1. Climbing Through Mountains of Data
The Profile and Interactive Dashboard
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2. Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles
What are they?
Multi-volume documents containing a large variety of
Demographic, Economic and Housing information.
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3. 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.
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4. 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
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5. 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.
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6. 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
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7. 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.
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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!
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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.
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10. Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles
Let’s Get Technical - Demographics.
Both profiles use data from a variety of sources such as:
U.S Census 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.
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11. 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
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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
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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.
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Let’s Get Technical – Rental Vacancy Survey.
Nebraska Rental Vacancy Rates:
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15. Wyoming and Nebraska Profiles
Let’s Get Technical – Rental Vacancy Survey.
Wyoming Rental Vacancy Rates:
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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
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17. 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!
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Neat, How Do I Find It?
Wyoming and Nebraska Interactive Dashboard:
How do I access it?
Nebraska:
Wyoming:
Step 1: Click Demographics
Step 2: Click Dashboard link
Right here!
Then
First click here
Here
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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 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
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Dashboard Demonstration:
Wyoming and Nebraska Interactive Dashboard:
Any Questions?
Thank you!
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