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Developed in Association with the
Food Research and Action Center
Summer Food Target
Mapper
This interactive map was developed for local groups who need highly detailed (street-level) census
information for hunger and poverty-related projects and lack access to desktop mapping software. For example, the map can be used to identify neighborhoods and communities
for Summer Food Service Program expansion -- a USDA nutrition program offered to children during the summer months.
The default map shows percentage themes for the population eligible for free and reduced price meals
(under age 19 and below the 185% poverty level). Additional maps include census data on English proficiency as well as race, ethnicity and income. Change
maps by clicking the drop-down menu items under "Compare Maps" on the left.
Click here for
FRAC's guide to using the interactive map for determining Summer Food site eligibility.
See also:
Interactive "Zoomable/Clickable" Thematic Map
 To maximize the viewable area, toggle off the history folder, then select the F11 key. Map links can be e-mailed or bookmarked for future reference. Use the arrow buttons on your browser to compare previously viewed maps. Click the HELP icon for additional assistance.
NOT COMPATIBLE WITH FIREFOX 1.5 (click for details)
 Summer Food Target Mapper (national scale
map-- zoomable to street-level)
Google-FairData Base Map (start with a Google map interface)
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New 7/06
Here are two examples of high need areas displayed with Google Earth. The semi-transparent pink areas are block groups where the under 19 population is between 50
and 100% below 185% poverty. Green labels show the number of kids under 19 below 185% poverty by block group.
Base maps for all states are available via this directory. The 40 to 50% theme will be
uploaded on request by state. You can geocode your state's Summer Food sites for free and create a Google Earth KML file via Batch Geocde. Then you can overlay the sites onto the Google Earth census map, as shown in the Washington DC example.
Note that it is impossible to get a perfect match between the Census Bureau's geographic files and the Google street map, so the maps are
not reliable for site qualification along the boundaries of the block groups. (You can clarify boundaries or get additional demographic details by simply pasting
the block group number into the search form via FairData's FIND button)
You will need a relatively new graphics card to view these maps in Google Earth.
 Washington DC Summer Food sites (2004)
New York State 50%+ block groups ( no SFS sites displayed)
-- Directory with files for all states
New 6/06:
Added a Find menu item to the Google base map (also available via the FairData pop-up FIND form -- refresh search form
window if not displayed).This is an alternative way to search for addresses, with clickable links back to the FairData map. See
GMap Help for additional details.
Click here to view the map and form. You can save the
results returned by Google with the hyperlinks intact -- just copy and paste to a Microsoft Word document. (Right click, Edit, Open Hyperlink)
There will be instances where the FairData geocoder is correct and the Google geocoder is not and vice-versa. Also note that the Google
geocoder places an address found marker on the street centerline rather than the 25 foot offset used by FairData's geocoder. This makes it difficult to determine whether an address
is in a particular block group where the street is the dividing line (refer to FairData's Map 19 for street number sequences).
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Click on the FIND button to zoom to a place. Click on the INFO tool and then click on the map for census data for the various geographic layers. Poverty
data and the USDA program specific census data is about midway down the table in the lower portion of the pop-up window. Percentage calculations are at the end the table.
Or click on ZOOM TO and then click on the map -- relevant Summer Food Program data for the block group selected will appear in a table below the map.
Note: Block Group FIPS code --labels (green) at 5 miles or less in Maps 1
& 19 only (option to turn on)
Maps 1,2,3, 4, 6 and 7 show Summer Food sites for 2001 beginning at a scale of about 50 miles.
Approximately 34,200 sites are geocoded -- about 20% by zip code or town rather than exact street matches. Sites geocoded with
street-level precision can be identified by clicking on the one-half mile buffer DISPLAY option, then select REDRAW (Maps 1 and 2 only) or simply refresh the browser. Only
exact geocoded sites show buffers.
If you need precision location, always double-check the address -- Select the INFO button and click on the site (represented by a triangle)
on the map. The site address (along with other data) can be accessed from the pop-up window.
School district boundaries (thin green lines -- elementary and unified) and associated census data can be viewed
beginning at a scale of about 200 miles using the DISPLAY option. Check the box to the left of "School District" underneath the map image, then click "Redraw". For dataset
details, see National Center for Education Statistics.
See also USDA Summer Food Map Machine for 185% poverty block group level thematic maps, as
well as database queries providing free and reduced price meal participation by school. Note that INFO queries in FairData's interactive map display the zip code number in a popup
window, facilitating follow-up searches on the USDA map.
See notes at end of this page for additional details and data downloads:
Map 1 -- Population Under 19 Below 185% Poverty Level
Note that unlike the other maps, this thematic map subdivides the 40% to 60% range into 40% to 50% and 50% to 60% -- facilitating the
identification of potential open site areas where at least 50 percent of school age children are eligible for free or reduced price school meals.
At a scale of about 5 miles, counts for the under 19 population below the 185% poverty level are displayed in purple boxes.
The block group level 185% poverty dataset can also be viewed via the USDA Summer Food
Map Machine. Consistent with the USDA dataset and Map Machine, students under 19 in group housing are included in the 185% counts.
