
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No Cash Rent
None
No Cash Rent
1
No Cash Rent
2
No Cash Rent
3+
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-15 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
CROSS-TABULATIONS OF MULTIPLE CHARACTERISTICS
Number of occupied housing units
by tenure and household size
Owner
Renter
Total
# and %
# and %
# and %
1 Person Household
2 Person Household
3 Person Household
4 Person Household
5 Person Household
6+ Person Household
Total
Source: American Community Survey
Number of occupied housing units by tenure and year
structure built*
Owner
Renter
Total
# and %
# and %
# and %
Built 2000 or later
Built 1980–1999
Built 1950–1979
Built 1949 or earlier
Total
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-20 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
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Number of occupied housing units by tenure and presence of
selected housing conditions*
Owner
Renter
Total
# and %
# and %
# and %
None of the selected housing conditions
1 selected conditions
2 selected conditions
3 selected conditions
4 selected conditions
Total
Selected housing conditions = (1) lacks complete plumbing facilities, (2) lacks complete kitchen
facilities, (3) housing costs greater than 30 percent of household income, (4) more than one person
per room.
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-20 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
Units Affordable to Households Earning*
Owner
Renter
30% HAMFI
50% HAMFI
80% HAMFI
100% HAMFI
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen MA-20 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
Households with Children Present*
Owner
Renter
0-30% HAMFI
30-50% HAMFI
50-80% HAMFI
80-100% HAMFI
> 100% HAMFI
Source: CHAS
*Table correlates with screen NA-10 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
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ECONOMIC CONTEXT
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ABOUT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Summary Information about Economic Conditions*
Target(s)
Total In Civilian Labor Force
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Unemployment Rate
Average travel time to work
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-45 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
SIMPLE TABULATIONS OF ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Unemployment by Age Group*
Number
Percent
Age 16–24
Age 25–65
Over Age 65
Total
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-45 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
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Occupation*
Number
Percentage
Median
Income
Management, business, and financial occupations
Farming, fishing and forestry occupations
Available
2012
Service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
Total
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-45 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
Travel Time to Work*
Number
Percentage
Less than 30 minutes
30 to 59 minutes
60 or more minutes
Total
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-45 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Educational Attainment*
Age
18–24
Age
25–34
Age
35–44
Age
45–64
Age
65+
Less than 9th grade
9th to 12th grade no diploma
High school graduate, GED, or alternative
Some college, no degree
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Graduate or professional degree
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-45 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
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Educational Attainment*
Median Earnings in
the Past 12 Months
Less than high school graduate
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Some college or Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Graduate or Professional Degree
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-45 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
Educational Attainment*
In Labor Force
Civilian Employed
In Labor Force –
Unemployed
Not In Labor
Force
Less than high school graduate
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Some college or Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree or higher
Graduate or Professional Degree
Source: American Community Survey
*Table correlates with screen MA-45 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
BUSINESS ACTIVITY
Business by Sector*
Number of
Workers
Number
of Jobs
Share of
Workers (%)
Share of
Jobs (%)
Jobs Less
Workers (%)
Agriculture, Mining, Oil and Gas
Extraction
Arts, Entertainment,
Accommodations
Construction
Education and Health Care Services
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
Information
Manufacturing
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Other Services [except Public
Administration]
Professional, Scientific,
Management Services
Public Administration
Retail Trade
Transportation and Warehousing
Wholesale Trade
Total
Source: American Community Survey and ESRI Business Analyst Package
*Table correlates with screen MA-45 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
SPECIAL NEEDS
HOMELESSNESS
The homelessness data is only available for Continuum of Care jurisdictions. Jurisdictions will need to
work with their continuum of care to estimate their portion of this data.
Population experiencing homelessness on a given night*
Sheltered
Unsheltered
Persons in Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren)
Persons in Households with Only Children
Persons in Households with only Adults
Chronically Homeless Individuals
Chronically Homeless Families
Available 2014
Available 2014
Veterans
Source: Point in Time (PIT) Data
*Table correlates with screen NA-40 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template.
