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1 Telling Local Stories with Census Data `

2 Minority as Majority

3 Foreign-born population surging

4 Youth movement

5 Monroe County

6 Monroe County Hispanic population

7 2010 Census Form

8 ACS Survey

9 Asian population Monroe County

10 Language Spoken at Home Monroe County

11 Means of Transportation to Work Monroe County White African AmericanHispanic Drive alone84.865.274.1 Carpool7.215.815.7 Public Transportation1.111.93.7 Walk2.53.83.6 Motorcycle or bicycle1.11.60.3 Worked at home3.41.62.5

12 Percentage of Persons Age 18 and older who were married

13 American Community Survey

14 American Fact Finder factfinder.census.gov

15 New Fact Finder factfinder2.census.gov

16 Other Resources New York State Data Center http://esd.ny.gov/ http://esd.ny.gov/ Lewis Mumford Center - University of Albany http://www.albany.edu/ mumford / http://www.albany.edu/ mumford / University of Virginia http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ University of Michigan http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/ http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/ University of Minnesota (PUMS) http://usa.ipums.org/usa/ http://usa.ipums.org/usa/ SeanLahman.com/resources

17 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

18 Story Ideas: Relationships  Types of households: Single parent, multi-family  Seniors living alone  Grandchildren living in household  Consider mapping same-sex couples, single mothers

19 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?

20 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

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22 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

23 Monroe Poverty

24 Place of Birth Monroe County

25 Foreign Born Monroe County


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