1. Presentation to Travis County Commissioners Court March 8, 2011

2. Informing Our Community Research & Planning Information Services American Community Survey Travis County Snapshot American Community Survey Supplement Reports Data Access & Technical Assistance (DATA) Service Annual point in time snapshot of the community across a variety of social, housing, and economic variables relevant to the human services arena. A picture of a selected topic in our community, for subpopulations, small geographies, longer periods, and/or in greater depth. Help customers with specific data and information needs.

3. Census Bureau Data Products Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Guidance For Data Users, http://www.census.gov/acs/www/

4. About the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Guidance For Data Users, http://www.census.gov/acs/www/

5. About Research & Planning’s Travis County Snapshot Source data: ACS 1-Year Estimates Goals of the Chart Book: 1.Provide a point-in-time snapshot of our local community. 2.Summarize community conditions. 3.Be informative, accessible, and reproducible to readers.

6. Social Characteristics Age Race and Ethnicity Educational Attainment Place of Birth Languages Spoken at Home

7. Overall Population Growth

8. Educational Attainment

9. Language

10. Economic Characteristics Median Income Household Income Distribution Poverty Income to Poverty Ratio Employment and Age Employment by Industry Employment and Education Employment and Earnings Commuting Health Insurance

11. Median Household Income

12. Individual Poverty

13. Income to Poverty Ratio

14. Employment and Education

15. Health Insurance

16. Housing Characteristics Household Type Cost Burden Rent Values Housing Values Median Housing Value

17. Cost Burden Created by: Travis County HHS/VS, Research & Planning Division, 2010 Source data: 2009 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Percent of Household Income Spent on Housing Costs, Travis County 2009

18. New Data Product: Poverty Supplement Goal: Look at the topic of poverty in our community over longer period and in greater detail Data Source: ACS 5-Year Estimates (2005-2009) Content: Supplement will explore Prevalence at a neighborhood level Demographic characteristics of people in living in poverty Changes over time Comparison to other communities Expected release: May 2011

19. New Data Access & Technical Assistance (DATA) Service Goal: Help customers who are engaged in local service delivery and community planning efforts with their data and information needs Data Sources: Wide variety, including ACS Parameters: Geography including Travis County area Populations and issue areas in which R&P Division is already engaged Case-by-case basis, as capacity/workload allows

20. More Info/Questions View the Travis County Snapshot Online: http://www.co.travis.tx.us/health_human_services/research _planning/documents_ACS.asp Questions or Comments? Contact the Authors: Rachel Coff, Anna Lisa Fahrenthold, and Elizabeth Vela HHS_R&P@co.travis.tx.us