Telling Local Stories with Census Data

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Minority as Majority

40%

38%

13%

6%

2% 1%

California Race and Ethnicity, 2010

White

Hispanic

Asian

African American

Two Races

Other

Foreign-born population surging

Youth movement

Monroe County

Monroe County Hispanic population

2010 Census Form

ACS Survey

Asian populationMonroe County

Language Spoken at HomeMonroe County

Means of Transportation to WorkMonroe County

WhiteAfrican

American HispanicDrive alone 84.8 65.2 74.1Carpool 7.2 15.8 15.7Public Transportation 1.1 11.9 3.7Walk 2.5 3.8 3.6Motorcycle or bicycle 1.1 1.6 0.3Worked at home 3.4 1.6 2.5

Percentage of Persons Age 18 and older who were married

American Community Survey

American Fact Finderfactfinder.census.gov

New Fact Finderfactfinder2.census.gov

Other Resources

New York State Data Centerhttp://esd.ny.gov/

Lewis Mumford Center - University of Albany http://www.albany.edu/mumford/

University of Virginia http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/

University of Michiganhttp://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/

University of Minnesota (PUMS)http://usa.ipums.org/usa/

SeanLahman.com/resources

Story Ideas: Race and Ethnicity Look at race breakdowns by age (growth of

minority population tends to be bottom up) Segregation & diversity (see the Mumford

Center at SUNY Albany, or USAT diversity index)

% Children w/immigrant parents Children speaking other than English HS dropout rates for 1st generation vs. 2nd

generation Hispanics

Story Ideas: Relationships

Types of households: Single parent, multi-family

Seniors living alone

Grandchildren living in household

Consider mapping same-sex couples, single

mothers

Story Ideas: Housing

Vacant housing units: what is the trend, and

where?

Owner-occupied vs. rentals

How many people own their homes free and

clear? Where are they?

Foreclosures… where and how many?

Other Story Ideas

Compare racial composition of school

population with citizens 18+ (voters)

New ACS variables: healthcare coverage,

college degree field, Veterans’ disability,

marital history

Housing double-up as an indicator of

economic impact

Demographic Resources

Our Patchwork Nation – Dante Chinni

Identified clusters based on income, education,

population growth, unemployment, foreclosure

rates, Starbucks vs. Wal-Mart

Who We Are Now – Sam Roberts

The Big Sort – Bill Bishop

A Field Guide to Sprawl – Dolores Hayden

Monroe Poverty

Place of BirthMonroe County

Foreign BornMonroe County

Europe41%

Asia36%

Oceania0%

Americas23%

Place of Birth