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Eugene -Springfield Area Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan <br />3. Maps <br />3.2.2 Population Experiencing a Disability <br />Metropolitan Planning Organization Area boundary C3 Low: 8.4%- 15.9% <br />Urban Growth Boundaries C Medium: 16%-22.9% <br />�Hih: 23%-305% <br />m...bam.. a.+w°„�....ww,.p„m.o. ". g.s air. 9 <br />V_a�Mam+.� m°.w . �m vc.'U.. ss •mee-m... m m <br />�bwwuireco..an <br />Population <br />with a Disability <br />This map shows the pem rrt of the <br />population (Census 2000) age 5 and <br />over with a disability About 18% of the <br />people in the Metropolitan Planning <br />Organization area census tracts <br />reported a disability in the 2000 <br />Census_ As of time of publication of <br />this map, updated data on populations <br />with a disability was not available at <br />the heel level_ <br />In the U.S. Census, a disability can be <br />described as a physical, mental or <br />emotional lmpalmtent that is expected <br />to be of a long or indefinite duration, <br />impedes the ability of the person to live <br />independently, and/or is of a nature <br />Met the ability mould be improved by <br />more suitable housing. <br />The full range of data for each map <br />has been divided into thirds to create <br />low, medium, and high percentage <br />categories _ A histogram is also <br />induded to show that the data is not <br />necessarily distributed equally across <br />these three categories. About 27% of <br />the population with disabilities live <br />within the top 9 census tracts in the <br />highest percentage category. <br />Low s. Medl <br />The chart below shows the number of <br />Census 2000 tracts in the Metropolitan <br />Planning Organization Area that have <br />low, medium, or high percentages of <br />populations with disabilities. <br />2> <br />20 9 <br />Law Medium High <br />3-16 January 2020 <br />