Income – Public Assistance Income

This indicator reports the percentage households receiving public assistance income. Public assistance income includes general assistance and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). Separate payments received for hospital or other medical care (vendor payments) are excluded. This does not include Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or noncash benefits such as Food Stamps. Source US Census Bureau,…

Income – Inequality (GINI Index)

This indicator reports income inequality using the Gini coefficient. Gini index values range between zero and one. A value of one indicates perfect inequality where only one household has any income. A value of zero indicates perfect equality, where all households have equal income. Note: Index values are acquired from the 2019-23 American Community Survey…

Income – Median Family Income

This indicator reports median family income based on the latest 5-year American Community Survey estimates. A family household is any housing unit in which the householder is living with one or more individuals related to him or her by birth, marriage, or adoption. Family income includes the incomes of all family members age 15 and…

Income – Median Household Income

This indicator reports median household income based on the latest 5-year American Community Survey estimates. This includes the income of the householder and all other individuals 15 years old and over in the household, whether they are related to the householder or not. Because many households consist of only one person, average household income is…

Income – Income and AMI

This indicator reports the percentage of households at various income levels relative to Area Median Income (AMI) of total households. Source US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019-23. Source Description The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities with reliable and timely social, economic, housing, and demographic data every year….

Employment – Business Creation

This indicator reports the net rate of change in business establishments within the report area. Rates are calculated by dividing the net change (births – deaths) over the last ten years by the total number of establishments in the initial year. Source US Census Bureau, US Census Business Dynamics Statistics, 2011-2022. Source Description The Business…