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CAN DASHBOARD Presentation to City of Austin Commission For Women March 4, 2020 CAN PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS A COMMON VISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY CAN works to ensure that our richly diverse community will be healthy, safe, educated, just and compassionate. The CAN Dashboard, councils, planning teams, work groups, research and initiatives are intended to create a community where: • We are Safe, Just & Engaged • Our Basic Needs are Met • We are Healthy • We Achieve Our Full Potential DEMOGRAPHICS • No majority • 49% White • 34% Hispanic • 8% Black • 7% Asian • Older population is 69% White • 47% of children are Hispanic Source: American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates DEMOGRAPHICS • The Austin MSA exceeded 2 million for the first time in 2015. • Travis County accounts for 1.2 million. • About 27% of all people in the five- county MSA are “low-income” • $50,000 for a family of four with two adults • $39,500 for a family with two children and one adult. • 30% to 50% of all people in medium blue areas earn less than this amount • More than half of all people in darkest blue areas earn less than this amount DEMOGRAPHICS Low-income Low-income 2010 2017 % change Williamson 101,694 94,323 -7% Travis Hays 375,147 322,663 -14% 46,256 57,340 24% Bastrop 28,850 22,929 -20% Source: American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates • Between 2010 and 2017, the low- income population decreased in the overall Austin MSA • Bastrop, Travis, and Williamson counties experienced a decrease in the number of low-income residents • In Hays County, the number of low- income residents increased by 24% • Comparable data was unavailable for Caldwell County WE ARE SAFE, JUST & ENGAGED HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES Travis County Crime Declined 27% From 2013 to 2017 Travis County Voter Turnout Increased 80% From 2014 to 2018 African-American adults are 2.8 times as likely To be booked into jail than White adults WE ACHIEVE OUR FULL POTENTIAL HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES In 2017, the Travis County Unemployment Rate was 2.8 % (It was 7% in 2010) In 2016, the High School Graduation Rate exceeded 90 % for the first time The Unemployment Rate for African-Americans was 80% higher than it was for Whites 53% of Central Texas students earn a degree in 6 years, compared to 34% of African-American students & 41% of Hispanic students WE ARE HEALTHY HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES The percentage of adults without Health Insurance declined by 34 % from 2013 to 2017. In 2017, the percentage of Adults that Smoke is 11% compared to 20% in 2008. The Obesity Rate in Travis County increased from 23% to 29% In the period from 2013 to 2017. For this indicator, we also report inequities by race and income OUR BASIC NEEDS ARE MET HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES In 2017, the Travis County Poverty Rate was 12% (It was16% in 2013) The Food Insecurity rate decreased to 15% in 2017 (It was 18% in 2013) The Poverty Rate for African- Americans and Hispanics is 2 times higher than it is for Whites 53,870 children in Travis County were Food Insecure in 2017 (In 2013, that number was 63,780) OUR BASIC NEEDS ARE MET INCOME Source: Table S1701 Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months, 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Sources: Table S1701 Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months, 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table B17001 Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months by Sex by Age, 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates OUR BASIC NEEDS ARE MET HOMELESSNESS • Since 2017 there appears to be a spike in women 20-39 experiencing homelessness. The reasons for this spike are unclear. Source: Addressing Racial Disparities in Austin/Travis County, TX; published September, 2019 by the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO). WE ARE HEALTHY UNINSURED • In 2017, 13% of Travis County females under the age of 65 were uninsured, compared to 11% of Travis County males of the same age group. Source: Table S2701: Selected Characteristics of Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. WE ACHIEVE OUR FULL POTENTIAL • In 2017, 4.1% of Travis County females between the ages of 20 and 64 were unemployed, compared to 4% of Travis County males of the same age group. Source: Table S2301: Employment Status, 2008-2012 & 2013-2017 American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates. WHAT STANDS OUT FOR YOU? 1. What did you learn that concerns you? 2. What did you learn that is “welcomed” news? 3. Do you see any emerging patterns or linkages across issues areas? SCHEDULE A PRESENTATION Contact: Raul Alvarez, Executive Director ralvarez@canatx.org Carlos Soto, Research Analyst csoto@canatx.org Jelina Tunstill, Program Coordinator jtunstill@canatx.org