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Petaluma DAT
Figure 2: Method 3B results.
After combining all three sequential methods, the City
determined three Census Tracts (1506.01, 1506.09 and
1509.01) and six Block Groups (1506.03, Block Groups
1, 2 and 5; 1506.07, Block Group 2; 1508.00, Block
Group 3; and 1512.01, Block Group 4) as Recommended
Disadvantaged Communities, as shown in Figure 3.
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Figure 3: Recommended Disadvantaged Communities.
stop undocumented immigrants from being counted for
apportionment.
22% higher than Sonoma County’s and California’s
median household income, respectively.
Areas of Opportunity
At the end, the census count of more than 62 million
Hispanics still missed 1 in 20, that is, approximately 5%
across the board. This number could be even higher
in areas where Hispanic overlap with undocumented
immigrant groups, especially those in overcrowded
housing areas.
2020 US Census Undercounting
Household Income Inequality
About 25% of households reported an annual income
over $150,000, in contrast with 20% who reported less
than $40,000. A simple statistical analysis may show a
negatively skewed household income distribution, where
more than 50% of households are at least a standard
deviation from the median income, which can be
attributed to income inequality among other factors.
During 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau faced
unprecedented challenges, including the COVID-19
pandemic, hurricanes, wildfires and the federal
government’s efforts to add a citizenship question and
Petaluma’s Income Household Distribution, which relies
on data from the U.S. Census, American Community
Survey, shows an affluent community with a median
household income of $91,528, approximately 13% and
COVID-19 Pandemic
The economic fallout from the pandemic continues
to disproportionately affect some population groups,
including lower-income adults, Hispanic and adults
younger than 302. In most cases, this has manifested
as job losses and as a reduction in wages, negatively
affecting household income. These disproportionate
economic impacts reflect long-standing inequities in
education, employment, housing, and health care, which
when combined with other factors such as pollution
burden and specific population characteristics, represent
a threat multiplier under the city’s Climate Emergency
Framework.
In some cases, people who contracted the COVID-19
virus are experiencing long-term effects, known as long
COVID. According to the CDC, people who experience
2. Pew Research Center.
