Neighborhood Data for Social Change
View data on the NDSC map across ten different policy areas in LA County neighborhoods, cities and census tracts.
NDSC – Neighborhood Data for Social Change
The platform helps tell the stories of L.A. neighborhoods through maps, charts, data analysis, and storytelling, helping community stakeholders track measurable change, improve local policies and programs, and ultimately advocate for a better quality of life within their communities.
Who We Are – Neighborhood Data for Social Change
View data on the NDSC map across ten different policy areas in LA County neighborhoods, cities and census tracts.
Caroline Bhalla – Neighborhood Data for Social Change
Caroline Bhalla is the Executive Director of the Neighborhood Data for Social Change Project, housed in the Lusk Center for Real Estate at the USC Price School of Public Policy and USC Marshall School of Business.
About the USC Area Housing Dashboard – Neighborhood Data for …
The USC Area Dashboard seeks to highlight housing data trends of the USC community including: resident characteristics, the built environment, and housing affordability and stability.
Data – Neighborhood Data for Social Change
The 272 neighborhoods on the NDSC platform are adapted from The Los Angeles Times “Mapping L.A.” project. Learn more about how The Times drew neighborhood boundaries here . Data on the NDSC platform can also be explored using the 2,495 census tracts or 88 incorporated cities in Los Angeles County.
USC Area Housing Dashboard – Neighborhood Data for Social …
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the present-day geographic and demographic distribution of poverty in Los Angeles. The map below from the USC Neighborhood Data for Social Change shows a concentration of poverty in South and Central Los Angeles — the same neighborhoods redlined and excluded from accessing resources for building wealth 9.
FAQ – Neighborhood Data for Social Change
We are always updating our map to include new datasets! You can submit your data request using the form below.
Built Environment – Neighborhood Data for Social Change
The neighborhood around USC has less than 1% of its land zoned for Parks and Open Space, compared to 21% Citywide. Nearly half of the land in the neighborhood around USC is zoned for Multi-Family housing, compared to 14% Citywide.