Mapping Gentrification
Now that you have determined which tracts were gentrifiable in 2000 and which were gentrifying between 2000 and 2010, you will create a choropleth map. You will create a basemap of the Census tracts from 2000, and add layers of the gentrifiable and gentrifying tracts with custom-selected colors.
This exercise is part of the course
Analyzing US Census Data in Python
Exercise instructions
- Create a basemap of
bk_2000
with a fillcolor
of"white"
and anedgecolor
of"lightgray"
- Filter
bk_2000
to plot only thegentrifiable
tracts - Now filter
bk_2010
(Note the year) to plot only thegentrifying
tracts using"red"
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Create a basemap
basemap = ____
# Plot gentrifiable tracts
gentrifiable_tracts = bk_2000[____]
gentrifiable_tracts.plot(ax = basemap, color = "lightgray")
# Plot gentrifying tracts
gentrifying_tracts = bk_2010[____]
gentrifying_tracts.plot(ax = basemap, ____)
plt.show()