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Last Updated: July 20, 2009

Real Estate Analysis

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Home Sales
Detail: number of sales, median sale price, aggregate sales amounts, loan-to-value ratios
Year: 2009 Quarterly
Year: 2008 Quarterly
Year: 2007 Quarterly
Year: 2008 Annual
Year: 2007 Annual
Year: 2006 Annual
Source: Boxwood Means, Inc.
Home Values
* * * Detail: home values
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Housing Stock
* * * Detail: residential homes and buildings by type
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Rental Units
* Detail: rental units by structure type, rental units by median rent
Year: 2000 Census
Source: Census

Neighborhood Conditions

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Crime Rates
Detail: Nationwide FBI Crime Counts and Rates per 100,000 people for Aggravated Assault, Burglary and Larceny, Motor Vehicle Thefts, Murder, Rape and Robbery
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports
Vacancy
Detail: count and percent of all housing units that were vacant by vacancy type
Year: 2000
Source: Census
Detail: USPS business and residential vacancy, count and percent of vacant business and residential units that have been vacant less than 12 months, more than 12 months and more than 24 months
Years: 2008Q1, 2008Q2, 2008Q3, 2008Q4, 2009Q1, 2009Q2, 2009Q3
Source: HUD and USPS
Transit Access
Detail: density and distance to public rail transit stops
Year: 2009
Source: TRF & Urban Mapping
Home Heating Fuel Type
Detail: count and percent of homes by type of heat used
Year: 2000
Source: Census
Climate Index
Detail: Heating Degree Days
Year: 2008
Source: NOAA
Detail: Cooling Degree Days
Year: 2008
Source: NOAA
Household Turnover
* Detail: count of households that moved in during or prior to 1980, since 1990 and after 1995
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Cultural Vitality
Detail: count of self-employed artists
Year: 2003
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Source: NES
Detail: count of employed artists by type, average wages
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Source: OES

Mortgage Originations

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Federal Reserve Bank Loan Calculations
Detail: number, median amount, and percent of loans by type, purpose, insurance status, race and ethnicity
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: HMDA and FRB of Philadelphia
All Originations
Detail: number, median amount, and percent of loans by type, purpose, insurance status, race and ethnicity
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: HMDA
Purchase Loans
Detail: number, median amount, and percent of loans by type, race and ethnicity
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: HMDA
Piggyback Loans
Detail: number, median amount, and percent of loans by type, race and ethnicity
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: HMDA
Refinance Loans
Detail: number, median amount, and percent of loans by type, race and ethnicity
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: HMDA
Prime Loans
Detail: number, median amount, and percent of loans by purpose, race and ethnicity
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: HMDA
High-Cost Loans
Detail: number, median amount, and percent of loans by purpose, race and ethnicity
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: HMDA
Government-Insured Loans
Detail: number, median amount, and percent of loans by type of government insurance and race of borrower
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: HMDA
Loan-to-Income "Leverage" Ratio
Detail: median loan-to-income ratio for loans by loan type, government insurance, and number of applicants
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: HMDA
By Race and Ethnicity Loans
Detail: number, median amount, and percent of loans by type and purpose
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: HMDA

Education

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School Enrollment
* Detail: enrollment by school type for students K to 12
Year: 2000 Census
Source: Census
Educational Attainment
* * * Detail: highest level of education attained for the people over 25
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
School District Population
Detail: number of students percent of students in poverty
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Source: New America Foundation
Overall Student Proficiency
Detail: percent of students proficient in reading and math
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Source: New America Foundation
School District Funding
Detail: federal, state and local per pupil expenditures
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Source: New America Foundation
GreatSchools School Ratings
Detail: proximity to high performing public schools
Year: 2009
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools School Performance
Detail: public, public charter, and private school district performance, selected test scores by district
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Year: 2009
Source: GreatSchools

