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Indicator
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Measurement
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Approach
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Demographic Indicators
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Population growth, spatial and age distribution
Language barriers
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Census, American Community Survey (provide information on Latino population growth, its spatial and age distribution)
English fluency among the population
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Insecurity Indicators
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Immigration status
Deportations
Identification cards
Sense of security
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An in-depth survey by trusted Latino organizations
Information on local deportation proceedings initiated in Lane County
Survey to determine how widespread the lack of official identification cards is in Lane County
Survey measure could also get a stronger sense of welcoming immigrants
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Economic Indicators
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Poverty rates by race and ethnicity
Free or reduced-price school lunch programs
Measuring wealth, not income
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The American Community Survey provides data on poverty rates by race and ethnicity
Share of students enrolled in free or reduced-price school lunch programs, by school and race/ethnicity
A compelling body of evidence suggests that wealth, rather than income
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Discrimination Indicators
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Racism
Criminal justice system
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Racial discrimination in the housing market is the matched pair "secret shopper" approach
Tracking racial and ethnic proportionality in Lane County’s juvenile and adult criminal justice systems
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Education Indicators
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Education completed
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Years of education completed
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Community Indicators
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Access to urban benefits
Walk scores
20-minute neighborhood
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Benefits such as: transit access, walkability to groceries and schools, and sidewalk coverage around schools
Compare the Walk Scores (and possibly Transit Scores and Bike Scores) of the most heavily Latino neighborhoods with those of the whitest neighborhoods
20-minute neighborhood heat map could also be compared with the distribution of Latinos in the metro area
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Transportation Indicators
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Cost of housing and transportation
Commuting trips
Pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities
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The combined cost of housing and transportation.
The American Community Survey includes data on commuting trips.
Mapping the locations where people on foot or bicycles have died when hit by cars and trucks, and comparing those locations to concentrations of Latinos provide a sense of traffic risks in Latino neighborhoods
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