Mapping the Childhood Obesity Epidemic:
A Geographic Profile of the Predicted Risk for Childhood Obesity
in Communities Across the United States
Sharon K. Long
Leah Hendey
Kathy Pettit
The Urban Institute
2100 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
December 20, 2007
Funding for this study was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The research in this report that is
based on the MEPS was conducted at the CFACT Data Center, and the support of AHRQ (and, especially, Ray
Kuntz) is acknowledged. The research in this report that is based on the NCHS and the NHANES was conducted at
the NCHS Research Data Center, and the support of NCHS (and, especially, Robert Krasowski) is acknowledged.
The results and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not indicated concurrence by AHRQ,
NCHS, or the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Urban Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research and educational organization. Conclusions or
opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of officers or
trustees of the Institute, advisory groups, or any organizations that provide financial support to the Institute.
Introduction
The prevalence of childhood obesity has nearly tripled over the past 25 years, so that
more than 1 in 6 children between the ages of 6 and 19 are obese today. 1 In response to this rapid
rise in childhood obesity, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) initiated a national
agenda for change that seeks to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015 by improving
access to affordable healthy foods and increasing opportunities for physical activity in schools
and communities across the nation. 2 In pursuit of that goal, RWJF has developed three
integrated strategies that seek to: obtain evidence of what works, take action to promote the most
promising approaches and use advocacy to build a broad national constituency for childhood
obesity prevention. 3
With much of RWJF’s evidence, action and advocacy agendas focused on state- and
community-level interventions, there is a clear need to understand the prevalence of childhood
obesity at the state and local levels. Unfortunately, there is no data source that provides measures
of childhood obesity across all states and communities in the United States. To address this gap,
RWJF asked the Urban Institute to explore the association between community risk factors and
childhood obesity using national databases, with the goal of predicting the risk for obesity for
children in communities across the United States. This report summarizes the findings from that
study, providing maps and community profiles of the predicted risk for obesity for children in all
50 states and the District of Columbia.
We begin with an overview of the methods used to obtain the estimates of the risk for
childhood obesity and the results from the models that we estimated. The second half of the
report provides a series of maps and tables that document the predicted risk for obesity for
children across the states and within communities in each state based on our analysis.
A.
Study Methods and Findings
Overview. The goal of this study was to use information on the relationship between
childhood obesity and community-level characteristics for representative samples of children
drawn from national surveys to predict the risk for obesity for children in all communities across
the United States. To do this, we first estimated multivariate models of childhood obesity as a
function of a wide array of community characteristics based on the children and communities
included in national survey data. Based on the estimates obtained from those models, we then
predicted the risk for childhood obesity for children in communities across the United States. It
is important to acknowledge that because our estimates are based on a national model, we do not
capture unique aspects of states and local communities that may exacerbate or mitigate the risk
for childhood obesity (e.g., we do not capture the impacts of Arkansas’s statewide assessment of
1
Centers for Disease Control. “Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 20032004, Table 1, www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/overweight/overwght_child_03.htm, December 6,
2007.
2
Lavizzo-Mourey, R. 2007 “We Will Reverse the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity,” President’s Message from the
RWJF 2006 Annual Report.
3
For more information about the RWJF’s childhood obesity initiatives see www.rwjf.org.
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childhood obesity or the Food Trust’s initiatives in Philadelphia). The remainder of this section
briefly describes our definition of childhood obesity, the data used for the study, our analytic
approach and the findings from the analysis.
Defining Overweight and Obese. While the definitions for overweight and obesity are
well established for adults, there is less consistency is the use of the terms for children. Using
the “body mass index” (BMI), a measure of how much a person weighs relative to their height,
the Centers for Disease Control defines children as being “at risk for being overweight” if their
BMI is at or above the 85th percentile of a fixed reference group of U.S. children of the same age
and sex. 4 Children with a BMI above the 95th percentile are defined as “overweight.” Others,
including the Institute of Medicine, 5 refer to the first group of children as “overweight” and the
second group as “obese.” For simplicity of language, we use the latter terminology.
Data Sources. Two types of data were needed for the study. The first was information
on overweight and obesity for children across communities in the United States. The second was
detailed information on community characteristics that are potential predictors of childhood
obesity. For the first type of data, we used data on child height and weight from three surveys:
the 1988-94 National Health and Examination Survey (NHANES), 6 the 2000-04 Medical
Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS) and the 2003/2004 National Survey of Children’s Health
(NSCH). As explained further below, we focus on the MEPS analysis in this report.
For the second type of data--community characteristics, we gathered nearly 500 variables
from various national data sources, including Census 2000, the National Center for Education
Statistics, Department of Housing and Urban Development, County and ZIP Business Patterns,
the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and
others. 7 (Appendix Table 1 provides more details on the data sources for community
characteristics.)
To link each child to the characteristics of their community, we relied on the existing
geocoding 8 in the three surveys. The NHANES and MEPS provide census tract identifiers,
while the smallest area identified in the NSCH is ZIP code. Census tracts are small, relatively
permanent statistical subdivisions of a county that are designed to be homogeneous with respect
to population characteristics, economic status, and living conditions. 9
Unlike census tracts, ZIP codes are not spatially defined areas with precise boundaries.
Instead, they are a set of mailing addresses grouped by the U.S. Postal Service as a delivery
route, and do not necessarily correspond to any definition of neighborhood. 10 The median
4
Centers for Disease Control. “About BMI for Children and Teens,”
http://cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/childrens_BMI/about_childrens_BMI.htm, accessed December 6,2007.
5
Institute of Medicine, 2005. Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance. www.iom.edu.
6
We were unable to use the more recent rounds of the NHANES because they had not yet been geocoded (discussed
below) at the time of our study.
7
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and Internal Revenue Service data provided with permission by DataPlace™
(http://www.dataplace.org), a product of KnowledgePlex, Inc.
8
Geocoding is the process of assigning geographic identifiers (e.g., census tracts or ZIP codes) to data items.
9
For more information on census tracts, see www.census.gov/geo/www/cen_tract.html.
10
For more information on ZIP codes, see www.oseda.missouri.edu/jgb/ZIP.resources.html.
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census tract in the U.S. covers about 2 square miles, compared to 38 square miles for the median
ZIP code area. Consistent with those differences in size, the average population in a census tract
is about 4,300, compared to 8,800 in the average ZIP code area. 11 Census tracts are much
smaller than ZIP codes, particularly in urban areas, and provide a better measure of the child’s
local neighborhood.
The community characteristics that we consider in our model can be grouped into nine
categories:
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Demographic variables—e.g., the age, race, and citizenship status of the population in
the community;
Measures of household structure—e.g., share of children living in two-parent, singleparent, and non-parent households;
Education and language variables—e.g., percent of the adult population with a high
school degree, percent of the population with poor English skills;
Employment status—e.g., the unemployment rate, the labor force participation rate
for women;
Income and poverty—e.g., the poverty rate, median family income, percent of
households on public assistance;
Housing—e.g., homeownership rate, vacancy rates, measures of overcrowding;
Health environment—e.g., infant mortality rate, uninsurance rate;
Food environment—e.g., number of grocery stores and restaurants per capita; and
Physical environment—e.g., pedestrian fatalities in auto accidents, weather patterns,
number of bowling alleys per capita, crime rates.
Table A.1 summarizes the set of variables included in the analysis at the county, census tract and
ZIP code levels. A more detailed list is provided in the appendix as Appendix Table 1. The
models using the NHANES and MEPS include measures at the census tract and county level,
while the NSCH models included measures at the ZIP code and county level. While many of the
variables are available at all three levels, several are only available at the county level or at the
county and tract, or county and ZIP code levels.
Analytic Approach. Using the survey data on childhood obesity combined with the data
on community characteristics, we estimated models of the probability of child obesity as a
function of the characteristics of the child’s community (based on Table A.1) for children ages 6
to 17. The parameter estimates obtained from these models were used to predict the “risk for
childhood obesity” for children in all communities in the United States.
The models of childhood obesity were estimated using logistic regression in a boosted
regression framework. 12 Boosted regression is a data mining method that can identify complex
11
Tabulations by the Urban Institute based on the Census 2000.
Boosted regression is described in Ridgeway, G. 1999. “The State of Boosting,” Computing Science and
Statistics, 31: 172-181.and Hastie, T., R. Tibshirani, and J.H. Friedman. 2001. The Elements of Statistical Learning:
Data Mining, Inference and Prediction. New York, NY: Springer. All our models were estimated using the
MART boosting algorithm developed by Hastie, Tibshirani, and Friedman for Stata, which was written by M.
Schonlau (available at http://www.schonlau.net/). The analyses were done using Stata 9.2.
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Table A.1: Summary of Available Community Context Measures
Variable
Geographic Level
Demographic:
Age Distribution
Tract, ZIP, County
Grade Distribution of Students
Tract, ZIP, County
Number of Public Schools/Public School Students
Tract, ZIP, County
Race/Ethnicity Distribution of Students, Children, Overall
Tract, ZIP, County
Recent Immigrants
Tract, ZIP, County
Household Structure:
Household Structure (Single Parents, etc).
Tract, ZIP, County
Education and Language:
Education Level for Adults
Tract, ZIP, County
English Language Ability
Tract, ZIP, County
Employment:
Female Labor Force Participation and Employment
Tract, ZIP, County
Unemployment Rate
Tract, ZIP, County
Income/Poverty:
Family/Household Income
Tract, ZIP, County
Poverty Rates and Concentration
Tract, ZIP, County
IRS Filing Status/Returns
ZIP, County
Housing:
Home Purchase Mortgage Information
Tract, County
Housing Affordability
Tract, ZIP, County
Rent/Housing Value
Tract, ZIP, County
Overcrowded Housing
Tract, ZIP, County
Vacancy Rates
Tract, ZIP, County
Public/Subsidized Housing
Tract, County
Health:
Infant Mortality Rate
County
Number of Doctors/Hospitals per Capita
County
Uninsurance Rate
County
Food Environment:
Number of Restaurants/Grocery stores per Capita, etc.
ZIP, County
Physical Environment:
Pedestrian Fatalities (in Auto Accidents)
County
Average Weather (Temperature/Precipitation, etc.)
County
Business Patterns (Types of Establishments, etc).
ZIP, County
Level of Urbanization
County
Method of Traveling to Work
Tract, ZIP, County
Neighborhood Stability
Tract, ZIP, County
Population Density
Tract, ZIP, County
Crime Rates
County
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nonlinear relationships between the outcome of interest and a large number of covariates. In this
case, we use the method to select the community characteristics that best classify a child as
obese. 13 The output from the boosted regression models provides a measure of the relative
importance (or “influence”) of each variable to the overall fit of the model.
It is important to acknowledge that this type of model is intended to provide accurate
predictions of the probability that a child is obese but not intended to describe the true
mechanism that underlies the relationship between childhood obesity and community
characteristics. 14
We estimated models for all children ages 6 to 17, for boys and girls separately, and for
younger (ages 6-11) and older (ages 12 to 17) children separately. We focus on the estimates for
all children here. The general patterns were similar for boys and girls and for older and younger
children.
Findings. We found that community characteristics explained only a small share of the
variation in childhood obesity in the three surveys (ranging from <1 to 2 percent depending on
the model and national health dataset used).15 To place the predictive power of our models in
context, it is useful to review the explanatory power of other models of childhood obesity. In
general, efforts to model childhood obesity as a function of the characteristics of the individual
child and his or her family do not explain a large share of the variation in childhood obesity. For
example, work by Anderson, Butcher and Levine (2002) using a strong empirical framework,
reports a pseudo R2 of .02 to .12 for their models depending on the particular model of
childhood obesity that is estimated. Similarly, recent work by Monheit, Vistnes and Rogowski
(2007) obtains a pseudo R2 of .09 to .14 in models of adolescent obesity. 16 In that work, they
find only a minimal increase in the pseudo R2 (<.02) due to the addition of community
characteristics. 17
Within the set of variables that did influence child obesity, our analysis found that
neighborhood characteristics, whether based on census tracts or ZIP codes had a greater
influence than county level characteristics. Because the census tract is more closely aligned with
a child’s neighborhood and is defined more consistently across the county, we use the estimates
from models using the MEPS for the maps and tabulations reported in the remainder of this
report. In general, the findings from the models using the NSCH (based on ZIP codes) were very
similar to those based on the MEPS (census tracts), as the types of community indicators that
13
We estimated models for the probability of obese and probability of overweight. In presenting the results, we
focus primarily on the models of the probability of obesity.
14
Robinson, J.W. 2007. “Regression Tree Boosting to Adjust Health Care Cost Predictions for Diagnostic Mix.”
Health Services Research, forthcoming.
15
The explanatory power of the models NHANES were particularly weak, likely due to three factors: the smaller
sample size of the survey, the more limited geographic variation in the sample, and the more limited community
characteristics available for the time period of the survey.
16
Monheit, AC, JP Vistnes, and JA Rogowski. 2007. “Overweight in Adolescents: Implications for Health
Expenditures,” NBER Working Paper 13488.
17
Unpublished correspondence with J. Vistnes at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2007.
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proved most influential in determining a child’s probability of being obese (discussed below)
were very similar across the two data sets.
Table A.2 summarizes the influence of community variables on the probability of being
obese based on the MEPS. The types of community indicators that proved most influential in
determining a child’s probability of being obese were the demographic characteristics, household
structure, and education and English language proficiency of the population in the child’s
community. The two single most influential variables were the percentage of children who lived
in households headed by someone other than a parent and the percentage of adults (age 25 and
over) without a high school degree in the community.
Using the estimates from the regression models, we predicted the probability for obesity
for children in each census tract based on the characteristics of the child’s tract and county.
