A PORTRAIT OF SONOMA COUNTY SONOMA COUNTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014 COMMISSIONED BY County of Sonoma Department of Health Services
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HOW IS IT MEASURED? Human Development Index
SONOMA COUNTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX BY CENSUS TRACT TOP: EAST BENNETT VALLEY 8.47 BOTTOM: ROSELAND CREEK 2.79
A TALE OF TWO NEIGHBORHOODS 1.2% living in poverty 5% Latino population extensive parks and green space 58.6% at least bachelor’s degree 61% management occupations $68,967 median personal earnings 16.5% living in poverty 59% Latino population limited parks and green space 8.6% at least bachelor’s degree 11% management occupations $21,699 median personal earnings EAST BENNETT VALLEY LIFE EXPECTANCY: 82.0 YEARS ROSELAND CREEK LIFE EXPECTANCY: 77.1 YEARS
SONOMA COUNTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX BY RACE AND ETHNICITY
SONOMA COUNTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX BY GENDER
SANTA ROSA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX BY CENSUS TRACT Roseland 2.95 Comstock 3.9 West Junior College 3.44 Downtown Santa Rosa 3.89 Bellevue 4.66
SONOMA COUNTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX BY CENSUS TRACT North Healdsburg 6.11 East Cloverdale 3.79 Guerneville / Rio Nido 5.29
PETALUMA AREA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX BY CENSUS TRACT Sonoma Mountain 7.16 Grant 5.77
LIFE EXPECTANCY IN SONOMA COUNTY BY CENSUS TRACT TOP: CENTRAL BENNETT VALLEY 85.7 yrs. BOTTOM (98 th ): Downtown Santa Rosa 75.5 yrs.
TEENAGE SMOKING VARIES WIDELY BY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ADULT HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION IN SONOMA COUNTY BY CENSUS TRACT BOTTOM: ROSELAND CREEK 53.9% TOP (2 ND ): EAST BENNETT VALLEY 99.5%
MEDIAN PERSONAL EARNINGS IN SONOMA COUNTY BY CENSUS TRACT TOP (1 st ): EAST BENNETT VALLEY $68,967 Median: Sonoma County $30,214 BOTTOM (97 th ): Fetters Springs /Agua Caliente $19,444
SHARP DIVIDES IN LIVING STANDARDS
MIDDLE WAGE JOBS IN SONOMA ARE DECLINING LEAVING THE FASTEST GROWING CATEGORIES AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE EARNINGS SCALE
29.6% of residents in Downtown Santa Rosa living below poverty level (FPL) 43.4% of children in Fetters Springs/ Agua Caliente West tract live in families below FPL 29.8 % of adults 65 or older living in poverty in East Cloverdale POVERTY DATA
11.1% people 16 and older unemployed in Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified area Only 35.4% of adolescents in Cloverdale Unified report their level of connectedness to school is high ADDITIONAL INDICATOR DATA
ECOSYSTEM OF HEALTH
Benefits of Education
Why Is This Report Important? Unmet potential Opportunity gap Demographic shifts Return on Investments
AGENDA FOR ACTION
AGENDA FOR ACTION: Population-based interventions – Make universal pre-school a reality – Redouble anti-smoking efforts Place-based interventions – Improve neighborhood conditions to facilitate healthy behaviors – Mend the holes in the safety net for undocumented immigrants – Address inequality at education’s starting gate – Prioritize on-time high school graduation – Reduce youth disconnection from school and work – Boost educational attainment for higher earnings – Improve pay and quality of low-skill jobs
AGENDA FOR ACTION: Priority Areas Southeast Santa Rosa Southwest Santa Rosa Northwest Santa Rosa East Cloverdale The Springs
WHAT WHY HOW A PORTRAIT OF SONOMA COUNTY SONOMA COUNTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014
Continuum of Care