Demographic Data and Analysis Tools
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Planning for affordable housing projects is not easy. Most affordable housing projects need more than one funding source. The layered financing and barriers often imposed by local land use rules make affordable housing planning complex. This forces a more thorough evaluation of area demographics and housing market conditions than the typical due-diligence of market rate developments.
Developers must clearly show the need for the project. They must also understand the area’s demographic, economic and housing trends, and how these trends will affect their project. Access to reliable data and good analytical tools for their planning is essential.
Analysis and Planning Tools:
Clay County Online GIS - online parcel-based mapping and reporting system
Platte County Online GIS - online parcel-based mapping and reporting system
City of Kansas City, Missouri Online GIS - online mapping of multiple data sources, including parcel data
City of Gladstone GIS Program - links to select online maps for the Gladstone area
Missouri Census Data Center Mapper - online mapping system for select demographic variables from the 1980, 1990 and 2000 census along with other datasets
MSDIS Mapper - online mapping system for political, natural resources and select census data from the Missouri Spatial Data Information Service
"Map Your Community" by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development contains data on many assisted housing variables
DataPlace by KnowledgePlex - excellent source of maps as well as general demographic, social, income, housing, lending and other data for communities
Demographic and Other Data Sources:
"About Your Community" - general information for communities in the Northland area
Census Profiles from the Missouri Census Data Center - most frequently accessed data items from the 2000 census
American Factfinder - user-friendly access to population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the Bureau of Census
State of the Cities Data System - from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing Affordability Data System - from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Building Permits Search from the Bureau of Census
Bureau of Labor Statistics Database Access - consumer price index, unemployment, consumer expenditures and other data
Links to Federal Government Data and Statistics
Public Housing Agency Plans:
Search Approved Public Housing Agency Plans