BALTIMORE Community Indicators Roundtable

1. BALTIMORECommunity Indicators Roundtable Economic Growth and Development #VitalSigns16

2. History of BNIA-JFI • Advanced information systems with integrated and recurrently updated information on neighborhood conditions in their cities • “Democratization of Data” Overcome the resistance of local public agencies to sharing data • Baltimore one of the first cities • Now 36 partners • Moved to the Jacob France Institute in 2007

3. Community Based Indicators • Neighborhood context influences how activities and policies take hold • Bits of information that, when combined, generate a picture of what is happening in a local system • They provide insight into and ongoing monitoring of the overall direction of a community Rhonda Phillips, Community Indicators 2003

4. Choosing Indicators: Guiding Principles • Data is accessible and from a valid, reliable source • Baseline measures can be tracked over time • Key indicator “gets to the heart” of a broader concept • Indicator is actionable (i.e. communities can work to change the trajectory of a measure) • Coordinating indicators with existing/parallel processes envisioning Baltimore’s future

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7. Community Statistical Areas (CSAs) • Based on U.S. Census geographic areas (Census Tracts) • 200 Tracts merged together to form 55 Communities • Allows for easier visualization of patterns and trends across the city

8. Vital Signs, 2000-2010 Chapters • US Census & American Community Survey • Housing & Community Development • Children and Family Health & Wellbeing • Crime and Safety • Workforce & Economic Development • Sanitation • Urban Environment & Transit • Education & Youth • Neighborhood Action & Sense of Community

9. Vital Signs, 2011-2016 Chapters • Demographics/US Census • Housing & Community Development • Children and Family Health • Crime and Safety • Workforce & Economic Development • Sustainability • Education & Youth • Arts & Culture

10. Development of Workforce & Economic Development Chapter • Measuring progress towards sustainable, inclusive, economic development • Baltimore as a source of labor • Baltimore as a center of economic activity

11. Workforce & Economic Development Vital Signs 11-16 • Percent of Population (Ages 16-64) Employed • Percent of Population (Ages 16-64) Unemployed & Looking for Work • Percent of Population (Ages 16-64) Not in the Labor Force • Unemployment Rate • Percent of Adult Population under Community Supervision (2013) • Percent Population (25 years and over) With Less Than a High School Diploma or GED • Percent Population (25 years and over) With a High School Diploma and Some College or an Associates Degree • Percent Population (25 years and over) With a Bachelor’s Degree or Above • Total Number of Commercial Properties • Percent of Employed Residents who Work Outside of Baltimore City • Total Number of Businesses • Number of jobs Filled by Employees • Total number of Businesses with Fewer than 50 Employees • Percent of Businesses that are One Year Old or Less • Percent of Businesses that are Two Years Old or Less • Percent of Businesses that are Four Years Old or Less • Number of Neighborhood Businesses • Number of Neighborhood Businesses per 1,000 Residents • Total Number of Employees of Neighborhood Businesses • Number of Banks and Bank Branches per 1,000 Residents

12. New Potential Indicator?

13. Actionable Indicators • Examples of trends and gaps in data: • Employment by Race and Gender • Diversity of Business Owners • Economic Inclusion Indicators • Sharing Economy • Technology/Digital Divide

14. THANK YOU Questions? Comments?