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BNIA indicator data for CSAs
| Employment and Commute Time |
Income & Public Assistance | Education | Treatment | Physical Health | Housing | Public Safety |
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| Community Statistical Area | Census population (2010) | Percent 16-64 not employed (2008-2012) | Percent of Employed Population with Travel Time to Work of 45 Minutes or More (2012) | Median Household Income (2008-2012) | Percent of Families Receiving TANF (2012) | Percent of 9th-12th Grade Students that are Chronically Absent (2012) | Percent Population (25 years and over) With Less Than a High School Diploma or GED (2008-2012) | Number of Narcotics Calls for Service per 1,000 Residents (2011) | Life Expectancy (2012) | Mortality by Age (15-24 years old) (2012) | Percentage of Residential Properties that are Vacant and Abandoned (2012) | Percent of Children (aged 0-6) with Elevated Blood-Lead Levels (2012) | Violent Crime Rate per 1,000 Residents (2012) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park | 14,896 | 51.8% | 31.8% | $24,006 | 25.0% | 49.3% | 33.7% | 464.8 | 68.8 | 19.0 | 33.1% | 7.4% | 23.0 |
| Southwest Baltimore | 17,885 | 49.1% | 27.4% | $28,085 | 23.6% | 52.1% | 31.1% | 259.8 | 67.8 | 22.0 | 25.9% | 3.7% | 24.8 |
| Greater Rosemont | 19,259 | 50.7% | 34.1% | $26,893 | 18.4% | 48.2% | 29.4% | 148.0 | 70.1 | 12.4 | 16.0% | 5.3% | 16.9 |
| Clifton-Berea | 9,874 | 53.6% | 26.6% | $24,884 | 25.3% | 51.0% | 27.6% | 201.9 | 66.4 | 31.9 | 24.1% | 0% | 20.0 |
| Southern Park Heights | 13,284 | 52.7% | 30.3% | $26,949 | 17.6% | 45.3% | 28.0% | 116.7 | 69.2 | 17.9 | 17.1% | 0% | 18.8 |
| Midway/Coldstream | 9,624 | 44.2% | 26.0% | $30,822 | 18.6% | 48.9% | 23.8% | 159.7 | 67.9 | 29.9 | 17.7% | 6.1% | 20.3 |
| Madison/East End | 7,781 | 56.8% | 29.1% | $29,695 | 26.9% | 56.9% | 41.3% | 170.7 | 67.4 | 20.4 | 20.7% | 4.4% | 27.0 |
| Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton | 16,217 | 42.3% | 21.6% | $33,178 | 12.6% | 39.0% | 24.6% | 78.8 | 70.4 | 19.0 | 5.1% | 0% | 13.9 |
| Upton/Druid Heights | 10,342 | 61.6% | 31.7% | $14,785 | 27.6% | 51.6% | 36.0% | 215.5 | 67.3 | 22.5 | 34.3% | 0% | 28.7 |
| Greenmount East | 8,184 | 54.0% | 35.2% | $21,225 | 22.9% | 51.0% | 26.6% | 222.5 | 67.4 | 9.1 | 35.6% | 3.8% | 26.1 |
| Belair-Edison | 17,416 | 37.7% | 19.6% | $46,743 | 11.1% | 41.6% | 18.8% | 50.2 | 72.5 | 23.6 | 2.0% | 1.4% | 14.9 |
| Oldtown/Middle East | 10,021 | 58.9% | 30.1% | $13,478 | 24.7% | 52.6% | 35.7% | 138.3 | 74.0 | 6.1 | 37.3% | 0% | 26.4 |
| Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop | 11,816 | 49.1% | 24.6% | $30,031 | 12.7% | 41.9% | 25.7% | 188.3 | 69.1 | 19.6 | 13.2% | 0% | 18.7 |
| Cedonia/Frankford | 23,557 | 34.7% | 22.6% | $39,556 | 10.6% | 32.0% | 20.0% | 22.8 | 72.8 | 12.8 | 1.1% | 0% | 12.1 |
| Penn North/Reservoir Hill | 9,668 | 47.9% | 22.1% | $28,724 | 23.1% | 48.3% | 24.2% | 287.3 | 69.9 | 23.5 | 16.0% | 0% | 20.7 |
| Patterson Park North & East | 14,549 | 34.8% | 16.4% | $52,466 | 11.3% | 47.4% | 27.7% | 62.9 | 71.7 | 16.8 | 4.4% | 0% | 18.2 |
| Greater Mondawmin | 9,322 | 44.8% | 17.9% | $38,912 | 12.7% | 32.8% | 19.7% | 169.9 | 71.7 | 15.1 | 10.9% | 0% | 27.6 |
| Forest Park/Walbrook | 9,849 | 41.6% | 28.8% | $36,737 | 11.3% | 40.0% | 18.6% | 91.1 | 73.4 | 10.8 | 6.4% | 0% | 11.8 |
| Dorchester/Ashburton | 11,786 | 39.6% | 25.0% | $36,715 | 8.3% | 32.1% | 14.0% | 82.8 | 74.0 | 17.2 | 3.3% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Cherry Hill | 8,202 | 48.7% | 25.7% | $22,981 | 23.6% | 46.7% | 23.3% | 97.4 | 68.8 | 21.9 | 4.0% | 0% | 19.6 |
