Scope

Indicator

Description

Economic

Percent unemployed

Percentage of population ages 16+ unemployed and looking for work [16] [17] .

Economic

Percent children in poverty

Percentage of children (under age 18) living in poverty [18] .

Economic

Percent severe housing problems

Percentage of households with at least 1 of 4 housing problems: overcrowding, high housing costs, or lack of kitchen or plumbing facilities [19] .

Environmental

Average daily PM2.5 (µg/m3)

Average daily amount of fine particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter [20] .

Environmental

Percent in drinking water violation

Population affected by a water violation/Total population with public water [21] .

Environmental

Water use (million gal/day)

Water use (fresh and saline), in million gal/day [22] .

Environmental

Organic production

Number of organic producers [23] .

Social

Percent non-obese

Percentage of adults that report BMI < 30 [24] .

Social

Percent some college

Percentage of adults age 25 - 44 with some post-secondary education [25] .