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Census Data by School District:

Decennial Census and American Community Survey from the Census Bureau

and School District Demographics from the US

Department of Education

Census Data by School District:

Decennial Census and American Community Survey from the Census Bureau

and School District Demographics from the US

Department of Education

Bettie Landauer-Menchik, DirectorData Services Unit, K-12 OutreachCollege of Education, MSUmenchikb@msu.edu 517.432.9470

Using demographic information for Using demographic information for your school district/ISD is a your school district/ISD is a

tremendous tool for long and short tremendous tool for long and short range planning, applying for grants, range planning, applying for grants,

driving school improvement/NCA driving school improvement/NCA accreditation, and considering accreditation, and considering

what’s college and workforce ready.what’s college and workforce ready.

Using demographic information for Using demographic information for your school district/ISD is a your school district/ISD is a

tremendous tool for long and short tremendous tool for long and short range planning, applying for grants, range planning, applying for grants,

driving school improvement/NCA driving school improvement/NCA accreditation, and considering accreditation, and considering

what’s college and workforce ready.what’s college and workforce ready.

Example 1: Example 1:

Closure, consolidation, Closure, consolidation, build new schools? build new schools?

How to plan?How to plan?

Lansing city population has declined by 4.1% since 2000

Source: Census of Population and Housing; Analysis by Bettie Landauer-Menchik, Data Services Unit, K-12 Outreach, College of Education, MSU

131,546130,414

127,321

119,128

114,276

100,000

105,000

110,000

115,000

120,000

125,000

130,000

135,000

1970 1980 1990 2000 2006

Less than 1 in 3 households in the district has children … who is here now?who is here now?

Source: School District Demographics; Analysis by Bettie Landauer-Menchik, Data Services Unit, K-12 Outreach, College of Education, MSU

16%

28%

43%

2%

35%

32%

3%

11%

7%

23%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

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1 person orNonfamily

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3,768

4,696

9,194

7,242

9,731

5,610

7,984

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4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

Marriedcouple

Singlemother

Singlefather

Marriedcouple

Other family 2 persons 1 person:Male

1 person:Female

Families With Children Families With NoChildren

Nonfamilies

1990

2000

Source: 1990 and 2000 Census of Population and Housing; Analysis by Bettie Landauer-Menchik Data Services Unit, K-12 Outreach, MSU

Change in Households: Who is leaving and who Change in Households: Who is leaving and who is moving into Lansing? .. is moving into Lansing? .. What’s the change?What’s the change?

• How can the school district keep the How can the school district keep the support of the 70% of households who support of the 70% of households who no longer see children on a daily basis? no longer see children on a daily basis?

• What role should school buildings play What role should school buildings play in the city? Recreation? Support for in the city? Recreation? Support for arts? Senior citizen centers? arts? Senior citizen centers? Neighborhood services? Neighborhood services?

…Ask the key question so everyone gets it.Ask the key question so everyone gets it.

Families with preschool children

7%

Families w no children37%

Families w school age children

22%

Single or unrelated persons

34%

Single or unrelated persons

54%

Families w no children15%

Families w school age children

21%

Families with preschool children

10%

Owner-occupied Housing30,775

Renter-occupied housing21,575

The type of housing units in the district is likely to impact school enrollment .. Look at other information too; it’s not just demographics

that matter

Source: School District Demographics, 2000. Analysis by Bettie Landauer-Menchik, MSU

The percentage of owner-occupied housing has declined from 1970 to 2000

33%

43%45%

43%

67%

57%55%

57%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

1970 1980 1990 2000

% Renter Occupied

% Owner Occupied

Source: Census of Population and Housing; Analysis by Bettie Landauer-Menchik, Data Services Unit, K-12 Outreach, College of Education, MSU

What’s true for the city, What’s true for the city, may differ neighborhood may differ neighborhood

by neighborhood by neighborhood

… look at lowest … look at lowest geographic level possible; geographic level possible;

usually census tractsusually census tracts

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Percentage of Children Living Below 200% of Poverty (approximately $29,000 in 1999)

Example 2: Example 2: What indicators can be What indicators can be used to provide reliable used to provide reliable information on indicators information on indicators of child well being such as of child well being such as family composition, family composition, income and poverty, and income and poverty, and parental participation in parental participation in the labor force?the labor force?

Single Mother20% Married Couple or

own Household66%

Nonrelatives or Group Quarters

2%

Single Dad5%

Grandparents or Other Relatives

7%

Married Couple or own Household

50%

Nonrelatives or Group Quarters

3%Grandparents or Other Relatives

9%

Single Dad6%

Single Mother32%

Lansing Michigan

With Whom Children live in Lansing has a major impact on their success in school. Fewer children live with two

parent families than the Michigan average.

