gistfile1.txt

Things we might highlight on the analysis view page for a given geography.


DEMOGRAPHICS

Age
- population chart (split histogram) of male/female population by decade (0-9, 10-19, 20-29, etc.)
- % male population, % female population, male/female ratio
- median age, % population under 18, % population under 21, % population over 65
- narrative graf describing how this geography fits into context with parent geography, state, nation

Race
- bar chart showing breakdown of racial populations
    - white, black, native american, asian, native islander, other, multiple
- % hispanic population


ECONOMICS

Income
- per capita income, compared with parent geography, state, nation
- median household income, compared with parent geography, state, nation
- median household income for people who migrated to area in previous 12 months
- gini index of income inequality
- median earnings by:
    - gender
    - level of education
    - race
    
Poverty & Public assistance
- % of population in poverty, compared with parent geography, state, nation
- % of specific population groups in poverty
    - under 18
    - over 65
    - disabled
    - veterans
    - by race
- % of population receiving food stamps/snap
    - children
- poverty status by housing arrangement


EDUCATION
- school enrollment by level of school
- levels of educational attainment by:
    - gender
    - language spoken
- fields of bachelor's degrees


EMPLOYMENT
- number of workers by:
    - occupation
    - age group
- median earnings by occupation, compared with parent geography, state, nation
- means of transportation to work
- travel time to work


FAMILIES & HOUSEHOLDS
- household types
- median household size
- % of population under 18
- nativity of population under 18
- median income for families with children
- employment status for families with children
- age groups of women who gave birth in past 12 months
- households where children live with grandparents, with or without parents present
- ability to speak english, based on language spoken at home
- marital status by:
    - gender
    - age group
- median age at first marriage
- median duration of current marriage
- divorces in past year by:
    - gender
    - age group
- seniors living with families vs. living alone


HEALTH
- % of population by age group with no health insurance
- health insurance coverage status by:
    - gender
    - age group
    - race
    - poverty status
- health insurance coverage types:
    - private vs. public
    - employer-based, direct purchase, medicare, medicaid, tricare, va care
- disability status by:
    - gender
    - age group
    - race
    - employment status
- % of disabled population in poverty


HOUSING & MIGRATION
- % of housing units occupied vs. vacant
- housing owner-occupied vs. rentals
    - total
    - by race
    - by education level
    - by household type
    - by household income
    - by presence of children
    - by year structure was built
    - by year household moved in
- median year structure was built
- median housing unit value (or quartiles)
- median monthly rent (or quartiles)
- median gross rent as percentage of household income
- price asked for housing units for sale
- % of housing units by type of heating fuel
- availability of facilities
    - plumbing
    - kitchen
- % of population by migration status (did not move in past year, within same county, within same state, from different state, from abroad) by:
    - gender
    - age 
    - education level
    - income level
    - poverty status


SOCIO-CULTURAL
- % of population by ancestry
- language spoken at home by:
    - age group
    - race
    - place of birth
    - poverty status
    - education level
    - employment status
    - citizenship
    - ability to speak english
- citizenship status and nativity
- place of birth for foreign-born population
- place of birth (born in-state, in another state, outside of U.S.) by:
    - gender
    - age group
    - race
    - income
    - education level
    - poverty status


VETERANS
- veteran status by:
    - period of military service
    - service-related disability
    - gender
    - age group
    - race
    - income
    - education level
    - employment status