Table 2.
Marginalized populations and active transportation measures, Seattle WA and Vancouver BC.
|
Number of census tracts |
Seattle |
Vancouver |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 |
117 |
|||
| Median | 25th –75th percentile | Median | 25th –75th percentile | |
| Youth (<15 years old) (%) | 15% | 10%–18% | 8% | 5%–10% |
| Older adults (65+ years) (%) | 12% | 9%–15% | 16% | 13%–18% |
| People of color (%) | 28% | 20%–47% | 50% | 37%–72% |
| Black, African American (%) | 5% | 2%–14% | 1% | 0%–1% |
| Indigenous (%) | 2% | 1%–3% | 2% | 1%–2% |
| People with disabilities (%) | 0.2% | 0%–0.4% | – | |
| Newcomers to Canada (%) | – | 6% | 4%–7% | |
| Household median income ($) | $46,100 | $34,874–$54,306 | $67,840 | $59,959–$77,894 |
| Households who use food stamps (%) | 1% | 1%–2% | – | |
| Low income cut off (LICO) (%) | – | 16% | 14%–20% | |
| Rental housing (%) | 20% | 12%–32% | 45% | 38%–62% |
| Active transportation: | ||||
| Walk to work (%) | 4% | 2%–10% | 6% | 3%–16% |
| Cycle to work (%) | 3% | 1%–5% | 5% | 2%–9% |
| Public transit to work (%) | 20% | 16%–26% | 29% | 26%–33% |
Data sources: Marginalized populations and active transportation measures from 2013 to 2017 5-year American Community Survey estimates and 2016 Statistic Canada, at the census tract level.