2014 act rochester report card (1)

8/12/2019 2014 ACT Rochester Report Card (1)

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COMMUNITYINDICATORS

NY STATECOMPARISON

LONG TERMTREND

Arts, Culture and Leisure

Children and Youth

Community Engagement

Economy

Education

Financial Self-Sufciency

Health

Housing

Public Safety

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community problem-solving

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Our Region

GENESEE COUNTY

LIVINGSTON COUNTY

MONROE COUNTYONTARIO COUNTY

ORLEANS COUNTY

SENECA COUNTY

WAYNE COUNTY

WYOMING COUNTY

YATES COUNTY

COMMUNITY REPORT CARDNine-County Region

NY State Comparison Key:

Worse than NYS by 10% or more

Up to 10% worse than NYS

Equal to or better than NYS

Long Term Trend Key:

Improved by more than 1%

Deteriorated by 1% or more

Unchanged

LEARN CONNECT ACT

2014


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Data Provided by CGR, inc.

Attendance at the 15 largest cultural

attractions grew in 2012, increasing 12%

from 2011 and up 10% since 2004.

Museums and zoos drew the largestnumber of visitors at over 1.8 million in

2012, while festivals attracted more than

850,000 people.

Tourism revenue has increased 4% in

our region since 2005, after adjusting for

inflation, reaching nearly $1.5 billion in

2012. However, spending on recreation

by tourists was down 10% since 2005,

falling to $80.2 million.

State funding for the arts has declined

by over 50% in our region since 2001 to

$1.5 million in 2012. Statewide, there

was a decline of similar proportions.

TRENDS SNAPSHOT

Indicator

Regional

Value* Year**

NYS

Comparison

Long Term

Trend***

Arts andCulture

Attendance

3.7million

2012Not

Available

Attendance atProfessional

Sports TeamsHome Games

817,587 2012Not

Available

TourismRevenue

Per Resident$1,221 2012

RecreationRevenue Per

Resident$66 2012

Arts Teachersin PublicSchools

(per 1,000 Students)

6.4 2012

New York StateArts Grants

Per Resident(in 2012 Dollars)

$1.23 2012

* Regional value may be expressed as a rate, percent, share of total, or other measure.

Please see specific indicator sections for exact units of measure.**

Year refers to the most recent year data are available.

*** Trend is determined by comparing most recent data year vs. baseline year.

ARTS, CULTURE & LEISURE


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The child poverty rate in our region

was 19% in 2008-12, below the 21%

in the state and nation. However,

child poverty was up and

concentrated in the City of

Rochester, reaching 47% in 2008-12.

Child poverty was especially high

among African American and

Hispanic children in our region, 46%

and 41%, compared to 12% of white

children. This disparity was even

more apparent in the City of

Rochester, where 51% of AfricanAmerican and 55% of Hispanic

children lived in poverty in 2008-12.

Over a third (37%) of families in the

region were headed by single

parents in 2008-12, similar to the

state level but above the national

level. This rate was higher in the City

of Rochester at 68% and higher

among some racial/ethnic groups. OfAfrican American families in 2008-12,

73% were headed by a single parent,

compared to 60% of Hispanic, 22%

of Asian, and 31% of white families.

The rate of teen pregnancy dropped

over the decade to 3.6% in 2011,

below the state rate of 4.6%.

TRENDS SNAPSHOT

Indicator RegionalValue

*

Year** NYSComparison

Long TermTrend

***

Early PrenatalCare

(Percent of Live Births)77% 2011

Babies with LowBirth Weights

(Percent of Live Births)7.8% 2011

Infant MortalityRate Deaths

(per 1,000 Live Births)6.5 2011

Children withElevated Blood

Lead LevelsUnder Age 6

1.1% 2009

Children inPoverty(percent)

19%2008-12

****

Single-ParentFamilies

(percent of total) 37%2008-12

****

Child Abuse and

Neglect(per 1,000 Children)

14.2 2011

Foster CareAdmissions

(per 1,000 Children) 2.1 2011Teen Pregnancies(percent of girls 15-19)

3.6% 2011

*Regional value may be expressed as a rate, percent, share of total, or other

measure.Please see specific indicator sections for exact units of measure.

** Year refers to the most recent year data are available.

***

Trend is determined by comparing most recent data year vs. baseline year.****Data were presented as 5-year estimates from the American Community

Survey.

CHILDREN AND YOUTH


4/10


Residents in our region are

registered to vote and turn out to

vote at higher rates than the state. In

2012, 82% of regional residents wereregistered, compared to 78% of state

residents, and 55% of regional

residents voted in the 2012

presidential election, compared to

46% of state residents and 54% of

national residents.