| Greater Govans | 10,681 | 42.4% | 24.4% | $38,396 | 10.2% | 35.3% | 24.0% | 51.5 | 74.3 | 14.2 | 4.6% | 0% | 11.2 |
| Northwood | 16,643 | 41.8% | 21.4% | $56,024 | 6.6% | 28.4% | 13.7% | 44.2 | 76.2 | 5.1 | 0.4% | 0% | 8.3 |
| Edmondson Village | 7,900 | 39.8% | 21.6% | $37,538 | 13.4% | 42.4% | 22.1% | 82.2 | 73.5 | 6.4 | 3.4% | 5.3% | 11.1 |
| Greater Charles Village/Barclay | 16,391 | 47.6% | 14.3% | $28,899 | 10.6% | 37.2% | 14.8% | 59.7 | 75.1 | 2.4 | 7.6% | 0% | 16.2 |
| Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point | 14,243 | 43.4% | 20.6% | $33,526 | 14.8% | 48.2% | 34.2% | 101.1 | 69.5 | 13.4 | 5.0% | 0% | 15.2 |
| Howard Park/West Arlington | 10,873 | 39.1% | 31.0% | $37,095 | 6.0% | 29.0% | 16.6% | 39.3 | 75.0 | 9.6 | 4.1% | 0% | 9.7 |
| Westport/Mount Winans/Lakeland | 7,119 | 38.8% | 19.4% | $42,727 | 12.9% | 42.4% | 30.6% | 38.2 | 72.8 | 18.0 | 8.6% | 0% | 17.7 |
| The Waverlies | 7,753 | 34.2% | 24.0% | $31,386 | 12.0% | 38.2% | 20.2% | 53.3 | 72.0 | 23.7 | 3.9% | 0% | 20.6 |
| Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market | 5,086 | 49.1% | 32.3% | $19,277 | 26.1% | 46.6% | 28.6% | 208.6 | 67.1 | 21.2 | 15.3% | 0% | 22.8 |
| Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills | 12,264 | 33.1% | 14.6% | $50,135 | 5.8% | 29.1% | 14.2% | 24.7 | 74.7 | 15.2 | 0.8% | 0% | 7.0 |
| Loch Raven | 15,311 | 33.9% | 22.4% | $46,722 | 5.3% | 22.6% | 16.0% | 31.4 | 75.9 | 12.0 | 0.1% | 0% | 8.7 |
| Claremont/Armistead | 8,231 | 38.6% | 25.1% | $31,971 | 7.7% | 42.0% | 25.9% | 19.9 | 72.7 | 10.1 | 0.3% | 0% | 8.9 |
| Glen-Fallstaff | 14,914 | 35.9% | 20.2% | $37,345 | 4.7% | 32.1% | 18.9% | 54.0 | 78.5 | 5.0 | 0.9% | 0% | 13.3 |
| Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry/Remington | 17,388 | 21.8% | 13.0% | $55,999 | 2.3% | 39.3% | 15.1% | 22.1 | 75.9 | 8.4 | 1.0% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Harford/Echodale | 16,839 | 26.8% | 17.0% | $53,958 | 4.1% | 27.1% | 11.4% | 29.0 | 76.2 | 8.8 | 0.3% | 0% | 7.3 |
| Southeastern | 6,260 | 42.0% | 19.2% | $30,968 | 8.8% | 47.7% | 30.0% | 42.5 | 74.0 | 6.8 | 0.9% | 0% | 13.6 |
| Lauraville | 12,273 | 33.6% | 17.6% | $57,895 | 5.0% | 32.9% | 10.6% | 20.5 | 75.0 | 11.0 | 1.2% | 0% | 7.0 |
| Chinquapin Park/Belvedere | 7,756 | 30.6% | 18.4% | $42,853 | 7.3% | 31.7% | 13.2% | 17.9 | 74.9 | 12.5 | 0.7% | 0% | 9.0 |
| Orangeville/East Highlandtown | 9,131 | 31.1% | 21.1% | $41,122 | 6.6% | 46.2% | 38.6% | 88.6 | 72.9 | 8.2 | 1.4% | 0% | 18.7 |
| Washington Village/Pigtown | 5,503 | 37.0% | 19.4% | $44,933 | 13.1% | 41.4% | 22.8% | 147.0 | 69.8 | 17.1 | 7.9% | 0% | 23.1 |
| Hamilton | 13,002 | 24.7% | 18.2% | $59,540 | 4.4% | 27.8% | 11.7% | 35.1 | 75.4 | 8.1 | 0.4% | 0% | 7.2 |
| Midtown | 15,020 | 37.3% | 17.6% | $36,751 | 6.9% | 40.1% | 13.7% | 28.6 | 76.0 | 2.9 | 4.1% | 0% | 14.4 |
| Harbor East/Little Italy | 5,407 | 40.1% | 14.6% | $30,283 | 12.8% | 47.9% | 26.7% | 38.7 | 72.5 | 20.2 | 1.7% | 0% | 27.2 |
| Morrell Park/Violetville | 8,964 | 36.1% | 14.4% | $43,530 | 4.1% | 40.6% | 31.3% | 20.6 | 72.7 | 21.4 | 1.8% | 0% | 8.9 |
| Highlandtown | 7,250 | 22.1% | 18.4% | $63,801 | 3.2% | 51.3% | 23.2% | 59.9 | 74.4 | 9.0 | 1.6% | 0% | 20.8 |
| Downtown/Seton Hill | 6,446 | 38.4% | 11.6% | $41,366 | 6.9% | 38.9% | 9.2% | 389.8 | 65.0 | 7.1 | 8.6% | 0% | 64.8 |
| Dickeyville/Franklintown | 4,101 | 37.6% | 25.4% | $32,487 | 7.7% | 42.0% | 16.3% | 19.3 | 73.4 | 12.4 | 4.7% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Inner Harbor/Federal Hill | 12,855 | 20.4% | 12.8% | $83,496 | 3.6% | 43.0% | 10.0% | 39.5 | 77.8 | 5.4 | 0.4% | 0% | 13.1 |
| Fells Point | 9,039 | 18.6% | 11.6% | $73,084 | 1.2% | 44.1% | 10.7% | 13.5 | 76.8 | 5.3 | 0.9% | 0% | 17.5 |
