Title: Profiling Your Region
1Profiling Your Region
2Session Overview
- Review key elements of SET
- Define economic development examine your related
activities - Examine approaches to defining a region
- Explore regional demographic features
3A BRIEF SET REVIEW
4Purpose of SET
- Help rural communities/counties to work together
as a regional team in developing and implementing
an economic development blueprint that builds on
the current and emerging economic strengths of
their region
5Core Training Modules
6Producing a High Quality Plan Essential
Components
7Defining Economic developmentproceed with
c.a.r.e.
8Elements of Economic Development
GOAL An improved quality of life for people in
the region
Source Barta, et al., 2010
9The C.A.R.E. Model
10Group Activity
- Review economic development plans of
counties/cities in your region - Categorize activities using the C.A.R.E. model
- Identify common activities, major differences
- Examine the balance between activities in each
component of the C.A.R.E. model
11DEFINING A REGIONDifferent Approaches
12What is a Region?
- Geographical area of similar characteristics
- Similar within
- Different from other places
- Area with unique identity and meaning
13Regions Can be Defined Using Different Lenses
Political
Ecological
Administrative
Policy or Data Relevant
Geographic
Economic
14SET Focuses on Economic Regions
- SET begins with a group of geographically linked
counties that want to work and think regionally. - SETs main focus is linking counties that are
economically linked through economic clusters.
15County PlansAny Regional Possibilities?
- Any focused on regional economic development
activities? Which ones? - Can the region compete at the multi-state,
national, and/or international levels?
16EXPLORING THE DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF YOUR REGION
17Major Demographic Characteristics
Variables of Interest Variables of Interest
Population Size Household Types
Sex (Gender) Housing Tenure
Age Structure Persons per Household
Population Projections Educational Level
Components of Population Change Income Level
Migration Patterns Poverty Level
Number of Households Journey to Work (Commuting)
For more data, go to http//quickfacts.census.gov
/qfd/index.html
18Major Demographic Characteristics
Category Key Variables of Interest
Population Population Size Gender Race Ethnic Composition Age Structure Components of Population Change Population Projections
Household Housing Number of Households Persons Per Household Type of Households Housing Tenure
Education Income Educational Attainment Geographic Mobility by Education Median Household Income Persons in Poverty
Health Major Causes of Death
For more data, go to http//quickfacts.census.gov
/qfd/index.html
19Data Analysis Options
- Cross-sectional look at data at one point in
time - Comparative examine data in your county
relative to other counties - Longitudinal focus on changes in the data over
time
20What to Look for
- Conditions the data describe
- Direction of change
- Intensity of change
- Comparison of counties in the region
- Overall picture the data paint
21Your Turn Dig In!
22Final Reflections
- Key takeaways from this module?
- Most helpful information? Least helpful?
- Homework to be completed prior to the next SET
meeting? - Additional participants needed for next SET
session? Who will contact? - Other items?