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