MANDEL SCHOOL
NEWS AND EVENTS
July 30, 2008
NEO CANDO Updates: Social and Economic Data
Data Sources Recently Updated:
2007 Population Estimates
Ten of the seventeen counties in NEO CANDO experienced total population increases between 2000 and 2007 (Ashland, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, and Wayne counties). Medina County, with an increase of approximately 12%, had the biggest gains.
Population loss was greatest in Cuyahoga County, which had a 7% decrease between 2000 and 2007. Other counties with losses included Ashtabula, Columbiana, Erie, Mahoning, Richland, and Trumbull.
The map below illustrates population changes within the counties. For more information about total population changes in your community, visit (http://neocando.case.edu).
Population Estimate Data for Minor Civil Divisions (MCDs) are from the Population Division of the U.S. Census Bureau and can be accessed via the NEO CANDO system, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, MSASS, Case Western Reserve University (http://neocando.case.edu)
2006 HMDA DATA
The HMDA indicators have been updated with the 2006 data. We are in the midst of making changes to the HMDA data that are available in NEO CANDO. The new and improved indicators will include more information by race and income categories. Stay Tuned!
2007 Cleveland Police Data
2007 crime data from the Cleveland Police are now available. Compared to 2006, there was a decrease in the number of Part I Crimes, from 36,274 in 2006 to 34,275 in 2007 (a decline of 5.5%). The Part I, or Index, Crimes include violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assaults), and property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, auto theft, and arson).
Similarly, there were 7.4% fewer Part II Crimes in Cleveland in 2007 -- 39,072 in 2006 compared to 36,189 in 2007. Part II crimes include everything that is not a violent or property crime. Examples include non-aggravated assaults, vandalism, weapons violations, and drug violations.
2008 Quarter 2 USPS Vacancy Data
USPS Vacancy data have been updated to include the 2nd quarter of 2008. Recall that starting with the 4th quarter of 2007, USPS vacancy data are now available separately for residential, commercial, and other addresses.
NEO CANDO, Northeast Ohio Community and Neighborhood Data for Organizing, is a free and publicly accessible social and economic data system of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development. NEO CANDO allows users to access data for the entire 17 county Northeast Ohio region, or for specific neighborhoods within Cleveland.