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Unit I DEMOGRAPHIC WORKSHEET FSC 3110, Community Risk Reduction for the Fire and Emergency Services

Unit I DEMOGRAPHIC WORKSHEET

Use Fact Finder to build a demographical, social, economic, and housing profile of your

community. Bulleted summary statements are acceptable.

Category Description Questions to answer about

your community

Demographic (people-related

information)

Population size, distribution,

age, ethnicity, and cultures • What is the total

population of your community?

• What is the population of each Census Tract?

• Which Census Tracts have higher populations of:

- Toddlers - Older adults - Ethnic groups - Specific cultures

Social characteristics Education levels, family

profiles, and poverty rates • What are the

demographics of education levels throughout your community?

• What census tracts include the greatest populations of:

- Single-parent homes

- Two-parent homes

- People living alone

- Older adults living alone

• What Census Tracts include the greatest number of people who are living in poverty?

Economic characteristics Employment profile and

rates, income levels • What is the employment

profile of your constituency?

- Types of jobs - Work in community or

commute

- Major local employers - Unemployment rate - Income level ranges

Housing profile Age of homes and

occupants,types of

residential occupancies,

home ownership versus

 What is the overall housing profile of your community? - Average age of

homes - New (or recent)

construction

Unit I DEMOGRAPHIC WORKSHEET FSC 3110, Community Risk Reduction for the Fire and Emergency Services

rental properties, transience

among residents

- Homes with automatic detection and suppression equipment

- Types of residential construction?

- Types of residential properties (single family, duplex, multiunit)

- Renter versus owner occupied

- Transience? (how often do people relocate to another residence)

Note: please consider all

census tracts. However, you only have to develop a general overview of your community's housing profile.

Growth trends Use Population Finder

located above the fact

sheet selection option to

project growth trends for

your community

Develop a short narrative on

how your community has

changed over the past 20

years and what its profile may

look like 10 years from now.