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CHAPTER 3: EXISTING CONDITIONS IN THE STUDY AREA Table 3-8 Select Socioeconomic Indicators Indicators 1-90 Study Area Comparison Geographies Roslyn Cie Elum Kittitas County WA 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 15 and 19 percent (Table 3-8). The study area low-income population is smaller than the comparison geographies of Cie Elum and Kittitas Counties and similar to that of the state of Washington. The study area has a similar low limited -English speaking population compared to Roslyn. Cie Elum Roslyn Elementary School demographics on race, limited English proficiency, and low-income status also reflect the demographics of the study area provided in Table 3-8. The WSDOT Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Accessibility Plan recommends that for a service area where LEP exceeds 5 percent of the population or >1,000 people, translation and other reasonable steps should be taken for successful outreach. The study area is smaller than the overall 1-90 service area, but for context, it does not meet this threshold (WSDOT 2022). Additional data about the study area from FHWA Screening Tool for Equity Analysis of Projects (STEAP) highlights the percentage of households without computers or internet access, the percentage of residents with disabilities, and the percent of people not in the labor force is higher than found within the County (see Appendix D). Health Disparities The Washington Tracking Network "Information by Location" (IBL) tool is a source for geospatial environmental and health data from the State of Washington Department of Health. Figure 3-4 is a screenshot of the study area using the Environmental Health Disparities IBL mapping tool and Table 3-9 summarizes some key data about the two census tracts composing the 1-90 corridor study area. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency E)Screen Tool provides a similar display of environmental exposure risk and socioeconomic indicators (see Appendix E). Environmental Health Disparity ranking is a way to compare health and social factors (e.g., collections of environmental and VOLUME I: FEASIBILITY REPORT 1-90 Corridor Easton to Cle Elum Feasibility Study 1 49