Demographics
Financial Self-Sufficiency
Economy
Arts, Culture & Leisure
The number of public school full-time equivalent (FTE) employees teaching arts, music, theatre, dance, or combination art and music classes, expressed...
The amount of money (in 2010 dollars) granted by the New York State Council on the Arts for arts expenditures in counties, expressed as a rate per res...
The amount of money (in 2010 dollars) spent by visitors while in the region, per capita. This includes recreation, hotel bookings, fuel purchases, and...
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Demographics
The total change in the number of people living in a geographic area since 2000.
The change in population of a geographic area broken down by selected age groups since 2000.
The change in population of a geographic area broken down by racial and ethnic groups since 2000.
The estimated number of children under 18 living below the federally defined poverty line, expressed as a percentage of all children under 18. Poverty...
The estimated number of children under 18 living below the federally defined poverty line, expressed as a percentage of all children under 18. Racial ...
The number of children in single-parent households, as a percent of all children under 18.
The percentage of households composed of married couples (with and without children), singles, and other variations.
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Financial Self-sufficency
Median household income, adjusted for inflation. Half of incomes are below the median and half are above.
Median household income, adjusted for inflation. Half of incomes are below the median and half are above.
The estimated number of people with incomes below the poverty line, as a percentage of those for whom poverty status has been determined. Poverty thre...
The estimated number of people with incomes below the poverty line, as a percentage of those for whom poverty status has been determined, by race/ethn...
The average number of people of all ages receiving public assistance each month, per 1,000 residents. This includes both major welfare programs: Fami...
The average number of people receiving food stamps each month, expressed as a rate per 1,000 residents.
The percentage of people enrolled in Medicaid, the government-funded health insurance program for the poor and disabled.
Tax filers claiming and receiving the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), as a percentage of total returns.
Annual income to individuals from government assistance programs (welfare, Medicaid, unemployment, and food stamps), expressed on a per-capita basis.
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Economy
The growth or decline in total jobs, shown as a percentage gain or loss from the previous year.
The net growth or decline in jobs by sector, shown as a percentage gain or loss from 2001 to 2009.
The average annual salary paid to workers in each economic sector in 2009.
The change in the number of business establishments by sector, shown as a percentage gain or loss from 2000 to 2009.
The change, expressed as a percentage, of the number of people in selected age groups within the resident working-age population.
The annual per capita spending for county government, adjusted for inflation.
The annual per capita spending for cities, towns, and villages within a county, adjusted for inflation.
The annual per capita spending for public education within a county, adjusted for inflation.
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Education
The proportion of 3- to 5-year-olds receiving special education services.
The number of children, age four or otherwise eligible for kindergarten in the following school year, enrolled in publicly funded prekindergarten prog...
The average number of elementary students attending school each day, divided by the total number of students. Elementary students are defined as those...
Percent of school-aged residents (6-21) classified with disabilities and receiving special education services.
The percent of students tested who scored at level 3 or above-meeting or exceeding the state standard-on the Grade 3 English exam. The test is scored ...
The percent of students tested who scored at level 3 or above-meeting or exceeding the state standard-on the Grade 3 English exam, presented by econom...
The percent of students tested who scored at level 3 or above-meeting or exceeding the state standard-on the Grade 3 English exam, subdivided by racia...
The percent of students tested who scored at level 3 or above-meeting or exceeding the state standard-on the Grade 3 Math exam. The test is scored by ...
The percent of students tested who scored at level 3 or above-meeting or exceeding the state standard-on the Grade 3 Math exam, subdivided by economic...
The percent of students tested who scored at level 3 or above-meeting or exceeding the state standard-on the Grade 3 Math exam, subdivided by racial o...
The percent of students tested who scored at level 3 or above-meeting or exceeding the state standard-on the Grade 8 English exam. The test is scored ...
The percent of students tested who scored at level 3 or above-meeting or exceeding the state standard-on the Grade 8 Math exam. The test is scored by ...
