Introduction

This R Markdown document presents an analysis of percentile rankings derived from various datasets, including Census ACS, NYS Open Data, and NYS School Districts data. The analysis is structured by different subgroups such as Poverty, Occupation, Education, Internet, Economic Conditions, Demographics, Housing, Commute, Disability, Labor, Family, Health, Crime and Justice, and Environment.

Analyzed Geographies

This report focuses on the following geographic areas:

How to Navigate and Interpret This Report

This interactive report is designed to help you explore various demographic and economic indicators for Rochester city, Monroe County, and the Rochester, NY MSA.

  • Navigate with Tabs: Use the clickable tabs at the top of the “Analysis by Topic” section to easily switch between different subject areas like Poverty, Education, or Health.
  • Explore Percentile Graphs: Each section contains interactive bar graphs displaying percentile rankings. Click on any bar in these graphs to open a detailed, hyperlinked report providing more in-depth information about that specific metric.

Data Context and Interpretation

The percentile values in this report are calculated using 5-Year American Community Survey (ACS) data, with values reflecting 2023 estimates.

Understanding Percentiles: A percentile indicates the percentage of observations in a group that fall below a given value. For example, if an area has a “Below Poverty Pct” percentile of 90, it means that 90% of other comparable areas have a lower percentage of their population living below the poverty line. Conversely, only 10% of areas have a higher percentage. In simpler terms: * A higher percentile (closer to 100) generally indicates that the area ranks higher (e.g., more poverty, higher median income, more internet access) compared to others in its comparison group. * A lower percentile (closer to 0) generally indicates that the area ranks lower (e.g., less poverty, lower median income, less internet access).

Geographical Comparisons: The percentile rankings are presented for three different geographical comparisons: * City/Place Percentile (NYS): Compares the selected city or place only within New York State. * County Percentile (NYS): Compares the selected county only within New York State. * MSA Percentile (USA): Compares the selected Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) to other MSAs across the entire United States.

Data Sources

  • NYS Open Data: Data for various economic, health, crime, and environmental reports are sourced from data.ny.gov.
  • NYS School Districts Data: Information related to school districts is obtained from data.nysed.gov.

Analysis by Topic

Poverty

This section focuses on poverty-related metrics from the Census ACS data, displaying percentile rankings across various categories, including overall poverty, poverty by age and gender, and food assistance metrics.

Occupation Median Earnings (ME)

This section analyzes occupation-related median earnings data from Census ACS, presenting percentile rankings for various broad industry sectors and specific occupation categories.

Education

This section presents percentile rankings for various educational attainment metrics, male-to-female earnings ratios by education, median earnings by education level, and population school enrollment percentages. It also includes tables for Education & Childcare reports and School District comparison reports.

Education and Childcare Reports Table

This table lists reports related to Education and Childcare from the NYS Open Data, with clickable links.

School District Comparison Table

This table lists reports from NYS School Districts data, with clickable links.

Internet

This section provides percentile rankings related to internet access and subscription metrics from Census ACS data.

Economic Conditions

This section displays percentile rankings for household income distribution and median earnings/income metrics from Census ACS data. It also includes a table of Economic Conditions reports from NYS Open Data.

Economic Conditions Reports Table

This table lists reports related to Economic Conditions from the NYS Open Data, with clickable links.

Demographics

This section provides percentile rankings for various demographic statistics, including race/ethnicity, nativity, citizenship status, veteran status, and age group percentages.

Housing

This section covers percentile rankings for housing-related metrics, including median housing costs, household size, housing cost burden by income, housing unit values, occupancy rates, and recent migration patterns.

Commute

This section details percentile rankings for commute time and commute mode percentages from Census ACS data.

Disability

This section provides percentile rankings for disability percentages by age group from Census ACS data.

Labor

This section analyzes labor force participation and employment rates by age and gender from Census ACS data, displaying their percentile rankings.

Family

This section presents percentile rankings for various family-related metrics from Census ACS data, including household types, marital status, non-family households, grandparent responsibility, and birth statistics.

Health

This section details percentile rankings for healthcare coverage among employed, unemployed, and those not in the labor force, derived from Census ACS data. It also includes a table of Health-related reports from NYS Open Data.

Health Reports Table

This table lists reports related to Health from the NYS Open Data, with clickable links.

Crime and Justice

This section provides a table of Crime and Justice reports from the NYS Open Data, with clickable links.

Environment

This section provides a table of Environment reports from the NYS Open Data, with clickable links.