Donations to the United Way and

Community Foundation fell from

2001 to 2012, declining 23% and39%, respectively, after adjusting for

inflation. The recession that began in

2008 was a factor, as was overall

increased competition for the

charitable dollar. Donations to the

Community Foundation rebounded

somewhat, doubling from 2009 to

2010. In 2012, the United Way raised

$27.8 million and the Foundation

raised $23.9 million.

TRENDS SNAPSHOT

Indicator RegionalValue* Year

** NYSComparison Long TermTrend***

Voter RegistrationRate

82% 2012

Voter ParticipationRate 55% 2012

Membership inReligious

Organizations43% 2010

Average Level ofCharitable Giving(In 2011 dollars)

$847 2008

Contributions asPercent of Income

(In 2011 dollars) 1.6% 2008Support ofCommunity

Foundation andUnited Way

$52m 2012Not

Available

* Regional value may be expressed as a rate, percent, share of total, or othermeasure.

Please see specific indicator sections for exact units of measure.** Year refers to the most recent year data are available.


COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT


5/10


Between 2009 and 2012, the region

gained back 45% of the 15,000 jobs

it had lost from 2008 to 2009. But

the rate of increase in 2012 (0.5%)lagged behind the state (1.4%) and

nation (1.8%). The region's

employment-to-population ratio was

slightly higher than the state and

nation at 72%.

The regions unemployment rate

reached 8.1% in 2012, on par with

the nation and below the state. The

regions rate jumped from 5.6% in

2008 to a high of 8.2% in 2010.

The Educational Services and Health

Care sectors in the region grew

between 2000 and 2012 (27% and

16%), while jobs in the

Manufacturing (-39%) and

Information (-32%) sectors declined.

The Trade, Transportation and

Utilities sector, along with the Health

Care sector, provided the most jobs

in the region, together making up

32% of the total.

The average salary in 2012 in the

region of $43,300 was below the

state ($62,700) and national

($49,300) averages. All sectors,

except Educational Services, have

wages below state and national

figures, and the rate of increase in

average salary has consistently

lagged in comparison since 2004.

TRENDS SNAPSHOT

Indicator RegionalValue* Year

** NYSComparison Long TermTrend***

Annual Change inTotal Jobs

0.5% 2012

Change inNumber of Business

Establishments7.0% 2012

Change in AverageSalary

-0.9% 2012

Employment-to-Population Ratio

72% 2012

UnemploymentRate

8.1% 2012

Local GovernmentSpending

(Per Resident)

$1,111 2011(NYS excludes NYC)

County GovernmentSpending

(Per Resident) $2,090 2011 (NYS excludes NYC)School Spending

(Per Resident) $2,886 2011(NYS excludes NYC)

* Regional value may be expressed as a rate, percent, share of total, or othermeasure.



ECONOMY


6/10


The percentage of children

attending pre-k in our region

increased by 30 percentage points

since 2001, but still lagged behind

state levels. In 2012, 41% of the 4-

year-olds in the region wereenrolled in pre-k, below the 46%

statewide.

Just 29% of 3rd graders in our

region passed the states new

reading test, linked to the Common

Core standards, just below the

states 31%. The passing rate was

especially low in Rochester at 6%.

Passing rates were similar on 4th

grade math: 34% in the region and

6% in Rochester, compared to 36%statewide.

Four-year high school graduation

rate was above the statewide rate:

82% of regional students who

began high school in 2008

graduated on time, compared to

77% statewide. In the Rochester,

the rate was 49%, an improvement

over 39% in 2005.

Spending per student by school

districts in our region increased

31% since 2000, even after

adjusting for inflation. In 2012, our

school districts spent over $18,000

per student (in 2012 dollars), below

the state rate of $20,900.

Of the adults in the region, 60%

have attended some college,

exceeding state and national levels.

While 30% of the regions adults

have a Bachelors degree or higher,

11% have not obtained a high

school degree. This compares to

15% of adults statewide and 14%

nationwide without a high school

degree.

