USA Counties

From our friends at the US Bureau of the Census

USA Counties — has just been quarterly updated and is now available on the web at http://censtats.census.gov/usa/usa.shtml. USA Counties now features more than 5,900 data items for the United States, the 50 states (plus the District of Columbia), and all of the nation’s 3,141 counties and county equivalents, and covers areas such as age, agriculture, ancestry, banking, building permits, business patterns, crime, earnings, education, elections, employment, government, health, households, housing, income, labor force, manufactures, population, poverty, retail trade, social programs, veterans, vital statistics, water use, and wholesale trade. It is the most comprehensive source for data on counties in the United States.

posted by Kevin Stolarick

By the Numbers: Creative Density

For this week's By the Numbers, we examined the regions with the highest density of creative talent. Pulling data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census, we calculated the number of creative class members per sq. mile.

We ranked the top ten metros for each classification: large, medium, mid-sized and small.

The results were surprising!

Here's a quick look at the top three for each metro size:

Large Metro: Million-Plus

1. Los Angeles, CA (281 Creative class per sq. mile)
2. New York, NY (269)
3. Washington, DC (226)

Medium Metro: 500K- Million

1. Bridgeport, CT (162)
2. New Haven, CT (92)
3. Akron, OH (89)

Mid-sized Metros 250K- 500K

1. Trenton, NJ (358)
2. Ann Arbor, MI (93)
3. Boulder, CO (74)

Small Metros: 250K- Smaller

1. Carson City, NV (50)
2. Santa Cruz, CA (42)
3. Elkhart, IN  (42)

For a list of the top 10 for each classification, download the full-report. Download CCGCreativeDensity.pdf

For more information, about CCG services & research, contact David Miller.

Posted by: Steven Pedigo

By the Numbers: Movers from Abroad

For this week's "By the Numbers," we examine regions with the highest percentage of movers (from last year) who spent the previous year abroad.   

Pulling the data from the U.S. American Community Survey, 2005, we rank the top 10 metros for each metro classification: large, medium, mid-size, and small.

Here's the top three for each:

Total Movers who spent the last year Abroad & % of Total Movers who were from Abroad.

Large Metros (Over a Million)

1. New York - 150,913 movers from Abroad (7.8% of all total movers to the region)
2. Washington, DC - 58,900  (7.1%)
3. Miami, FL - 62,813 (7.0%)

Medium Metros (500K- Million)

1. El Paso, TX - 8,154 (8.4%)
2. Honolulu, HI - 10,229 (8.1%)
3. Bridgeport, CT - 7,616 (7.5%)

Mid-sized Metros (250K- 500K)

1. Killeen, TX - 15,727 (17.6%)
2. Salinas, CA - 5,865 (8.5%)
3. Norwhich, CT - 2,677 (7.9%)

Small Metros (250K- Smaller)

1. El Centro, CA - 4,035 (17.4%)
2. Gallup, NM - 935 (15.6%)
3. Mount Veron, WA  - 2,681 (10.3%)

Download the full-pdf with the top 10 for each here: Download CCG_MoversfromAbroad.pdf

For more information about CCG's services, contact David Miller.

posted by: steven

By the Numbers: Age Profiles

For this week's By the Numbers, (with the assistance of data whiz Jim Kaminski) we look at national age profiles for those 25-30,  40-45, and 55-60.    For these groups, we have examined average salary, place of employment, educational attainment, and demographics.

Key takeaways:

• Average salary for those 55 to 60 is approximately 58% higher than those 25 to 30.
• 3/4 of those 25 to 30 work in the private sector.
• As workers get older, self-employment identification rises.
• 20% of those 25 to 30 are foreign born -- compared to 12% of those 55 to 60.
• Nearly 69% of those 55 to 60 are married compared to 46% of those 25 to 30.