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Facilities Targeted to
Homeless Persons*
Emergency
Shelter Year
Round Beds
(Current and
New)
Emergency
Shelter
Voucher/
Seasonal/
Overflow Beds
Transitional
Housing
Beds
(Current
and New)
Permanent
Supportive
Housing Beds
(Current and
New)
Permanent
Supportive
Housing Beds
Under
Development
Households with
Adult(s) and Children
Households with
Only Children
Households with
Only Adults
Chronically Homeless
Households
Veterans
Source: Housing Inventory Count (HIC) (Note: This source is incorrectly labeled in CPD Maps as Homeless
Inventory Chart and will be updated in future CPD Maps release)
*Table correlates with screen MA-30 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template.
HOPWA
The HOPWA data is only available for HOPWA target jurisdictions.
Current HOPWA Formula Data*
Cumulative cases of AIDS reported
Area incidence of AIDS
Rate per population
Number of new cases prior year (3 years of data)
Rate per population (3 years of data)
Source: CDC Surveillance Data
*Table correlates with screen NA-45 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template for
HOPWA grantees.
Current HOPWA Surveillance Data*
Number of Persons living with HIV (PLWH)
Area Prevalence (PLWH per population)
Number of new HIV cases reported last year
Source: CDC HIV Surveillance Data
*Table correlates with screen NA-45 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template for
HOPWA grantees.
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Type of HOPWA Assistance*
Number of Units
Designated or Available for
People with HIV/AIDS and
their families
Tenant based rental assistance
Permanent housing in facilities
Short-term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility
Short-term or transitional housing facilities
Permanent housing placement
Source: HOPWA Grantee CAPER and HOPWA Beneficiary Verification Worksheet
*Table correlates with screen MA-35 of the Market Analysis of the Consolidated Plan template for
HOPWA grantees.
Type of HOPWA Assistance*
Estimates of Unmet Need
Tenant based rental assistance
Short-term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility
Facility Based Housing (Permanent, short-term or transitional)
Source: HOPWA Grantee CAPER and HOPWA Beneficiary Verification Worksheet
*Table correlates with screen NA-45 of the Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan template for
HOPWA grantees.
May 2018 76 CPD Maps Desk Guide
APPENDIX 4: INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
IDENTIFY TOOL
This appendix describes the information displayed for each map layer when using the identify tool.
Depending on the variable, this may include additional information or aggregate data from multiple
layers and layer categories onto a single display.
Layer Category
Map Layer(s)
Associated
Identify Box Title
Identify Results
Transportation
MPO
MPO
• MPO Name
• Physical Address City
• State
• Transportation
Management Area
Transportation
Amtrak Lines
Amtrak
• Number of Tracks
• Passenger Railroad
Operations
Transportation
Transit Lines
Transit_link
• State FIPS
• Transit Type
• System
• Routes Served
• GRD_ELEV (Elevated)
• Urbanized Area
• Amtrak
• Status
• Source
Transportation
Transit Stations
Transit_sta
• Station Name
• Street Address, City
• Urbanized Area
• Status of Station
• Source of Data
Transportation
Amtrak Station
Amtrk_sta
• Name
• Station Code
• Station Address
• City
• State
• Station Type
May 2018 77 CPD Maps Desk Guide
Layer Category
Map Layer(s)
Associated
Identify Box Title
Identify Results
Environment
State Clean Water Needs
Survey
CWNS Needs by
State
• State
