Housing Costs – Owner Costs

Selected monthly owner costs are the sum of payments for mortgages, deeds of trust, contracts to purchase, or similar debts on the property (including payments for the first mortgage, second mortgages, home equity loans, and other junior mortgages); real estate taxes; fire, hazard, and flood insurance on the property; utilities (electricity, gas, and water and…

Public School Revenue

This indicator displays the total revenue that public schools receive from federal, state, and local sources. Source National Center for Education Statistics, NCES – Common Core of Data, 2019-20.Additional data analysis by CARES. Source Description The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data related to…

Proficiency – Student Reading Proficiency (4th Grade)

This indicator reports the percentage of children in the 4th grade whose reading skills tested below the “proficient” level for the English Language Arts portion of the state-specific standardized test. This indicator is relevant because an inability to read English well is linked to poverty, unemployment, and barriers to healthcare access, provider communications, and health…

Employment Status by Educational Attainment

This indicator reports the employment status of population age 25-64 by educational attainment for the report area. Unemployed Population by Educational Attainment 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…