TRENDS SNAPSHOT

IndicatorRegional

Value

*

Year**NYS

Comparison

Long Ter

Trend

***

Pre-KindergartenParticipation

(% of Four Year Olds)41% 2012

Grade 3 English %Scoring at Level 3+

29% 2013Not

applicabl

Grade 4 Math %Scoring at Level 3+

34% 2013Not

applicabl


29% 2013Not

applicabl

Grade 8 Math %Scoring at Level 3+

29% 2013Not

applicabl


37% 2013Not

applicabl

Regents Math(% Passing at 65-100) 78% 2012

Regents English(% Passing at 65-100) 86% 2012

Four Year CohortGraduation Rate(% of Ninth Graders)

82% 2012

Education Attainmentfor People 25 and Older

(% with Some College+)60%

2008-12****

School Spending perStudent $18,168 2012

Percent of StudentsReceiving Special

Education8% 2012

Elementary Attendance(Rate: % of Total Enrollment)

96% 2012

Secondary Attendance(Rate: % of Total Enrollment)

93% 2012

Technology Teachersin Public Schools

(employees per 10,000students)

11 2012

Student Suspensions(% of Total Enrollment) 3.8% 2011

* Regional value may be expressed as a rate, percent, share of total, or other measure.Please see specific indicator sections for exact units of measure.

** Year refers to the most recent year data is available.*** Trend is determined by comparing most recent data year vs. baseline year.****Data are from a five-year rolling survey from US Census

EDUCATION


7/10


The median household income in

our region was $52,509 in 2008-

12, a decrease of 12% from 2000.

This was lower than the $57,700 inthe state and $53,000 in the

nation. The City of Rochester had

the lowest median income in the

region ($30,708) and the highest

rate of poverty, with 32% of its

residents living below the poverty

line.

The poverty rate was 13% in the

region and 11% in the countiessurrounding Monroe in 2008-12,

slightly less than state and

national rates (both 15%). Since

2000, the poverty rate in the

region increased by 3 points, while

the state rate remained flat.

Household incomes varied greatly

among our region's racial and

ethnic groups, with AfricanAmerican and Hispanic residents

earning less (median incomes of

$27,300 and $31,200, respectively)

and living in poverty at higher

rates (35% and 33% respectively).

Household incomes of whites were

nearly twice as high as those of

African Americans and Hispanics.

Poverty rates were higher in theCity of Rochester: 42% for Hispanic

residents, 38% for African

American, 27% for Asian and 22%

for white residents.

TRENDS SNAPSHOT

Indicator RegionalValue* Year** NYSComparison

Long

TermTrend***

MedianHousehold

Income(Inflation adjusted)

$52,5092008-12****

Tax FilersReceiving

Earned IncomeTax Credit

16% 2011

Approval Rate

for PublicAssistanceRecipients

30% 2012(NYS excludes NYC)

People Living inPoverty

(% of Population)13%

2008-12****

PublicAssistanceRecipients

(per 1,000 residents)

31.9 2012

Rate of ChildrenReceiving Public

Assistance(per 1,000 Children)

82.2 2012

EmergencyMeals Served

(per resident)5.6 2012

(NYS excludes NYC)

Percent ofChildren in

Subsidized Care3.8% 2012

SSI Recipients(per 1,000 residents) 29.9 2012

* Regional value may be expressed as a rate, percent, share of total, or other measure.Please see specific indicator sections for exact units of measure.

** Year refers to the most recent year data are available.*** Trend is determined by comparing most recent data year vs. baseline year. Shadedmeasures reported as higher or lower relative to baseline year or State figures, rather thanyes/no or better/worse, as determining improvement is dependent upon context andinterpretation (e.g., a decline in subsidized child care rates or public assistanceparticipation may be a result of decreasing need, a change in policy, or outreach).****2008-12 data is from rolling American Community Survey, which combines 5 years ofresponses for accurate estimates

FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY


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HEALTH

A lower percentage of

people in our region (11%)

lacked health insurance in

2010 compared to the state

(14%) and nation (18%).

Proportions have remained

relatively stable since 2008

in the region, state, and

nation.

Mortality rates associated

with leading causes of death

have declined since 2000 in

our region. The overall

mortality rate fell 14% from2000 to 2011, and the death

rates for specific diseases

also fell: 38% for stroke, 32%

for heart disease, 21% for

chronic lower respiratory

disease and 18% for cancer.

The regions rate of reported

chlamydia increased from

2001 to 2012, yet the rate of

gonorrhea cases decreasedby 77% since 2000. Reported

rates of both infections were

particularly high in the City

of Rochester, about three

and four times state rates.

Rates of both infections

were also higher for African

Americans in Monroe

County than for Hispanics orwhites. In 2012, the rate of

chlamydia infections was

over 13 times higher for

African Americans than

whites.

