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CHAPTER 3: EXISTING CONDITIONS IN THE STUDY AREA Table 3-8 Select Socioeconomic Indicators Comparison Geographies Indicators 1-90 Study Roslyn Cie Elum Kittitas WA Area County Demographics° .................................................................................................................................................................. Total Population 12,598 703 2,147 44,147 7,617,364 .................................................................................................................................................................. Minority Population 15% 15% 19% 19% 34% .................................................................................................................................................................. White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 85% 85% 81% 81% 66% Income .................................................................................................................................................................. People Below Poverty 10.5% 6.0% 16.8% 14.8% 10.0% Limited English Proficiency ...................................................................................................-......................................................._.................................................................................... Speak a Language Other than English' 4% 3% 6% 7% 20% Source:U.S.Census 2021 a) U.S.Census American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates,2018-2022 was not available until 2024,after the criteria for this evaluation were established. b) People who reported to"speak a language other than English"at home is a greater percentage of the population than people who report to speak English"less than well'or`limited English proficiency" each have a minority population between Projects (STEAP) highlights the percentage 15 and 19 percent(Table 3-8).The study area of households without computers or internet low-income population is smaller than the access, the percentage of residents with comparison geographies of Cie Elum and disabilities, and the percent of people not in Kittitas Counties and similar to that of the the labor force is higher than found within the state of Washington.The study area has a County(see Appendix D). similar low limited-English speaking population compared to Roslyn. Cie Hum Roslyn Health Disparities Elementary School demographics on race, The Washington Tracking Network "Information limited English proficiency, and low-income by Location" (IBL)tool is a source for geospatial status also reflect the demographics of the environmental and health data from the State study area provided in Table 3-8. of Washington Department of Health. Figure The WSDOT Limited English Proficiency (LEP) 3-4 is a screenshot of the study area using the Accessibility Plan recommends that for a Environmental Health Disparities IBL mapping service area where LEP exceeds 5 percent of tool and Table 3-9 summarizes some key data the population or>1,000 people,translation about the two census tracts composing the 1-90 and other reasonable steps should be taken corridor study area.The U.S. Environmental for successful outreach. The study area is Protection Agency EJScreen Tool provides a smaller than the overall 1-90 service area, but similar display of environmental exposure risk for context, it does not meet this threshold and socioeconomic indicators(see Appendix E). (WSDOT 2022). Environmental Health Disparity ranking is Additional data about the study area from a way to compare health and social factors FHWA Screening Tool for Equity Analysis of (e.g., collections of environmental and OLUME I: FEASIBILITY REPORT 1-90 Corridor—Easton to Cle Elunn Feasibility Study 1 49