Community Economic Profiles/Data Sources
Many Communities and Counties prepare fact sheets with relevant community and economic information. These county/community profiles come in a variety of shapes and sizes but the following represents a sampling of County profiles, or data that you might want to include in a profile. Obviously, thought should be given to the intended audience for the profiles before making a decision about what to include in your community profile.
The International Economic Development Council has actually given this issue a lot of attention and has developed a set of site selection data standards which include 25 tables containing approximately 1,200 data fields for state, county, metro, locality, building and site profiles. You can download the data standards worksheet in Excel format from their web site. These standards have been built into the LocationOne Information System (LOIS) database to help site consultants and businesses find available buildings, sites and communities. LOIS was recently licensed for all Wisconsin communities by Forward Wisconsin. Following about 2 hours of training, any community in Wisconsin can use this database and have this information available on their own web site as well (Within a frame on your web page). LOIS has also created a "data dictionary" with suggestions on where to obtain the data that is required for the fields within the LOIS system. To learn more about LOIS and how your community can be included, see the User's Guide on the Forward Wisconsin web site.
- American Factfinder, U.S. Census
- Association of Religion Data Archives: Provides free access to quality data on religion using online features for generating national profiles, maps, church membership overviews, denominational heritage trees, tables, charts, and other summary reports. Over 400 data files are available for online preview and most can be downloaded for additional research.
- BearFacts, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, downloadable economic data.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Data, Tables and Calculators organized by Subject
- City-Data.Com - A collection and analysis of data from numerous sources to create complete and interesting profiles for most U.S. cities.
- Community Economic Toolbox , Developed by Penn State University. You select the state and then the county that you're interested in examining. After that, you'll be led through each step of the toolbox. In some of the tools you will be able to download data. You can always copy the graphics produced in the toolbox for your own report and public presentations.
- Community Indicators, by the Center for Community Economic Development (You have the option of selecting data for specific Wisconsin Counties and communities)
- Census of Agriculture (2007), United States Department of Agriculture . The Census of Agriculture is done every 5 years. Use the "Query Downloadable Options" for securing County and state level data. For a copy of a Wisconsin County or State Agricultural profile, click here. You also have the option of accessing numerous 2002 Ag Census maps.
- Community Economic Development HotReport - The CED HotReport provides community and business leaders speedy access to information tailored to economic development decision-making. It is a free, easy to use portal to instantly obtain detailed information for local and regional areas on a wide variety of topics from a multitude of sources. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), the Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) and the U.S. Census Bureau collaboratively designed the CED HotReport with local and regional experts to help communities and businesses plan for economic expansions and contractions using the best available information.Click below for a short 4 minute video tutorial that shows you how to create a County or regional profile on this site:
- County Business Patterns 1993-2005, U.S. Census
- County Economic Profiles (2000) prepared by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce and North Star Economics
- County Health Profiles (Wisconsin), The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services publishes an annual profile that includes concise health and demographic information about each county in Wisconsin.
- County Migration Mapper (2000-2005) The Charlotte Observer newspaper created a mapping tool that maps county to county migration flows. The tool allows you to select a county and see the county of origin for people who moved in between 2000 and 2005 or the county of destination for those who moved out between 2000 and 2005. It's based on IRS data and thus only includes those people that have been claimed as an exemption on a tax form.
- County Quick Facts, by the U.S. Census
- County Sales & Use Tax Reports (2001-2007), Wisconsin Department of Revenue reports ffor Counties that have adopted the 1/2% optional sales tax.
- County Snapshots, Department of Workforce Development. Based on the most up-to-date techniques of tabular and graphical presentation, the monthly County Snapshot provides an at-a-glance picture of the most recent changes in the local economies of Wisconsin.
- County Workforce Profiles, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Some data in the County Workforce Profiles is now available in a spreadsheet, which is updated more often than the annual profiles. The latest update includes data for 2007. The spreadsheet allows you to select and view data from up to four counties at a time. The link to the County Workforce Profiles spreadsheet is: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/county_profiles/county_profile_data.xls
- DataPlace, A "one-stop" source for data about your community or any place in the US developed specifically for housing and community development professionals.. A KnowledgePlex product sponsored by the Fannie Mae Foundation. Look up demographic, economic, housing, and mortgage lending data from US Census, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, and other data sets. Find key statistics on any region in the US through maps, charts, tables and rankings. Click here for a ten minute on-line video where I demonstrate how to begin using this site!
- Demographics of Aging in Wisconsin , The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services provides County Profiles that focus on the elderly population
- Department of Administration (WI) Population & Housing Estimates
- EconData.Net, Includes a thousand links to socioeconomic data sources, arranged by subject and provider, to point users to the best regional economic data sources.
- Economic Census, The Economic Census profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level. Unless otherwise noted, reports focus on the 7 million establishments with paid employees (employers). Only two series also include the 17 million much smaller businesses without paid employees (non-employers).
- Economic Impact of Tourism By County, prepared by the Wisconsin Department of Tourism & Davidson-Peterson & Associates (1994-2004 data).