Source: 2000 Census; Analysis by Bettie Landauer-Menchik, K-12 Outreach,MSU

$17,906

$27,076

$50,525

$21,208

$32,208

$65,021

$- $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000

Single Mother

Single Father

Married couple

Michigan

Lansing

Median Income of Families with Children: Income of Families is Correlated with School Success

Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing; Analysis by Bettie Landauer-Menchik, Data Services of K-12 Outreach, MSU

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29%31%

31%27%

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Nearly half of parents with children enrolled in Nearly half of parents with children enrolled in Lansing schools have only a high school educationLansing schools have only a high school education

25%

45%

52%48%

14%

28%

32%

68%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

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Below poverty Eligible forFree/Reduced lunch

Fragile families <200% ofpoverty

Above 200% of poverty

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The percentage of families with children The percentage of families with children needing support is highneeding support is high

The Impact of GM’s Move out of Lansing and Cutbacks in the State: Less Households are in the

Upper Income Group than 10 years ago

Income Groups are established for the US by the Census Bureau. Data is from 2000 Census of Population and Housing;; Analysis by Bettie Landauer-Menchik, K-12 Outreach,MSU

23% 22%

21% 23%

21%23%

21%20%

14% 11%

1990 2000

Low Income Grp. <$17,196

Low Middle Income Grp.

$32,000

Middle Income Grp. $50,520

Upper Middle Income Grp.$79,375

Upper Income Grp.

Example 3: Example 3:

How might changes in How might changes in minority and immigrant minority and immigrant population growth population growth affect the achievement affect the achievement gaps in our district?gaps in our district?

77%

62%

47%41% 40%

31% 30%

13%

22%

31% 40%

26% 49% 50%

5%

6%12% 11%

14%

10% 12%

4%7% 7% 6%

14%4% 5%

3% 6% 6%1% 3%3% 4%

Asian White Hispanic (of anyrace)

2 or more races American Indian Some otherrace

Black

Non-Relatives

Grandparents/Other Rel.

Single Fathers

Single Mothers

Married Couples

Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing; SF2; Analysis by Bettie Landauer-Menchik, K-12 Outreach,MSU

With Whom Do Children Live in Lansing?

1,107 14,410 4,569 2,329 238 154 9,076 # Children

64%

50%42% 42% 42%

32% 31%

36%

50%58% 58% 58%

68% 69%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

NH White Hispanic NH AmericanIndian

NH 2 or morerace

NH Black NH Asian Vietnamese

Renters

Home Owners

NH is Non Hispanic;Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing; SF2; Analysis by Bettie Landauer-Menchik, K-12 Outreach,MSU

Who Owns or Rents Homes in Lansing?

Most Michiganians are born hereMost Michiganians are born hereMost Michiganians are born hereMost Michiganians are born here

Born in Michigan 75%

Born in other states 18%

Foreign born 6%

American; born outside the United

States:1%

Foreign-born % of Foreign-born

Population PopulationTotal 7,071 Europe 1,074 15% Came before 1990 456 Naturalized citizen 339 74% Not a citizen 117 26% Asia 2,745 39% Came before 1990 982 Naturalized citizen 671 68% Not a citizen 311 32% Africa 596 8% Came before 1990 84 Naturalized citizen 61 73% Not a citizen 23 27% Caribbean 1,071 15% Came before 1990 172 Naturalized citizen 147 85% Not a citizen 25 0 Mexico, Central or South American 1,218 17% Came before 1990 708 Naturalized citizen 386 55% Not a citizen 322 45% Northern America 359 5% Came before 1990 211 Naturalized citizen 118 56% Not a citizen 93 44%

Where Do Lansing’sImmigrants Come From?

WhichImmigrants are MostLikely to become Citizens?

Source: 2000 Census of Pop&Housing; Analysis by BLM

Example 4: Example 4:

Applying for grants, North Central Accreditation, before an after school programs, etc.

Applying for grant for a health clinic in Applying for grant for a health clinic in the school or before and after school the school or before and after school

childcare childcare

Number of children in neighborhoods,, working parents, number of hours work, family composition, commuting time of parents, income of parents with children enrolled in public schools, hours of parent employment for parents with children <6 and 6 to 17

Example 5: Example 5: As part of a two county team we want to look at strategies to link our regional economic development, work force development and P-14 school efforts. We hope to better understand the demographics of our two counties (growth, population, characteristics etc), our work force competitiveness  or human capital position looking at our current work force and emerging work force (diversity, education levels,  education levels of parents, work status, STEM proficiency etc), indicators of need or using another view – under developed/utilized human capital indicators  such as  the size, distribution and demographics of our  poverty and unemployed populations?

Lots of stuff you want to know about your district without the cost of a survey

Lots of stuff you want to know about your district without the cost of a survey

www.census.gov

Geography of the CensusGeography of the Census

• Block• Block Group: about 1,500 people• Census Tract (between 1- 8,000 people)

generally with recognized boundaries, ie major roads, railroad tracts. Use census tract for neighborhoods. If you want multiple tracts, it’s easiest to download all tracts within a county.