There are a number of strategies that could be used to compare the estimated risk for childhood
obesity across areas. For this analysis, we classify census tracts based on the predicted risk for
obesity for children in the tract relative to the national mean predicted risk for childhood obesity
using the following groups:
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Lowest risk for obesity—the predicted risk for obesity for a child in the census tract is
more than 1.5 standard deviations below the national mean;
•
Lower risk for obesity—the predicted risk for obesity for a child in the census tract is
between 0.5 and 1.5 standard deviations below the national mean;
•
Average risk for obesity—the predicted risk for obesity for a child in the census tract is
within 0.5 standard deviations above or below the national mean;
•
Higher risk for obesity—the predicted risk for obesity for a child in the census tract is
between 0.5 and 1.5 standard deviations above the national mean; and
•
Highest risk for obesity—the predicted risk for obesity for a child in the census tract is
more than 1.5 standard deviations above the national mean.
Based on our model, we obtained a predicted risk for childhood obesity for all 65,443
census tracts in the United States. In order to convey the general patterns of the risk for obesity
for children across the communities, we have summarized the predicted risk for children in the
communities using the percent of census tracts in a given area, such as a state or county, in which
children are predicted to be either at above average risk for obesity (that is at either higher or
highest risk) or at highest risk for obesity.
As part of this study, we explored the availability of data sets for selected states or
communities to test the reliability of the predictions based on our model; unfortunately, we were
not able to identify any data sources that could be used to test the accuracy of the predictions
generated by the model.
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Table A.2: Percent Influence of Community Variables on the Probability of Being Obese for
Children Ages 6 to 17
(Individual variables with greater than 2% influence are listed)
Influence on
Probability of
Being Obese
Category/Variable
All Demographic Variables
Tract Proportion Black Males age 5-14
30.7
2.1
All Household Structure Variables
Tract Percent of Children in Households Headed by a Non-Parent
21.1
17.0
All Education and Language Variables
Tract Percent of Adult Population Without High School Degree
14.4
12.8
All Housing Variables
11.8
All Income and Poverty Variables
8.0
All Employment Variables
2.9
All Physical Environment Variables
8.3
All Food Environment Variables
1.5
All Health Environment Variables
1.0
State Indicators
0.3
100.0
Total Influence
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
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Potential Extensions to the Study. The low explanatory power of our models suggests
that the set of community characteristics considered here explain little of the variation in
childhood obesity. Given the timeframe for the study, we pulled together data from existing
Urban Institute data collection efforts and easily available public use files. There are additional
measures that could be added to the model with additional time and resources (e.g., more
detailed data on the location of food outlets, food prices). Further, alternative measures of the
local community could be constructed using the data, such as measures of the distance from the
child’s neighborhood to different types of community characteristics (e.g., closest grocery store).
While not available in national files, smaller-area measures for crime and other
community characteristics (e.g., parks and playgrounds) would be attainable for certain
metropolitan areas from local data organizations, such as members of the National Neighborhood
Indicators Partnership (NNIP). 18 These agencies could also potentially provide missing factors
such as built environment, child health outcomes, and local health interventions.
Finally, a more recent round of the NHANES is in the process of being geocoded. This
survey, which includes data on measured height and weight, as well as other measures of
adiposity, along with data on food consumption and physical activity, offers the potential for a
much more in-depth study of the link between the community environment and the risk for
childhood obesity than was feasible with the data sources available at the time of this study.
B.
A National Perspective on the Risk for Childhood Obesity
Overall we estimated that children ages 6 to 17 are at an above average risk for obesity in
34 percent of all census tracts and are at the highest risk for obesity in 6.5 percent of tracts.
Figure B.1 shows the percent of census tracts in each state in which children ages 6 to 17 are
predicted to be at above average risk for childhood obesity, with supporting data provided in
Table B.1. As shown, the states with the highest proportions of census tracts at above average
risk are clustered in the southeast, with the highest proportions in Mississippi (77 percent), the
District of Columbia (66 percent), Hawaii (65 percent), Louisiana (65 percent), Georgia (64
percent) and South Carolina (63 percent). On the other end of the scale, children were predicted
to be at above average risk for obesity in only 2.3 percent of census tracts Wyoming and 3.4
percent of census tracts in Vermont.
Figure B.2 displays the percent of census tracts in a state in which children ages 6 to 17
are predicted to be at the highest risk for obesity. As one might expect, this map looks similar to
Figure B.1. Hawaii has the highest proportion of census tracts predicted to be at highest risk for
childhood obesity (28 percent), closely followed by Mississippi (27 percent), Georgia (22
percent), North Carolina (21 percent), South Carolina (20 percent), and Alabama (19 percent)
(See Table B.1). Neither Vermont or Wyoming contain any census tracts in which children ages
6 to 17 are predicted to be at highest risk for obesity.
18
The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) is a collaborative effort by the Urban Institute and
local partners to further the development and use of neighborhood-level information systems in local policymaking
and community building. For more information, see www2.urban.org/nnip/.
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Table B.2 provides a national profile of communities based on their predicted risk for
childhood obesity. Comparisons are made among census tracts predicted to be at highest risk for
obesity, those at above average risk for obesity and those at average or below average risk for
obesity for children ages 6 to 17. As shown in the table, tracts predicted to be at above average
or highest risk for obesity for children ages 6 to 17 are more likely to have minority residents,
higher unemployment rates, higher proportions of children living in households headed by a nonparent and of single parent families, higher poverty rates, lower female labor force participation,
lower education and income levels, and lower homeownership rates than tracts at average or
below average risk for obesity. For many factors, children in census tracts predicted to be at
highest risk are worse off and in less economically-stable situations than children in census tracts
at above average risk for obesity.
The differences in community indicators by relative risk for obesity are quite striking.
For example, the child poverty rate in tracts predicted to be at the highest risk for obesity was
nearly 40 percent, while it was 31 percent in tracts at above average risk and less than 10 percent
in tracts with average or below average risk for childhood obesity. The average median
household income was more than $30,000 per year higher in average or below average risk tracts
than in the census tracts at the highest risk for obesity. Overall, the communities where
childhood obesity is predicted to be highest face disadvantages across multiple dimensions.
Strategies to address the childhood obesity epidemic in these communities will be most effective
if they recognize the context of these underlying problems and tailor programs to the local
circumstances of the children at risk.
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Figure B.1: Percent of Census Tracts in States in which Children Ages 6 to 17
are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Washington DC
Alaska
Percent of Census Tracts in State
in which Children are Predicted
to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Hawaii
Less than 10%
46 to 60%
10 to 25%
More than 60%
26 to 45%
Source: Analyses by The Urban Institute
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Figure B.2: Percent of Census Tracts in States in which Children Ages 6 to 17
are Predicted to be at Highest Risk for Obesity
Washington DC
Alaska
Percent of Census Tracts in State
in which Children are Predicted
to be at Highest Risk for Obesity
Hawaii
Less than 2%
11 to 15%
2 to 5%
More than 15%
6 to 10%
Source: Analyses by The Urban Institute
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Table B.1: Predicted Risk for Obesity for Children 6 to 17 in US Communities, by State
Share of census tracts in which
children ages 6 to 17 are predicted to
be at above average risk for obesity
State
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
61.1%
32.9%
37.7%
56.4%
31.5%
15.2%
24.7%
28.9%
66.0%
39.8%
63.8%
65.4%
7.1%
33.8%
26.2%
9.0%
17.3%
50.8%
64.9%
7.5%
38.2%
15.7%
23.1%
10.1%
77.4%
31.2%
13.7%
12.3%
32.9%
4.4%
28.9%
45.8%
32.4%
59.1%
8.4%
29.7%
39.9%
7.3%
20.9%
26.5%
63.0%
24.3%
52.5%
50.1%
11.3%
3.4%
46.8%
9.0%
45.1%
15.2%
2.4%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
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Share of census tracts in which
children ages 6 to 17 are predicted to
be at highest risk for obesity
19.4%
11.4%
8.7%
10.1%
3.2%
1.1%
3.2%
3.6%
4.8%
7.0%
22.3%
27.6%
0.4%
7.0%
3.4%
2.1%
1.7%
11.7%
15.2%
0.9%
7.1%
1.2%
3.3%
1.4%
27.3%
5.0%
2.2%
1.2%
4.3%
0.4%
3.4%
9.6%
3.0%
21.1%
4.0%
5.9%
7.5%
0.7%
2.6%
9.4%
20.2%
14.9%
9.3%
6.9%
1.0%
0.0%
11.9%
0.5%
8.4%
1.7%
0.0%
Table B.2: National Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts
Census Tracts Census Tracts
with Average
with Highest
with Above
or Below
Risk for
Average Risk
Average Risk
Childhood
for Childhood
for Childhood
Obesity
Obesity
Obesity
Characteristics
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
5,536
79.0%
9.6%
8.9%
70.0%
7,966
81.6%
9.5%
6.4%
79.0%
3,903
87.8%
3.6%
3.8%
82.0%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
26.9%
36.2%
42.6%
3.1%
3.4%
14.7%
46.7%
27.0%
43.4%
32.0%
3.6%
1.7%
19.2%
42.4%
24.1%
82.4%
4.6%
4.1%
0.7%
7.4%
33.1%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
13.5%
20.9%
49.0%
49.7%
57.1%
10.4%
22.2%
52.0%
52.4%
60.1%
4.5%
35.5%
59.0%
60.0%
70.1%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
17.7%
50.1%
49.9%
16.2%
42.7%
57.3%
7.6%
21.5%
78.5%
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Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
37.1%
50.8%
12.1%
6.5%
33.2%
53.6%
13.2%
7.8%
14.3%
57.6%
28.1%
2.6%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income, $2005
Average percent of households with public assistance income (state/local)
32.0%
39.3%
$27,718
8.9%
23.9%
30.6%
$34,324
7.2%
8.0%
9.6%
$60,347
2.2%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
44.3%
$482
$83,740
9.0%
5.0%
51.5%
$570
$100,336
3.1%
3.5%
72.2%
$780
$179,240
0.2%
1.8%
See Table C.52 for more information about the variables.
14
C.
State Profiles on the Risk for Childhood Obesity
Figures C.1 to C.51 show the percentage of census tracts in counties in which children
ages 6 to 17 are predicted to be at above average risk for obesity for each state and the District of
Columbia, respectively. Additionally the light colored dots on the maps mark the center of
census tracts where children were predicted to be at highest risk for obesity. For very large
states, we have included additional maps that provide greater detail for the different areas of the
state. Together, these maps provide a clearer picture of the communities in which children are
predicted to be that at greatest risk for obesity than maps drawn at the national level.
Tables C.1 to C.51 provide a profile for each state that compares census tracts predicted
to be at highest risk for obesity, those at above average risk for obesity and those at average or
below average risk for obesity for children ages 6 to 17 for each state. Table C.52 contains notes
on the variables included in the tables.