Average Salary:

Ages (25-30): $29,342
Ages (40-45): $45,475
Ages (55-60): $46,487

Place of Employment:

Private Sector:

Ages (25-30): 76%
Ages (40-45): 66%
Ages (55-60): 56%

Non Profit:

Ages (25-30): 7%
Ages (40-45): 7%
Ages (55-60): 8%

Public Sector:

Ages (25-30): 12%
Ages (40-45): 15%
Ares (55-60):  21%

Self-employed:

Ages (25-30): 5%
Ages (40-45): 12%
Ages (55-60): 15%

Educational Attainment:

Bachelor's Degree:

Ages (25-30): 22%
Ages (40-45): 18%
Ages (55-60): 17%

Advanced Degree:

Ages (25-30): 7%
Ages (40-45): 10%
Ages (55-60): 13%

Demographics:

Foreign Born:

Ages (25-30): 20%
Ages (40-45): 17%
Ages (55-60): 12%

Married:

Ages (25-30): 46%
Ages (40-45): 67%
Ages (55-60): 69%

Any of these demographics differences surprising?

For more information about research services, contact David Miller

posted by: Steven 

By the Numbers: Working Mothers

For this week's "By the Numbers," we examine the top and bottom regions with the highest percentage of working mothers.  Pulling the data from the U.S. Census (American Community Survey, 2005), we rank the top 10 metros and list the bottom three for each metro classification: large, medium, mid-size, and small.

EX: Washington, DC Metro (68.9%) -  represents the percentage of mothers in the Washington, DC metro who have children younger than 18 and are working.

Here's a look at the top and bottom three for each metro classification:

Large Metros: Over 1 Million

Top three: (Highest Percentage of Working Mothers)

1. Minneapolis, MN  (73.0%)
2. Buffalo, NY (70.7%)
3. St. Louis (70.6%)

Bottom three: (Lowest Percentage of Working Mothers)

1. Riverside, CA (56.5%)
2. San Jose, CA (57.7%)
3. Los Angeles (57.8%)

Medium Metros: 500K to Million

Top three:

1. Des Moines, IA  (79.1%)
2. Madison, WI (75.0%)
3. Columbia, SC (74.2%)

Bottom three:

1. McAllen, TX (47.4%)
2. El Paso, TX (55.4%)
3. Bakersfield, CA (56.6%)

Mid-sized Metros: 250K-500K

Top three:

1. Lincoln, NE (76.3%)
2. Tallahassee, FL (75.8%)
3. Green Bay, WI (75.3%)

Bottom three:

1. Provo, UT (48.9%)
2. Brownsville, TX (51.4%)
3. Visalia, CA (52.1%)

Small Metros (Below 250K)

Top three:

1. Bismark, ND (84.9%)
2. Jefferson City, MO (83.0%)
3. Springfield, IL (81.9%)

Bottom three:

1. Florence, AL (51.3%)
2. Logan, UT (52.0%)
3. Yuma, AZ (53.0%)

To download the top 10 metros for each classification, Click here:Download CCGworkingmothers.pdf  

For more information about CCG research services, contact David Miller.

Thanks to Jim for his assistance with data collection.

posted by steven

By the Numbers: How We Get to Work!

For this week’s "By the Numbers," we take a spin off of a U.S. Census press release from yesterday that highlights how Americans commute to work.    The Census found:

“Driving to work was the favored means of commute of nearly nine out of 10 workers (87.7 percent), with most people (77 percent) driving alone.  In contrast, 4.7 percent of commuters used public transportation to travel to work in 2005, an increase of about 0.1 percent over 2000 levels.”

In the press release, the Census also presents interesting data about which U.S. cities had the highest percentage workers taking public transportation, biking and walking to work and telecommuters.   The Census used the principle city as the unit of measurement.   

You can see the full Census press release and download principle city results here.

To compliment the work of the Census, we decided to look at which METRO REGIONS had the highest percentage of workers taking public transportation, biking, and walking to work and telecommuters.   

