Datasets:

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NYC_housing_density

dataset_info:
  features:
    - name: cdta2020
      dtype: string
    - name: cdtaname20
      dtype: string
    - name: cenunits20
      dtype: int64
    - name: area_acres
      dtype: float64
    - name: area_sq_miles
      dtype: float64
    - name: units_per_acre
      dtype: float64
    - name: units_per_sqmi
      dtype: float64
    - name: lon
      dtype: float64
    - name: lat
      dtype: float64
    - name: the_geom
      dtype: string
    - name: comp2010ap
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2010
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2011
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2012
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2013
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2014
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2015
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2016
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2017
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2018
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2019
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2020
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2021
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2022
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2023
      dtype: float64
    - name: comp2024
      dtype: float64
    - name: filed
      dtype: float64
    - name: approved
      dtype: float64
    - name: permitted
      dtype: float64
    - name: withdrawn
      dtype: float64
    - name: inactive
      dtype: float64
    - name: shape_area
      dtype: float64
    - name: shape_leng
      dtype: float64
  splits:
    - name: train
      num_bytes: 3800216
      num_examples: 71
  download_size: 2318696
  dataset_size: 3800216
configs:
  - config_name: default
    data_files:
      - split: train
        path: data/train-*

Housing Density Dataset

This data element calculates housing density across New York City using the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) Housing Database by 2020 Community District Tabulation Areas (CDTAs).

The dataset provides the total number of housing units (cenunits20) for each CDTA.
The the_geom column contains polygon or multipolygon geometries representing 2020 CDTAs, which approximate Community District boundaries aligned with Census tract geography.
Housing density is expressed as units per acre and units per square mile, allowing fair comparisons across districts of varying size.

The result is a polygon-level dataset of housing density that combines total units with land area measurements.
There was no merging—only calculations based on the available CDTA geometries and unit counts.

More information about how this dataset was generated can be found here.