Capital Region Homes Lacking Running Hot Water In 1959
This interactive Google Map looks at the percentage of homes in each Capital Region Census Tract that lacked running hot water in the US Census Department's 1959 Housing Survey.
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NY Percent Of Households Heating With Natural Gas
With the current shortage of natural gas in Western NY, I thought this would be an interesting graph to share, showing which parts of the state are heavily dependent on natural gas for heating. Natural gas is the most popular heating fuel in urban areas, as it's one of the cheapest sources of energy for heating. Western NY uses a lot more gas for heating then the Eastern half of the state, which has been traditionally more reliant on heating oil for heating. Manhattan and Bronx still use more oil then gas, while the outer boroughs tends to be more connected into the gas grid.
Capital Region Dilapidated Homes – 1959 Housing Survey
This interactive Google Map looks at the percentage of homes in each Capital Region Census Tract there were designated as dilapidated in the US Census Department's 1959 Housing Survey.
USPS Mail Carriers Are Also Collecting Crucial Housing Data – CityLab
The post office collects an enormous amount of data about housing patterns and vacancies, some of which is provided to Housing and Urban Development Department and US Census to make policy decisions and provide data to the public.
1.6 million Americans don’t have indoor plumbing. Here’s where they live.
Actually, the data in this article under-represents that number of people without indoor plumbing, as the map only shows data on the county level versus the census blockgroup level.
That said, the merits of indoor plumbing vs composting toilets that are properly maintained in rural areas. Certainly indoor plumbing wastes lots of water, that takes a lot of energy to pump around and then clean and dispose of.