Here are the top three metro regions for each:

Public Transportation: Top 3 Metros

1. New York, NY - 29.7% (of workers)
2. San Francisco, CA - 13.7%
3. Washington, DC - 13.2%

Biking to Work: Top 3 Metros

1. Eugene, OR - 4.7%
2. Iowa City, IA - 2.9%
3. Santa Barbara, CA - 2.5%

Walking to Work: Top 3 Metros

1. Iowa City, IA - 5.9%
2. New York, NY - 5.7%
3. Madison, WI - 4.5%

Telecommuting: Top 3 Metros

1. Santa Cruz, CA - 8.4%
2. Hilo, HI - 8.3%
3. Santa Fe, NM - 6.5%

You can download the top 10 metros for each here. Download CCG_MetroCommuting.pdf

posted by: Steven

By the Numbers: Top Talent Clusters for Small Regions

For this week’s "By the Numbers," we release the last segment of our talent cluster analysis.  This week we examine the top clusters for small metros (250K and below).

As we’ve done the past three weeks, we list the top three small regions for each cluster.     Our rankings are based on three criteria: size of the labor force, LQ, and salary.

If you would like more detail or a complete list of rankings for regions, contact Steven or David.

Jim Kaminski assisted with this post.

Download small_metros_talent_clusters.pdf

posted by: steven

By the Numbers: Talent Clusters for Mid-Sized Metros (500K-250K)

For this week’s "By the Numbers," we release the third segment of our talent cluster analysis.   This week examine the top clusters for mid-sized metros (500K-250K).   

As we’ve done the past two weeks, we list the top three mid-sized regions for each cluster.     Our rankings are based on three criteria: size of the labor force, LQ, and salary.  Check out last week’s entry for an explanation of these criteria.

Next week, we will release our final set of talent clusters for small metros.

If you would like more detail or a complete list of rankings for regions, contact Steven or David.

Download CCG_TalentCluster_MidSized.pdf

posted by: Steven

By the Numbers: Top Talent Clusters for Medium-sized Regions

For this week’s "By the Numbers," we examine the top talent clusters for medium-sized metros (500K-Million).   Just as we did last week for large metros, we list the top three medium-sized regions for each cluster.   

We ranked metros on three static criteria (2005):

• Size of labor force:  How many individuals are working in each talent cluster?  Metros with larger employment numbers received a higher score.

• LQ: How specialized or concentrated is a metro in a talent cluster?  Metros with a higher LQ or specialization received a higher score.

• Salary: Which metros have the highest cluster salary?  Metros with higher salaries were awarded a higher score.

Next week, we will look at the mid-sized and small metros.   If you would like more detail or a complete list of rankings for regions, contact steven or david.

Download CCGMediumTalentClusters.pdf

Thanks again to Jim Kaminski for his database expertise.

posted by: steven

By the Numbers: Top Talent Clusters for Large Metros

Which large metros are the leaders in media, arts and design?   Who leads in research and science?

For this week’s "By the Numbers," we have taken another pass at the top talent clusters for large metros.   In doing so, we have listed the top three metros for every creative talent cluster.   To rank these, we’ve examined three 2005 criteria:

• Size of labor force:  How many individuals are working in each talent cluster?  Metros with larger employment numbers received a higher score.

• LQ: How specialized or concentrated is a metro in a talent cluster?  Metros with a higher LQ or specialization received a higher score.

• Salary:  Which metros have the highest cluster salary?  Metros with higher salaries were awarded a higher score. 

Granted, we can refine these criteria and look at the increases over time.  However, this basic approach provides a quick look at the top talent clusters:

In the weeks ahead, we will examine the top medium, mid-sized, and small metros for creative clusters.   

If you’d like more detail about these rankings or a complete list, contact David or Steven.

Georgetown graduate Jim Kaminski assisted with this post.

Download CreativeClassGroupTopLargeMetros.pdf

posted by Steven