- Economic Research Service/U.S. Department of Agriculture. ERS provides a simple to use mapping feature to create visual profiles. See also, "Rural America at a Glance"
- Educational Finance Statistics by School District, National Center for Educational Statistics. For a list of the school districts within a county, first go to:
- Food Security Profiles for Wisconsin Counties , Hunger and poverty statistics for Wisconsin Counties (2002)
- Headwater Economics Economic Profile System , automatically and efficiently produce socio-economic profiles for any County in the United States (See also: Sonoran Institute below).
- Higher Ed Information Center, This website provides higher education policymakers and analysts with data about public investments in higher education. The site allows the user to compare states on both investments and performance over time.
- HUD User, A definitive source for research and data that offers an in-depth view of housing in the United States.
- Location Quotient Calculator, U.S. Department of Labor
- On the Map - An interactive mapping application that shows in high definition where people live and where they work. This application was developed through a partnership between the US Census Bureau and its Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partner states. Wisconsin was added as of August, 2007.
- Plant Closures/Mass Layoff (PCML) Notices in Wisconsin - With certain exceptions, businesses employing 50 or more persons in the State of Wisconsin must provide written notice 60 days before implementing a "business closing" or "mass layoff".
- Quality of LIfe Indicators/Data Sources
- Quarterly Workforce Indicators: U.S. Census, NAICS data by year and quarter. QWI measure the performance of the local economy - where jobs are, for what kind of workers, how much workers can expect to make and employers expect to pay them.
- Rural County Health Profiles, Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
- Self-Sufficiency Standard for WI Counties (WI Women's Network). Background information on the self-sufficiency standard.
- STATS Indiana, An information utility for the State of Indiana and receives major support from the State through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. It is a service of the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. While the default for most of the information is the state of Indiana, data is available for all states and counties for many of the data sets.
- SETA: Office of Social and Economic Trend Analysis , Iowa State collects, analyzes, interprets, and disseminate information on social, economic, and demographic trends in support of community and regional analysis with emphasis on Iowa (but also includes data on Wisconsin!). This web-site is being updated to include data on all 50 states....see SETA Take Charge!
- Shift-Share Analysis Calculator, University of Georgia
- Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (U.S. Census) , Model-based Estimates for States, Counties, & School Districts
- Social Explorer, Provides demographic information in an easily understood format: data maps. They have created hundreds of interactive data maps of the United States. The beta version is supported by the National Science Foundation and New York Times. The beta version is focused on New York, but data for other areas is available in the "map" section. Data is initially presented only at the County level, but you can map data at the census block level by using the area report tool. This tool provides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1940 to 2000.
- Sonoran Institute's Economic Profile System (EPS), EPS allows anyone to automatically and efficiently produce customized socio-economic profiles for any geography in the United States. The profile contains tables and figures that illustrate long-term trends in population, employment, personal income, business development, retirement, commuting patterns, agriculture and more. If you simply want to print a copy of a profile for your county, visit the Headwater Economic web site. If you want to create customized regional profiles where you select the counties that you would like to have included, you will need to download the entire system with data files. If you are a Wisconsin Extension Educator and you want to create a regional profile without downloading the system files...contact Andy Lewis at andy.lewis@uwex.edu To view sample copies, click on one of the following:
- State of the Cities Database (SOCDS), HUD provides data on Building Permits, FBI crime rates, housing affordability, and other demographic data.
- Tiger Maps (Base Maps), U.S. Census: At the bottom of the page, type in the name of the County and the state, and then click on "search".
- USA Counties (US Census Bureau) - USA Counties features over 5,900 data items for the United States, States and counties from a variety of sources. Information in USA Counties is derived from the following general topics: age, agriculture, ancestry, banking, building permits, business patterns, crime, earnings, education, elections, employment, government, health, households, housing, income, labor force, manufactures, population, poverty, retail trade, social programs, veterans, vital statistics, water use, and wholesale trade.
- Using Labor Market Information to Understand Your Local Economy: A Wisconsin Cookbook , Wisconsin Economic Development Institute. What data should we use to analyze our labor market, where do we find the data, and how do we make sense of it? The Cookbook is intended to answer these questions. The guide provides an overview of labor market analysis, a list of prepared labor market reports for Wisconsin and its communities, and ends with a "cookbook" approach to performing your own labor market analysis. The appendices provide more information on data sources including descriptions, uses, and limitations, and a glossary of commonly used labor market terms. July 2004.
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation Facts, Figures and Statistics
- Wisconsin Information Network for Successful Schools (WINS), Successful school communities use data to help all students meet and exceed expectations. Data on this system is available by school district and can be helpful inidentifying areas of excellence, areas of need, alternative explanations for issues/problems, and possible strategies for improvement.
- WisStat, Applied Population Lab, University of Wisconsin Madison
- Wisconsin Economic Outlook, Wisconsin Department or Revenue. DOR publishes quarterly projections on the Wisconsin economy as well as a report on metro areas.
- WorkNet: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin's Workforce and Labor Market Information system (Just click on "Data Analyst" to get to data
- World Mapper, A collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.. A great tool for gaining a better perspective of the global market place.
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/
