This feature class was created using the ESRI Enrich tool along with some fields created manually from Enrich tool results. All demographic variables come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5 year estimates from the Enrich tool.  The feature itself is the city of Golden, CO. The polygon components making up the feature are the clipped areas of each census tract that intersects the boundary of Golden city limits. The goal being to provide demographic estimates of the actual areas of each census tract inside Golden city limits. 

Fields added by JCPH GIS Analyst include: 

1. Total Population: this was created by summing the totals for each race estimation from the Enrich tool. Total population of all polygons were summed and checked against 2021 ACS total population for Golden. Results: Enrich tool sum = 197998; ACS 2021 Total Population for Golden = 20041
2. Nonwhite or Hispanic/Latino: represents the number of people that are Nonwhite OR Hispanic/Latino in the given polygon area. Calculated using Enrich tool values: "Total Population" - "Non Hispanic: White Alone"
3. Nonwhite_Or_H_p: percentage of total population of Nonwhite or Hispanic/Latino
4. Low Income: Sum of Household Incomes up to and including 35,000 - 39,999 from the Enrich Tool results. This field is meant to represent the Total Low Income Households in Golden, CO. This definition was defined using City of Golden's specific definition for low income: those households making 50% or less than the median income of Jefferson County in 2021, adjusted for household size (see: https://www.chfainfo.com/rental-housing/asset-management/rent-income-limits for more info). Because ACS Household Income data does not differentiate by household size, the weighted average of household income for 1 and 2 person households was calculated against the median income for this size household to obtain a single Household Income value representing a majority of households in Golden, CO in 2021. The weighted average household income for 1 and 2 person households is $39,448, representing...
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