Unit I DEMOGRAPHIC WORKSHEET

Unit I DEMOGRAPHIC WORKSHEET

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Use Fact Finder to build a demographical, social, economic, and housing profile of your
community. Bulleted summary statements are acceptable.
Category Description Questions to answer about
your community
Demographic (people-related
information)
Population size, distribution,
age, ethnicity, and cultures
• What is the total
population of your
community?
• What is the population of
each Census Tract?
• Which Census Tracts have
higher populations of:
– Toddlers
– Older adults
– Ethnic groups
– Specific cultures
Social characteristics Education levels, family
profiles, and poverty rates
• What are the
demographics of
education levels
throughout your
community?
• What census
tracts include
the greatest
populations of:
– Single-parent homes
– Two-parent homes
– People living alone
– Older adults living alone
• What Census
Tracts include the
greatest number of
people who are
living in poverty?
Economic characteristics Employment profile and
rates, income levels
• What is the employment
profile of your
constituency?
– Types of jobs
– Work in community or
commute
– Major local employers
– Unemployment rate
– Income level ranges
Housing profile Age of homes and
occupants,types of
residential occupancies,
home ownership versus
 What is the overall
housing profile of
your community?
– Average age of
homes
– New (or recent)
construction
Unit I DEMOGRAPHIC WORKSHEET
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rental properties, transience
among residents
– Homes with
automatic detection
and suppression
equipment
– Types of residential
construction?
– Types of residential
properties (single
family, duplex,
multiunit)
– Renter versus
owner occupied
– Transience? (how
often do people
relocate to another
residence)
Note: please consider all
census tracts. However,
you only have to develop
a general overview of
your community’s
housing profile.
Growth trends Use Population Finder
located above the fact
sheet selection option to
project growth trends for
your community
Develop a short narrative on
how your community has
changed over the past 20
years and what its profile may