The state maps and tables are in the following order (with the number of the table or
figure corresponding to the state number below):
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
15
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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Figure C.1: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Alabama in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Atlanta
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Montgomery
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
Tallahassee
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.2: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Alaska in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Juneau
Percent of Census Tracts in
County in which Children are
Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.3: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Arizona in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Phoenix
Less than 10%
Tucson
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.4: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Arkansas in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Little Rock
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.5: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in California in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Salt Lake City
Carson City
Sacramento
San Francisco
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
Los Angeles
San Diego
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
10 to 25%
Phoenix
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.5.A: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Northern California in which
Children Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Jackson
Del Norte
Klamath
Lake
Siskiyou
Humboldt
Modoc
Shasta
Trinity
Harney
Humboldt
Lassen
Washoe
Pershing
Tehama
Plumas
Butte
Glenn
Mendocino
Lake
Sonoma
Colusa
Napa
Marin
Sierra
Nevada
Carson City
Yuba
Placer
Sutter
Sacramento
SacramentoAmador
Calaveras
Contra CostaSan Joaquin
San Francisco
San Francisco
Alameda
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Carson City
Douglas
Lyon
El Dorado
Yolo
Solano
Storey
Churchill
Stanislaus
Merced
Less than 10%
Alpine
Mineral
Tuolumne
Mariposa
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Mono
Madera
Fresno
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.5.B: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Southern California in which
Children Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Napa Yolo
Solano
Placer El Dorado
SacramentoAmador
Calaveras
Marin
San Joaquin
Contra Costa
Alameda
Stanislaus
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Tuolumne
Beaver
Mineral
Mono
Esmeralda
Iron
Nye
Lincoln
Mariposa
Washington
Madera
Merced
Fresno
San Benito
Monterey
White Pine Millard
Douglas
Lyon
Alpine
Inyo
Kings
San Luis Obispo
Tulare
Clark
Mohave
Kern
San Bernardino
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Los Angeles
Less than 10%
Los Angeles
10 to 25%
Riverside
Orange
San Diego
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
San Diego
La Paz
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Imperial
Yuma
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.6: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Colorado in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Cheyenne
Denver
Aurora
Lakewood
Colorado Springs
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.7: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Connecticut in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Greene
Columbia
Worcester
Hampshire
Berkshire
Worcester
Hampden
Springfield
Dutchess
Tolland
Hartford
Litchfield
Windham
Hartford
Providence
Kent
Putnam
Westchester
Middlesex
New Haven
New London
New Haven
Washington
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
Fairfield
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
Suffolk
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Suffolk
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.8: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Delaware in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Lancaster
York
Philadelphia
Delaware
Chester
Gloucester
Carroll
Atlantic
Baltimore
Baltimore
Cumberland
Kent
Howard
Anne Arundel
Prince George's
Dover
Queen Anne's
Queen Anne's
Kent
Caroline
Talbot
Sussex
Calvert
Cape May
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
Dorchester
Wicomico
St. Mary's
Westmoreland
Ocean
Salem
Cecil New Castle
Harford
Camden
Burlington
Somerset
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Worcester
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.9: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in the District of Columbia in which
Children Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Howard
Montgomery
Anne Arundel
Loudoun
District of Columbia
Fairfax
Fairfax
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Falls ChurchArlington
Prince George's
Alexandria
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
Prince William
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Calvert
Charles
Charles
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.10: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Florida in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Tallahassee
Jacksonville
Orlando
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
Hollywood
Miami
Hialeah
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.10.A: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in South Florida in which
Children Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Orlando
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Fort Lauderdale
Hialeah
Hollywood
Miami
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.11: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Georgia in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Columbia
Atlanta
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Montgomery
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
Tallahassee
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.11.A: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in the Atlanta Area in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Dawson
Floyd
Cherokee
Bartow
Banks
Hall
Forsyth
Jackson
Polk
Paulding
Cobb
Atlanta
Haralson
Douglas
Chambers
Walton
Rockdale
Clayton
Morgan
Newton
Henry
Fayette
Butts
Spalding
Troup
Meriwether
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Pike
Lamar
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
Coweta
Heard
Clarke
Oconee
DeKalb
Fulton
Carroll
Randolph
Barrow
Gwinnett
Monroe
Jasper Putnam
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Jones
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.12: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Hawaii in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Honolulu
Percent of Census Tracts in
County in which Children are
Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at highest risk
for Obesity
Figure C.13: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Idaho in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Helena
Boise
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.14: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Illinois in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Madison
Rockford
Chicago
Peoria
Springfield
Jefferson City
Indianapolis
Frankfort
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.14.A: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties surrounding Chicago in which
Children Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
McHenry
WinnebagoBoone
Rockford
Ogle
DeKalb
Lake
Kane
DuPage
Cook
Chicago
Berrien
Lee
Kendall
Will
Bureau
La Salle
Grundy
Starke
Putnam
Marshall
Lake
Porter
Kankakee
Livingston
Woodford
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
LaPorte
Newton
Ford
Jasper
Iroquois
Benton
Pulaski
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
White
Carroll
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.15: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Indiana in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Gary
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
Evansville
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Frankfort
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.16: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Iowa in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.17: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Kansas in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Lincoln
Topeka
Kansas City
Overland Park
Wichita
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
Oklahoma City
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.18: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Kentucky in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Indianapolis
LouisvilleFrankfort
Columbus
Lexington-Fayette
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Nashville-Davidson
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.19: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Louisiana in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Jackson
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Metairie
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.20: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Maine in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Augusta
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
Concord
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.21: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Maryland in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Baltimore
Annapolis
Dover
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
Richmond
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.22: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Massachusetts in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Worcester
Springfield
Hartford
Providence
Boston
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
New Haven
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.23: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Michigan in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Madison
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Grand Rapids Flint
Lansing
Sterling Heights
Livonia
Warren
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.24: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Minnesota in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.25: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Mississippi in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Little Rock
Jackson
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
Baton Rouge
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.26: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Missouri in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Springfield
Topeka
Kansas City
Independence
Jefferson City
Springfield
St. Louis
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.27: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Montana in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Helena
Billings
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.28: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Nebraska in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Omaha
Lincoln
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
Topeka
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.29: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Nevada in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Salt Lake City
Reno
Carson City
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Las VegasParadise
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.30: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in New Hampshire in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Piscataquis
Grand Isle
Clinton
Franklin
Orleans
Essex
Lamoille
Essex
Coos
Waldo
Oxford
Caledonia
Chittenden
Kennebec
Augusta
Washington
Montpelier
Addison
Androscoggin
Orange
Sagadahoc
Grafton
Carroll
Warren
Rutland
Windsor
Belknap
Sullivan
Washington
Merrimack
Concord
Bennington
Windham
Cheshire
Manchester
Hillsborough
Rensselaer
Berkshire
Somerset
Franklin
Franklin
Worcester
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Middlesex
Cumberland
York
Strafford
Rockingham
Essex
Knox
Lincoln
Sagadahoc
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.31: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in New Jersey in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Newark
New York
Trenton
Philadelphia
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
Dover
Source: Analysis by The Urban Institute
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.32: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in New Mexico in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.33: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in New York in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Montpelier
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Albany
Hartford
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
Yonkers
New York
Harrisburg
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Trenton
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.33.A: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in New York City in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Orange
Sussex
Rockland
Passaic
Fairfield
Westchester
Bergen
Yonkers
Morris
Essex
New York
Nassau
Hudson
New York
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
Richmond
Richmond
Somerset
Queens
Kings
Union
Somerset
Suffolk
Bronx
Queens
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
Middlesex
More than 60%
Monmouth
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.34: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in North Carolina in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Richmond
Winston-SalemGreensboro
Raleigh
Charlotte
Columbia
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.35: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in North Dakota in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Bismarck
Fargo
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.36: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Ohio in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Toledo
Cleveland
Akron
Dayton
Columbus
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Cincinnati
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
Frankfort
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Charleston
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.37: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Oklahoma in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.38: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Oregon in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Portland
Salem
Eugene
