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Telling Local Stories with Census Data `
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Minority as Majority
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Foreign-born population surging
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Youth movement
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Monroe County
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Monroe County Hispanic population
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2010 Census Form
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ACS Survey
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Asian population Monroe County
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Language Spoken at Home Monroe County
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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
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Percentage of Persons Age 18 and older who were married
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American Community Survey
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American Fact Finder factfinder.census.gov
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New Fact Finder factfinder2.census.gov
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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
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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
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Story Ideas: Relationships Types of households: Single parent, multi-family Seniors living alone Grandchildren living in household Consider mapping same-sex couples, single mothers
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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?
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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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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
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Monroe Poverty
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Place of Birth Monroe County
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Foreign Born Monroe County
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