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Top 10: Counties with Highest Percent of Cost Burdened Renters in 2000
The Census Bureau defines cost burdened renters as households for whom gross rent is 30% or more of household income. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water and sewer) and … Continue reading
Top 10: Counties with the highest rates of uninsured people in 2006
As the nation debates the need for healthcare reform, a question worth asking is: where are the most uninsured populations? The Census’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) can provide some answers. They have county and state level data for … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Data, Health Insurance Coverage, SAHIE, Uninsured
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Top 5.5 Research Websites
There comes a time in every thinking person’s life when he or she realizes that unrestrained generalizations, educated guesses, and hand-waving observations just don’t ring with the same sweet authority as real, well-supported, factual arguments. Whether you’re working on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Congressional Districts, County, Loudbus Magazine, Median Household Income, Obesity, Population, Schools
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Top 10: Counties with the Lowest Percent of Home Likely to be Affordable for a 4-person Family Earning 100% of Area Median Income in 2009
Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts is known as a playground of the affluent, but its year round residents need to pay a pretty penny, as Dukes County ranks near last in this gauge of homeowner affordability. Percent of owner-occupied housing units valued … Continue reading
Top 10: CSBAs with Highest Annual Wages for Art Directors in 2006
The Urban Institute uses data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to measure cultural vitality by looking at employment in the arts. We have data on employment levels and hourly and annual wages by artistic occupation (art director, fine artist, … Continue reading
Visit PolicyMap at the Real Estate Connect New York City 2010 – Jan 13-14, 2010
Want to see PolicyMap’s new widgets demoed live? Join us in New York City next week on Jan 13th & 14th 2010 for the Inman News’ Real Estate Connect New York City 2010. What is a widget? Widgets are customizable … Continue reading
Top 10: School Districts by Amount of Federal Direct Aid Received Per Pupil in 2006
Our education data from the New America Foundation includes the per-pupil amount of funding districts receive from either federal or state sources. Total Federal Direct Aid includes No Child Left Behind Title I Grants to local school districts and IDEA … Continue reading
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Tagged Federal Aid, New America Foundation, School Districts
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