• Septic Needs
• Nonpoint Needs
• WWTP Needs
• WPipe Needs
• CSO Storm Needs
• WQ Total Needs
Environment
100 Year Flood Plain - Q3
NA
• NA
Environment
100 Year Flood Plain - DFIRM
NA
• NA
Environment
500 Year Flood Plain - Q3
NA
• NA
Activity and
Property
Locations-CDBG
• CDBG Activities Funding
• CDBG Activities Count
CDBG Activities
• Census Tract Number
• Total Acquisition Count
• Total Acquisition Funding
• Total Housing Count
• Total Housing Funding
• Total Public
Improvements Count
• Total Public
Improvements Funding
• Total Public Services
Count
• Total Public Services
Funding
• Total Other Activities
Count
• Total Other Activities
Funding
• Total Activities
• Total Funding
Activity and
Property
Locations-CDBG
• CDBG Acquisition
Activities
• CDBG Economic
Development Activities
• CDBG Housing Activities
• CDBG Public
Improvement Activities
• CDBG Public Service
Activities
• CDBG Other Activities
CDBG Activities
• Activity Name
• Activity Type
• Completion Date
• Total Funds
• Grantee Name
May 2018 78 CPD Maps Desk Guide
Layer Category
Map Layer(s)
Associated
Identify Box Title
Identify Results
Activity and
Property
Locations-HOME
• HOME Activities Funding
• HOME Activities Count
• HOME Homeownership
Activities Funding
• HOME Homeownership
Activities Count
• HOME Multifamily
Activities Funding
• HOME Multifamily
Activities Count
HOME
• Tract
• Total Count
• Total Funding
• Homebuyer Assistance
Count
• Homebuyer Assistance
Funding
• Homeowner Rehab
Count
• Homeowner Rehab
Funding
• Tenant-Based Rental
Assistance Count
• Tenant-Based Rental
Assistance Funding
• Multifamily Rental Count
• Multifamily Rental
Funding
Activity and
Property
Locations-HOME
HOME Multifamily Activities
HOME
• Grantee Name
• Total Units
• Total HOME Units
• Total HOME Funds
• Completion Date
Activity and
Property
Locations-Other
Voucher Concentration
Voucher
Concentration
• Number of Vouchers
• Vouchers as a % of Total
Housing Units
Activity and
Property
Locations-Other
NSP Completed Activities
NSP Activity by
Tract
• Construction Activities
• Homebuyer Assistance
Activities
• Demolition Activities
• Land Bank Activities
• Acquisition Activities
• Other Activities
• Total NSP Activities
Activity and
Property
Locations-Other
FHA REO Properties by Block
Group
FHA REO
• State, County, Tract,
Block Group
• REO Count
Activity and
Property
Locations-Other
Public Housing Developments
Public Housing
Development
• Development Name
• Occupancy Rate
• Number of Units
May 2018 79 CPD Maps Desk Guide
Layer Category
Map Layer(s)
Associated
Identify Box Title
Identify Results
Activity and
Property
Locations-Other
Low Income Housing Tax
Credit (LIHTC) Properties
LIHTC Property
• Project Name
• Total Number of Units
• Total Number of Low-
Income Units
• Year Placed in Service
• Total Dollar Amount of
HOME Funds
• Total Dollar Amount of
CDBG Funds
Activity and
Property
Locations-Other
HUD Multifamily Properties
HUD Multifamily
Properties
• Property Name
• Number of Units
• Number of Assisted Units
Activity and
Property
Locations-Other
USDA Rural Housing
USDA Rural
Housing
• Rental Housing Type
• Number of Units
May 2018 80 CPD Maps Desk Guide
Layer Category
Map Layer(s)
Associated
Identify Box Title
Identify Results
Community
Indicators-
Economic
Development
Community
Indicators-
Demographic-
General
Community
Indicators-
Housing Supply
• % Point Change
Unemployment Rate
• Change in Housing Units
• Change in Median
Household Income
• % Point Change in Poverty
Rate
• Change in Population
• Change in Population by
age
• Change in Median Home
Value
• % Point Change in
Vacancy Rate
• % Point Change in Rental
Vacancy Rate
