Table 2.
Zipcode Means by Rate of Foreclosure in 2009
| All Zipcodes | Zips in Bottom 5th Foreclosures | Zips in Top 5th Foreclosures | |
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| Quarterly # of foreclosures 2009 | 50.81 | 1.88 | 141.25 |
| Quarterly # of foreclosures 2005 | 3.75 | 0.57 | 5.88 |
| Housing Prices 2005 ($1000s) | 417 | 497 | 368 |
| Housing Prices 2009 ($1000s) | 302 | 438 | 191 |
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| Characteristics of Zip Codes in 2000 | |||
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| Mean population | 17983 | 9543 | 15564 |
| Mean Household Income | 62504 | 71934 | 61553 |
| Percent Black | 7.14 | 5.94 | 5.96 |
| Percent Hispanic | 18.22 | 9.46 | 19.00 |
| Percent Over 65 | 14.48 | 13.04 | 15.74 |
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| (Hospitalizations and ER Visits by Type/Population in 2000) * 100 | |||
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| Total Non-Elective | 10.92 | 10.70 | 14.13 |
| Selected Categories of Non-Elective Visits | |||
| Preventable Visits | 1.01 | 0.95 | 1.31 |
| Cancer | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| Any Heart/Stroke | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.26 |
| Mental Health | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.53 |
| Respiratory Infection | 1.42 | 1.33 | 1.87 |
Notes: Characteristics of zip codes come from the 2000 Census.
N=3,370 zip codes (ZCTAs). For hospitalizations, N=3370*19 quarters = 64030 zip code level observations. Standard deviations are in parentheses.