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.39: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Pennsylvania in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Erie
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
Allentown
are Predicted to be at Above
Trenton Average Risk for Obesity
Philadelphia
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
Dover
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.40: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Rhode Island in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Worcester
Norfolk
Plymouth
Windham
Providence
Providence
Bristol
Bristol
Kent
Newport
New London
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Newport
Less than 10%
Washington
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
Dukes
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.41: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in South Carolina in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Columbia
Charleston
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.42: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in South Dakota in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Bismarck
Rapid City
Pierre
Sioux Falls
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.43: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Tennessee in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Frankfort
Nashville-Davidson
Memphis
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
Atlanta
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.44: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Texas in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Santa Fe
Oklahoma City
Little Rock
Fort Worth Dallas
El Paso
Arlington
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
Corpus Christi
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.44.A: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in East Texas in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Arlington
Dallas
Fort Worth
Austin
Houston
San Antonio
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.44.B: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Southwestern Texas in which
Children Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
ArlingtonDallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Austin
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.45: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Utah in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Salt Lake City
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.46: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Vermont in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Clinton
Franklin
Grand Isle
Franklin
Orleans
Essex
Franklin
Coos
Lamoille
Chittenden
Caledonia
Oxford
Washington
Montpelier
Essex
Hamilton
Addison
Hamilton Warren
Orange
Rutland
Windsor
Washington
Fulton
Sullivan
Montgomery
Albany
Merrimack
Concord
Windham
Cheshire
Manchester
Hillsborough
Rensselaer
Albany
Berkshire
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Franklin
Cumberland
Carroll
Belknap
Bennington
Saratoga
Schenectady
Grafton
Worcester
Middlesex
York
Strafford
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
Rockingham
Essex
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.47: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Virginia in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Harrisburg
Columbus
Charleston
Arlington
Alexandria
Annapolis
Richmond
Hampton
Norfolk
Chesapeake
Raleigh
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.47.A: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Southeastern Virginia in which
Children Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Richmond
Newport News
Hampton
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Virginia Beach
Chesapeake
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.48: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Washington in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Seattle
Spokane
Olympia Tacoma
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
Salem
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.49: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in West Virginia in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Charleston
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.50: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Wisconsin in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
St. Paul
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Madison
Milwaukee
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Figure C.51: Percent of Census Tracts in Counties in Wyoming in which Children
Ages 6 to 17 are Predicted to be at Above Average Risk for Obesity
Gallatin
Sweet Grass
Stillwater
Park
Madison
Custer
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Carbon
Rosebud
Powder River
Butte
Sheridan
Beaverhead
Park
Fremont
Crook
Big Horn
Campbell
Teton
Teton
Hot Springs
Washakie
Harding
Carter
Johnson
LawrenceMeade
Pennington
Weston
Custer
Bonneville
Fremont
Caribou
Sublette
Natrona
Fall River
Niobrara
Converse
Dawes
Sioux
Lincoln
Platte
Box Butte
Goshen
Scotts Bluff
Rich
Morgan
Carbon
Sweetwater
Duchesne
Banner
Laramie
Uinta
Summit
Albany
Daggett
Uintah
Source: Analyses by the Urban Institute
Kimball
Cheyenne
Moffat
Routt
Jackson
Larimer
Weld
Logan
Morgan
Percent of Census Tracts
in County in which Children
are Predicted to be at Above
Average Risk for Obesity
Less than 10%
10 to 25%
26 to 45%
46 to 60%
More than 60%
Census Tract in which Children are
Predicted to be at Highest Risk
for Obesity
Table C.1: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Alabama
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
1,417
91.7%
1.7%
4.8%
54.3%
1,189
94.1%
1.1%
3.2%
61.7%
868
95.8%
0.2%
1.5%
81.2%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
27.0%
35.1%
62.7%
0.5%
0.5%
1.3%
43.2%
25.8%
53.1%
44.3%
0.6%
0.5%
1.6%
37.3%
24.4%
88.0%
8.7%
1.1%
0.6%
1.6%
38.9%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
12.2%
20.2%
46.1%
52.2%
57.6%
9.2%
21.6%
49.4%
55.6%
62.0%
4.0%
35.5%
55.3%
57.4%
67.1%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
17.7%
51.4%
48.6%
15.5%
40.4%
59.6%
7.4%
19.6%
80.4%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
35.6%
52.7%
11.8%
1.0%
31.7%
56.1%
12.2%
1.0%
17.5%
55.3%
27.3%
0.8%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
33.4%
42.9%
$24,167
4.7%
24.0%
31.2%
$31,042
3.5%
8.8%
10.5%
$53,704
1.2%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
58.2%
$376
$64,742
8.9%
3.4%
66.7%
$436
$73,317
3.6%
3.0%
78.8%
$607
$127,984
0.2%
2.3%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.2: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Alaska
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
199
44.1%
3.8%
49.1%
5.6%
1,602
59.3%
2.9%
34.1%
34.6%
1,389
83.5%
1.2%
10.5%
65.1%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
32.1%
29.8%
1.2%
6.3%
59.6%
3.0%
39.0%
30.8%
42.9%
4.3%
6.5%
41.8%
4.5%
35.9%
29.2%
80.1%
3.3%
4.9%
8.1%
3.6%
36.8%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
20.4%
30.4%
62.7%
63.2%
60.5%
16.0%
29.9%
61.4%
61.3%
65.3%
7.8%
35.5%
65.1%
57.9%
71.1%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
12.5%
35.5%
64.5%
11.6%
39.5%
60.5%
6.7%
24.4%
75.6%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
25.2%
60.9%
13.9%
3.0%
21.2%
63.4%
15.5%
2.7%
8.9%
64.7%
26.5%
1.2%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
17.9%
18.8%
$48,470
18.2%
16.0%
18.3%
$45,303
16.1%
7.3%
8.9%
$66,271
6.0%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
58.3%
$706
$112,885
0.3%
3.7%
52.1%
$712
$121,330
0.9%
3.8%
66.0%
$875
$163,821
0.3%
2.0%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.3: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Arizona
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
2,498
82.2%
4.1%
10.5%
74.0%
4,178
85.8%
3.4%
8.0%
81.1%
3,091
89.6%
1.1%
3.8%
93.0%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
33.2%
26.5%
4.6%
1.0%
27.2%
40.7%
50.0%
29.8%
39.2%
4.4%
1.7%
11.5%
42.9%
47.1%
24.1%
78.6%
2.5%
2.7%
1.3%
14.1%
33.6%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
15.5%
18.6%
45.4%
38.0%
48.2%
10.4%
19.8%
47.9%
42.6%
52.9%
3.9%
37.8%
57.9%
56.7%
68.0%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
19.7%
39.9%
60.1%
18.4%
35.9%
64.1%
8.9%
23.5%
76.5%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
41.5%
49.7%
8.7%
15.1%
36.4%
53.2%
10.4%
14.6%
10.5%
59.3%
30.2%
2.4%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
36.9%
43.2%
$28,690
9.5%
25.8%
32.1%
$33,872
6.0%
7.5%
9.0%
$61,357
1.6%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
54.0%
$479
$70,233
2.8%
5.2%
57.8%
$580
$86,435
1.3%
3.5%
74.3%
$910
$169,147
0.0%
2.1%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.4: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Arkansas
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
885
91.8%
0.8%
5.7%
36.5%
752
92.4%
0.9%
4.4%
41.8%
653
94.4%
0.2%
2.1%
72.4%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
24.5%
54.3%
42.0%
0.6%
0.4%
2.8%
61.0%
25.5%
65.8%
29.6%
0.7%
0.6%
3.3%
46.1%
25.0%
90.6%
4.5%
1.0%
0.9%
2.6%
37.5%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
11.5%
22.7%
51.4%
56.9%
63.6%
8.5%
21.3%
51.0%
55.7%
63.9%
4.0%
28.9%
57.1%
60.3%
71.1%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
16.1%
42.0%
58.0%
14.5%
35.2%
64.8%
8.1%
21.5%
78.5%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
31.8%
54.3%
13.8%
1.3%
31.5%
56.7%
11.8%
1.8%
19.4%
60.8%
19.8%
1.2%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
27.3%
35.2%
$27,695
4.4%
22.1%
29.6%
$31,145
3.9%
10.3%
13.5%
$45,862
1.8%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
55.7%
$435
$54,986
2.8%
3.8%
64.2%
$454
$60,758
1.6%
3.3%
74.5%
$556
$98,545
0.0%
2.5%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.5: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in California
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
17,176
70.4%
16.0%
9.9%
100.0%
12,355
80.9%
9.1%
7.0%
98.7%
6,054
87.4%
3.7%
4.2%
96.9%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
30.0%
19.1%
10.3%
6.4%
0.8%
63.3%
39.2%
30.8%
25.4%
13.0%
9.4%
0.8%
51.4%
38.7%
24.5%
59.9%
4.1%
13.3%
0.8%
21.6%
30.0%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
13.8%
16.0%
45.7%
39.3%
44.6%
11.9%
20.0%
49.3%
42.4%
49.9%
5.5%
40.3%
57.3%
55.0%
64.6%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
15.9%
36.4%
63.6%
15.5%
35.6%
64.4%
10.4%
22.3%
77.7%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
51.8%
39.3%
8.9%
29.9%
42.6%
45.8%
11.7%
22.7%
16.0%
51.8%
32.2%
7.1%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
32.5%
38.0%
$32,844
11.2%
25.8%
32.5%
$36,898
10.1%
8.9%
10.5%
$71,047
3.1%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
30.9%
$615
$152,173
3.1%
7.2%
39.3%
$701
$164,120
2.0%
3.6%
65.5%
$1,093
$327,528
0.1%
1.5%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.6: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Colorado
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
941
84.8%
1.2%
10.5%
33.3%
4,185
84.9%
4.6%
7.2%
73.9%
3,108
86.6%
2.7%
4.3%
85.0%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
24.5%
45.9%
1.0%
1.3%
8.4%
43.4%
44.3%
25.2%
50.4%
7.3%
2.1%
1.7%
38.4%
52.2%
24.7%
79.9%
3.2%
2.7%
0.7%
13.0%
41.3%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
8.7%
23.6%
48.8%
56.7%
58.3%
8.1%
22.0%
55.2%
52.8%
63.2%
4.1%
37.6%
63.5%
60.0%
71.5%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
14.9%
33.3%
66.7%
13.8%
36.5%
63.5%
7.5%
23.4%
76.6%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
32.3%
52.0%
15.8%
8.7%
28.4%
55.5%
16.2%
9.5%
11.0%
54.7%
34.3%
3.0%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
24.0%
23.5%
$28,521
7.5%
20.4%
25.6%
$35,211
5.8%
7.8%
9.3%
$62,246
2.0%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
54.5%
$409
$78,105
2.5%
6.1%
52.5%
$590
$130,960
2.1%
3.3%
70.9%
$880
$212,643
0.2%
1.6%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.7: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Connecticut
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
10,041
64.7%
16.7%
17.0%
100.0%
8,735
78.9%
10.5%
9.0%
97.5%
1,984
89.6%
3.1%
2.6%
88.5%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
26.8%
27.9%
27.7%
3.2%
0.8%
40.3%
51.8%
27.4%
36.1%
30.0%
2.9%
0.8%
30.1%
45.7%
23.6%
88.0%
3.9%
2.7%
0.4%
4.2%
28.2%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
18.5%
28.0%
53.9%
44.5%
50.6%
11.9%
23.2%
56.4%
57.4%
61.8%
3.8%
42.1%
60.3%
62.3%
73.3%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
15.3%
71.5%
28.5%
14.4%
57.0%
43.0%
6.0%
18.2%
81.8%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
38.6%
45.8%
15.6%
11.8%
34.1%
52.1%
13.8%
10.1%
12.1%
52.5%
35.4%
1.8%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
33.7%
45.1%
$28,157
16.7%
23.1%
29.7%
$35,570
11.1%
4.4%
4.8%
$78,735
1.9%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
13.4%
$667
$110,501
61.8%
4.5%
30.8%
$704
$119,565
11.1%
4.3%
76.0%
$956
$242,483
0.2%
1.1%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.8: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Delaware
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
12,245
55.6%
20.2%
21.2%
100.0%
6,749
80.1%
8.4%
9.1%
84.2%
1,943
91.5%
1.8%
2.7%
80.7%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
25.2%
26.1%
61.0%
2.0%
0.3%
10.6%
37.2%
25.8%
44.3%
45.9%
1.6%
0.5%
7.7%
51.6%
23.7%
81.9%
11.2%
2.4%
0.3%
3.5%
36.9%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
19.8%
22.3%
60.4%
42.5%
62.4%
9.6%
25.8%
57.9%
61.5%
68.8%
4.2%
36.2%
60.1%
65.7%
74.9%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
21.5%
75.0%
25.0%
17.6%
51.3%
48.7%
9.4%
23.3%
76.7%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
33.8%
54.9%
11.3%
2.9%
27.4%
56.9%
15.7%
3.6%
15.0%
58.0%
27.0%
1.6%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
37.5%
35.5%
$29,406
12.4%
19.7%
23.3%
$39,249
6.2%
6.4%
7.9%
$63,643
1.8%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
26.2%
$642
$78,920
33.3%
3.4%
52.1%
$652
$103,806
6.5%
3.0%
78.2%
$798
$164,859
0.1%
1.6%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.9: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in District of Columbia
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
10,347
38.3%
44.9%
15.1%
100.0%
15,721
49.8%
37.1%
10.2%
100.0%
12,870
49.3%
25.8%
15.0%
100.0%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
28.0%
6.4%
85.0%
2.7%
0.2%
5.6%
48.8%
23.9%
9.4%
80.7%
1.5%
0.4%
7.2%
44.5%
11.6%
55.8%
28.8%
5.0%
0.7%
5.0%
40.4%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
24.0%
26.9%
46.1%
45.1%
52.9%
15.4%
32.5%
54.0%
50.3%
57.8%
6.2%
63.7%
63.1%
57.5%
59.7%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
24.0%
62.9%
37.1%
24.9%
64.1%
35.9%
12.8%
24.9%
75.1%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
40.5%
45.0%
14.5%
4.2%
31.4%
49.5%
19.1%
4.3%
8.5%
30.2%
61.3%
2.1%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
41.0%
44.8%
$23,687
15.4%
27.3%
34.0%
$35,907
9.0%
9.5%
9.0%
$73,769
1.3%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
