Poverty Rates over 3 yr Period in Travis County, TX
The data for the map was obtained from Census' American Community Survey 3 yr data encompassing 2008 through 2011.
Low poverty rates shown in Blue are dominant westward.
High poverty rates are recorded in the eastern part of the center of the county.
The lowest poverty areas within the county happens to be the areas with the highest educational attainment ( Bachelor's degree and above).
The contrast occurs in the east side toward the center.
The highest concentration of poverty is within or surrounds the Central Business District (CBD) .
The area in white color is the Austin -Bergstrom International Airport .
It is important to note that, Austin , the state capital occupies a huge chunk of Travis County and has become favorable to commuter residents of outlying cities and some counties like Williamson and Hays. People who hold administrative jobs with the the city or the state commute to work in the CBD but reside outside the CBD usually due reasons such as high rent, crime rates, traffic issues, etc.
With the recent and ongoing gentrification happening around the CBD in Travis county , it will be interesting to see how this map looks like in a couple of years.
