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Community Dashboard 2012
key socioeconomic indicators
for Austin & Travis County
Community Action Network
April 2012
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Gauging our community’s well-being
The Community Dashboard tracks 16 key indicators of the
social and economic health of Austin and Travis County.
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We are Safe,
Just &
Engaged
We are
Healthy
Equity &
Opportunity
Our Basic
Needs
Are Met
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We Achieve
Our Full
Potential
Demographic Trends
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Low-income and poverty populations
are growing at twice the rate as the
population as a whole
Increasing economic division
Stark geographic division of income
Urban sprawl and pooling of poverty populations
Large and fast-growing Hispanic child population
Fastest growing pre-senior population in the nation
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Austin-Round Rock MSA 2000 - 2010
1. 2010 Population #
and % Growth
since 2000
From 2000 – 2010, the
five-county Austin
metro area was the
fastest growing metro in
Texas and the 8th fastest
growing in the nation.
Williamson County
•tot. pop. 422,679 69%⇧
Travis County
•tot. pop. 1,024,266 26%⇧
Bastrop County
•tot. pop. 74,171 28%⇧
Hays County
•tot. pop. 157,107 61%⇧
Caldwell County
•tot. pop. 38,066 18%⇧
Source: U. S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 1-Yr. Estimates and Decennial Census)
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Austin-Round Rock MSA 2000 - 2010
1. 2010 Population #
and % Growth
since 2000
2. 2010 Federal
Poverty Level #
and % Growth
since 2000
Williamson County
•tot. pop. 422,679 69%⇧
•poverty 34,069 190%⇧
Travis County
•tot. pop. 1,024,266 26%⇧
•poverty 194,156 95%⇧
Bastrop County
•tot. pop. 74,171 28%⇧
•poverty 11,708 81%⇧
Hays County
•tot. pop. 157,107 61%⇧
•poverty 22,962 76%⇧
Caldwell County
•tot. pop. 38,066 18%⇧
(low-income and poverty
data not available)
Source: U. S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 1-Yr. Estimates and Decennial Census)
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Austin-Round Rock MSA 2000 - 2010
1. 2010 Population #
and % Growth
since 2000
2. 2010 Federal
Poverty Level #
and % Growth
since 2000
3. 2010 Low Income
(200% of FPL) and
% Growth since
2000
Williamson County
•tot. pop. 422,679 69%⇧
•poverty 34,069 190%⇧
•low-income 101,694 184%⇧
Travis County
•tot. pop. 1,024,266 26%⇧
•poverty 194,156 95%⇧
•low-income 375,147 66%⇧
Bastrop County
•tot. pop. 74,171 28%⇧
•poverty 11,708 81%⇧
•low-income 28,850 72%⇧
Hays County
•tot. pop. 157,107 61%⇧
•poverty 22,962 76%⇧
•low-income 46,256 66%⇧
Caldwell County
•tot. pop. 38,066 18%⇧
(low-income and poverty
data not available)
Source: U. S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 1-Yr. Estimates and Decennial Census)
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We are safe, just
& engaged
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Violent crime occurred at a rate of 417 per
100,000 population in Travis County
Violent crime
decreased and is at its
lowest point in five
years. City of Austin
rate is lower than the
average for metro
areas of similar size
and most other cities in
Texas.
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Arrests are disproportionate by race
African Americans make
up 8% of the total adult
population, but represent
23% of all those arrested in
Travis County.
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Voter turnout is disproportionate by age
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Young people are much
less likely to participate
in elections than people
35 and older.
This is especially true in
non-presidential election
years.
Younger voters are least
likely to participate in
local elections.
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Strategic Framework for Action
We are Safe, Just & Engaged—
Community Plans:
• 2012-2015 Travis County Plan for Criminal Justice
and Related Activities
• Austin Travis County Integral Care, Mental Health Jail
Diversion Plan
• City of Austin, Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan
We are
safe, just &
engaged
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promote safe
communities
embrace
diversity &
expand
opportunity
engage and
empower
people
Our basic needs
are met
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37% of Travis County residents are low-income
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The percent who are low-income increased and
remained higher than the national rate.
Over 375,000 people in
Travis County were
low-income in 2010.
