Mapping Thrift Stores vs. Median Household Income in San Francisco
Last year, I learned QGIS through the GIS and Spatial Analysis for Urban Practitioners course by All Things Urban. This year, with free Udemy access via SFPL, I'm looking to expand my skills. First, I dug up my old final project to revisit and share.
I used data from OpenStreetMap for thrift stores (labeled as such, or as selling secondhand goods) and mapped it against income data in San Francisco. Somewhat surprisingly, no strong spatial patterns emerged as thrift stores are in areas of many income levels rather than clustering in high or low income areas as one might expect. Perhaps thrift stores are more centered around high foot traffic areas in the city. Beyond the analysis, I also took the opportunity to contribute back to the community by updating several outdated thrift store entries in OpenStreetMap.
Final Map
