Town of Elon - Haggard Avenue Corridor Study Phase 1 Title ... · * ct 217.02, bg 1 1,464 1,275 87.1% 101 6.9% - 0.0% 26 1.8% - 0.0% 47 3.2% 15 1.0% 189 12.9% ct 217.02, bg 3 1,360

Town of Elon - Haggard Avenue Corridor Study Phase 1 Title VI Compliance – Environmental Justice and Demographic Data Assessment By SEPI Inc. 10/7/20 Background - Title VI, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., was enacted as part of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. In accordance with Title VI, populations served by programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance (with particular attention to minority, low-income, and limited English proficiency populations) require documentation to ensure equity in the public involvement process. Data – This documentation utilizes data from the 2010 United States Census and the 2012-2016 American Community Survey. The unit of geography used in this analysis is the census block group. The figure below shows all census block groups within a 1-mile buffer of the Haggard Avenue Corridor Study utilized in this assessment. The three census block groups that are immediately adjacent to and include the Phase 1 Corridor Area are indicated in the tables below with an asterisk (*), and include Census Tract (CT) 217.02 Block Group (BG) 1, CT 205.01 BG 1, and CT 216 BG 4.

I. Race Data

II. Hispanic or Latino Population Data

# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %

CT 205.01, BG 2 1,238 703 56.8% 374 30.2% 15 1.2% 21 1.7% - 0.0% 87 7.0% 38 3.1% 535 43.2%CT 216, BG 3 1,949 1,389 71.3% 427 21.9% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% 133 6.8% 560 28.7%CT 217.02, BG 2 2,545 2,272 89.3% 191 7.5% 6 0.2% 71 2.8% - 0.0% - 0.0% 5 0.2% 273 10.7%CT 206.01, BG 1 1,017 1,006 98.9% - 0.0% - 0.0% 11 1.1% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% 11 1.1%

* CT 217.02, BG 1 1,464 1,275 87.1% 101 6.9% - 0.0% 26 1.8% - 0.0% 47 3.2% 15 1.0% 189 12.9%CT 217.02, BG 3 1,360 1,261 92.7% 74 5.4% - 0.0% 25 1.8% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% 99 7.3%CT 206.01, BG 2 726 726 100.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0%

* CT 205.01, BG 1 2,277 1,642 72.1% 134 5.9% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% 479 21.0% 22 1.0% 635 27.9%* CT 216, BG 4 2,962 2,589 87.4% 126 4.3% 4 0.1% 140 4.7% - 0.0% 6 0.2% 97 3.3% 373 12.6%

DSA 15,538 12,863 82.8% 1,427 9.2% 25 0.2% 294 1.9% - 0.0% 619 4.0% 310 2.0% 2,675 17.2%Elon town 9,781 8,487 86.8% 848 8.7% 19 0.2% 257 2.6% - 0.0% 53 0.5% 117 1.2% 1,294 13.2%Alamance County 156,372 110,548 70.7% 29,039 18.6% 621 0.4% 2,214 1.4% 282 0.2% 9,386 6.0% 4,282 2.7% 45,824 29.3%North Carolina 9,940,828 6,882,915 69.2% 2,137,131 21.5% 117,479 1.2% 254,550 2.6% 6,588 0.1% 298,795 3.0% 243,370 2.4% 3,057,913 30.8%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Total Non-WhiteSome Other Race Two or More Races

Geography Total Population

White Black or African American

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Asian

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (2012-2016), Table B02001, "Race."

# % # %

CT 205.01, BG 2 1,238 87 7.0% 1,151 93.0%CT 216, BG 3 1,949 75 3.8% 1,874 96.2%CT 217.02, BG 2 2,545 73 2.9% 2,472 97.1%CT 206.01, BG 1 1,017 7 0.7% 1,010 99.3%

* CT 217.02, BG 1 1,464 130 8.9% 1,334 91.1%CT 217.02, BG 3 1,360 20 1.5% 1,340 98.5%CT 206.01, BG 2 726 - 0.0% 726 100.0%

* CT 205.01, BG 1 2,277 578 25.4% 1,699 74.6%* CT 216, BG 4 2,962 173 5.8% 2,789 94.2%

DSA 15,538 1,143 7.4% 14,395 92.6%Elon town 9,781 363 3.7% 9,418 96.3%Alamance County 156,372 18,879 12.1% 137,493 87.9%North Carolina 9,940,828 884,763 8.9% 9,056,065 91.1%

Hispanic or Latino Origin Total PopulationHispanic Not Hispanic

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (2012-2016), Table B03002, "Hispanic or Latino Origin by Race."