Money & Income

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Per Capita Income
* * * Detail: per capita income
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Family Incomes
* * * Detail: median family incomes for all families and by family type, including for single parents and families without children
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Household Incomes
* * * Detail: median household income for all households, count and percent of households with income by specified brackets, median household income by householder race and ethnicity
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Aggregate Income by Type
* * * Detail: aggregate dollars in income by income type, such as wages, retirement income, SSI, and public assistance
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Federal Income Tax Returns
Detail: number and average amount of federal tax returns, average reported charitable contribution, IRA and self-employment pension contributions, Earned Income Tax Credit, reported salaries and wages, capital gains and losses, farm income
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Source: IRS Statistics of Income
Brookings Institution -- All Returns
Detail: Returns, New Returns, EITC, Child Tax Credit, Additional Child Tax Credit, Child and Dependent Care Expenses, Education Credits, Student Loan Interest Deduction, Returns with Refund, Returns with Balance Due, Direct Deposit Refund, Refund Anticipation Loan, Refund Anticipation Check, Prepared by Taxpayer, Prepared by Paid Preparer, Prepared by Volunteer Organization, Filed through Free File Alliance, Form 1040, Form 1040A, Form 1040EZ, Returns Filed with ITIN, Returns with Schedules C, E, and/or F, By Adjusted Gross Income
Year: 2000
Year: 2001
Year: 2002
Year: 2003
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Source: Brookings Institution & IRS
Brookings Institution -- EITC Returns
Detail: Returns, New Returns, Child Tax Credit, Additional Child Tax Credit, Child and Dependent Care Expenses, Education Credits, Student Loan Interest Deduction, Returns with Refund, Returns with Balance Due, Direct Deposit Refund, Refund Anticipation Loan, Refund Anticipation Check, Prepared by Taxpayer, Prepared by Paid Preparer, Prepared by Volunteer Organization, Filed through Free File Alliance, Form 1040, Form 1040A, Form 1040EZ, Returns with Schedules C, E, and/or F, By Adjusted Gross Income
Year: 2000
Year: 2001
Year: 2002
Year: 2003
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Source: Brookings Institution & IRS
Incomes by Age for Older Households
* * * Detail: median household income for all households, count and percent of households with income by specified brackets, median household income by householder race and ethnicity
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
People in Poverty
* Detail: people in poverty by age, race and ethnicity
Year: 2000 Census
Source: Census
Families in Poverty
* * * Detail: families in poverty by family type
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Area Median Incomes
Detail: Area Median Income for all families, and by family size at 30%, 50%, 60%, 80% and 120% of AMI
Year: 2009
Source: HUD Income Limits
Incomes by Age for Older Households
* * * Detail: count and percent of households over 65, over 75, and over 85 years old with income by specified brackets
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Bankruptcy Filings
Detail: non-business and business bankruptcy filings
Year: 2000
Year: 2001
Year: 2002
Year: 2003
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: American Bankruptcy Institute
Food Stamps
* Detail: number of families receiving foodstamps
Year: 2000
Year: 2001
Year: 2002
Year: 2003
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Source: Census' Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Free and Reduced Price School Lunches
Detail: count and percent of students who receive free and reduced price school lunches
Year: 2000
Year: 2001
Year: 2002
Year: 2003
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Demographics

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Total Population
* * * Detail: total population
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Population by Race and Ethnicity
* * * Detail: count and percent of population by race and ethnicity, including detailed break out of Asian and Hispanic population
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Age
* * * Detail: count and percent of population by age brackets
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
People with Disabilities
* Detail: count and percent of population with disabilities, by age and selected disability type
Year: 2000 Census
Source: Census
* * * Detail: number, percent and percent change in people receiving SSI, by disability type and selected age groups
Year: 2003
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Source: Social Security Administration: Supplemental Security Income
Immigration and Foreign Born Population
Detail: number of percent of population that is foreign born
Year: 2000 Census
Source: Census
Detail: number and percent of people receiving Legal Permanent Resident status, by region and selected countries
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: DHS Immigration Yearbook
Homelessness
Detail: number and rate of sheltered and unsheltered homeless population, bed availability
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: HUD
Household Characteristics
* * * Detail: count and percent of households by household composition, household size, and householder race
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Families
* * * Detail: count of families
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas

Owners & Renters

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Homeowner Characteristics
* * * Detail: count and percent of homeowners by age, race and ethnicity
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Renter Characteristics
* * * Detail: count and percent of renters by age, race and ethnicity
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Affordability and Cost Burdens
* Detail: owner affordability
Year: 2000 Census, HUD Income Limits
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates, HUD Income Limits
Source: Census, Claritas
* Detail: renter affordability
Year: 2000 Census, HUD Income Limits
Source: Census, HUD Income Limits
* Detail: count and percent of owners and renters who are burdened and extremely burdened by their housing costs, by age and income bracket
Year: 2000 Census
Source: Census
Fair Market Rent
Detail: Fair Market Rent, as established by HUD, for rental units by bedroom size
Year: 2008
Year: 2009
Year: 2010
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents
Section 8 Rental Assistance
Detail: section 8 vouchers as counts, and as a percent of total rental units
Year: 2000
Source: HUD: A Picture of Subsidized Housing in 2000

Jobs & Economy

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Federal Incentive Designations
Detail: HUD Qualified Census Tracts, HUD Difficult Development Areas, HUD Qualified Census Tracts, Gulf Opportunity (GO) Zones
Year: 2009
Year: 2010
Source: HUD
Detail: NMTC Low Income Communities, CDFI Fund Investment Areas, BEA Distressed Communities, Hot Zones, HUD Renewal Communities, Empowerment Zones, and Enterprise Communities.
Year: As of 2009
Source: CDFI Fund
Unemployment
Detail: count and percent of people who are employed, unemployed, and in the labor force
Year: 2000
Year: 2001
Year: 2002
Year: 2003
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Year: 2009
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment by Industry
* Detail: count and percent of people employed in specified industries
Year: 2000 Census
Year: 2009 Claritas Estimates
Year: 2014 Claritas Projections
Source: Census, Claritas
Industry Concentrations
Detail: count and percent of jobs located in a place, by gross and detailed industry classifications (2-digit and 3-digit NAICES codes, respectively)
Year: 2003
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Source: Census County Business Pattern Data

