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American Community Survey 2010 Update

American Community Survey 2010 Update. Berks County Planning Commission October 12, 2011. ACS 2010. New York Times article (9/26/2011) ‘Ranked’ Reading City as the #1 poorest city in the nation Highlighted poverty, joblessness, education, cost of living. ACS 2010.

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American Community Survey 2010 Update

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  1. American Community Survey 2010 Update Berks County Planning Commission October 12, 2011

  2. ACS 2010 • New York Times article (9/26/2011) • ‘Ranked’ Reading City as the #1 poorest city in the nation • Highlighted poverty, joblessness, education, cost of living

  3. ACS 2010 • Data are no longer collected as part of the Decennial Census • ‘Short form’ only, 10 questions (all housing units) • Age, gender, race, Hispanic Origin, relationship, housing unit, rent vs. own • ‘Long form’ sample information (1 in 6 housing units) • Income/poverty, education, occupation, Journey-to-work, others

  4. ACS 2010 • Decennial Census is a point-in-time ‘snapshot’ • All housing units counted • ACS is an annual survey: • 3 million households nationwide sampled over 12 monthly surveys (1 in 46 rate), then aggregated • ACS products issued in 1-year, 3-year and 5-year Estimates: • Varies based on population

  5. ACS 2010 • 1-year Estimates (today’s discussion) • Populations of 65,000 or greater • U.S., states, Berks County, City of Reading • 3-year Estimates: • Populations of 20,000 or greater • Above, plus Spring, Exeter, some school districts • 5-year Estimates: • All other geographies except blocks • Municipalities, Tracts and Block Groups, school districts

  6. ACS 2010 • Remember: • Census 2000 and 2010 are Snapshots (April 1st, one day) • ACS 2005 and 2010 are aggregations of 12 months • Direct comparisons should not be made; examine trends over time instead • Census 2000 items presented here are 1:6 samples (low margins of error) • ACS 2005 and 2010 are 1:46 samples (higher margins of error) • All Berks County data shown do include the City

  7. ACS 2010 • Selected Social Characteristics

  8. ACS 2010 Marital Status, 2000, 2005, 2010 Population 15 yrs. and older County City

  9. ACS 2010 Mean Travel Time to Work, 2000, 2005, 2010 Minutes

  10. ACS 2010 Commuting to Work, 2000, 2005, 2010 Workers 16 yrs. and older County City

  11. ACS 2010 School Enrollment, 2000, 2005, 2010 Population 3 yrs. and over enrolled County City

  12. ACS 2010 Educational Attainment, 2000, 2005, 2010 Persons 25 yrs. and older County City

  13. ACS 2010 Percent with a Disability, 2000, 2005, 2010 Civilian Non-institutionalized Population aged 5 yrs. and over

  14. ACS 2010 • Selected Economic Characteristics

  15. ACS 2010 Civilian Employed Population, 2000, 2005, 2010 Civilian Employed Population aged 16 yrs. and over

  16. ACS 2010 Percent Unemployed, 2000, 2005, 2010 Persons 16 yrs. and older in Civilian Labor Force

  17. ACS 2010 Median Household Income, 2000, 2005, 2010

  18. ACS 2010 Median Family Income, 2000, 2005, 2010

  19. ACS 2010 Per Capita Income, 2000, 2005, 2010

  20. ACS 2010 Percent Persons Below Poverty Level, 2000, 2005, 2010 Total Persons for whom poverty status is determined

  21. ACS 2010 • Selected Housing Characteristics

  22. ACS 2010 Units Built Previous Five Years, 2000, 2005, 2010 Total Housing Units

  23. ACS 2010 Median House Value, 2000, 2005, 2010 Specified owner-occupied units

  24. Census 2010 Renter Occupancy Rates, 1990, 2000, 2010 Occupied Housing Units

  25. ACS 2010 Median Rent, 2000, 2005, 2010 Dollars

  26. ACS 2010 Gross Rent as a % of HH Income, 2000, 2005, 2010 Renter-occupied units with Gross Rent = 35.0% or more of HH Income

  27. ACS 2010 • What’s Next: • 3-Year (2008-2010) Data Release, October 27; • Populations >20,000 • 5-Year (2006-2010) Data Release, December 2011 • All other geographies except Blocks • Urban / Rural areas (Decennial and ACS), 2012

  28. ACS 2010 QUESTIONS???

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