Mapped: the % of occupied housing units without air conditioning by Census tract.
Uses the new @uscensusbureau LACE dataset.
Map the data yourselves: gist.github.com/walkerke/71e…
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Author @kyle_e_walker mapped the percentage of occupied housing units without air…
Brief
Kyle E. Walker mapped the share of occupied housing units lacking air conditioning by Census tract using the US Census Bureau’s new LACE dataset (posted 2026-05-22). He provided a public gist with code and data links (gist.github.com/walkerke/71e…) and a short video showing how to reproduce the maps and workflow.
Why it matters
Author @kyle_e_walker mapped the percentage of occupied housing units without air conditioning at the Census tract level using the US Census Bureau’s new LACE dataset (posted 2026-05-22).
Key details
- Walker published code and data access instructions in a public gist (gist.github.com/walkerke/71e…) and shared a companion video demonstrating the mapping workflow.