III. Minority Population Data

No census block groups meet the 50% minority population threshold or 10% over the county average minority population threshold. Therefore, no notable minority population environmental justice presence is located within the 1-mile buffer area surrounding the Haggard Avenue Corridor Study Area.

IV. Poverty Data

# % # % 50% 10% over County

CT 205.01, BG 2 1,238 703 56.8% 535 43.2% No NoCT 216, BG 3 1,949 1,350 69.3% 599 30.7% No NoCT 217.02, BG 2 2,545 2,199 86.4% 346 13.6% No NoCT 206.01, BG 1 1,017 999 98.2% 18 1.8% No No

* CT 217.02, BG 1 1,464 1,195 81.6% 269 18.4% No NoCT 217.02, BG 3 1,360 1,241 91.3% 119 8.8% No NoCT 206.01, BG 2 726 726 100.0% - 0.0% No No

* CT 205.01, BG 1 2,277 1,543 67.8% 734 32.2% No No* CT 216, BG 4 2,962 2,433 82.1% 529 17.9% No No

DSA 15,538 12,389 79.7% 3,149 20.3% No N/AElon town 9,781 8,191 83.7% 1,590 16.3%Alamance County 156,372 102,444 65.5% 53,928 34.5%North Carolina 9,940,828 6,361,438 64.0% 3,579,390 36.0%* Minority population includes all races that are Non-White and Hispanic populations that are also White.

Geography Total PopulationWhite, Non-Hispanic Minority Population*

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (2012-2016), Table B03002, "Hispanic or Latino Origin by Race."

Meets NCDOT Thresholds

NCDOT Thresholds

The following thresholds have been established by NCDOT Community Studies for Minority Populations:

Any Block Group where 50 percent or more of the population is minority, or “majority minority,” is considered to have a notable environmental justice (EJ) presence.

Any Block Group with a minority population at least ten percentage points higher than the county average would also have a notable EJ presence.

# % # % # % 25% 5% over County

CT 205.01, BG 2 1,220 243 19.9% 135 11.1% 45 3.7% No NoCT 216, BG 3 1,949 247 12.7% 167 8.6% 516 26.5% Yes YesCT 217.02, BG 2 2,545 118 4.6% 80 3.1% 24 0.9% No NoCT 206.01, BG 1 1,002 18 1.8% - 0.0% 142 14.2% No No

* CT 217.02, BG 1 821 504 61.4% 399 48.6% 76 9.3% Yes YesCT 217.02, BG 3 1,248 216 17.3% 115 9.2% 60 4.8% No NoCT 206.01, BG 2 726 - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% No No

* CT 205.01, BG 1 2,247 762 33.9% 420 18.7% 376 16.7% Yes Yes* CT 216, BG 4 874 96 11.0% 44 5.0% 145 16.6% No Yes

DSA 12,632 2,204 17.4% 1,360 10.8% 1,384 11.0% No N/AElon town 6,850 1,200 17.5% 845 12.3% 533 7.8%Alamance County 152,236 28,123 18.5% 10,519 6.9% 17,567 11.5%North Carolina 9,685,511 1,631,704 16.8% 709,029 7.3% 1,043,922 10.8%

Poverty Total Population for whom Poverty Status is Determined

Below Poverty Level Very Poor: Under 50% of Poverty Level

Near Poor: Between 100% and 149% of Poverty Level

Meets NCDOT Thresholds

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (2012-2016), Table C17002, "Ratio of Income to Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months."

