1. BALTIMORE Community Indicators Roundtable
Economic Growth and Development
#VitalSigns16

2. History of BNIA-JFI
Advanced information systems with integrated and recurrently updated information on neighborhood conditions in their cities
“Democratization of Data” Overcome the resistance
of local public agencies to sharing data
Baltimore one of the first cities
Now 36 partners
Moved to the Jacob France Institute
in 2007

3. Community Based Indicators
Neighborhood context influences how activities and policies take hold
Bits of information that, when combined, generate a picture of what is happening in a local system
They provide insight into and ongoing monitoring of the overall direction of a community
Rhonda Phillips, Community Indicators 2003
Economic
Social
Environmental
Cultural

4. Choosing Indicators: Guiding Principles
Reliable
Available (Now or Future)
Explanatory Power (Parsimony)
Actionable
Data is accessible and from a valid, reliable source
Baseline measures can be tracked over time
Key indicator “gets to the heart” of a broader concept
Indicator is actionable (i.e. communities can work to change the trajectory of a measure)
Coordinating indicators with existing/parallel processes envisioning Baltimore’s future

5. CitiStat Library Schools Vital Statistics Police Arts postgreSQL
postGIS Geodatabase
CitiStat
Library
Schools
Vital Statistics
Police
Arts 5

7. Community Statistical Areas (CSAs)
Based on U.S. Census geographic areas (Census Tracts)
200 Tracts merged together to form 55 Communities
Allows for easier visualization of patterns and trends across the city

8. Chapters Vital Signs, 2000-2010 US Census & American Community Survey
Housing & Community Development
Children and Family Health & Wellbeing
Crime and Safety
Workforce & Economic Development
Sanitation
Urban Environment & Transit
Education & Youth
Neighborhood Action & Sense of Community

9. Chapters Vital Signs, 2011-2016 Demographics/US Census
Housing & Community Development
Children and Family Health
Crime and Safety
Workforce & Economic Development
Sustainability
Education & Youth
Arts & Culture

10. Development of Workforce & Economic Development Chapter
Measuring progress towards sustainable, inclusive, economic development
Baltimore as a source of labor
Baltimore as a center of economic activity

11. Workforce & Economic Development
Total Number of Commercial Properties
Percent of Employed Residents who Work Outside of Baltimore City
Total Number of Businesses
Number of jobs Filled by Employees
Total number of Businesses with Fewer than 50 Employees
Percent of Businesses that are One Year Old or Less
Percent of Businesses that are Two Years Old or Less
Percent of Businesses that are Four Years Old or Less
Number of Neighborhood Businesses
Number of Neighborhood Businesses per 1,000 Residents
Total Number of Employees of Neighborhood Businesses
Number of Banks and Bank Branches per 1,000 Residents
Vital Signs 11-16
Percent of Population (Ages 16-64) Employed
Percent of Population (Ages 16-64) Unemployed & Looking for Work
Percent of Population (Ages 16-64) Not in the Labor Force
Unemployment Rate
Percent of Adult Population under Community Supervision (2013)
Percent Population (25 years and over) With Less Than a High School Diploma or GED
Percent Population (25 years and over) With a High School Diploma and Some College or an Associates Degree
Percent Population (25 years and over) With a Bachelor’s Degree or Above

12. New Potential Indicator?

13. Actionable Indicators
Examples of trends and gaps in data:
Employment by Race and Gender
Diversity of Business Owners
Economic Inclusion Indicators
Sharing Economy
Technology/Digital Divide

14. THANK YOU
Questions? Comments?