Source: USDA and Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
Map 2 -- 40% vs. 50% Focus Areas
This map shows areas (highlighted in orange) that presumably would qualify for open site eligibility at the block group level if the eligibility threshold were
lowered to 40%. The 50% or higher areas that generally qualify under current regulations are highlighted in red. For consistency, the tract-level and county-level maps follow this
same tri-color theme.
Source: USDA and Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
Map 3 -- Population Under 18 Below Poverty
At a scale of about 5 miles, block group population counts for children living in poverty are displayed in purple boxes.
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
Map 4 -- Female Householder (single-parent) with own children
At a scale of about 5 miles, block group female single parent household counts are displayed in purple boxes.
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Map 5 -- Population Below Poverty
At a scale of about 5 miles, block group population counts for persons living in poverty are displayed in purple boxes.
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
Map 6 -- 5-17 Limited English-Speaking Ability (Spanish speakers only)
See ESL page for map details
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
Map 7 -- Civilian Population 16-19, Not Enrolled in School and No Degree (Dropouts)
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
Map 8 -- Civilian Population 16-19, Not Enrolled in School and Unemployed or Not in Labor Force (Youth Unemployment)
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
Map 9 -- Percent Asian (single-race, all ages)
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Map 10 -- Percent Black (single-race, all ages)
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Map 11 -- Percent Latino (any race, all ages)
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Map 12 -- Percent Native American (single- race, all ages)
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Map 13 -- Median Household Income (1999)
At a scale of about 5 miles, block group median household income is displayed in purple boxes
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
Map 14 -- Housing Tenure
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Map 15 -- Median Home Value (by census tract)
At a scale of about 5 miles, median value for owner-occupied houses by census tract is displayed in purple boxes. Bar charts break out the
median value by race.
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
Map 16 -- Population Under 5 Below Poverty
At a scale of about 5 miles, block group population counts for children under 5 living in poverty are displayed in purple boxes.
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
Map 17 -- Households without a vehicle
At a scale of about 5 miles, block group counts of households without a vehicle are displayed in purple boxes.
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
Map 18 -- Population 25 and over without a high school degree
At a scale of about 5 miles, the block group-level population 25 and over without a high school diploma is played in purple boxes.
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data
Map 19 -- Identical to Map 1 but with partial display of street numbering scheme
Notes:
8/13/03: The interactive map has been updated with USDA's June 24, 2003 dataset. The updated nationwide
block group dataset can be downloaded from the link below.
Sites were geocoded based on USDA address database. In some cases, there are discrepancies between the FairData shapefile sites and the sites displayed on the USDA "Map
Machine". This is because different geocoding software techniques were used. Both the USDA dataset and the FairData dataset contain geocoding inaccuracies. Sites are excluded from
both databases due to missing addresses.
Downloads:
Nationwide block group poverty data (Maptitude-compatible, comma delimited, field labels are in .dcc file) (zipped file 2 megabytes) -- 2000 census
Nationwide block group Summer Food (under 19) and CACF (under 13) below 185% poverty
data (Maptitude-compatible, comma delimited) (zipped file 1.5 megabytes) -- 2000 census Note: This dataset is based on a special file prepared by the Census
Bureau for the USDA Summer Food and CACF Programs. It includes persons in group housing in the population and poverty count. Therefore, this dataset is not directly comparable
to other poverty counts reported in the SF3 dataset.
See also:
2/06: Added a link to Neighborhood Knowledge California Select the field NKCA_Link from the
INFO tool pop-up window for a block group on the FairData map and you'll see that block group in a new NKCA map window. Here is an NKCA map of a block group in
Punxsutawney, Pa Create an account (it's free) and you can batch geocode your own data points for Summer Food
sites anywhere in the US, edit the geocoded point locations where necessary, query for the underlying block group numbers -- and save the map for online access.
Note that areas outside of California will not display thematic maps on the NKCA site, but California users can upload up
to 1,000 block groups at a time from this file for thematic display. Here is an excellent
California-specific tutorial.
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2/06: Added a link to DataPlace for more detailed "build your own" analysis -- (no block groups, tract-level and higher). Select the field
DataPlace_Link from the INFO tool pop-up window for a census tract in the FairData map and you'll see that tract in a new DataPlace area overview window, with links to thematic maps, and exceptional charts and tables across a wide range of
datasets. (Click on the links under "Browse by Topic" in the right corner beneath the DataPlace map to quickly change the theme to another indicator.)
Social Explorer is another excellent source for tract-level and higher maps and tables from the 1990 and 2000 census. (In many instances, the maps are superior to DataPlace
maps because more meaningful thematic breakpoints are used.)
To zoom to the block group level components of a tract you have identified in the DataPlace map: (1) copy the tract number (for
example, 51550-0201 displayed via the question mark button on the DataPlace map ) into
the block group search field on the popup form accessed with FairData's FIND button (2) remove the hyphen and click "Find".
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School district socio-economic profile data with percentage calculations --
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/main1.asp
Multi-jurisdictional SF3 school district data downloads --
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/downloadmain.asp
Free/reduced price meal data (with total student figures) by school in spreadsheet format: --
Nash/Rocky, Mount NC Schools (sample school data link):
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3703270
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