Relationship between Thrift

Store locations and Income in

Urban Areas
 Research Question

Are Thrift Store in Washington DC

located in neighborhoods with higher
incomes?
Does Age Matter: Are thrift stores mostly
located in locations with a high population
of people around the ages of 25-50?

Do different neighborhoods have different

kinds of Thrift Stores based on income?
 Data Sources
Decennial Census Data
Income distribution in Households and
families: 2000

American Community Survey

Income in the past 12 months: 2010

Reference USA
Thrift Stores
Data Cleaning with SQL
 Data Cleaning Process

Median Income in DC area

2000: $53,995
2010: $66,583

Calculated Fields
Percentage of people who made less than
$74,999
Percentage of people who made over
$75,000
Household income over $75,000
Household income over $75,000 and Thrift Stores Locations
DC: Population between ages of 25 an 54
Thrift Store Type in Higher Income Areas
Thrift Store Type in Lower Income Areas
 Results
There is a relationship between Thrift Stores
locations and higher income neighborhoods

Relationship between type of thrift store and

neighborhood is more evident

Age is a factor in the location of thrift stores