社区数据工具
社区数据工具 can help 爱达荷州ans understand the economic, social and demographic conditions and trends of their own county, other counties and the state. This site is particularly useful to elected leaders, 商业领袖, grant writers and many others whose work and decisions impact local communities. 资源包括:
How to use data to tell your county's story
- Review the questions for each indicator in the "Indicator notes for talking about data" document to learn how each indicator can be used.
- Look at how the indicator has changed over time.
- Compare your county to the state, the nation and/or neighboring counties.
- Look at several indicators at the same time.
- Look at how the indicators relate to changes you see within your community.
For a more detailed discussion of these points, please see 讨论数据(pdf).
Educational methods sheet
的 Educational Methods Sheet (pdf) identifies ways 用户界面扩展 has used the Data Tools materials.
Detailed information and graphs for your county are also available in a 权力Point format that can be customized for your own presentations and documents. 的 权力Point template is organized by major categories such as population, 教育, 收入, 住房及其他. 的 University of 爱达荷州 provides a tutorial for customizing 权力Point presentations.
的 county brochure and 权力Point presentation are templates that can be tailored to fit your own needs.
- How to choose which indicators to use
- Don’t forget to update your data
- Filling in the presentation template
- 资源 for working with 权力Point
下载 Customizing your county brochure and 权力Point presentation (pdf) for more information on how to edit these documents.
General cautions about using data
It’s important to understand the data you are presenting. Be sure to note the following when creating your brochure or making a presentation:
- Data are only as good as their sources
- Data are regularly revised and updated
- 定义问题
- Some data are not reported
For more detailed information about these topics, please download General cautions about using data (pdf).
在线数据源
的re are countless data sources available for local, state and national data. To help you focus your research, we've compiled a selection of online resources (pdf) for gathering further data online as well as suggestions for finding local data for your community.
本地数据源
To learn more about what’s happening in local communities, consider contacting local agencies for more information. While data sources vary by county, the following agencies may provide insightful information:
- County assessor's office
- 市办事员办公室
- Planning and community action agencies
- City and county law enforcement agencies
- 房地产经纪人委员会
- 当地房屋中介
- County 健康 department
- Department of 健康 and welfare
Key indicators are taken from the 指标爱达荷州 website and include the following major categories:
- population characteristics
- 收入与贫困
- 就业
- 住房
- 家庭
- 教育
- 健康
- 犯罪与安全
- 县类型