For the first time since
the report has been
tracking the statistic,
the rate for the City of
Austin surpassed the state rate.
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41% of Travis County households are
housing cost-burdened
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The percent of households
in Travis County who paid
30% or more of their total
income on housing
increased for the second
year in a row.
Renters are much more
likely to be housing cost
burdened than home
owners.
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24.4 daily vehicle miles traveled per capita
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Vehicle Miles Traveled
per capita increased in
2010 and is now at its
highest point in five
years after almost a
decade of steady
decline.
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2,244 people are homeless in Travis County
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Fewer people were
identified in the point-intime homeless count.
This annual count of
unsheltered people tends
to undercount families
and children and does not
include those doubling up
or sleeping on friends’
couches.
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Strategic Framework for Action
Our basic needs are met —
Community Plans:
• Austin Travis County HHS Community Health Improvement
Plan (under development)
• ECHO Plan to End Community Homelessness
• CAMPO 2035 Plan
• Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan
• Regional Transit Coordination Committee Capital Area
Coordinated Transportation Plan
Our basic
needs are met
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crisis, safety
net, and longterm care and
services
connect people
to resources
affordable
housing linked
to work,
services and
transit
We are healthy
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22% of those under age 65 in Travis County
have no health insurance
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The percent of people
with no health insurance
decreased in Austin and
Travis County.
The local rates are
better than the state,
though not the nation.
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20% of adults in Travis County report poor
mental health (data is 3-year aggregate)
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The percent who report
poor mental health
increased one percent and
is now equivalent to the
state and national rate.
People who earn less than
$25,000 per year are
three-times more likely to
report poor mental health
than those earning
$75,000 or more.
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24% of adults in Travis County are obese
(data is 3-year aggregate)
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About one in four adults
in Travis County were
obese in 2010.
The obesity rate for adults
who are low-income was
even higher.
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14% of adults in Travis County are smokers
(data is 3-year aggregate)
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The rate of smoking
continued to decline.
The local rate is much
lower than the state and
national rates.
24% of adults earning less
than $25,000 report
smoking.
Austin area is in attainment of EPA air
ozone standards
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The Austin area ended
a six year trend of
steadily declining air
ozone readings with a
slight increase in 2011.
The area remains on
the cusp of nonattainment.
Strategic Framework for Action
We are healthy —
Community Plans:
• Austin Travis County HHS Community Health Improvement
Plan (under development)
• Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan
• Capital Area Planning Council of Governments (CAPCOG)
8 Hour Ozone Flex Program Austin-Round Rock MSA
We are
healthy
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access to
integrated
health care
continuum
promote
healthy
behaviors
healthy and
safe community
environment
We achieve
our full potential
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50% of children enter kindergarten
ready for school
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50% of children enter
kindergarten ready for
school, which is a decrease
from last year’s rate of 52%.
Children who are
economically disadvantaged
are much less likely to be
school-ready.
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79% of Austin ISD students graduate from
high school in four years
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High school graduation
rates at Austin ISD
increased for the second
year in a row and improved
in each of the five largest
school districts in the fivecounty metro area.
Large discrepancies exist
among racial and ethnic
groups.
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65% of Austin ISD students are college-ready in math
65% are college-ready in English/Language Arts
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The college-ready rate for AISD graduates increased in
both Math and English Language Arts.
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6% of Travis County workers were
unemployed this past January
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The local unemployment rate,
falling since 2010, has
remained consistently lower
than both the state and
national rates.
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Strategic Framework for Action
We achieve our full potential —
Community Plans:
• Travis County School Readiness Action Plan 2012-15 (under
development)
• E3 Alliance Blueprint for Educational Change
• Capital Area Planning Council of Governments (CAPCOG)
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2010-2015
We achieve
our full
potential
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early care and
caregiver
education and
support
successful
transitions
throughout
continuum
workforce and
economic
development
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Download the 2012 Community Dashboard report
Find more information for each indicator, including…
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Historical trends
More data and maps
Graphs depicting disparities among groups, where available
Information on vulnerable populations
More local efforts to improve the indicator
Common strategies found in multiple planning documents
Find information about the Dashboard Steering
Committee
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