Health

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Infant Birth and Mortality
Detail: count of births, count and rate of infant deaths
Year: 2000
Year: 2001
Year: 2002
Year: 2003
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System
Prenatal Care
Detail: number and percent of mothers by age and trimester in which prenatal care was received
Year: 2000
Year: 2001
Year: 2002
Year: 2003
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, Division of Vital Statistics
Overweight and Obese
Detail: percent of population overweight, obese, and neither overweight nor obese
Year: 2000
Year: 2001
Year: 2002
Year: 2003
Year: 2004
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Year: 2007
Year: 2008
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, Division of Vital Statistics
Uninsured Population
Detail: number and percent of people without health insurance, by selected age and income brackets
Year: 2005
Year: 2006
Source: Census Small Area Health Insurance Estimates

State and Local

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HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program Data
Detail: Estimated foreclosure risk score, income eligible status, predicted 18 month foreclosure rate, HMDA percent high cost loans, vacancy and foreclosure risk score, foreclosure starts, vacant addresses, mortgages, low cost and high leverage mortgages, high cost and low leverage mortgages, high cost and high leverage mortgages, price change, unemployment rate, 120% AMI by family size
Year: 2008, 2009
Source: HUD
Supermarket Study of Low Access Areas
* Detail: TRF Supermarket Study of Low Access Areas for selected metro areas
Year: 2009
Source: TRF
Neighborhood Income Distribution Analysis
* Detail: TRF Neighborhood Income Distribution Analysis for the nation
Year: 2007
Source: TRF
Market Value Analyses
* Detail: TRF real estate market evaluation and valuation for Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and areas of the state of New Jersey
Year: various
Source: TRF
NJ HMFA Income Limits
Detail: housing program income limits for NJ affordable housing initiatives
Year: 2008
Source: NJ HMFA, HUD, COAH
New Jersey DOL Building Permits
Detail: building permits by unit type, for counties and municipalities in NJ
Year: 2008Q1, 2008Q2, 2008Q3, 2008Q4, 2009Q1
Source: NJ Department of Labor
New Jersey DOE Dropout Rates
Detail: high school dropout rates, for school districts in NJ
Year: 2006, 2007, 2008
Source: NJ Department of Education

Federal Housing

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HUD MF
Detail: Locations of HUD's Multifamily properties
Year: 2007
Source: HUD Multifamily Assistance and Section 8 Contracts database
Public Housing
Detail: Locations of HUD's Public Housing projects
Year: 2000
Source: HUD's A Picture of Subsidized Housing

Federal Transportation Stimulus Investments

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Department of Transportation (various states)
Detail: Locations of ARRA-funding transportation stimulus projects for various states
Year: 2009
Source: Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board via www.recovery.gov: State Departments of Transportation, as of 8/21/2009

Nonprofit Locations

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National Center for Charitable Statistics Nonprofit Locations
Detail: Locations of Nonprofit Organizations
Year: 2009
Source: IRS and Urban Institute National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)

Heath Services Facilities

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Nursing Facilities
Detail: Locations of US Dept of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Nursing Facilities
Year: 2007
Source: HRSA Geospatial Database
Hospitals
Detail: Locations of US Dept of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Hospitals
Year: 2007
Source: HRSA Geospatial Database
Critical Access Hospitals
Detail: Locations of US Dept of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Critical Access Hospitals
Year: 2007
Source: HRSA Geospatial Database
USDA MF
Detail: Locations of USDA Rural Development Multifamily properties
Year: 2007
Source: USDA Rural Development Multifamily Housing Database

Environment

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Brownfields
Detail: Brownfields site locations
Year: 2009
Source: Brownfields Sites Reports, US EPA
Superfund
Detail: Superfund site locations
Year: 2007
Source: CERCLIS Sites Reports, US EPA

Schools

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Primary and Secondary
Detail: locations of private and public schools
Year: 2009
Source: GreatSchools
Test Scores by School
Detail: test scores for selected tests and schools
Year: various, 2004 to 2009
Source: GreatSchools
School Ratings
Detail: school ratings for selected schools
Year: 2009
Source: GreatSchools

Public Libraries

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National Center for Education Statistics & Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center of Florida State University
Detail: Locations of public central and branch libraries
Year: 2004
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) & Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center (FREAC) of Florida State University (FSU)

Supermarket Study of Low Access Areas (LAA)

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TRF Supermarket Study of LAA for Brookings Institution
Detail: TRF Supermarket Study of Low Access Areas for selected metro areas
Year: 2009
Source: TRF

Notes:

*  Zipcode data is available only for 2009 Claritas Estimates and 2014 Claritas Projections.
^ Geographic coverage of the Market Value Analyses are at the blockgroup level but limited to the specified study areas.