10.7%
$383
$144,011
59.9%
11.2%
33.8%
$578
$147,354
8.8%
6.4%
50.8%
$893
$382,796
0.2%
1.1%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.10: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Florida
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
3,846
82.6%
6.9%
8.6%
87.8%
4,060
88.5%
4.3%
5.2%
88.4%
2,832
91.8%
0.8%
3.1%
97.4%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
24.0%
39.8%
44.9%
1.4%
0.6%
13.3%
48.0%
24.3%
48.8%
31.2%
1.5%
0.6%
17.9%
41.7%
20.7%
79.5%
5.4%
2.2%
0.4%
12.2%
30.3%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
10.9%
19.6%
49.2%
52.1%
59.4%
8.5%
21.4%
51.1%
55.6%
63.0%
4.1%
36.5%
53.5%
60.3%
68.9%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
18.3%
52.8%
47.2%
16.6%
43.3%
56.7%
8.6%
24.1%
75.9%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
35.4%
51.9%
12.7%
7.2%
31.5%
55.7%
12.8%
8.5%
13.6%
58.3%
28.1%
3.3%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
31.2%
39.2%
$26,884
6.2%
21.6%
28.9%
$33,984
5.2%
7.4%
9.5%
$57,872
1.6%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
43.1%
$539
$79,839
5.2%
5.0%
58.0%
$613
$91,976
1.4%
3.5%
77.1%
$872
$166,196
0.1%
2.1%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.11: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Georgia
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
1,698
87.4%
5.0%
5.5%
54.6%
1,689
89.1%
4.5%
4.1%
67.4%
1,289
92.6%
1.1%
2.3%
88.4%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
26.6%
41.4%
51.5%
1.1%
0.3%
5.7%
52.9%
26.5%
47.5%
45.4%
1.5%
0.4%
5.2%
48.9%
24.6%
82.9%
10.1%
2.7%
0.4%
3.6%
43.2%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
10.5%
20.2%
51.8%
55.3%
62.8%
8.4%
22.9%
54.8%
57.1%
65.0%
3.5%
39.6%
60.9%
58.0%
69.3%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
17.8%
48.1%
51.9%
16.6%
41.7%
58.3%
7.8%
18.0%
82.0%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
36.2%
52.3%
11.5%
4.1%
30.7%
55.0%
14.3%
3.6%
13.8%
52.6%
33.6%
1.9%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
27.8%
35.9%
$30,500
6.3%
21.1%
27.5%
$36,936
4.9%
6.6%
7.3%
$67,667
1.2%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
54.4%
$464
$78,402
7.7%
3.8%
59.6%
$548
$90,632
3.4%
3.1%
77.2%
$820
$176,457
0.1%
2.0%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.12: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Hawaii
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
10,145
76.7%
10.1%
8.8%
68.4%
9,949
77.9%
8.3%
9.4%
69.5%
4,967
80.2%
4.1%
5.0%
87.9%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
25.5%
18.2%
2.1%
70.7%
0.4%
8.5%
33.7%
24.0%
20.8%
2.4%
69.0%
0.4%
7.4%
33.6%
21.7%
28.7%
2.8%
57.0%
0.3%
5.1%
25.8%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
9.3%
24.6%
54.5%
55.6%
66.2%
7.8%
26.8%
55.5%
58.1%
68.4%
4.2%
38.8%
53.7%
58.7%
67.7%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
19.3%
34.5%
65.5%
20.5%
28.8%
71.2%
14.2%
15.7%
84.3%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
23.1%
59.4%
17.5%
6.1%
19.5%
59.6%
20.9%
5.6%
8.6%
57.2%
34.2%
2.5%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
19.0%
23.9%
$44,130
12.6%
14.3%
18.3%
$52,532
9.3%
4.7%
5.6%
$73,776
2.9%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
44.6%
$750
$232,684
4.4%
3.8%
49.5%
$873
$266,119
2.3%
4.7%
59.0%
$1,256
$372,903
0.0%
3.4%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.13: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Idaho
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
1
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
2,262
87.9%
0.3%
8.1%
75.0%
1,160
88.5%
1.2%
5.0%
56.9%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
37.1%
6.7%
0.0%
1.8%
82.6%
8.9%
0.0%
29.7%
62.0%
0.4%
1.4%
12.9%
23.2%
42.9%
28.0%
90.4%
0.5%
1.2%
1.1%
6.8%
39.2%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
27.6%
44.4%
61.0%
100.0%
65.5%
10.6%
20.5%
54.7%
58.3%
64.0%
5.9%
28.4%
58.0%
57.2%
69.4%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
18.5%
43.8%
56.3%
12.6%
28.9%
71.1%
6.6%
21.6%
78.4%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
37.0%
54.6%
8.4%
0.0%
30.4%
58.4%
11.2%
8.0%
15.1%
63.7%
21.2%
2.4%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
30.2%
30.9%
$27,109
10.4%
23.4%
24.8%
$32,298
6.4%
11.7%
14.8%
$45,244
3.2%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
61.5%
$394
$80,865
0.0%
0.0%
59.7%
$467
$86,654
0.4%
3.1%
73.5%
$587
$124,627
0.1%
2.6%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.14: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Illinois
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
12,837
59.7%
28.1%
9.5%
95.7%
12,666
70.9%
19.6%
7.1%
92.0%
4,339
86.3%
6.0%
3.5%
79.9%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
31.6%
14.4%
70.9%
1.5%
0.8%
12.5%
34.5%
28.9%
27.2%
49.4%
2.7%
0.4%
20.3%
37.3%
24.2%
84.3%
4.0%
3.5%
0.2%
7.3%
33.0%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
23.7%
20.5%
47.2%
42.0%
50.1%
14.3%
23.3%
53.4%
51.0%
57.6%
4.3%
34.9%
59.9%
60.4%
71.0%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
22.6%
64.2%
35.8%
20.3%
48.7%
51.3%
6.9%
19.0%
81.0%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
40.5%
49.1%
10.4%
4.9%
33.8%
51.9%
14.4%
8.2%
14.2%
56.9%
28.9%
3.2%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
41.3%
47.8%
$23,960
18.2%
25.6%
31.6%
$36,191
10.3%
6.6%
7.8%
$64,118
1.6%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
25.8%
$500
$104,703
22.3%
7.0%
43.5%
$602
$121,084
5.7%
3.8%
74.8%
$761
$183,535
0.3%
1.6%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.15: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Indiana
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
4,379
80.5%
6.4%
10.7%
100.0%
3,849
88.0%
3.8%
6.3%
86.8%
1,306
93.1%
0.6%
2.9%
71.8%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
23.5%
37.0%
56.8%
1.5%
0.5%
4.2%
49.0%
26.0%
57.2%
34.0%
1.2%
0.5%
7.0%
47.3%
25.2%
93.3%
2.7%
1.1%
0.3%
2.3%
37.0%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
14.4%
22.8%
53.0%
48.0%
53.6%
10.1%
20.3%
55.9%
54.9%
63.7%
4.0%
28.1%
60.3%
62.7%
73.3%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
19.0%
64.1%
35.9%
15.4%
49.3%
50.7%
7.3%
22.2%
77.8%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
30.6%
54.1%
15.3%
1.7%
29.1%
58.4%
12.5%
2.9%
16.0%
64.0%
20.0%
0.9%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
32.4%
39.0%
$25,605
9.0%
22.1%
28.4%
$33,024
6.4%
7.3%
8.9%
$53,419
1.8%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
33.5%
$453
$72,155
8.0%
5.3%
50.8%
$530
$72,151
2.7%
3.7%
76.7%
$609
$113,299
0.2%
1.9%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.16: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Iowa
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
4,166
77.1%
6.4%
15.0%
100.0%
4,160
84.6%
3.4%
10.0%
76.1%
1,125
89.2%
0.7%
4.4%
47.1%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
24.4%
57.3%
24.7%
6.2%
1.2%
10.6%
74.3%
25.8%
67.7%
15.8%
4.0%
1.1%
11.4%
59.7%
24.9%
95.1%
1.3%
1.1%
0.3%
2.0%
39.7%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
11.9%
21.5%
55.5%
50.6%
60.6%
9.5%
19.0%
58.0%
57.0%
64.6%
3.9%
26.9%
62.0%
72.9%
80.7%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
16.0%
56.5%
43.5%
13.3%
44.3%
55.7%
5.6%
21.4%
78.6%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
30.0%
53.2%
16.8%
5.4%
27.0%
59.5%
13.5%
6.4%
13.5%
66.3%
20.3%
1.0%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
34.0%
46.1%
$24,624
9.6%
24.2%
31.6%
$30,710
7.4%
8.2%
9.9%
$47,549
2.6%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
24.6%
$463
$41,049
0.5%
4.8%
45.2%
$486
$56,222
1.3%
3.1%
75.1%
$512
$93,269
0.1%
2.0%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.17: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Kansas
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
2,398
80.6%
4.1%
12.7%
75.0%
3,170
89.3%
2.0%
5.9%
69.0%
1,310
91.2%
0.3%
3.1%
56.9%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
21.2%
41.5%
46.0%
2.9%
1.7%
8.0%
65.8%
27.3%
51.3%
26.2%
2.8%
1.3%
17.5%
54.2%
25.8%
89.3%
3.2%
1.6%
0.9%
4.2%
38.5%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
13.3%
21.9%
52.3%
50.9%
69.9%
9.4%
18.9%
55.9%
54.6%
66.4%
3.5%
31.8%
60.1%
65.2%
75.3%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
17.2%
60.1%
39.9%
14.1%
44.7%
55.3%
6.2%
20.4%
79.6%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
26.8%
58.2%
15.0%
3.6%
28.4%
59.4%
12.2%
7.9%
12.1%
61.5%
26.5%
1.3%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
30.9%
37.3%
$23,153
7.2%
22.6%
28.3%
$31,322
5.5%
8.0%
9.8%
$53,018
1.9%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
34.3%
$436
$47,653
11.3%
4.0%
49.9%
$500
$50,778
2.5%
4.0%
73.3%
$599
$100,318
0.1%
2.4%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.18: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Kentucky
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
1,566
88.1%
3.2%
6.4%
31.9%
1,488
90.4%
2.3%
4.6%
35.6%
1,527
93.8%
0.9%
2.5%
72.0%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
24.3%
83.2%
14.5%
0.7%
0.3%
1.3%
42.5%
24.7%
85.6%
12.1%
0.6%
0.3%
1.4%
40.8%
24.2%
93.6%
3.8%
1.1%
0.3%
1.2%
40.7%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
10.8%
20.8%
44.5%
47.1%
55.0%
8.8%
20.7%
48.3%
51.2%
59.5%
4.3%
30.7%
58.6%
61.9%
70.3%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
11.8%
36.9%
63.1%
11.3%
33.0%
67.0%
7.3%
22.1%
77.9%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
40.5%
49.8%
9.7%
0.9%
36.0%
54.2%
9.8%
0.9%
19.0%
58.8%
22.2%
0.8%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
31.5%
39.3%
$24,413
7.7%
24.5%
32.1%
$29,425
5.9%
9.7%
12.0%
$51,235
2.2%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
62.4%
$369
$63,170
4.7%
2.8%
67.6%
$414
$68,482
1.7%
2.7%
75.0%
$569
$119,195
0.1%
1.9%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.19: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Louisiana
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
5,268
77.8%
10.7%
8.9%
72.0%
3,390
86.1%
5.9%
5.8%
70.2%
2,411
93.0%
0.8%
3.1%
87.1%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
28.5%
30.9%
65.5%
1.1%
0.4%
2.1%
36.7%
27.9%
44.6%
51.2%
1.3%
0.7%
2.2%
31.2%
24.3%
86.3%
8.3%
1.6%
0.5%
2.8%
29.0%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
14.3%
21.8%
48.9%
51.9%
58.8%
10.7%
22.9%
50.0%
54.1%
61.3%
4.2%
37.2%
55.6%
58.6%
68.0%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
20.5%
56.1%
43.9%
18.0%
45.3%
54.7%
7.9%
22.0%
78.0%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
36.5%
50.3%
13.2%
1.0%
32.6%
54.2%
13.2%
1.1%
15.3%
56.2%
28.5%
0.9%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
37.9%
47.7%
$24,022
6.9%
28.3%
37.2%
$30,113
4.9%
9.6%
10.4%
$54,006
1.4%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
46.8%
$416
$71,497
9.1%
4.4%
60.2%
$460
$75,530
2.9%
2.9%
74.1%
$621
$138,279
0.1%
1.8%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.20: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Maine
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
3,822
81.8%
1.1%
12.9%
33.3%
4,110
82.8%
2.3%
11.4%
46.2%
706
88.4%
0.8%
5.0%
54.7%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
20.7%
96.9%
0.8%
0.9%
0.8%
0.6%
21.1%
21.3%
92.2%
1.7%
1.6%
3.1%
1.5%
32.4%
23.2%
96.0%
0.6%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
23.7%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
9.4%
19.9%
52.3%
65.3%
68.9%
9.2%
23.6%
54.3%
60.5%
67.3%
4.8%
30.0%
58.8%
63.4%
74.0%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
9.8%
40.7%
59.3%
9.4%
43.2%
56.8%
6.6%
26.0%
74.0%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
28.3%
64.4%
7.3%
0.3%
25.3%
60.5%
14.2%
1.1%
14.3%
63.4%
22.3%
0.5%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
20.8%
26.4%
$28,538
8.3%
22.6%
31.3%
$29,552
9.4%
10.8%
13.6%
$44,055
4.6%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
60.3%
$464
$69,977
1.2%
3.7%
48.8%
$481
$79,312
1.6%
4.9%
73.4%
$585
$113,209
0.4%
1.8%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.21: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Maryland
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
10,916
64.5%
22.7%
11.3%
97.7%
8,999
75.2%
16.1%
6.4%
95.9%
2,628
88.4%
4.3%
2.7%
93.9%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
27.5%
19.7%
69.2%
2.8%
0.5%
7.9%
50.2%
25.8%
32.8%
58.3%
2.9%
0.5%
5.5%
40.6%
24.6%
78.6%
12.8%
4.6%
0.4%
3.2%
31.0%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
13.0%
27.6%
58.0%
52.5%
63.1%
9.2%
29.2%
59.1%
60.2%
68.1%
3.3%
43.7%
62.0%
64.6%
73.7%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
19.1%
62.4%
37.6%
19.5%
50.5%
49.5%
8.5%
20.0%
80.0%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
32.3%
51.4%
16.3%
4.9%
27.0%
54.6%
18.3%
3.3%
13.0%
51.4%
35.7%
1.6%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
26.5%
31.2%
$33,629
7.5%
17.6%
22.2%
$43,966
5.3%
5.2%
5.9%
$76,473
1.2%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
25.4%
$612
$99,591
14.8%
7.6%
49.3%
$690
$111,179
3.6%
4.3%
78.2%
$949
$200,676
0.1%
1.5%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.22: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Massachusetts
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
8,907
63.3%
11.2%
23.1%
100.0%
14,031
72.4%
14.2%
11.1%
100.0%
5,478
82.4%
8.5%
5.2%
99.1%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
28.2%
39.5%
13.9%
5.8%
4.2%
36.5%
49.0%
26.8%
47.1%
17.0%
5.9%
2.4%
27.7%
43.5%
22.4%
86.5%
4.4%
3.9%
0.7%
4.0%
30.7%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
16.2%
20.7%
40.7%
41.1%
45.1%
10.0%
23.7%
50.8%
52.7%
57.7%
4.2%
41.6%
60.9%
62.1%
72.0%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
11.0%
60.5%
39.5%
12.2%
54.3%
45.7%
6.9%
22.3%
77.7%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
43.2%
39.7%
17.1%
15.1%
37.0%
48.3%
14.6%
13.1%
13.3%
51.7%
35.1%
2.7%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
42.8%
53.5%
$23,336
13.0%
27.9%
35.4%
$30,594
9.4%
7.4%
8.6%
$66,710
2.1%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
12.0%
$525
$143,716
14.1%
3.0%
25.0%
$618
$138,400
6.6%
3.3%
66.0%
$859
$248,869
0.5%
1.0%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.23: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Michigan
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
5,095
78.1%
10.3%
9.4%
93.4%
5,716
84.8%
6.8%
5.8%
90.9%
1,990
91.7%
0.6%
2.4%
77.3%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
26.8%
29.1%
65.1%
1.2%
0.8%
3.9%
39.0%
28.6%
33.9%
57.5%
1.7%
0.7%
5.9%
37.0%
24.4%
88.6%
4.2%
2.0%
0.7%
2.3%
29.8%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
18.1%
20.5%
50.4%
51.6%
53.7%
13.2%
19.8%
53.9%
55.6%
60.4%
4.5%
31.9%
57.4%
59.4%
69.7%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
20.0%
68.8%
31.2%
18.2%
57.4%
42.6%
6.6%
21.4%
78.6%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
35.6%
53.4%
11.0%
1.7%
29.8%
58.7%
11.5%
2.8%
13.7%
62.8%
23.5%
1.0%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
40.0%
48.1%
$23,851
13.5%
27.6%
34.7%
$32,098
10.5%
6.7%
8.1%
$59,867
2.1%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