• % Point Change in Owner
Vacancy Rate
• Change in Occupied Units
Census Tract
Change 2000 to
2006-2010
• % Point Change in
Unemployment Rate
• % Point Change in
Homeownership Rate
• % Point Change in
Vacancy Rate
• % Point Change in Rental
Vacancy Rate
• % Point Change in For
Sale Vacancy Rate
• % Point Change in
Poverty Rate
• % Change in Population
• % Change in Median
Household Income
• % Change in Housing
Units
• % Change in Households
• % Change in Real
Contract Rent
• % Change in Real Median
Home value
• % Change in Population
(age 0-17)
• % Change in Population
(age 18-24)
• % Change in Population
(age 25-64)
• % Change in Population
(age 65 and over)
Community
Indicators-
Economic
Development
Community
Indicators-
Demographic-
General
Community
Indicators-
Housing Need-
Affordability
• Poverty Rate
• % Commute Time > 60
minutes
• Housing Cost Burden
• % Unemployment
• Median Household
Income
Socioeconomic
• Poverty Rate
• % Commute Time > 60
minutes
• Housing Cost Burden
• Median Household
Income
• % Unemployment
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Layer Category
Map Layer(s)
Associated
Identify Box Title
Identify Results
Community
Indicators-
Economic
Development
• Change in Total Jobs
• Change in Construction
Jobs
• Change in Manufacturing
Jobs
• Change in Wholesale
Trade Jobs
• Change in Retail Trade
Jobs
• Change in Transportation
and Warehousing Jobs
• Change in Information
Jobs
• Change in Finance,
Insurance, and Real Estate
Jobs
• Change in Professional,
Scientific, and
Management Services
Jobs
• Change in Education and
Health Care Services Jobs
• Change in Arts,
Entertainment,
Accommodations Jobs
• Change in Agriculture,
Mining, Oil and Gas
Extraction Jobs
• Change in Other Services
Jobs
LED
• Change in Total Jobs
• Change in Construction
Jobs
• Change in Manufacturing
Jobs
• Change in Wholesale
Trade Jobs
• Change in Retail Trade
Jobs
• Change in Transportation
and Warehousing Jobs
• Change in Information
Jobs
• Change in Finance,
Insurance, and Real
Estate Jobs
• Change in Professional,
Scientific, and
Management Services
Jobs
• Change in Education and
Health Care Services Jobs
• Change in Arts,
Entertainment,
Accommodations Jobs
• Change in Agriculture,
Mining, Oil and Gas
Extraction Jobs
• Change in Other Services
Jobs
May 2018 82 CPD Maps Desk Guide
Layer Category
Map Layer(s)
Associated
Identify Box Title
Identify Results
Community
Indicators-
Demographic
• Average Household Size
• Total Households
• % Non-English Speaking
• All Race/Ethnicity layers
Demographic
• White alone (not
Hispanic)
• Black or African
American alone (not
Hispanic)
• American Indian /
Alaskan Native alone (not
Hispanic)
• Asian alone (not
Hispanic)
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific
Islander alone (not
Hispanic)
• Some other race alone
(not Hispanic)
• Two or more races (not
Hispanic)
• Persons of Hispanic
origin
• Total Households
• Average Household Size
• % Non-English Speaking
Community
Indicators –
Demographic -
Other
• HIV Rates by County per
100,000 Population
HIV Rates by
County per 100,000
Population
• Rate per 100,000
Population
• County Name
• Disease
• Year
• Race
• Sex
• Age Group
• Transmission Category
• Population
• Cases
May 2018 83 CPD Maps Desk Guide
Layer Category
Map Layer(s)
Associated
Identify Box Title
Identify Results
Community
Indicators-
Housing Supply
• % Rental Housing Built
Before 1980
• % Rental Housing Built
Before 1949
• Median Home Value
• % Owner Occupied
Housing
• Median Contract Rent
• % Renter Occupied
Housing
• Vacancy Rate
• % Renter Units with 3 or
more Bedrooms
• % Owner Units with 3 or
more Bedrooms
