Map Category |
Sub Category |
Variable Name |
Variable Description |
Data Source |
Socioeconomic/Demographic |
Age |
% Ages under 18 |
Percentage of ages 18 and under |
Census Population Estimates 2016 |
% Ages 65 and Above |
Percentage of ages 65 and above |
Census Population Estimates 2017 |
Race |
% White |
Percantage Whites |
Census Population Estimates 2017 |
% African American |
Percentage African Americans |
Census Population Estimates 2017 |
% Asian |
Percentage Asian |
Census Population Estimates 2017 |
% American Indian |
Percentage American Indian |
Census Population Estimates 2017 |
% Hispanic |
Percentage Hispanic |
Census Population Estimates 2017 |
Education |
% High school graduation |
Percentage of 9th grade cohorts that graduates in 4 years |
EDFacts 2014-2015 |
% Adults with some college |
Percentage of adults age 25-44 with some post-secondary education |
American Community Survey, 5-year estimates 2013-2017 |
% Not Proficient in English |
Percentage not proficient in English |
American Community Survey, 5-year estimates 2012-2016 |
Income |
Income Inequality |
Ratio of household income at the 80th percentile to income at the 20th percentile |
American Community Survey, 5-year estimates 2012-2016 |
Unemployment Rate |
Percentage of population ages 16 and older unemployed but seeking work |
Bureau of Labor Statistics 2017 |
% Child Poverty |
Percentage of children under age 18 in poverty |
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates 2017 |
% Children eligible for free lunch |
Percent of children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch |
National Center for Education Statistics 2015-2016 |
Insurance |
% Uninsured Adults |
Percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance |
Small Area Health Insurance Estimates 2016 |
% Uninsured Children |
Percentage of population under age 18 without health insurace |
Small Area Health Insurance Estimates 2016 |
Geography |
% Rural |
Percentage of population living in a rural area |
Census Population Estimates 2010 |
Clinical |
|
Primary care physicians Rate |
Primary Care Physicians per 100,000 population |
Area Health Resource File/National Provider Identification file 2015 |
Dentists Rate |
Dentists per 100,000 population |
Area Health Resource File/National Provider Identification file 2016 |
Behavior |
|
Physical Inactivity |
Percentage of adults aged 20 and over reporting no leisure-time physical activity |
CDC Diabetes Interactive Atlas 2013 |
% obese |
Percentage of adults that report a BMI of 30 or more |
CDC Diabetes Interactive Atlas 2013 |
% diabetics |
Number of diabetic Medicare enrollees |
CDC Diabetes Interactive Atlas 2013 |
Poor or Fair Helath |
Percentage of adults that report fair or poor health |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2016 |
Adult Smoking |
Percentage of adults that reported currently smoking |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2016 |
physical |
|
Food Insecurity |
Percentage of the population who did not have access to a reliable source of food during the past year |
Map the Meal Gap 2015 |
Limited access to healthy foods |
Percentage of the population that is low income and does not live close to a grocery store |
USDA Food Environment Atlas 2015 |
Severe housing problems |
Number of households with at least 1 of 4 housing problems: overcrowding, high housing costs, or lack of kitchen or plumbing facilities |
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy(CHAS) 2011-2015 |