31.1%
$472
$59,697
8.3%
6.7%
50.8%
$543
$67,712
2.3%
3.6%
78.1%
$683
$150,493
0.2%
1.6%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.24: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Minnesota
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
12,087
61.4%
19.9%
15.3%
83.3%
8,024
72.2%
13.8%
11.0%
87.0%
1,972
87.9%
2.4%
3.9%
68.2%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
22.3%
47.3%
27.4%
6.8%
5.7%
12.8%
72.3%
26.8%
51.3%
22.9%
10.7%
5.2%
10.0%
58.9%
25.5%
91.6%
2.5%
2.4%
0.9%
2.2%
39.7%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
9.9%
25.5%
58.5%
49.2%
53.6%
9.3%
26.8%
59.5%
54.0%
60.4%
3.8%
33.5%
65.4%
70.6%
79.4%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
13.0%
57.2%
42.8%
13.6%
50.1%
49.9%
5.1%
21.7%
78.3%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
27.2%
51.9%
21.0%
12.1%
25.0%
55.2%
19.8%
9.0%
11.5%
61.4%
27.0%
1.3%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
28.9%
39.2%
$28,448
11.1%
25.6%
33.7%
$33,345
12.9%
7.0%
8.3%
$58,800
2.7%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
24.0%
$492
$125,033
8.6%
3.5%
40.8%
$561
$101,950
6.2%
1.8%
78.1%
$645
$138,538
0.3%
1.2%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.25: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Mississippi
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
1,125
92.6%
1.2%
4.5%
22.4%
882
93.6%
0.9%
3.6%
33.5%
831
95.1%
0.2%
2.2%
73.7%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
27.8%
40.3%
57.0%
0.8%
0.7%
1.2%
43.7%
27.5%
49.8%
47.8%
0.6%
0.5%
1.3%
39.5%
25.7%
85.3%
11.5%
1.3%
0.4%
1.6%
36.9%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
10.8%
21.5%
48.3%
56.7%
62.3%
9.1%
22.6%
50.5%
57.2%
64.0%
4.2%
34.9%
58.4%
61.5%
70.0%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
18.8%
49.3%
50.7%
17.3%
41.9%
58.1%
8.2%
21.3%
78.7%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
35.6%
51.2%
13.2%
1.0%
32.1%
54.2%
13.8%
0.8%
16.0%
58.0%
26.0%
0.7%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
30.5%
39.6%
$26,410
5.6%
25.0%
32.8%
$31,997
4.6%
9.0%
10.4%
$54,044
1.6%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
62.8%
$404
$59,999
2.1%
2.6%
68.4%
$441
$66,889
1.1%
2.2%
77.0%
$631
$115,974
0.1%
2.0%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.26: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Missouri
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
5,209
75.7%
13.1%
8.5%
86.4%
3,479
85.2%
7.1%
5.2%
68.9%
1,486
92.2%
0.5%
2.7%
71.0%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
23.2%
41.0%
53.2%
2.0%
0.7%
3.1%
58.0%
25.6%
56.0%
38.2%
1.4%
0.6%
3.8%
45.5%
24.6%
92.4%
3.6%
1.3%
0.5%
1.8%
34.3%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
15.0%
25.7%
51.8%
48.7%
62.0%
10.5%
23.1%
54.3%
56.5%
64.8%
4.3%
30.6%
59.5%
63.4%
72.9%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
15.3%
58.3%
41.7%
15.0%
48.5%
51.5%
7.1%
22.6%
77.4%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
31.3%
52.7%
16.0%
2.4%
29.6%
56.7%
13.6%
2.0%
16.0%
60.9%
23.1%
0.7%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
32.5%
38.2%
$24,362
9.2%
23.6%
30.7%
$30,538
7.2%
9.1%
11.3%
$51,298
2.3%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
34.5%
$463
$71,613
8.8%
6.2%
53.8%
$482
$66,834
2.4%
4.0%
74.4%
$590
$112,662
0.2%
2.3%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.27: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Montana
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
753
76.2%
2.6%
13.9%
16.7%
692
78.9%
1.3%
12.1%
13.5%
843
82.8%
0.6%
7.8%
29.6%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
32.4%
35.4%
1.0%
0.6%
60.8%
2.2%
22.2%
32.3%
49.8%
0.4%
0.6%
46.6%
2.6%
28.7%
24.8%
93.2%
0.4%
0.7%
3.5%
1.8%
24.9%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
21.6%
29.5%
52.5%
42.1%
48.1%
15.0%
25.7%
56.4%
53.7%
66.0%
5.7%
27.9%
59.2%
62.7%
74.2%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
18.9%
48.1%
51.9%
17.5%
34.9%
65.1%
6.0%
23.0%
77.0%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
26.4%
61.0%
12.7%
0.6%
22.4%
64.0%
13.6%
0.6%
12.4%
63.9%
23.7%
0.4%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
39.7%
51.7%
$25,397
17.3%
33.7%
40.9%
$26,733
11.5%
13.5%
17.1%
$40,254
3.0%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
47.6%
$340
$45,555
0.0%
1.2%
57.0%
$338
$61,097
0.4%
2.9%
71.0%
$489
$108,609
0.3%
2.6%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.28: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Nebraska
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
6,140
81.8%
5.4%
11.7%
83.3%
4,559
83.2%
3.8%
10.4%
74.2%
1,633
89.3%
0.4%
4.0%
49.9%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
24.7%
54.9%
19.0%
6.4%
1.7%
18.0%
77.1%
26.6%
56.4%
24.1%
2.9%
4.0%
12.6%
60.8%
26.1%
91.7%
2.0%
1.3%
0.7%
4.1%
41.8%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
6.9%
19.0%
59.7%
50.7%
59.1%
9.9%
20.6%
58.1%
54.0%
63.6%
3.0%
29.3%
63.4%
71.3%
79.1%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
13.2%
42.2%
57.8%
12.8%
44.9%
55.1%
5.2%
20.5%
79.5%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
30.3%
53.0%
16.7%
13.0%
26.1%
58.8%
15.0%
7.1%
12.0%
63.9%
24.1%
1.7%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
24.4%
30.4%
$29,575
7.2%
27.3%
33.6%
$28,946
7.0%
8.3%
10.3%
$50,339
2.2%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
30.7%
$498
$66,537
6.7%
2.0%
41.8%
$487
$59,592
3.7%
3.9%
71.6%
$566
$101,185
0.1%
2.3%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.29: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Nevada
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
8,953
70.5%
15.8%
11.7%
95.2%
7,054
82.5%
7.8%
7.7%
92.5%
3,343
89.3%
1.7%
3.1%
84.4%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
20.7%
47.1%
14.6%
6.6%
2.1%
29.6%
49.4%
25.9%
49.8%
11.9%
5.6%
2.0%
30.7%
45.6%
23.1%
76.0%
3.9%
5.6%
1.4%
10.8%
27.3%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
10.2%
12.8%
53.4%
50.4%
54.7%
8.8%
16.7%
54.7%
49.8%
58.4%
4.9%
30.1%
58.8%
57.9%
66.8%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
15.3%
41.8%
58.2%
15.3%
37.2%
62.8%
10.3%
23.7%
76.3%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
33.0%
57.7%
9.3%
14.5%
31.1%
59.2%
9.7%
13.0%
12.6%
65.5%
21.9%
2.5%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
23.5%
31.8%
$30,003
3.6%
17.2%
22.3%
$40,275
3.9%
6.1%
7.4%
$63,667
1.5%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
25.4%
$625
$122,585
0.1%
5.4%
46.3%
$727
$124,176
1.0%
3.3%
72.3%
$967
$182,900
0.1%
2.9%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.30: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in New Hampshire
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
6,157
76.2%
8.4%
13.7%
100.0%
8,682
84.6%
3.3%
10.3%
75.0%
1,166
91.1%
0.7%
3.7%
58.2%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
14.2%
72.1%
3.0%
2.5%
4.9%
17.5%
67.9%
22.1%
82.7%
3.9%
2.4%
1.2%
9.8%
48.1%
24.7%
95.9%
0.8%
1.4%
0.3%
1.2%
28.3%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
5.9%
30.4%
44.6%
35.1%
23.6%
10.5%
21.1%
57.5%
62.2%
66.9%
3.5%
35.6%
64.2%
64.6%
76.7%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
11.2%
52.0%
48.0%
10.5%
46.5%
53.5%
6.2%
23.1%
76.9%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
36.9%
45.0%
18.1%
9.8%
27.8%
57.6%
14.6%
6.0%
12.3%
58.8%
28.9%
0.7%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
32.0%
69.1%
$25,286
10.1%
22.2%
34.4%
$32,705
10.5%
6.5%
7.9%
$60,089
2.7%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
6.9%
$565
$127,591
0.0%
0.0%
21.5%
$636
$105,901
6.4%
0.9%
72.1%
$755
$149,788
0.5%
1.2%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.31: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in New Jersey
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
13,406
61.2%
23.2%
13.9%
100.0%
17,138
69.5%
19.5%
9.2%
100.0%
4,383
85.7%
7.0%
3.1%
100.0%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
26.1%
18.3%
50.5%
2.0%
0.5%
28.6%
50.4%
26.4%
26.6%
39.2%
4.1%
0.6%
29.4%
45.0%
23.6%
80.3%
5.8%
6.2%
0.3%
6.4%
30.4%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
17.0%
20.1%
48.7%
47.7%
50.8%
12.3%
22.2%
53.9%
52.2%
58.3%
4.2%
40.6%
58.0%
55.8%
67.3%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
21.1%
60.6%
39.4%
18.5%
47.2%
52.8%
6.9%
16.2%
83.8%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
42.3%
46.6%
11.1%
12.2%
34.6%
52.0%
13.4%
12.8%
13.0%
53.6%
33.4%
3.1%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
32.5%
37.9%
$30,904
11.6%
21.0%
26.0%
$40,161
7.8%
4.8%
5.4%
$77,988
1.5%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
22.1%
$611
$108,570
14.4%
9.4%
36.2%
$743
$124,948
3.9%
4.3%
74.8%
$1,007
$226,479
0.2%
1.2%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.32: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in New Mexico
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
482
85.7%
0.7%
8.4%
40.9%
1,293
88.6%
0.8%
6.4%
46.4%
2,083
86.0%
0.7%
3.5%
78.1%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
34.3%
12.8%
1.2%
0.6%
56.9%
28.5%
37.0%
29.7%
30.4%
2.1%
0.8%
19.6%
47.1%
36.6%
23.7%
55.4%
1.9%
1.7%
2.4%
33.3%
30.9%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
17.1%
25.6%
46.6%
40.1%
52.6%
11.3%
25.3%
49.1%
46.6%
57.2%
4.9%
36.4%
54.5%
55.0%
64.7%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
20.5%
40.1%
59.9%
15.0%
38.4%
61.6%
8.8%
26.3%
73.7%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
37.8%
51.9%
10.3%
6.0%
31.8%
54.5%
13.6%
7.3%
12.6%
58.1%
29.3%
2.7%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
35.3%
41.0%
$27,507
11.2%
27.1%
34.5%
$30,443
7.5%
10.3%
13.7%
$48,797
2.7%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
75.9%
$409
$58,669
0.7%
2.6%
68.9%
$455
$88,895
0.8%
2.9%
68.7%
$678
$149,978
0.2%
2.2%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.33: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in New York
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
24,903
41.4%
37.0%
15.4%
99.3%
38,783
44.4%
43.3%
9.6%
96.9%
16,310
70.3%
17.7%
6.2%
89.0%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
28.4%
23.7%
37.9%
3.7%
1.7%
33.0%
43.0%
27.5%
24.3%
38.7%
7.0%
1.5%
28.4%
40.9%
22.4%
77.6%
6.6%
5.4%
0.5%
7.7%
27.6%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
20.3%
22.4%
44.6%
40.4%
44.0%
13.1%
24.1%
50.4%
47.6%
54.4%
5.5%
37.8%
55.0%
55.3%
65.5%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
16.8%
57.2%
42.8%
16.5%
49.3%
50.7%
7.6%
20.9%
79.1%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
42.3%
45.7%
12.0%
10.3%
35.3%
50.0%
14.7%
12.0%
15.8%
54.4%
29.8%
4.0%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
38.3%
45.4%
$26,267
15.5%
27.0%
34.1%
$35,441
11.1%
9.4%
11.0%
$61,833
2.4%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
20.8%
$575
$110,006
22.5%
11.0%
29.8%
$712
$168,342
6.0%
4.5%
63.7%
$858
$213,145
0.5%
1.6%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.34: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in North Carolina
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
1,869
88.3%
3.9%
5.9%
60.9%
1,292
91.8%
2.1%
4.1%
61.6%
957
92.5%
0.5%
2.2%
78.9%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
24.9%
37.6%
50.8%
1.1%
2.6%
7.8%
67.0%
24.2%
56.2%
35.1%
1.4%
1.6%
5.7%
59.4%
22.9%
84.8%
8.5%
1.9%
0.5%
2.9%
44.2%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
10.4%
21.0%
54.0%
57.2%
64.5%
7.6%
23.2%
56.1%
59.7%
68.5%
3.6%
37.1%
59.7%
59.4%
70.6%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
17.6%
48.8%
51.2%
14.6%
38.3%
61.7%
6.9%
19.9%
80.1%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
34.1%
52.0%
13.9%
5.7%
29.2%
55.9%
15.0%
4.0%
14.4%
54.0%
31.6%
1.6%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
25.2%
32.2%
$30,770
5.9%
18.1%
23.4%
$37,015
4.2%
7.3%
8.5%
$58,260
1.5%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
48.9%
$509
$84,983
6.0%
3.7%
60.6%
$541
$96,519
2.6%
2.9%
74.8%
$698
$160,731
0.1%
2.2%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.35: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in North Dakota
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
25
85.9%
1.2%
9.1%
0.0%
442
81.1%
0.9%
10.7%
5.3%
1,004
83.0%
0.3%
7.4%
30.8%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
39.4%
24.8%
0.2%
1.3%
72.2%
1.5%
50.8%
32.7%
47.4%
0.3%
1.5%
49.5%
1.3%
38.8%
24.3%
94.5%
0.5%
0.5%
2.4%
1.1%
33.8%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
15.9%
28.0%
56.8%
55.7%
66.8%
12.6%
27.2%
54.7%
51.2%
65.1%
4.2%
25.8%
59.0%
71.8%
80.1%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
20.9%
47.1%
52.9%
15.0%
40.8%
59.2%
3.7%
18.4%
81.6%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
25.9%
61.9%
12.3%
0.3%
23.5%
61.8%
14.8%
0.4%
16.9%
62.7%
20.5%
0.5%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
34.1%
41.0%
$28,839
15.4%
29.6%
34.1%
$28,232
10.7%
11.3%
13.0%
$41,075
2.3%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
57.5%
$322
$52,927
0.0%
1.3%
59.4%
$349
$47,879
1.1%
2.6%
71.9%
$410
$72,865
0.3%
3.3%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.36: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Ohio
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
5,493
71.5%
14.8%
11.6%
97.7%
5,224
82.6%
8.8%
6.6%
88.4%
2,073
92.5%
1.2%
2.5%
80.2%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
26.5%
34.3%
60.8%
1.0%
0.8%
3.0%
42.4%
26.8%
49.7%
44.7%
1.2%
0.5%
3.8%
38.8%
24.4%
92.2%
3.9%
1.4%
0.3%
1.4%
29.0%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
16.4%
19.8%
50.0%
45.6%
53.5%
11.2%
20.8%
53.8%
54.2%
61.7%
3.9%
31.5%
58.9%
62.4%
72.0%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
17.3%
65.2%
34.8%
15.5%
54.5%
45.5%
6.9%
21.9%
78.1%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
36.6%
52.8%
10.6%
1.7%
30.3%
58.2%
11.5%
1.6%
14.3%
62.6%
23.0%
0.7%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
40.3%
46.9%
$20,544
13.3%
26.7%
34.3%
$29,953
9.1%
7.0%
8.7%
$55,759
1.9%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
27.2%
$415
$63,835
14.2%
7.8%
46.0%
$506
$74,089
4.1%
4.0%
75.3%
$641
$134,239
0.2%
1.7%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.37: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Oklahoma
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
582
89.2%
1.2%
6.5%
31.1%
1,245
90.6%
1.3%
4.8%
47.8%
1,833
93.6%
0.4%
2.6%
76.3%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
24.7%
65.7%
12.1%
0.6%
18.2%
3.5%
47.0%
25.8%
66.6%
15.0%
1.0%
11.1%
6.3%
41.1%
25.3%
82.5%
5.8%
2.0%
4.7%
4.8%
39.1%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
10.7%
19.5%
47.3%
48.6%
61.3%
8.2%
21.0%
49.3%
53.0%
63.1%
4.3%
32.1%
57.2%
58.1%
69.8%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
13.8%
31.1%
68.9%
13.9%
33.5%
66.5%
8.4%
24.3%
75.7%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
29.4%
58.3%
12.3%
1.4%
28.3%
59.7%
12.0%
2.4%
14.8%
60.3%
24.9%
1.7%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
26.5%
32.0%
$27,674
10.5%
23.4%
29.8%
$29,520
8.7%
10.7%
13.9%
$48,570
3.3%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
