Health insurance coverage is considered a key driver of health status. This indicator reports the percentage of the insured population with private or public health insurance plans. Health insurance coverage may be provided by either private or public entities. Private insurance includes plans purchased through an employer or union, through direct purchase (e.g. on a…
This indicator reports the estimated percentage of the population that experienced food insecurity at some point during the report year. Food insecurity is the household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food. Source Feeding America, 2022. Source Description Feeding America is the nation’s network of more than 200 food banks…
This indicator reports the number of children and youth experiencing homelessness enrolled in the public school system during the 2021-2022 school year. This data source reports the number of students experiencing homelessness, defined as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This includes those who are sharing the housing of others, living…
The Opportunity Atlas estimates the percentage of individuals born in each census tract who were incarcerated at the time of the 2010 Census. This indicator reports incarceration rates for the total population in the report area, compared to state and national averages. Source Opportunity Insights, 2018. Source Description Based at Harvard University, Opportunity Insights mission…
The U.S. Postal Service provided information quarterly to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on addresses identified as vacant in the previous quarter. Residential and business vacancy rates for the report area in the fourth quarter of 2024 are reported. For this reporting period, a total of sum(1) residential addresses were identified as…
This indicator shows the estimated eviction filing rate as calculated by the Eviction Lab. This rate is the number of evictions filed in an area divided by the number of renter-occupied homes in that area. An eviction filing counts all eviction cases filed in an area, including multiple cases filed against the same address. Eviction…