• Place, School District, County Subdivision• County• State

What will come from Census 2010?What will come from Census 2010?

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The more interesting data is collected and

released in the American Community

Survey (ACS)

The more interesting data is collected and

released in the American Community

Survey (ACS)

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What is the American

Community

Survey?

What is the American

Community

Survey?

With this first-ever release of these 5-year estimates and each year´s update to come, people will no longer have to wait a decade for the next look at detailed characteristics data for their small areas.

--Dr. Robert Groves, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau

The newest data 2005-2009 ACS The newest data 2005-2009 ACS Social, Economic, Housing, and Social, Economic, Housing, and Demographic 5-Year EstimatesDemographic 5-Year Estimates

includes data by census tract, city, includes data by census tract, city, township, county, and all school township, county, and all school

districts.districts.

ACS Data Products Release ScheduleACS Data Products Release Schedule

Five-year estimates will be available for areas as small as census tracts and block groups from the Census Bureau

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ACS numbering system ACS numbering system

• 1,358 detailed tables • Base tables are denoted with a “B” in the

unique table ID, e.g.. B02001• Collapsed versions of base tables are

identified with a “C,” e.g. C02001.• Collapsed tables are sometimes

available when base tables are suppressed.

• Collapsed tables are not available for all ACS base tables.

Lots of Tables –Where to start?Lots of Tables –Where to start?

• Population tables begin with letter P• Housing tables begin with letter H• Some tables begin with PCT or HCT.• Tables become more complex as

numbers get larger.• Print out the table outlines if you prefer

to view tables (I always use the table outlines)

Examples of B and C tablesExamples of B and C tables

There are 4 profiles

What happens to ACS when it goes to NCES?What happens to ACS when it goes to NCES?

It becomes the School District Demographic System (SDDS)

with some very nice features…..

ACS morphs into School District Demographics

ACS morphs into School District Demographics

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/index.aspx

Use Data Viewer: for single district, couple of tables.

Use Download Data for multiple districts (and other geographies) and multiple tables

Snapshot Reports:

there are 5 topics with 3-5 tables in each.

Still need to be

crunched.

Snapshot Reports:

there are 5 topics with 3-5 tables in each.

Still need to be

crunched.

Sample Map from SDDS: Children’s PovertySample Map from SDDS: Children’s Poverty

Child Specific UniversesChild Specific Universes

• Total Children• Relevant Children Enrolled and Not

Enrolled• Relevant Children-Not Enrolled• Relevant Children-Enrolled • Relevant Children-Enrolled Public• Relevant Children-Enrolled Private

What’s a Relevant Child? you ask……. One who lives within the territory of the district and whose assigned grade falls within the grade range for which a district is financially responsible

For Example: Tables on Educational Attainment

• P37: Sex by Educational Attainment for P37: Sex by Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and overthe Population 25 Years and over (25 variables)

• P148A-I: Sex by Educational Attainment P148A-I: Sex by Educational Attainment for the Population 25 years and overfor the Population 25 years and over for White alone, Black alone, American Indian alone, Hispanic, Asian alone, 2+races, White alone and non Hispanic. (17 x 9)

The same SDD table can be used for different

perspectives. For example: P37: Sex by Educational Attainment for the P37: Sex by Educational Attainment for the

Population 25 Years and over Population 25 Years and over

PC: PC: How many Parents with Children did not graduate from high school?

ororCPCP: How many Children have Parents who did

not graduate from high school?

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To summarize, American Community To summarize, American Community SurveySurvey: Key Differences from Census 2000: Key Differences from Census 2000

• Beginning in 2010, data for small geographic areas will be produced every year versus once every 10 years

• Data for larger areas (over 65,000) are available annually and data for mid sized areas (over 20,000) is available every 5 years

• Census 2000 data described the population and housing as of April 1, 2000 while ACS data describe a period of time and require data for 12 months, 36 months, or 60 months

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American Community SurveyAmerican Community SurveyKey Differences from Census 2000Key Differences from Census 2000

• The goal of ACS is to produce data comparable to the Census 2000 long form data

• These estimates will cover the same small areas as Census 2000 but with smaller sample sizes

• Smaller sample sizes for 5-year ACS estimates results in reductions in the reliability of estimates

Census data – whether from 2010 Census data – whether from 2010 or ACS or or ACS or

School District Demographics School District Demographics can be useful for many purposes.can be useful for many purposes.

Try it out when you get home….and,Try it out when you get home….and, if you have questions, email me at if you have questions, email me at

menchikb@msu.edumenchikb@msu.edu

Census data – whether from 2010 Census data – whether from 2010 or ACS or or ACS or

School District Demographics School District Demographics can be useful for many purposes.can be useful for many purposes.

Try it out when you get home….and,Try it out when you get home….and, if you have questions, email me at if you have questions, email me at

menchikb@msu.edumenchikb@msu.edu