| Canton | 8,100 | 15.4% | 13.2% | $84,978 | 0.9% | 20.0% | 8.6% | 4.0 | 77.4 | 8.8 | 0.8% | 0% | 6.7 |
| South Baltimore | 6,406 | 18.6% | 13.6% | $85,173 | 1.2% | 33.3% | 12.6% | 21.5 | 75.0 | 2.7 | 0.2% | 0% | 3.4 |
| North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland | 17,464 | 40.9% | 11.7% | $78,921 | 0.7% | 21.0% | 3.6% | 7.6 | 83.2 | 1.5 | 0.2% | 0% | 3.4 |
| Cross-Country/Cheswolde | 13,034 | 27.0% | 13.3% | $55,840 | 1.7% | 22.9% | 5.9% | 1.6 | 84.2 | 5.5 | 0.1% | 0% | 1.2 |
| Mount Washington/Coldspring | 5,168 | 15.9% | 14.1% | $85,406 | 0.3% | 13.8% | 5.6% | 3.3 | 81.7 | 0.0 | 0.1% | 0% | 1.9 |
| Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill | 7,377 | 22.3% | 12.2% | $107,668 | 0.3% | 6.3% | 1.8% | 1.6 | 84.4 | 2.8 | 0.1% | 0% | 2.0 |
Sources and methodology
- Community Statistical Area
- he Baltimore Data Collaborative and the Baltimore City Department of Planning divided Baltimore into 55 CSAs. These 55 units combine Census Bureau geographies together in ways that match Baltimore’s understanding of community boundaries, and are used in social planning.
- Census population (2010)
- The number of people from each CSA, calculated based on population data reported in the 2010 Census.
- Percent 16-64 not employed (2008-2012)
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's Indicator Definitions & Rankings (PDF) for definitions and source information.
- Percent of Employed Population with Travel Time to Work of 45 Minutes or More (2012)
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's Indicator Definitions & Rankings (PDF) for definitions and source information.
- Median Household Income (2008-2012)
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's Indicator Definitions & Rankings (PDF) for definitions and source information.
- Percent of Families Receiving TANF (2012)
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's Indicator Definitions & Rankings (PDF) for definitions and source information.
- Percent of 9th-12th Grade Students that are Chronically Absent (2012)
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's Indicator Definitions & Rankings (PDF) for definitions and source information.
- Percent Population (25 years and over) With Less Than a High School Diploma or GED (2008-2012)
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's Indicator Definitions & Rankings (PDF) for definitions and source information.
- Number of Narcotics Calls for Service per 1,000 Residents (2011)
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's Indicator Definitions & Rankings (PDF) for definitions and source information.
- Life Expectancy (2012)
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's Indicator Definitions & Rankings (PDF) for definitions and source information.
- Mortality by Age (15-24 years old) (2012)
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's Indicator Definitions & Rankings (PDF) for definitions and source information.
- Percentage of Residential Properties that are Vacant and Abandoned (2012)
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's Indicator Definitions & Rankings (PDF) for definitions and source information.
- Percent of Children (aged 0-6) with Elevated Blood-Lead Levels (2012)
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's Indicator Definitions & Rankings (PDF) for definitions and source information.
- Violent Crime Rate per 1,000 Residents (2012)
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's Indicator Definitions & Rankings (PDF) for definitions and source information.
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