United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development activity summarized by census tract. The data covers USDA RD programs providing loans and grants for affordable housing and community facilities in rural areas. The dataset is provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and was last updated on March 11, 2026.
Use Cases
- Mapping the geographic distribution of rural housing assistance based on census tract summaries.
- Analyzing funding allocation for single-family homes and multi-family housing based on USDA program data.
- Assessing community facility development (e.g., childcare centers, libraries) in rural areas based on grant activity.
- Modeling the relationship between rural development programs and community needs based on tract-level summaries.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from the authoritative USDA Rural Development agency.
- Covers a broad range of programs including loans and grants for housing and community facilities.
- Last updated date is explicitly provided: 2026-03-11 13:06:44.078098.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, aggregated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Collection Method
- Likely an administrative summary of program activity.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-11 13:06:44.078098; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- United States, rural areas, aggregated by census tract.