Demographics and Data for Profiling Communities

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Demographics and Data for Profiling Communities
Northwest Area Foundation Horizons
Project Bismarck, ND Oct. 13, 2004

• Dr. Richard Rathge
• Professor and Director
• North Dakota State Data Center

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Presentation Objective
1. To provide a demographic overview of the
challenges facing communities
2. To illustrate how communities can be profiled
to assist in cluster activities
3. To offer suggestions on where to obtain data
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Demographic Themes
1. Population consolidation
2. Shifting age distribution
3. Employment changes
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Percentage Change in Total PopulationU.S.
Counties 1990 to 2000
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Nonmetro Farming-Dependent Counties, 1989
Counties with 20 percent or more of income (labor
or proprietor) from farming
Other nonmetro counties
Farming counties
Metro counties
Source Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Population Per Square Mile, 2000
Rhode Island
Source National Atlas of the United States,
Bureau of the Census
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Demographic Themes
1. Population consolidation
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N.D. Rural-Urban Population Distribution,1900-200
0
Source U.S. Bureau of the Census, Decennial
Censuses.
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North Dakota Cities by Size, 1960 to 2000
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urban
rural
Source U.S. Bureau of the Census
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Demographic Themes
2. Shifting age distribution
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Net Domestic Migration Rates Per 100 Persons in
the United States by County 1990 to 1999
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The Young
Percent Change in Persons Ages 0 to 24 by County
1980 to 2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau.
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The Work Force
Percent Change in Persons Ages 25 to 44 by
County 1980 to 2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau.
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The Elderly 65 plus
Persons Age 65 and Older as a Percentage of Total
Persons by State 2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau.
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Rising Life Expectancy at Age 65
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19.7
Years Remaining at Age 65
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17.8
16.4
17.2
14.4
11.9
0
1900
1960
2010 (proj.)
1980
1998
Source National Center for Health Statistics
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. U.S. Bureau of
the Census.
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Number of Projected Centenarians
140,000
131,000
100,000
72,000
60,000
28,000
15,000
20,000
0
1980
1990
2000
2010
Source U.S. Census Bureau, P251130.
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The Elderly 85 plus
Persons Age 85 and Older as a Percentage of Total
Persons by State 2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau.
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Demographic Themes
3. Employment changes
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Workforce in United States,1800-2000
Percent of Work-force
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Source ERS, USDA
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Service-producing industries continue to lead
employment growth
Millions of nonfarm wage and salary jobs
Goods-producing
Service-producing
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics
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The Moderate to Poor
Percent of Families Earning Less than 40,000 by
County 2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau.
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Demographic Presentation 2004

• Dr. Richard Rathge, Director
• North Dakota State Data Center, Fargo, ND NDSU,
  IACC 424, Fargo, ND 58105
• Richard.Rathge_at_ndsu.nodak.edu
• Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
• URL www.ndsu.edu/sdc