Climbing Through Mountains of Data The Profile and Interactive Dashboard 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit Tuesday, May 3rd 2016

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles What are they? Multi-volume documents containing a large variety of Demographic, Economic and Housing information. Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles How about some history? The Teton range was named les trois tétons, by French Voyaguers Employed by John Jacob Astor on their way to establish a fur trading post on the Pacific cost, which is now known as Astoria. The first profile was published by Wyoming in 2001, with only 160 pages. The current W.Y. profile weighs in at 680 pages. The first Nebraska profile was published in 2003 with 1,038 pages and now clocks in at 2,184 pages. In 2007, a Volume III focusing on 18 cities was added to Nebraska and now covers 31 cities. In April 2013, Nebraska released an online interactive dashboard as a companion to the profile. Wyoming released a dashboard in August 2013. Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Did you say multi-volume? Why, yes. Each volume focuses on a different level of geographical detail. Statewide Volume I Regions Regions Regions County County County County County Volume II County County County County County County City City Volume III (Nebraska Only) City City City City City Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles City 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Regional and County Analysis In addition, Wyoming publishes six regional fliers. Nebraska also conducts analysis on three zones: North, South, Urban. All Counties are examined 23 for Wyoming and 93 for Nebraska. Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles City Analysis for Nebraska The 31 class one cities in Nebraska are examined and reported on in Volume III of the Nebraska Profile. Exhibit B Nebraska’s Largest Cities Alliance Holdrege Plattsmouth Beatrice Kearney Ralston Bellevue La Vista Schuyler Blair Lexington Scottsbluff Chadron Lincoln Seward Columbus McCook Sidney Crete Nebraska City South Sioux City Fremont Norfolk Wayne Gering North Platte York Grand Island Omaha   Hastings Papillion Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles When are they available? Wyoming’s profile is published bi-annually in July and January. Nebraska’s profile is published annually in February. Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Who uses them? Both profiles are used by a mix of residents, property managers, government officials, local and international businesses, such as: Federal Government: HUD, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Census, U.S. House of Representatives, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Homeland Security, BLS. State and Local Government: City of Omaha, Nebraska Lotto, City of Casper, Wyoming Department of Administration and Information and many U.S. State Governments. Universities: U. of Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Nevada, Georgia, Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt, etc. Private Business: Local (i.e Kelly Supply in Grand Island, NE) and International (i.e. ICF International) Residents, property managers and of course NIFA and WCDA! Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles What’s inside? Charts, charts and more charts! Data analysis, diagrams and lots and lots of tables covering about 860 pages in Wyoming and 2,184 pages in Nebraska. Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Let’s Get Technical - Demographics. Both profiles use data from a variety of sources such as: U.S Census. 2010 Census & post/intercensal Estimates (Race and Age Estimates) 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) Data. Department of Transportation driver’s license exchange data. Public use micro sample (PUMS) migration data. Small area income and poverty estimate (SAIPE) Poverty data. Department of education school age census. Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Let’s Get Technical - Economics. Both profiles use data from a variety of sources such as: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): Labor force, employment and unemployment, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA): Total earnings and jobs by industry, Average Earnings per Job, Real Per Capita Income, Total Full- and Part time Jobs Department of Housing: Median Family Income Unemployment Insurance and Personal Bankruptcy Department of Revenue Tax Returns Discussion on State-specific Economic Activity Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Let’s Get Technical - Housing. Both profiles use data from a variety of sources such as: U.S. Census Housing Data Building permits, Single & Multi-family Data Nebraska Property Assessment Division/Wyoming Department of Revenue Sales Price and Housing Characteristics Multiple List Service (MLS) Home Sales Data Mortgage Bankers Association Foreclosure Data Conduct a Variety of Surveys: Rental Vacancy Survey Housing Needs Assessment Survey Mobile Home Park Survey Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Let’s Get Technical – Rental Vacancy Survey. Both profiles conduct a thorough examination of the rental vacancy market: Try to Call every rental property in the state Ask about number of units by unit type, bedroom size and how many are available Gather pricing information based on unit type and bedroom size Gauge the level on need for additional units and collect any additional comments Have reached 35,562 units in W.Y., 120,837 units in N.E., or about 51% of all rental units in the both states. Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Let’s Get Technical – Rental Vacancy Survey. Nebraska Rental Vacancy Rates: Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Let’s Get Technical – Rental Vacancy Survey. Wyoming Rental Vacancy Rates: Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Let’s Get Technical – Some Differences. Wyoming vs Nebraska: Fun Stuff Only Wyoming Has: Fun Stuff Only Nebraska Has: Bi-annual publication Housing Needs Assessment and Mobile Home Survey MBA Foreclosure Data WCDA Homebuyer Profile in “A” Report Wyoming Housing Needs Forecast in “B” Report Regional Fliers Volume III: 31 Largest Cities PAD data: Housing Characteristics NDE: School Age Census DOR: Income Tax Returns Additional tabs in the Dashboard, such as hosting all current and past reports Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Online Interactive Dashboard Dash it, dash it all: The Interactive Dashboard was designed as a companion to the profile in order to make finding and understanding key data easier. It has a variety of features: Area by Area comparisons, i.e County vs. Region Interactive and downloadable charts Download all reports, Statewide, County, City, etc. Statewide overview function, how do regions, counties or cities compare? Interactive Mapping and Bubble Cloud Data Download section: download raw data for your own use. Additional links to other relevant information About tab explains WCDA/NIFA mission and programs Interactive tour creates a ready made presentation or highlight reel of key pieces of data NEW in 2016 – more features! Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Neat, How Do I Find It? Wyoming and Nebraska Interactive Dashboard: How do I access it? Nebraska: www.nifa.org Wyoming: www.wyomingcda.com Step 1: Click Demographics Step 2: Click Dashboard link Right here! Then First click here Here Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Dashboard User Statistics: Wyoming and Nebraska Interactive Dashboard: Where do the come from and what do they do? Nebraska Dashboard Usage since April 2013 A Total of 4,478 sessions, 3,338 users and 11,966 page-views. Average session duration of 2:32 minutes, with a total of almost 178 hours. Users from 568 cities, 47 countries, and 46 U.S. States Average of 120.9 sessions per month Wyoming Dashboard Usage since August 2013 A Total of 1,021 sessions, 713 users and 3,274 page-views. Average session duration of 3:30 minutes, with a total of over 59 hours. Users from 181 cities, 11 countries, and 43 U.S. States Average of 31.8 sessions per month Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit

Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles Dashboard Demonstration: Wyoming and Nebraska Interactive Dashboard: Any Questions? Thank you! Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles 2016 Mountain Plains Housing Summit