Interpolate tract-level sociodemographic data to zoning polygons

Usage

interpolate_demographics(
  zones_sf,
  sociodemographic_tracts_sf = NULL,
  id_column,
  weights = "population"
)

zones_sf: A spatial (sf) dataset defining zoning districts.
sociodemographic_tracts_sf: (optional) A tract level spatial (sf) dataset resulting from urbnindicators. If NULL, this function is run behind the scenes for appropriate tracts.
id_column: The name of the column in zones_sf that identifies each unique combination of zoning regulations.
weights: One of c("population", "housing"). The variable to be used as the weight in the interpolation.

A spatial (sf) dataset comprising one observation for each level of id_column with interpolated values taken from sociodemographic_tracts_sf.