63.1%
$406
$59,491
1.9%
4.8%
63.2%
$430
$55,189
1.9%
3.9%
71.2%
$597
$96,344
0.1%
2.7%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.38: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Oregon
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
2,152
83.9%
3.4%
8.8%
20.0%
3,680
78.0%
6.1%
11.4%
60.0%
2,655
84.7%
4.0%
5.8%
74.4%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
24.6%
69.6%
11.7%
2.3%
3.2%
13.3%
41.3%
24.0%
66.6%
6.9%
3.1%
4.7%
18.7%
49.5%
24.0%
86.4%
2.0%
3.8%
1.2%
6.5%
39.7%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
11.9%
17.7%
52.6%
43.2%
70.6%
11.7%
22.3%
54.4%
49.3%
62.1%
6.4%
32.1%
58.7%
57.9%
69.5%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
11.6%
44.2%
55.8%
13.5%
38.6%
61.4%
8.9%
26.5%
73.5%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
22.4%
67.2%
10.3%
5.3%
26.1%
58.8%
15.1%
9.1%
14.1%
60.0%
25.9%
3.1%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
24.1%
31.4%
$28,706
9.1%
24.2%
32.5%
$32,627
6.9%
11.4%
14.1%
$50,576
3.4%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
47.8%
$547
$107,381
1.2%
2.7%
45.1%
$588
$132,685
1.4%
3.2%
66.1%
$718
$179,656
0.4%
2.6%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.39: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Pennsylvania
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
7,930
57.9%
23.2%
17.0%
97.6%
11,330
68.6%
18.8%
10.8%
92.0%
3,057
88.6%
3.3%
4.3%
83.2%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
25.8%
40.0%
49.7%
2.6%
0.6%
7.0%
44.0%
25.7%
47.6%
40.2%
2.5%
0.5%
9.3%
38.9%
22.6%
92.4%
3.6%
1.7%
0.2%
1.5%
28.5%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
17.3%
22.6%
47.9%
50.5%
58.9%
12.5%
22.7%
50.8%
54.6%
62.3%
4.6%
33.0%
55.7%
60.5%
70.3%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
17.2%
66.4%
33.6%
16.7%
55.2%
44.8%
6.8%
20.9%
79.1%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
32.3%
55.4%
12.4%
2.8%
30.6%
57.4%
12.0%
3.4%
15.6%
60.2%
24.2%
0.9%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
40.2%
47.9%
$21,829
13.0%
27.4%
34.9%
$29,274
9.7%
7.9%
9.7%
$53,781
1.8%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
30.8%
$425
$54,444
33.7%
6.5%
49.6%
$527
$59,706
6.8%
4.1%
75.0%
$660
$128,474
0.4%
1.7%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.40: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Rhode Island
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
11,531
75.1%
6.9%
16.2%
100.0%
10,848
82.1%
6.0%
10.3%
100.0%
3,137
91.7%
1.6%
3.7%
100.0%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
25.1%
45.4%
14.6%
6.7%
2.3%
31.0%
48.3%
26.8%
50.8%
13.9%
5.2%
2.9%
27.1%
42.5%
22.1%
92.8%
2.1%
1.8%
0.5%
2.1%
21.2%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
12.1%
19.6%
49.7%
45.9%
54.9%
10.2%
21.8%
52.9%
52.0%
56.5%
4.5%
36.5%
60.0%
64.8%
74.3%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
12.1%
52.9%
47.1%
10.5%
51.2%
48.8%
6.6%
22.6%
77.4%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
41.5%
42.5%
16.0%
16.0%
39.3%
45.6%
15.1%
13.6%
16.7%
54.1%
29.2%
1.4%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
33.6%
43.0%
$25,304
11.9%
27.7%
36.4%
$29,886
11.1%
7.1%
8.1%
$57,898
2.5%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
20.4%
$542
$95,851
7.7%
5.3%
29.8%
$561
$104,768
4.7%
3.3%
68.6%
$717
$169,257
0.9%
1.2%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.41: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in South Carolina
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
1,379
87.8%
3.2%
6.9%
52.6%
1,101
90.8%
2.1%
4.8%
65.0%
1,114
93.1%
0.4%
3.6%
91.0%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
24.8%
41.7%
54.6%
0.6%
0.3%
2.8%
47.2%
25.2%
50.7%
45.6%
0.8%
0.4%
2.4%
44.6%
23.1%
85.6%
10.5%
1.4%
0.4%
2.1%
41.2%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
10.4%
20.0%
52.0%
57.4%
63.7%
8.1%
21.6%
54.6%
59.9%
66.3%
3.9%
36.5%
58.7%
60.3%
70.9%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
19.1%
48.4%
51.6%
17.1%
41.2%
58.8%
7.6%
20.7%
79.3%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
35.4%
51.9%
12.7%
2.0%
31.3%
55.0%
13.7%
1.6%
14.7%
54.7%
30.5%
1.2%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
26.7%
33.6%
$30,917
4.3%
20.7%
26.7%
$35,255
3.5%
7.6%
9.1%
$56,325
1.2%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
58.8%
$455
$80,940
3.2%
3.7%
65.9%
$492
$88,168
1.4%
2.9%
75.6%
$689
$159,824
0.2%
2.2%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.42: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in South Dakota
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
25
74.7%
1.0%
11.4%
0.0%
371
75.8%
1.0%
9.6%
12.3%
759
81.6%
0.3%
5.9%
33.1%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
38.3%
25.1%
0.3%
1.0%
69.6%
1.3%
37.5%
33.3%
41.1%
0.7%
0.9%
52.3%
1.5%
36.0%
25.0%
91.6%
0.6%
0.7%
2.7%
1.1%
35.9%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
18.0%
26.3%
50.2%
44.3%
51.2%
14.0%
23.9%
52.3%
51.1%
56.7%
3.3%
24.6%
60.3%
71.6%
78.4%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
25.8%
42.7%
57.3%
20.5%
39.6%
60.4%
4.4%
19.3%
80.7%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
25.4%
64.5%
10.1%
1.1%
23.9%
65.1%
11.0%
1.2%
14.9%
65.2%
19.8%
0.6%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
42.7%
47.8%
$25,296
14.4%
34.5%
39.6%
$26,798
11.2%
10.7%
13.1%
$40,797
2.2%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
52.3%
$292
$36,993
0.0%
4.3%
54.1%
$331
$43,058
0.1%
3.6%
69.3%
$446
$74,922
0.1%
2.3%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.43: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Tennessee
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
2,071
83.9%
5.3%
8.6%
69.2%
1,677
91.2%
2.4%
4.3%
63.4%
1,016
93.9%
0.3%
1.7%
79.8%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
25.3%
51.6%
45.3%
0.8%
0.3%
2.0%
50.6%
24.5%
65.4%
30.9%
1.0%
0.3%
2.4%
47.8%
23.5%
89.1%
6.8%
1.3%
0.3%
1.6%
39.6%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
14.4%
18.2%
47.7%
49.3%
54.2%
8.7%
20.8%
52.1%
54.8%
62.6%
4.1%
33.3%
58.3%
58.5%
68.8%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
15.9%
54.2%
45.8%
14.6%
40.6%
59.4%
8.2%
20.3%
79.7%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
40.4%
49.9%
9.7%
1.4%
33.5%
54.8%
11.6%
1.7%
17.7%
56.7%
25.6%
0.9%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
35.4%
42.8%
$22,775
9.8%
22.2%
28.6%
$32,395
5.9%
8.1%
10.0%
$54,566
1.9%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
44.5%
$402
$69,531
17.4%
3.8%
61.0%
$480
$80,855
4.3%
2.9%
76.3%
$652
$132,846
0.2%
2.1%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.44: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Texas
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
3,602
85.0%
5.1%
6.9%
74.3%
3,250
89.5%
3.2%
4.8%
77.3%
2,360
92.6%
1.0%
2.5%
88.5%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
29.0%
26.5%
23.4%
1.6%
0.3%
47.9%
45.6%
28.8%
34.5%
19.1%
2.0%
0.4%
44.1%
43.5%
26.0%
72.2%
5.6%
3.4%
0.5%
17.8%
37.4%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
12.2%
19.5%
46.9%
43.3%
53.5%
9.4%
21.3%
50.4%
47.4%
56.9%
4.1%
38.7%
58.9%
56.6%
67.6%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
17.4%
37.2%
62.8%
16.1%
33.0%
67.0%
8.3%
20.7%
79.3%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
43.4%
45.7%
10.8%
16.1%
37.9%
49.8%
12.3%
12.9%
14.2%
54.8%
31.0%
3.4%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
32.8%
39.7%
$27,427
7.4%
24.3%
31.0%
$33,739
5.4%
8.2%
10.1%
$62,859
1.6%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
48.0%
$473
$58,867
4.7%
4.0%
57.0%
$527
$64,507
1.6%
2.8%
71.2%
$780
$131,653
0.1%
2.1%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.45: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Utah
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
5,897
58.9%
7.5%
31.9%
100.0%
4,700
78.1%
5.1%
10.2%
83.9%
3,066
88.9%
1.9%
3.6%
85.9%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
16.8%
67.5%
6.9%
3.1%
3.2%
19.4%
75.5%
26.2%
57.5%
3.1%
4.6%
7.4%
25.6%
65.3%
31.9%
88.7%
0.7%
2.6%
0.7%
6.6%
43.4%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
15.5%
25.4%
57.6%
71.9%
55.5%
11.0%
20.9%
55.7%
48.9%
55.1%
4.4%
32.9%
60.3%
53.0%
64.8%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
22.1%
26.2%
73.8%
15.1%
31.1%
68.9%
6.7%
16.0%
84.0%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
25.1%
55.0%
19.9%
9.7%
28.7%
56.8%
14.4%
11.4%
10.5%
62.1%
27.4%
2.1%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
40.2%
39.1%
$28,531
5.3%
27.1%
30.8%
$32,086
9.2%
7.8%
8.9%
$58,849
2.5%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
12.1%
$520
$83,133
1.1%
13.6%
42.0%
$560
$109,382
1.2%
4.4%
75.7%
$757
$177,945
0.1%
2.4%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.46: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Vermont
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
.
.
.
.
.
6,816
77.5%
3.0%
16.5%
66.7%
604
87.0%
0.6%
6.3%
22.5%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
19.8%
92.6%
2.0%
3.2%
0.9%
1.4%
44.2%
24.2%
97.2%
0.6%
0.9%
0.5%
0.8%
27.6%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
.
.
.
.
.
6.5%
27.8%
58.7%
64.6%
66.3%
4.3%
34.2%
64.4%
68.0%
78.7%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
.
.
.
9.9%
41.3%
58.7%
6.0%
26.0%
74.0%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
.
.
.
.
22.0%
52.5%
25.5%
1.9%
13.6%
57.1%
29.3%
0.5%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
.
.
.
.
23.9%
28.3%
$31,750
9.3%
9.4%
11.7%
$48,225
4.7%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
.
.
.
.
.
38.0%
$628
$104,341
1.9%
1.9%
72.9%
$645
$126,539
0.4%
1.9%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.47: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Virginia
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
2,758
86.1%
4.7%
7.1%
62.0%
3,031
88.5%
4.3%
4.8%
74.5%
2,400
88.5%
2.9%
3.1%
93.2%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
23.5%
50.3%
44.4%
1.5%
0.4%
3.3%
43.0%
23.9%
55.4%
37.3%
2.4%
0.5%
4.4%
39.3%
23.7%
80.1%
9.3%
4.7%
0.4%
3.7%
34.4%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
10.0%
21.5%
51.6%
56.5%
64.3%
7.1%
24.8%
55.4%
61.1%
68.2%
2.9%
43.7%
60.5%
61.3%
71.0%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
15.8%
45.9%
54.1%
14.9%
39.2%
60.8%
7.1%
18.6%
81.4%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
34.8%
52.4%
12.9%
1.9%
29.2%
55.0%
15.9%
2.4%
11.7%
50.7%
37.6%
1.8%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
23.8%
29.8%
$31,635
6.0%
17.2%
22.3%
$39,522
4.4%
5.3%
6.0%
$72,571
1.2%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
52.0%
$506
$88,066
8.3%
4.7%
58.5%
$589
$102,361
2.9%
3.1%
73.7%
$911
$188,938
0.1%
1.4%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.48: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Washington
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
5,225
52.6%
14.3%
28.7%
100.0%
5,539
77.9%
7.7%
10.9%
81.5%
2,715
86.7%
4.2%
4.5%
85.2%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
14.5%
62.0%
9.6%
10.0%
3.4%
14.9%
53.3%
25.9%
58.4%
8.9%
7.8%
6.2%
18.7%
49.1%
25.1%
83.3%
3.2%
6.6%
1.5%
5.5%
37.7%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
24.9%
21.3%
42.6%
39.2%
57.2%
13.2%
22.9%
53.6%
52.1%
58.8%
6.0%
35.0%
59.4%
56.8%
69.1%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
13.4%
61.1%
38.9%
13.1%
45.6%
54.4%
7.9%
25.0%
75.0%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
34.5%
54.0%
11.5%
8.9%
27.9%
57.7%
14.3%
10.4%
11.8%
60.3%
27.9%
2.7%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
41.2%
57.2%
$18,617
11.3%
27.1%
34.3%
$30,949
9.8%
9.4%
11.9%
$58,247
3.3%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
21.2%
$440
$184,380
10.2%
4.8%
39.7%
$560
$129,513
3.8%
3.6%
68.5%
$825
$206,810
0.4%
2.1%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.49: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in West Virginia
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
1,640
85.7%
2.9%
9.0%
43.6%
990
90.7%
1.3%
5.7%
36.7%
996
93.2%
0.8%
3.5%
69.5%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
20.6%
85.8%
12.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.8%
23.6%
21.6%
92.2%
6.3%
0.6%
0.3%
0.6%
26.7%
22.1%
96.1%
2.2%
0.8%
0.2%
0.7%
26.5%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
12.7%
21.9%
37.8%
41.8%
46.7%
10.1%
22.5%
42.2%
47.5%
54.6%
6.2%
29.9%
51.1%
56.7%
65.3%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
13.0%
36.4%
63.6%
11.4%
30.5%
69.5%
7.9%
24.2%
75.8%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
35.7%
53.6%
10.7%
0.3%
31.5%
58.0%
10.5%
0.3%
19.9%
61.5%
18.6%
0.4%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
33.8%
43.4%
$22,247
7.4%
25.0%
33.6%
$27,798
5.7%
14.4%
19.3%
$39,893
3.0%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
61.9%
$353
$54,311
2.7%
4.1%
70.5%
$398
$63,606
1.3%
3.2%
76.3%
$478
$92,858
0.3%
2.3%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.50: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Wisconsin
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
8,905
59.5%
21.8%
16.9%
95.7%
9,466
75.0%
14.1%
8.5%
98.0%
1,932
88.6%
1.3%
4.4%
65.9%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
27.9%
32.3%
51.8%
3.7%
4.7%
7.5%
45.3%
31.1%
36.4%
44.9%
3.8%
1.9%
13.0%
42.2%
24.1%
92.1%
1.7%
1.5%
0.9%
2.3%
34.2%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
20.2%
26.3%
56.5%
39.0%
50.8%
15.1%
20.8%
57.9%
53.6%
59.9%
4.0%
29.2%
63.1%
69.5%
78.3%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
19.9%
74.7%
25.3%
16.9%
58.4%
41.6%
5.4%
21.4%
78.6%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
37.1%
47.2%
15.7%
3.8%
32.6%
54.5%
12.9%
5.7%
13.7%
63.8%
22.5%
1.0%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
44.1%
49.6%
$19,860
7.8%
30.1%
36.9%
$30,248
6.7%
6.9%
8.0%
$53,757
1.3%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
20.8%
$464
$72,265
7.0%
8.4%
35.6%
$543
$71,099
3.2%
3.7%
71.7%
$610
$127,521
0.1%
1.4%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.51: Profile of Census Tracts Predicted to be at Above Average and Highest Risk for Childhood Obesity in Wyoming
Census Tracts with
Highest Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Above Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Census Tracts with
Average or Below
Average Risk for
Childhood Obesity
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public transportation
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
.
.
.
.
.
1,083
87.0%
1.3%
8.1%
66.7%
963
87.2%
1.4%
6.0%
26.6%
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race population
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
28.2%
50.1%
2.7%
0.8%
28.7%
17.8%
27.4%
25.4%
90.1%
0.7%
0.9%
1.4%
6.1%
31.1%
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional sector
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are employed
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
.
.
.
.
.
12.9%
17.4%
56.6%
68.9%
71.4%
5.1%
27.1%
60.0%
62.7%
73.0%
Household Structure:
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
.