The number of students graduating, as a percentage of their cohort. The cohort is the class of ninth-graders beginning high school together.
The number of students who transferred from a regular high school program to a GED program, as a percentage of their cohort. A GED program prepares st...
The proportion of students graduating out of all those entering college 6 years earlier for a bachelor's degree and 3 years earlier for an associate's...
The number of residents with a particular level of education, expressed as a percentage of all residents 25 and older.
The number of residents of various racial and ethnic backgrounds with a particular level of education, expressed as a percentage of all residents 25 a...
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Health
The proportion of births in which mothers began receiving prenatal care during the first trimester of pregnancy (before 13 weeks gestation).
The proportion of births in which mothers began receiving prenatal care during the first trimester of pregnancy (before 13 weeks gestation), broken do...
The proportion of babies born with low birth weights (less than 2,500 grams or about 5.5 pounds) out of all live births.
The proportion of babies born "very pre-term," or at least 8 weeks before the mother's due date, out of all live births. This means the gestational ag...
The number of children under age 6 with blood lead levels 10 micrograms per deciliter or higher as a proportion of those tested within the year (eithe...
The number of pregnancies among females ages 15 to 19, expressed as a percentage of females in that age group.
The percentage of days for which air quality was monitored and found to be unhealthy, either for sensitive groups, such as people with asthma, or the ...
The percentage of adults 18 and over with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 25, based on a national survey of residents. The index is a statistical...
The number of people from a county admitted to alcohol/substance abuse treatment centers anywhere in the state, expressed as a rate per 10,000 residen...
The percentage of people under 65 who are not covered by some form of health insurance, including public programs such as Medicaid and Medicare.
The number of physicians per 10,000 residents.
The number of deaths per 100,000 residents due to cancer.
The number of deaths per 100,000 residents due to chronic lower respiratory disease, which includes chronic bronchitis, unspecified bronchitis, emphys...
The number of deaths per 100,000 residents due to heart disease.
The number of deaths per 100,000 residents due to stroke.
The number of deaths per 100,000 residents due to diabetes.
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Housing
The percentage of housing units that are occupied and vacant.
The percentage of all occupied housing units (not vacant) that are owner-occupied (not rented).
The home value reported by the homeowner to the Census Bureau, adjusted for inflation. The median represents the mid-point of home values (half the v...
The median home value divided by the median household income of homeowners.
The proportion of household income that goes toward monthly rent, utilities, and fuel, calculated by dividing median rent by median household income f...
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Public Safety
The number of children in indicated Child Protective Service reports, expressed as a rate per 1,000 children under age 18. Indicated reports are those...
The number of reported serious crimes per 10,000 residents. Serious crimes are defined by the FBI as murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burgla...
The number of reports of domestic violence per 10,000 residents. Reports include assaults, sexual offenses and violations of orders of protection.
The number of felony drug arrests per 10,000 people.
The number of arrests for felony driving while intoxicated (DWI), per 10,000 residents.
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Technology
The share of jobs in high-tech occupations, expressed as a percentage of total jobs. Occupations are considered high-tech if workers use technology to...
The number of public school employees teaching computer studies, technology, technical education or learning technology classes, expressed as aratio o...
The number of students at area two-year colleges enrolled in technological programs, expressed as a percentage of all enrolled students.
The number of degrees in science and technological programs granted at colleges in our region, including two- and four-year institutions.
The amount of federal, state, and local grant money spent on research and development by academic institutions in the region.
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Transportation
The number of households that report having a vehicle kept at the home, available for use, expressed as a percentage of all households.
The proportion of households that report having a vehicle kept at the home, available for use, within racial or ethnic groups.
The type of transportation used on a daily basis by workers over the age of 16 who commute to work, expressed as a percentage of all workers who do no...
The type of transportation used on a daily basis by workers over the age of 16 who commute to work, divided by racial and ethnic groups and expressed ...
The average time, in minutes, it takes for a commuter to travel to the workplace.
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