According to US Census Bureau, American Community Survey Data, 4 out of the 9 total census block groups within the 1-mile buffer of the Haggard Avenue Corridor Study Area, and 1 of the 3 census block groups that encompass the study area, meet the threshold for qualifying as a notable environmental justice presence regarding poverty. Census Tract 216.00, Block Group 3, Census Tract 217.02, Block Group 1*, and Census Tract 205.01, Block Group 1* all contain a considerable low-income population which exceeds 25 percent of the total population of that block group. Census Tract 216, Block Group 4* does not have a poverty level exceeding 25%, however, it does exceed the county average for low income populations by 5 percentage points, thus making it meet the threshold to qualify as a notable environmental justice presence.

V. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Data – United States Census Data

Two census block groups meet the Language Assistance (LA) threshold; therefore, according to NCDOT guidance, the Town of Elon does not have to translate vital written materials but will provide written notice in the primary language of the LEP language group of the right to receive competent oral interpretation of those written materials, free of cost.

NCDOT Thresholds

The following thresholds have been established by NCDOT Community Studies for Poverty:

Any Block Group where the percentage of the population in any of the poverty categories – Below Poverty Level, Very Poor, or Near Poor equals or exceeds 25 percent of the total population of that Block Group.Any Block Group where the percentage of the population in any of the poverty categories – Below Poverty Level, Very Poor, or Near Poor exceeds the county average by five percentage points or more.

# % # % # % # % LEP LA

CT 205.01, BG 2 1,076 51 4.7% - 0.0% 14 1.3% - 0.0% N/A YesCT 216, BG 3 1,408 - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% N/A NoCT 217.02, BG 2 1,972 - 0.0% 37 1.9% - 0.0% - 0.0% N/A NoCT 206.01, BG 1 827 - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% N/A No

* CT 217.02, BG 1 1,394 33 2.4% 19 1.4% - 0.0% - 0.0% N/A NoCT 217.02, BG 3 1,260 - 0.0% - 0.0% 16 1.3% - 0.0% N/A NoCT 206.01, BG 2 580 - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% N/A No

* CT 205.01, BG 1 1,768 261 14.8% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% N/A Yes* CT 216, BG 4 2,849 - 0.0% 14 0.5% - 0.0% - 0.0% N/A No

DSA 13,134 345 2.6% 70 0.5% 30 0.2% - 0.0% No N/AElon town 8,804 33 0.4% 78 0.9% 16 0.2% - 0.0%Alamance County 120,689 6,334 5.2% 274 0.2% 583 0.5% 48 0.0%North Carolina 7,653,002 277,037 3.6% 37,426 0.5% 57,285 0.7% 13,390 0.2%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (2012-2016), Table B16004, "Age by Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over."

Geography

Total Adult Population, 18

years and older

Primary Language Group of Persons Who Speak English Less than Very WellSpanish Other Indo-Euro Asian/Pacific Other

Meets NCDOT Thresholds

NCDOT ThresholdsThe following thresholds have been established by NCDOT Community Studies for LEP:

LEP threshold – 1,000 adults speak English less than very well OR constitute more than 5 percent of the aggregate DSA population within a language group (with at least 50 adults).

Language assistance (LA) threshold – 50 or more adults of a Block Group’s population within a language group who speak English less than very well.

ACTIONS –

1. To address the project’s EJ needs for public notification and meeting assistance, the Town of Elon directly mailed public meeting notification postcards to all property owners as well as tenants/occupants/renters within ½ mile of the project site (which totalled 522). A copy of the postcard and the mailing area map are shown below:

2. The following wording is recommended to be added at the end of the Town’s project web site (https://www.townofelon.com/haggard-avenue-corridor-study/) with suggested hyperlinks to [email protected])-

LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE:

ALL DOCUMENTS AND DATA CAN BE PROVIDED IN ALTERNATIVE FORMAT UPON REQUEST. PLEASE CONTACT PAMELA DESOTO FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION at (336) 584-3601. ACCESO A INFORMACION:

TODOS LOS DOCUMENTOS Y DATOS SE PUEDEN PROPORCIONAR EN FORMATOS ALTERNOS A PETICION POR FAVOR COMUNIQUESE CON LA OFICINA DE PAMELA DESOTO PARA INFORMACION E ASISTENCIA ADICIONAL. It is the policy of the Burlington Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization to ensure that no person shall, on the ground of race, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and any other related non-discrimination Civil Rights laws and authorities.