.
.
18.7%
46.2%
53.8%
7.0%
23.9%
76.1%
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly or not at all
.
.
.
.
26.2%
65.5%
8.3%
1.0%
12.0%
66.7%
21.3%
0.9%
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
1999
.
.
.
.
26.6%
31.9%
$26,574
9.4%
11.4%
14.3%
$44,801
2.5%
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
.
.
.
.
.
52.9%
$375
$65,024
1.1%
3.2%
70.1%
$487
$114,791
0.2%
2.5%
Characteristics
See Notes on Table C.52.
Table C.52: Variable Notes
Characteristics
Data
Year
Notes
Census
Estimates
Census
Census
Census
USDA
2005
Uses 2000 Census Tract Definitions
2000
2000
2000
2003
Workers age 16 years and older
Workers age 16 years and older
Workers age 16 years and older
Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by OMB in
2003
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Average percent of children in households headed by non-parent
Average percent of households with children that are single-parent
Census
Census
2000
2000
Average percent of households with children that are two-parent
Census
2000
Census
Census
Census
Census
2000
2000
2000
2000
Census
Census
Census
Census
2000
2000
2000
2000
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Physical Environment:
Average population density (people per square mile)
Average percent of workers traveling to work by car, truck or van
Average percent of workers traveling to work on public
Average percent of workers traveling to work on foot
Percent of census tracts in a metropolitan statistical area
Demographics:
Average percent of population under age 18
Average percent non-Hispanic White population
Average percent non-Hispanic Black/African American population
Average percent non-Hispanic Asian population
Average percent non-Hispanic American Indian or other race
Average percent Hispanic population
Average percent foreign born population arrived since 1990
Bridged Race
Bridged Race
Bridged Race
Bridged Race
Employment:
Average unemployment rate
Average percent persons employed in management/ professional
Average female labor force participation
Average percent of females with children under 6 who are
Average percent of females with children 6-17 who are employed
Persons age 16 years and older
Females age 16 years and older
Females age 16 years and older
Household Structure:
Own children only (related to householder by birth,
marriage or adoption)
Own children only (related to householder by birth,
marriage or adoption)
Education and Language:
Average percent of persons 25+ without a high school
Average percent of persons 25+ with a high school diploma/GED
Average percent of persons 25+ with a college degree
Average percent of persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly
or not at all
Income/Poverty:
Average poverty rate
Average child poverty rate
Average median household income 1999, $2005
Average percent of households with public assistance income
(state/local) 1999
Housing:
Average homeownership rate
Average median gross rent for renter-occupied units in 2000,
Average median value for owner-occupied units in 2000, $2005
Average percent of public housing units as a percent of all housing
Average homeowner vacancy rate
Specified renter-occupied units only
Specified owner-occupied units only
Appendix Table 1: Area Variables Included in the Analyses Using the NSCH and MEPS
Variable
Source
Baked goods stores per 1K pop
Bowling centers per 1K pop
Cafeterias, buffets per 1K pop
Convenience stores per 1K pop
Offices of dentists per 1K pop
Drinking places (alcoholic) per 1K pop
Fish markets per 1K pop
Fitness and recreation centers per 1K pop
Fruit and vegetable markets per 1K pop
Full-service restaurants per 1K pop
Gasoline stores with convenience stores per 1K pop
Golf courses and country clubs per 1K pop
Supermarket stores with 100+ employees per 1K pop
Supermarket stores per 1K pop
Beer, wine and liquor stores per 1K pop
Limited-service restaurants per 1K pop
Marinas per 1K pop
Meat markets per 1K pop
Mobile food services per 1K pop
Nature parks and other similar institutions per 1K pop
Pharmacies and drug stores per 1K pop
Offices of physicians except mental health per 1K pop
Skiing facilities per 1K pop
Snack & non-alcoholic beverage bars per 1K pop
Warehouse clubs per 1K pop
Zoos and botanical gardens per 1K pop
Limited service cafeterias\snacks per 1K pop
Total establishments per 1K pop
Grocery\markets\convenience stores per 1K pop
Number of open public schools
Total number of public school students
Total public school students per 1K pop
% public students non-Hispanic Black
% public students non-Hispanic White
% public students Asian or PI
% public students Hispanic
% public students American Indian/Native American
% public students eligible for free/reduce lunch
% public students ungraded
% public students pre-k
% public students grades K-2
% public students grades 3-6
% public students grades 7-9
% public students grades 10-12
% public students female
% public students male
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
CBP
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
NCES
Variable Name for Unit of
Measurement
Census
Tract
ZIP Code County
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Appendix Table 1: Area Variables Included in the Analyses Using the NSCH and MEPS
Variable
Source
Payroll local parks and recreation per 10K pop
Full-time employees local parks and rec per 10K pop
LGEPD
LGEPD
FBI
UCR
FBI
UCR
FBI
UCR
SAHIE
SAHIE
SAHIE
SAHIE
SAHIE
SAHIE
USDA
Violent crime rate per 1K (Part 1)
Property crime rate per 1K (Part 1)
Rate of Part 1 crime per 1K pop
Persons with health insurance 2000
Persons without health insurance 2000
% without health insurance 2000
Persons under 18 with health insurance 2000
Persons under 18 without health insurance 2000
% under 18 without health insurance 2000
Rural-Urban Continuum
Pct workers in nonmetro cnty commuting to central cnty of adj.
metro areas
Counties in metro areas of 1M pop or more
Counties in metro areas of 250K to 1M pop
Counties in metro areas of fewer than 250K pop
Urban pop of 20K or more adjacent to metro area
Urban pop of 20K or more not adjacent to metro area
Urban pop of 2.5K to 19,999 adjacent to metro area
Urban pop of 2.5K to 19,999 not adjacent to metro area
Completely rural or less than 2.5K urban pop adjacent to metro area
Completely rural or less than 2.5K urban pop not adjacent to metro
area
Urban Influence Code
In large metro area of greater than 1M residents
In small metro area of less than 1M residents
Micropolitan adjacent to large metro
Noncore adjacent to large metro
Micropolitan adjacent to small metro
Noncore adjacent to small metro with own town
Noncore adjacent to small metro no own town
Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area
Noncore adjacent to micro with own town
Noncore adjacent to micro with no own town
Noncore not adjacent to metro or micro with own town
Noncore not adjacent to metro or micro with no own town
No children in area
% of females(16+) employed with own children
% of females(16+) in LF with own children
% of females(16+) with kids under 6--employed
% of females(16+) with kids under 6--in LF
% of females(16+) with kids 6-17--employed
% of females(16+) with kids 6-17--in LF
Unemployment rate
Variable Name for Unit of
Measurement
Census
Tract
ZIP Code County
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
USDA
X
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
USDA
X
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
USDA
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
Appendix Table 1: Area Variables Included in the Analyses Using the NSCH and MEPS
Variable
Source
Female labor force participation
% females 16+ employed
% persons 16+ employed in management/professional
Total housing units
Total households
Persons in occupied housing units
Persons under 18 years old
Persons under 5 years old
Total population
% population under 5 years old
% population under 18 years old
% population 65+
Average household size
Population density (people per square mile)
% of children in HH headed by non-parent
% of children in group quarters
% households with children that are single parent
% married-couple households with own children under 18
% single-parent-headed households with own children under 18
years
% family households without own children under 18 years old
% nonfamily households
% persons 25+ no high school diploma/GED
% persons 25+ with bachelor's/graduate degree
% persons 5-17 years who speak English poorly/not at all
% persons 18-64 years who speak English poorly/not at all
% persons 65+ old who speak English poorly/not at all
% foreign born population arrived since 1990
% households moved into housing unit since 1995
% households that moved into housing unit before 1980
% households with public assistance income (state/local) 1990
Poverty rate
Child poverty rate
High poverty concentration- 20%
Very high poverty concentration- 40%
% workers 16+ traveling to work by car,truck or van
% workers 16+ traveling to work on public transport
% workers 16+ traveling to work on foot
% households with no car
Average travel time to work (minutes)
Vacancy rate
Rental vacancy rate
Homeowner vacancy rate
Homeownership rate
% of spec. owner units with owner costs 30%+ of income
% of spec. owner units with owner costs 50%+ of income
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Variable Name for Unit of
Measurement
Census
Tract
ZIP Code County
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
Census
X
X (ZCTA)
X
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Appendix Table 1: Area Variables Included in the Analyses Using the NSCH and MEPS
Variable
Source
% of spec. renter units with gross rent 30%+ of income
% of spec. renter units with gross rent 50%+ of income
% housing units overcrowded
% housing units severely overcrowded
% housing units with two or more physical or financial hsg.
problems
% housing units with incomplete kitchens
Median family income, 1999 $2005
Median gross rent spec renter-occ units with rent 2000, $2005
Median household income 1999, $2005
Median value for spec owner-occ units 2000, $2005
% population non-Hispanic Black/African American alone
% population non-Hispanic White alone
% population non-Hispanic Asian alone
% population non-Hispanic American Indian alone
% population non-Hispanic other race alone
% population non-Hispanic multiracial population
% minority alone, not non-Hispanic white alone
% Hispanic
% bridged non-Hispanic Black/African American population
% bridged non-Hispanic White population
% bridged non-Hispanic Asian population
% population bridged non-Hispanic American Indian
% population bridged non-Hispanic other race population
% minority, not non-Hispanic white (90 def)
% persons Argentinean origin
% persons Bolivian origin
% persons Chilean origin
% persons Colombian origin
% persons Costa Rican origin
% persons Cuban origin
% persons Dominican origin
% persons Ecuadorian origin
% persons El Salvadoran origin
% persons Guatemalan origin
% persons Honduran origin
% persons Mexican origin
% persons Nicaraguan origin
% persons other Central American origin
% persons other South American origin
% persons Panamanian origin
% persons Paraguayan origin
% persons Peruvian origin
% persons Puerto Rican origin
% persons Uruguayan origin
% persons Venezuelan origin
Census
Census
Census
Census
Variable Name for Unit of
Measurement
Census
Tract
ZIP Code County
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X
Census
X
X (ZCTA)
X
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
Census
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X (ZCTA)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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% persons other Hispanic origin
% white females 0-4
% white females 5-14
% white females 15-17
% white males 0-4
% white males 5-14
% white males 15-17
% black females 0-4
% black females 5-14
% black females 15-17
% black males 0-4
% black males 5-14
% black males 15-17
% American Indian females 0-4
% American Indian females 5-14
% American Indian females 15-17
% American Indian males 0-4
% American Indian males 5-14
% American Indian males 15-17
% Asian, PI, HI females 0-4
% Asian, PI, HI females 5-14
% Asian, PI, HI females 15-17
% Asian, PI, HI males 0-4
% Asian, PI, HI males 5-14
% Asian, PI, HI males 15-17
% Asian females 0-4
% asian females 5-14
% Asian females 15-17
% Asian males 0-4
% Asian males 5-14
% Asian males 15-17
% other females 0-4
% other females 5-14
% other females 15-17
% other males 0-4
% other males 5-14
% other males 15-17
% multirace females 0-4
% multirace females 5-14
% multirace females 15-17
% multirace males 0-4
% multirace males 5-14
% multirace males 15-17
% Hispanic females 0-4
% Hispanic females 5-14
% Hispanic females 15-17
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Variable
Source
% Hispanic males 0-4
% Hispanic males 5-14
% Hispanic males 15-17
% nhwhite females 0-4
% nhwhite females 5-14
% nhwhite females 15-17
% nhwhite males 0-4
% nhwhite males 5-14
% nhwhite males 15-17
Mean January temperature
Mean July temperature
Mean annual temperature
Mean January precipitation
Mean July precipitation
Mean annual precipitation
Mean January sunlight
Mean July sunlight
Mean January humidity
Mean July humidity
Elevation
Number pedestrians killed in auto accidents
Number pedestrians killed in auto accidents per 1K pop
5-year infant mortality rate
Total doctors per 1K pop
Total general pediatricians per 1K pop
total # hospitals per 1K pop
total # hospital beds per 1K pop
Home purchase loans for 1-4 family units per 1,000 housing units
% of owner occupied home purchase loans to Asian/PI
% of owner occupied home purchase loans to blacks
% of owner occupied home purchase loans to Hispanics
% of owner occupied home purchase loans to whites
% of owner occupied home purchase loans to native americans
% of owner occupied home purchase loans to other races
% of owner occupied home purchase mortgage to mixed race pairs
% of owner occupied home purchase loans to minorities
% of owner occupied purchase loans to very low-income borrowers
% of owner occupied home purchase loans to low income
borrowers
% of owner occupied home purchase loans to middle income
borrowers
% of owner occupied home purchase loans to high income
borrowers
Median loan amount for home purchase of 1-4 family units
% owner occupied purchase loans to non-Hispanic multiracial
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Total units as a % of renter-occupied housing
Public housing units as a % of all housing
Public housing units as a % of renter-occupied housing
Vouchers as a % of all housing
Vouchers as a % of renter-occupied housing
% of returns with single filing status
% of returns filing Married (Joint or Separate)
% of returns with head of household filing status
% of returns that receive Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
% of low-income returns that receive EITC
Average adjusted gross income in 2005 $
% of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $10,000-$19,999
% of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $20,000-$29,999
% of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $30,000-$49,999
% of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $50,000-$74,999
% of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $75,000-$99,999
% of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of less than $10,000
% of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $100,000 or more
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Notes:
APSH -- A Picture of Subsidized Housing Data, Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
ARF -- Area Resource File, Health Resources Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Census -- Census 2000
CBP - County Business Patterns (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
FARS -- Fatality Analysis Reporting System/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
FBI UCR -- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data
HMDA -- Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
IRS -- Internal Revenue Service
LGEPD -- Local Government Employment and Payroll Data (Census Bureau)
NCES -- National Center for Education Statistics
SAHIE -- Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (Census Bureau)
USDA -- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
ZCTA -- ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs™) are a geographic area developed by the U.S. Census Bureau as
generalized representations of ZIP Code service areas