TRENDS SNAPSHOT

IndicatorRegional

Value*Year**

NYSComparison

Long TermTrend***

People WithoutHealth Insurance 11% 2010

People Enrolled inMedicaid 19% 2012

Supply of Doctors(per 10,000 residents)

28 2009

PreventableHospital

Admissions(per 100,000 residents)

1,415 2009(NYS excludes NYC)

Mortality(per 100,000 residents) 706 2011

Chlamydia(per 100,000 residents)

257 2012

Gonorrhea(per 100,000 residents)

48 2011

People Living withHIV

(per 100,000 residents)91 2011

(NYS excludes NYC)People Living with

AIDS(per 100,000 residents)

114 2011(NYS excludes NYC)

Mental HealthVisits

(per 1,000 residents,duringsurvey week)

6.7 2011

Self-reportedHealth Status

(% fair/poor)15%

2008-09

NotAvailable

People admitted toAlcohol/SubstanceAbuse Treatment

(per 10,000 residents)

153 2012

Alcohol RelatedCrashes

(per 10,000 Residents)3.8 2012

* Regional value may be expressed as a rate, percent, share of total, or other measure. Pleasesee specific indicator sections for exact units of measure.

** Year refers to the most recent year data is available.*** Trend is determined by comparing most recent data year vs. baseline year 2008-09 data come from rolling CDC BRFSS survey combining two years of responses


9/10


Median home values in the region

remained level between 2000 and

2008-12, and housing was more

affordable than in the state ornation. Regional home values grew

just 1% from 2000 to 2008-12 to

$124,100, below the nation

($181,400) and state ($295,300).

Housing in our region was more

affordable than the state and

nation, with a ratio of home value

to income of 1.9, compared to 3.7

in the state and 2.7 nationwide. Homeownership rates in the region

have remained level since 2000,

with 69% of homes occupied by

owners in 2008-12, above state

(54%) and national (66%) levels. The

City of Rochester had the lowest

homeownership rate (40%) and a

median home value of $75,800 for

2008-12, down 8% from 2000. The median monthly rent in the

region was about $760, lower than

both the state ($1,060) and nation

($890) and down 2% since 2000.

However, renters in our region spent

a third of their income on rent (34%)

in 2008-12, similar to the state and

nation, and above what is considered

affordable.

TRENDS SNAPSHOT

Indicator RegionalValue

*

Year** NYSComparison

Long TermTrend

***

Median HomeValue

$124,007 2008-12****

Median RentalPrices

$764 2008-12****

HousingAffordability for

Homeowners(ratio of home value to

annual income)

1.9 2008-12****

HousingAffordability for

Renters(proportion of income

devoted to rent)

34% 2008-12****

HomeownershipRate

69% 2008-12****

ResidentialBuilding Permits(per 1,000 Residents)

1.5 2012

* Regional value may be expressed as a rate, percent, share of total, or other measure.


*** Trend is determined by comparing most recent data year vs. baseline year**** 2008-12 data are from rolling American Community Survey, which combines 5 yearsof responses.Data are presented quarterly. Baseline quarter is Q1 2007.

HOUSING


10/10


Serious crimes fell 19% in

the region from 2000 to

2012 due to a drop in

property crimes. In 2012,there were 283 serious

crimes per 10,000 residents,

above the state rate but

below the national rate.

Our regions rate of violent

crime increased 19% from

2000 to 2012, in contrast to

declines of about 25% in the

state and nation. The City ofRochester had a 33%

increase in violent crime

during this time. While the

nation and state

experienced declines in

violent crime, most counties

in our region saw an

increase, with the exceptions

of Livingston, Wyoming and

Yates.

Between 2009 and 2012,

reports of domestic violence

remained relatively flat in

the region. The City of

Rochesters rate was more

than double the regional

rate of 63 per 10,000

residents in 2012.

TRENDS SNAPSHOT

IndicatorRegional

Value* Year**

NYS

ComparisonLong Term

Trend***

Serious Crimes(per 10,000residents)

283 2012

Violent Crimes(per 10,000residents)

27 2012

PropertyCrimes

(per 10,000residents)

256 2012

Other ReportedCrimes



DomesticViolence(per 10,000residents)


Felony Drug-Related Arrests


8 2012

Responses to

911 Calls(per 10,000residents) 13,162 2012 Not AvailableFires

(per 10,000Residents)

49 2012 Not Available

PINS Petitions(per 1,000 youth) 5.5 2012

JuvenileDelinquency

Intakes(per 1,000 youth)

65 2012

* Regional value may be expressed as a rate, percent, share of total, or othermeasure. Please see specific indicator sections for exact units of measure.

** Year refers to the most recent year data are available.

*** Trend is determined by comparing most recent data year to baseline year.

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