Data Presentation for ServiceLink of Carroll County by Jess Carson

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT

CARROLL COUNTY? Using Data to Shape a Common Agenda

Prepared for ServiceLink of Carroll County

October 15, 2014

Jess Carson, Vulnerable Families Research Scientist

Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire

POPULATION & DEMOGRAPHICS

How is Carroll County’s population distributed?

What share of households contain children, and how

does the county’s fertility rate compare with national

and state rates?

How many residents are originally from New

Hampshire, and what do we know about Carroll’s new

residents?

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2000 1500 1000 500 0 500 1000 1500 2000

Under 5 years

5 to 9 years

10 to 14 years

15 to 19 years

20 to 24 years

25 to 29 years

30 to 34 years

35 to 39 years

40 to 44 years

45 to 49 years

50 to 54 years

55 to 59 years

60 to 64 years

65 to 69 years

70 to 74 years

75 to 79 years

80 to 84 years

85 years and over

Males Females

Number of Residents

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Source: Carsey School of Public Policy analysis of 2010-2012 American Community Survey, 3-year estimates

Population Distribution of Carroll County

PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING…

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Carroll’s percent of women aged 15-50 who gave birth in the past

12 months is similar to state and national rates.

33.3 31.1

23.8 24.9 24.4

31.7

U.S. NH Carroll County

A child A senior

Source: American Community Survey, 5-year, 2008-2012

RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY

Only 38.2 percent of Carroll County residents were born in NH;

compared to 42.2 percent of NH residents and 58.7 percent of US

residents who live in the state where they were born.

Where do people move to/from?

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Percent of Population Who Moved in Past Year, by Place of Origin

52.7

16.1

30.4

0.9

Another Town in

Carroll County

Another County

in NH

Another State

Another Country


ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS

What share of the population is employed?

In what occupations are Carroll County workers most

often found?

How does income in Carroll County compare with

workers in New Hampshire and the U.S. as a whole?

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LABOR FORCE STATUS

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58.2 65.0

58.1

6.0

4.6

3.6

35.3 30.3

38.3

US NH Carroll

Not in Labor Force

Unemployed

Employed


OCCUPATION

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35.9 39.3

31.9

17.8 15.7

23.6

24.9 24.9 23.4

9.3 9.0 10.8

12.1 11.2 10.3

US NH Carroll

Sales & Office

Natural Resources

Construction

Maintenance

Production & Transportation

Service

Management

Business

Science

Arts


INCOME

Average household income in Carroll County: $67,278

State average: $82,346

National average: $73,034

9 <$15,000

$15,000-34,999

$100,000+

$35,000-49,999

$50,000-74,999

$75,000-99,999


12.6 8.4 10.9

21.1

17.2 20.0

13.7

12.8

18.1

18.2

18.5

22.3

12.2

14.5

12.0

22.2 28.6

16.7

US NH Carroll

POTENTIALLY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

When considering community features and needs, some

key areas to consider may include:

Educational attainment

Transportation availability

Availability & affordability of housing

Access to health care

Veteran status

Poverty status

Disability status

Aging populations

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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

The vast majority of residents have a high school

diploma (91.6 percent, versus 85.7 percent in the US)

A large share have college degrees (29.9 percent),

higher than in the US, (28.5 percent) but slightly lower

than in NH as a whole (33.4 percent).

Pre-school enrollment is right on par with national and

state levels.

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TRANSPORTATION AVAILABILITY

A smaller share of Carroll County households have no

vehicles available than in the US or NH.

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9.0

5.1

3.7

US NH Carroll


STATUS OF ALL HOUSING UNITS:

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Occupied by Renter

Occupied by Owner

Vacant

12.5 15.8

48.1

57.3 60.6

41.8

30.2 23.6

10.1

US NH Carroll County


Extremely high rates of housing vacancy

STATUS OF VACANT HOUSING UNITS

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38.3

18.7

8.9

20.1

8.9

1.5

11.1

6.3

2.5

30.5

66.1

87.0

US NH Carroll

Seasonal,

Recreational, or

Occasional Use

For sale

For rent

Other Vacant

Note: “Other vacant” includes housing units sold or rented, but not yet occupied; housing for migrant workers; foreclosed or

abandoned properties; and housing units where owners have not yet determined if they plan to sell or rent.


PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME SPENT ON

SELECTED OWNERS COSTS OR GROSS RENT

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52.2

7.7

14.5

12.4

8.5

11.7

6.2

13.3

3.9

12.6

14.7

42.3

Owners Renters

35% or more

30-34.9%

25-29.9%

20-24.9%

15-19.9%

Less than 15%

Note: Selected monthly owner costs include mortgage payments, real estate taxes, various insurances, utilities, fuels, mobile home

costs, and condominium fees. Gross rent includes rent plus estimated average monthly cost of utilities and fuel if paid by the renter.


PERCENT OF EMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH HEALTH

INSURANCE

Carroll is tied with Coos for the lowest share of

employed people who have health insurance.

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76.3 79.6 83.5 84.3 84.4 85.7 86.0 88.3 88.5 89.6

Carroll Coos Grafton Belknap Sullivan Cheshire Strafford Hillsborough Merrimack Rockingham


MEASURES OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS

Of the ten counties: Carroll ranks eighth on its PCP ratio, seventh on its dentist ratio, and fifth on its mental health provider ratio.

The county is on-par with state levels of diabetic and mammography screenings, as well as for preventable hospital stays.

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Carroll County New Hampshire

Primary Care Physicians: 1,089:1

Dentists: 1,501:1

Mental Health Providers: 493:1

(Ratio is state population per each provider)

Primary Care Physicians: 1,401:1

Dentists: 1,699:1

Mental Health Providers: 501:1

(Ratio is county population per each provider)

Source: County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

VETERANS

At 14.3 percent of all civilians, Carroll County has a

higher share of veterans than the state or nation as a

whole.

Median annual earnings for Carroll’s veterans are

$34,478, about 15 percent lower than the state

average.

Female veterans have especially low income in

Carroll, at just $24,197 (lower than state AND national

medians) 18


PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN POVERTY

Carroll’s poverty rates are lower than the US and

higher than NH overall

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14.9

8.4 10.3

20.8

10.9 12.7

9.4 6.7 7.2

US NH Carroll

All persons Children Seniors


PERCENT OF PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY

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Overall, 14.6 percent of Carroll residents have a disability

High rates of disability among working-age people

4.0 4.7 4.2

10.0 9.1 12.3

36.8 33.0

31.1

US NH Carroll

Children Working-Age Seniors


TYPES OF DISABILITY

Most prevalent types of disability among seniors and

working-age adults are ambulatory disabilities.

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14.1

6.3 6.8

15.9

5.7

9.1

3.6 1.4

5.6 6.7

2.2 3.7

Hearing Vision Cognitive Ambulatory Self-Care Independent Living

Seniors Working-Age


SENIORS’ INCOME AND EXPENSES

Of those aged 65 and older:

34 percent have income from earnings,

Among those earners, the average amount is $38,000

94 percent receive Social Security

The average amount of this Social Security in Carroll County is high ($18,145 versus $16,727 nationwide)

Carroll’s seniors have much-higher-than average rates of home ownership (89.5 percent, versus 79 percent in NH and nationally)

And 68 percent of seniors spend less than 30 percent of their income on housing costs, only true for less than half of seniors in NH and nationwide.

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SENIORS’ WELL-BEING

Like our state as a whole:

About three in ten Carroll County seniors have a

disability (31 percent) Lower than the national rate of 37 percent

28 percent of Carroll’s seniors are veterans, versus 23

percent of seniors nationwide.

Seniors’ poverty rates are on par with state and national

levels, at 7.2 percent

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SENIORS AND SERVICES

Despite that senior poverty is statistically similar in

Carroll, NH, and the US, food stamp receipt is low

among Carroll’s seniors.

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9.4

6.7 7.2 7.5

4.6

2.2

US NH Carroll

Percent of Seniors Poor Percent of Seniors with Food Stamps


OLD AGE DEPENDENCY RATIO

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17.8 18.6 19.9 21.5 22.7 23.6

26.6 27.0

31.6 34.3

Strafford Hillsborough Rockingham Merrimack Cheshire Grafton Sullivan Belknap Coos Carroll

Definition: the number of people aged 65 or older to every 100 working-age people


P.S. BE WARY OF WEAK DATA

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Deaths by Intentional Self-Harm: Rate per 100,000 (2007-2011)

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Compressed Mortality File.

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Jess Carson

Vulnerable Families Research Scientist

Carsey School of Public Policy

University of New Hampshire

603-862-3215

[email protected]

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