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A Data and Analysis Resource for the Community

Presentation by Erika Rosenberg, Principal May 30, 2019

About the Project

• Designed to provide government and nonprofits with

an important tool for assessing and understanding the populations they serve

• Continuously updated, comparative information
• CGR provided data, analysis and website development
• CGR is nonprofit research and consulting organization

headquartered in Rochester, NY and founded in 1915 by Eastman Kodak founder George Eastman

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MHV Community Profiles – What’s in it

• 59 indicators across 9 topics
• Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam,

Sullivan, and Ulster counties

• NYS and US, wherever available
• Local data for towns, villages and cities

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Key Components

• For each indicator
• Data visualization(s)
• Text analysis
• Downloadable data tables (rate and raw)
• Key Trends analysis for each topic, combined into

an Overview PDF

• Resources – related data and information

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What’s New

• Data for Columbia, Greene, Putnam and Sullivan

counties

• Maps for select indicators
• New indicators
• Drug-related deaths
• Living wage
• Foreign-born residents
• Income by poverty level (<50%, 50-99%, 100-199%, 200-299%,

>300%)

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Let’s have a look…

www.MHVCommunityProfiles.org

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Trends

• The Mid-Hudson Valley continues to be a relatively

strong region of New York State

• Increasing population
• Higher job growth
• Rising home values
• Challenges include:
• Unaffordable housing
• New challenges, such as the rise of drug-related deaths

connected to the opioid epidemic

• Making ends meet, which can be difficult for a broad swath of

the population

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Demographics

6%

• 4%

6%

• 1%

12% 4% 2% 1% 10% 2% 16%

Population Change, 2000-17

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Demographics

• Population over 60 growing, while under 40 has

shrunk

• Since 2000, 85+ grew most, up 49%
• Counties becoming more diverse but remain

mostly white at 80%

• Hispanics fastest growing, up 86% from 2000
• Asian population second fastest growing group, up 74%
• Share that is foreign born increased since 2000
• Putnam County had the largest share (13%) followed by

Dutchess and Orange (both 11%)

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Economy

• Jobs grew 13% from 2001-17 in the region, below

the nation (18%) but above the state (10%)

• Inflation-adjusted spending by county government

grew 14% from 2000-17, compared to 3% statewide

• Regional level was $2,200 in 2017, compared to $2,400 for the

state

• Tourism revenue increased 11% since 2005
• Tourism brought about $2,200 per capita into the region in 2017,

above state level of $2,100

• Strongest in Sullivan and Greene counties on a per-capita basis

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Economy

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• 7%

49% 42%

• 3%

34% 34%

• 37%

24% 33% 7% 14% Construction Educational Services Financial Activities Government Health Care/Social Assistance Leisure/Hospitality Manufacturing Other Services Professional/Business Services Trade, Transportation, Utilities Total

Change in Jobs by Sector, 2000-17

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Financial Stability

• Poverty is relatively low at 11% for the region
• But 28% of residents had incomes 100%-299% of

the poverty level

• Living wage models estimate two working parents

with two children need to earn $86,000 a year, more than three times the poverty level (about $25,000) for a family of this type

• A single earner with two children to support needs

an even higher wage, $79,000 a year, to make a living wage

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Financial Stability

• Median incomes higher than state and nation but

not keeping up with inflation

• Incomes declined 4% 2000 to 2013-17 to $70,150
• Racial/ethnic disparities: Asian and white: $100,400

and $73,000; African American and Hispanic: $52,500 and $58,500

• Mirrored in poverty: Asian and white: 8%, 10%; African American

and Hispanic: 20%, 17%

• About 7% of seniors and 5% of veterans were living

in poverty in 2013-17

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Financial Stability

• Help for struggling individuals and families
• 1.5% of children participated in subsidized child

care in 2017

• 14% of tax filers in the region received the Earned

Income Tax Credit (EITC) in 2016, on par with the state and below the nation (18%)

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Housing

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0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 2000 2008-12 2013-17 Ratio of home value to income

Affordability Ratio for Homeowners

Columbia Dutchess Greene Orange Putnam Sullivan Ulster Region

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Children & Youth

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0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 2007 2017

Prekindergarten Participation

Columbia Dutchess Greene Orange Putnam Sullivan Ulster Region NYS

Source: NYS Education Department

Health

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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Drug Overdose Mortality Rate, per 100,000 Residents

Region NYS U.S. Greene Sullivan

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Public Safety

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15 35 55 75 95 115 135 155 175 195 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Violent Crime Rate, per 10,000 Residents

Region NYS U.S. Poughkeepsie Newburgh Monticello

Source: FBI, NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services

Community Engagement

• Average charitable giving is below the state and

nation at $3,600 in 2016

• That was up 16% from 2011, below the increases at the state and

national levels of 25% and 28%

• Voter registration has remained steady at above

80%, a bit lower than the state

• 82% were registered in 2017, compared to 84% for the state
• Voter turnout approaches 60% in presidential

election years, about even with the state

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Q and A

• Questions?
• Contact Information:

CGR

Erika Rosenberg, Principal erosenberg@cgr.org (585) 327-7066

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