Variable Description


Abbreviated Name US Census Variable Description
Tract Population Total Population Within Census Tract
%White Total White Population Within Census Tract/Total Population within Census Tract for Race/Etnicity
%Black Total Black Population Within Census Tract/Total Population within Census Tract for Race/Etnicity
%Hispanic Total Hispanic Population Within Census Tract/Total Population within Census Tract for Race/Ethnicity
%Under 18 Persons under 18 years old
%Over 65 Persons >= 65 years old
%Under 6 Persons under 6 years old
%Foreign Born Total Foreign Born Population Within Census Tract/Total Population within Census Tract for Race/Etnicity
Area Population Total Population within the MSA/CMSA
Area Foreign Born Population Foreign Born within the MSA/CMSA
%Area Foreign Born
Residing in County in 1985 Number of Persons>=5 Years Old Residing in the Same County/ Persons>=5 Years Old
Education (%pop over 25)
% 0-8 years Persons >=25 Years Old Who Have Completed 0-8 years of Schooling/Persons >=25 Years Old
% 9-11 years Persons >=25 Years Old Who Have Completed 9-11 years of Schooling/Persons >=25 Years Old
%Completed H.S. Persons >=25 Years Old Who Have Completed HIgh School/Persons >=25 Years Old
%Some College Persons >=25 Years Old Who Have Completed Some College/Persons >=25 Years Old
%Bachelors or Graduate Degree Persons >=25 Years Old Who Have a Bachelors and or Graduate/Professional Degree/Persons >=25 Years Old
Persons over 25 Persons >=25 Years Old
H.S. Dropout Rate Total Number of Persons16-19 Years Old Neither Enrolled in nor Graduated From High School/Total Number of Persons 16-19 in MSA/MCSA
Labor Market Structure
Employed Persons Employed Persons >=16 Years Old
%Operators, Nonfarm Laborers and Service Persons >=16 Years Old Employed as Operators, Nonfarm Laborers, and Service Workers/Employed Persons >=16 Years Old
%Professional & Technical Persons >=16 Years Old Employed Professional and Technical Occupations/Employed Persons >=16 Years Old
%Managers & Administrators Persons >=16 years Old Employed as Managers and Administrators/Employed Persons >=16 Years Old
%Sales Workers Persons >=16 Years Old Employed as Sales Workers/Employed Persons >=16 Years Old
%Clerical Persons >=16 years Old Employed as Administrative Support and Clerical/Employed Persons >=16 Years Old
%Craft Workers Persons >=16 Years Old Employed as Craft Workers/Employed Persons >=16 Years Old
%Operators Persons >=16 years Old Employed as Operators/Employed Persons >=16 Years Old
%Nonfarm Laborers Persons >=16 Years Old Employed as Nonfarm Laborers/Employed Persons >=16 Years Old
%Service Workers Persons >=16 years Old Employed asService Workers/Employed Persons >=16 Years Old
%Farm Workers Persons >=16 Years Old Employed as Farm Workers or in Forestry and Fishing/Employed Persons >=16 Years Old
%Males Working less than 26 weeks Males >=16 Years Old Working <= 26 Weeks in 1989/Males >=16 Years Old
Males over 16 Males >=16 Years Old
Poverty And Welfare
%Persons in Impoverished Families Total Number of Persons below the Poverty Level in 1989/ Total Population within Census Tract for whom Poverty Level is Determined
%Whites in Poverty Total Number of White Persons below the Poverty Level in 1989/ Total White Population within Census Tract for whom Poverty Level is Determined
%Blacks in Poverty Total Number of Black Persons below the Poverty Level in 1989/ Total Black Population within Census Tract for whom Poverty Level is Determined
%Hispanics in Poverty Total Number of Hispanic Persons below the Poverty Level in 1989/ Total Hispanic Population within Census Tract for whom Poverty Level is Determined
% Families Receiving Welfare or PA Households With Public Assistance Income in 1989/Total Number of Households in Census Tract
Income
Aggregate Income Aggregate Family Income
Number of Families Total Number of Families within Census Tract
Average Family Income Aggregate Family Income/Total Number of Families within Census Tract
Aggregate Wage and Salary Income Aggregate Household Wage and Salary Income
Wage & Salary Households Number Of Households with Wage and Salary Income
Average Wage & Salary Income Aggregate Household Wage and Salary Income/'Number Of Households with Wage and Salary Income
Aggregate Self-Employed Income Aggregate Household Self Employment Income
Self-Employed Households Number Of Households with Self Employment Income
Average Self-Employed Income Aggregate Household Self Employment Income/'Number Of Households with Self Employment Income
Aggregate Earned Income Aggregate Household Earned Income
Earned Income Households Number Of Households with Earned Income
Average Earned Income Aggregate Household Earned Income/'Number Of Households with Earned Income
Average Welfare Income per Household Aggregate Household Public Assistance Income/'Number Of Households with Public Assistance Income
Households Grouped by Income Level
Income Under $5,000 Number Of Households with Income in 1989 Under $5,000
Income of $5,000-9,999 Number Of Households with 5,000-9,999 in Income in 1989
Income of $10,000-14,999 Number Of Households with 10,000-14,999 in Income in 1990
Income of $15,000-24,999 Number Of Households with 15,000-24,999 in Income in 1991
Income of $25,000-49,999 Number Of Households with 25,000-49,999 in Income in 1992
Income over $50,000 Number Of Households with Income in 1989 >=50,000

Last Update: 8/7/96