• % of Structures with 5-19
Units
• % of Structures with 20 or
more Units
Housing
• % Renter Occupied
Housing
• Median Contract Rent
• Vacancy Rate
• % Rental Housing Built
Before 1949
• % of Structures with 20
or more Units
• % Rental Housing Built
Before 1980
• % Owner Occupied
Housing
• % Renter Units with 3 or
more Bedrooms
• Median Home Value
• % Owner Units with 3 or
more Bedrooms
• % of Structures with 5-19
Units
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Layer Category
Map Layer(s)
Associated
Identify Box Title
Identify Results
Community
Indicators-
Housing Need-
Affordability
Community
Indicators-
Housing Need-
Extremely Low
Income
Community
Indicators-
Housing Need-
Low Income
Community
Indicators-
Housing Need-
Moderate
Income
All Housing Need layers
CHAS
• % of Moderate Income
(MI) Households With
Overcrowding
• % of Owner Units
Affordable to 100%
HAMFI
• % of Renter units
Affordable to 50% HAMFI
• % of MI Households with
Substandard Housing
• % Renter units
Affordable to 30% HAMFI
• % Owner units
Affordable to 80% HAMFI
• Moderate Income
Households (0-80% AMI)
• Low Income Households
(0-50% AMI)
• % of Moderate Income
(MI) Households With
Any of the Four Severe
Housing Problems
• % of Owner Units
Affordable to 50% HAMFI
• % of Low Income (LI)
Households with Severe
Cost Burden
• % of Low Income (LI)
Households with
Substandard Housing
• % of Renter units
Affordable to 80%
HAMFI#
• % of Low Income (LI)
Households with
Overcrowding
• % of Low Income (LI)
Households with Any of
the Four Severe Housing
Problems
• % of MI households with
Severe Cost Burden
May 2018 85 CPD Maps Desk Guide
Layer Category
Map Layer(s)
Associated
Identify Box Title
Identify Results
Boundaries-
Grantee
Boundaries
• CDBG Grantee
• HOME Grantee
• ESG Grantee
• HOPWA Grantee
• CDBG Grantee
• HOME Grantee
• ESG Grantee
• HOPWA
Grantee
• Grantee Name
• CDBG Amount
• HOME Amount
• ESG Amount
• HOPWA Amount
• Program Year
Boundaries-
Grantee
Boundaries
• CoC
• CoC Grantee
• Continuum of Care Name
• CoC Code
• Pro Rata Need
Boundaries-
Grantee
Boundaries
• UGLG
• UGLG Grantee
• Unit of General Local
Government Name
• Sum Level
• UGLG Key
Boundaries-
Other
• NSP1 Target Areas
• NSP2 Target Areas
• NSP3 Target Areas
• NSP1 Target
Area
• NSP2 Target
Area
• NSP3 Target
Area
• Grantee Name
• NSP Grant #
• Grant Amount
Boundaries-
Other
SCRP Grantees
SCRP Grantees
• Grant Number
• Applicant
• City and State
• Status
• Funding
Boundaries-
Other
Choice Grantees
Choice Grantees
• Grant Number
• Lead Applicant
• Co-Applicant
• Project City and State
• Existing PHA
Development
• Grant Type
• Grant Year
Boundaries-
Other
Census Tracts
Census Tract
• Census Tract Number
Boundaries-
Other
Low-Mod Census Tracts
Low-Mod Tract
• Census Tract Number
• % Low-Mod
Boundaries-
Other
Congressional District
113th
Congressional
Districts
• State
• District Number
• Current Representative
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Layer Category
Map Layer(s)
Associated
Identify Box Title
Identify Results
Boundaries-
Other
Qualified Census Tracts
Qualified Census
Tracts
• Qualified Tract
Boundaries-
Other
Difficult to Develop Areas
Difficult to Develop
Areas
• Name
• Metro Name
Boundaries-
Other
Rural Innovation Fund
RIF Grantee
• Grantee
• Grant Type
• Grant Amount
Boundaries-
Other
Communities Containing
Colonias
Colonias
Communities
• Name
Boundaries-
Other
Challenge Grantees
Challenge Grantees
• Grant Number
• Legal name
• Street Address, City,
State, and Zip
• HUD Funding
• DOT Funding
• Total award
• Leverage
• Type
• Status
Other - Other
• Census Tract Labels
• 113th Congressional
Districts Labels
NA
• NA
