Table 2.
Summary of Statistics
| Variable | Measurement | Level* | Mean | S. D. | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinale family tax delinquent dummy variable | The dependent variable shows whether a single family lot was delinquent (1) or not (0). | Lot | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0 | 1 |
| # of delinquent lots | These variables identify the number of property tax delinquent lots by each Census Block Group. | BG | 146.33 | 123.69 | 0 | 652 |
| Commercial lots | BG | 12.69 | 17.30 | 0 | 90 | |
| Industrial lots | BG | 1.73 | 4.69 | 0 | 27 | |
| Residential lots | BG | 128.46 | 104.79 | 0 | 506 | |
| Mean delinquent year | This variable shows the mean years elapsed after delinquent by each Census Block Group. | BG | 3.84 | 1.72 | 0 | 13 |
| # of active commercial lots | These variables identify the number of commercial lots that were neither delinquent nor vacant by each Census Block Group. | BG | 20.95 | 26.67 | 0 | 293 |
| Apartment lots | BG | 6.15 | 6.13 | 0 | 35 | |
| Retail lots | BG | 4.56 | 6.32 | 0 | 39 | |
| Restaurant lots | BG | 1.53 | 3.20 | 0 | 34 | |
| Office lots | BG | 1.45 | 4.79 | 0 | 103 | |
| Parking lots | BG | 0.93 | 3.10 | 0 | 66 | |
| # of active industrial lots | These variables identify the number of industrial lots that were neither delinquent nor vacant by each Census Block Group. | BG | 4.16 | 14.09 | 0 | 144 |
| Heavy manufacturing lots | BG | 0.25 | 0.99 | 0 | 8 | |
| Light manufacturing lots | BG | 0.80 | 2.99 | 0 | 32 | |
| Small industrial lots | BG | 1.55 | 5.88 | 0 | 65 | |
| Food and drink ind. lots | BG | 0.16 | 1.65 | 0 | 22 | |
| Lot characteristics | The lot characteristics were identified for each single family residential lots. | |||||
| Value (USD/1000) | Lot | 57.09 | 30.50 | 6 | 230.84 | |
| Property tax (USD) | Lot | 800.45 | 627.18 | 0 | 43,437 | |
| Rental property | Lot | 0.13 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | |
| Building age (year) | Lot | 76.95 | 24.97 | 1 | 134 | |
| Floor area (sqft/1000) | Lot | 1.29 | 0.42 | 1 | 3.11 | |
| Neishborhood characteristics | The neighborhood level characteristics were captured by each Census Block Group based on 2013 American Community Survey (ACS) 5- year estimates. | |||||
| % minority | BG | 52.08 | 37.81 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| % vacant housing units | BG | 20.99 | 13.36 | 0 | 70.57 | |
| % housing unit ownership | BG | 55.12 | 19.42 | 0 | 97.44 | |
| % unemployment | BG | 19.99 | 12.47 | 0 | 63.90 |
Note: S.D. standard deviation; Min. minimum value; Max. maximum value; ind. industrial; sqft Square Feet
*
Level: the spatial scale level of data (BG: Block Group level data based on the 2010 Census, Lot: lot level data based on the county GIS data)