Document Type
Article
Abstract
This paper measures the extent of gentrification in Polk County, Iowa from 2000 to 2016. It also looks at the factors that may have contributed to that gentrification. Five of the 77 census tracts in Polk County show high levels of gentrification. Seven other tracts show moderate levels. I find that factors positively correlated with gentrification in Polk County include proximity to an historic district, proximity to a park or open space, and the percentage of total housing units that receive Low-Income Housing tax credits. Thus, the paper provides support for demand-side theories of gentrification.
Publication Date
Spring 2018
Journal Title
Major Themes in Economics
Volume
20
Issue
1
First Page
73
Last Page
86
Copyright
©2018 by Major Themes in Economics
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Massey, Danielle
(2018)
"Gentrification in Polk County, Iowa,"
Major Themes in Economics, 20, 73-86.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/mtie/vol20/iss1/5