Regional Data (Cumulative of all Categories)

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Demographics
Demographics
To understand the nature of our community and how we are changing over time.
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Time
Period
Current
Actual
Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
Why Is This Important?
Demographics
Total Population-Northwest Region
I
2019
56,138
9
3%
Housing
Average Household Size-Northwest Region
I
2019
2.59
2
1%
Age
Median Age-Northwest Region
I
2019
41.4
2
4%
Age
Percent of the Population Age 19 and Under-Northwest Region
I
2019
23.9%
9
-9%
Age
Percent of the Population Age 20 to 24-Northwest Region
I
2019
5.8%
1
18%
Age
Percent of the Population Age 25 to 64-Northwest Region
I
2019
53.6%
1
-5%
Age
Percent of the Population Age 65 and Older-Northwest Region
I
2019
16.1%
2
29%
Diversity
Percent of the Population that is Non-White-Northwest Region
I
2019
5.3%
4
39%
Diversity
Percent of Population 5 Years and Older Speaking Only English at Home-Northwest Region
I
2019
96.2%
3
0%
Income
Median Household Income-Northwest Region
I
2019
$66,262
7
22%
Income
Percent of Population Who has Fallen Below the Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months-Northwest Region
I
2019
8.5%
1
-14%
Social Community
All Northwest Region children and adults have the education, skills, and opportunities, necessary to meet their full economic and social potential and well-being.
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Time
Period
Current
Actual
Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
Why Is This Important?
Point-In-Time Count of Children and Youth in the Department of Children & Families (DCF) Custody-St. Albans AHS District
I
2016
229
1
61%
Income
Unemployment Rate-Northwest Region
I
2020
2.9%
1
-51%
Income
Percent of Households with Annual Income Below $25,000-Northwest Region
I
2019
16.1%
4
-25%
Childcare
Average Annual Infant Full-Time Market Rate in a Child Care Center (in dollars)-Northwest Region
I
2017
$190.8
0
0%
Childcare
Average Annual Infant Full-Time Market Rate in a Child Care Home (in dollars)-Northwest Region
I
2017
$150.5
1
4%
Education
Percent of Kindergartners Ready on the Ready for Kindergarten! Survey-Northwest Region
I
2018
84.8%
1
2%
Education
Percent of Northwest Region Students in Grade 11 Considered At or Above Proficient in Math
I
2017
27.9%
1
-10%
Education
Percent of Northwest Region Students in Grade 3 Considered At or Above Proficient in English
I
2018
48.5%
1
-3%
Education
Percent of Population Who have a Bachelor's Degree or Higher-Northwest Region
I
2019
26.1%
1
18%
Education
Percent of Population Who have Graduated High School (or higher)-Northwest Region
I
2019
91.0%
1
3%
Economic Infrastructure
Retain and support existing employers and job growth, grow target sector employers and entrepreneurs, and work to attract a greater diversity of employers and employees.
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Time
Period
Current
Actual
Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
Why Is This Important?
Economy
Total Number of Employees-Northwest Region
I
2019
30,599
1
2%
Economy
Women's Earnings as a Percentage of Men's Earnings-Northwest Region
I
2018
73.3%
1
2%
Economy
Total Employer Establishments-Northwest Region
I
2020
1,538
1
10%
Income
Annual Average Wage-Northwest Region
I
2020
$13,020
1
-65%
Income
Median Household Income-Northwest Region
I
2019
$66,262
7
22%
Income
Percent of Households with Annual Income Below $25,000-Northwest Region
I
2019
16.1%
4
-25%
Income
Unemployment Rate-Northwest Region
I
2020
2.9%
1
-51%
Energy
Reduce the Northwest Region's consumption of energy and reliance on non-renewable energy. Improve the cost-effectiveness, efficiency and reliability on the energy production, transmission, and distribution system.
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Time
Period
Current
Actual
Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
Why Is This Important?
Energy
Annual Electricity Consumption-Northwest Region
I
2019
475.64Mil Mwh
1
-1%
Energy
Average Residential Electricity Usage-Northwest Region
I
2019
7,083 Mwh
1
-1%
Transportation
Electric Vehicle Registrations-Northwest Region
I
2019
142
4
246%
Energy
Annual Electric Savings-Northwest Region
I
2019
11.50Mil KWH
4
73%
Energy
Total Annual Energy Used-Northwest Region
I
2016
11.64Mil MMBTU
1
-2%
Energy
Renewable Energy Capacity Sited in the Northwest Region
I
2020
70,908.27 kW
1
-2%
Health: Substance Misuse
Prevent and eliminate the problems caused by alcohol and drug misuse.
O
Time
Period
Current
Actual
Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
Why Is This Important?
Alcohol
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 6-8 who have Drunk Alcohol Other than a Few Sips-Northwest Region
I
2017
21.0%
1
-1%
Alcohol
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who Drank Any Alcohol in the Past 30 Days-Northwest Region
I
2017
37.5%
1
-21%
Alcohol
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who Drank Five or More Drinks in a Row (Binged), in the Past 30 Days-Northwest Region
I
2017
19.1%
1
-2%
Alcohol
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who have Drunk Alcohol Other than a Few Sips-Northwest Region
I
2017
62.1%
1
1%
Alcohol
Percent of Young Adults 18-20 with Alcohol Use in Past 30 Days-Northwest Region
I
2016
53.6%
1
14%
Alcohol
Percent of Adults 18-25 Binge Drinking in Past 30 Days-Northwest Region
I
2016
45.6%
1
-7%
Alcohol
Percent of Adults who Binge Drank in the Past 30 Days-Northwest Region
I
2018
16.9%
2
-3%
Alcohol
Percent of Adults Age 65 and Older Who Drink at a Level of Risk-Northwest Region
I
2016
19.9%
1
3%
Tobacco
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who have Ever Smoked a Cigarette-Northwest Region
I
2017
24.4%
1
-9%
Tobacco
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who have Smoked Cigarettes in the Past 30 Days-Northwest Region
I
2017
9.1%
4
-67%
Marijuana
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who have Ever Tried Marijuana-Northwest Region
I
2017
37.1%
2
5%
Marijuana
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who have Used Marijuana in the Past 30 Days-Northwest Region
I
2017
21.5%
2
-2%
Marijuana
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who Think People their Age Risk Harming Themselves if they Use Marijuana Regularly-Northwest Region
I
2017
24.7%
1
-34%
Marijuana
Percent of Young Adults 18-25 with Marijuana Use in the Past 30 Days-Northwest Region
I
2016
39.2%
1
30%
Marijuana
Percent of Adults who Used Marijuana in the Past 30 Days-Northwest Region
I
2017
10.9%
2
64%
Marijuana
People Treated for Marijuana/Hashish-Northwest Region
I
2017
124
1
-7%
Drugs
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who have Ever Misused a Stimulant or Pain Reliever-Northwest Region
I
2017
7.1%
3
-34%
Drugs
Percent of Young Adults 18-25 who Used Rx Pain Relievers without a Rx in the Past Year-Northwest Region
I
2016
5.9%
1
-37%
Drugs
People Treated for Heroin/Other Opiates Abuse-Northwest Region
I
2017
714
1
370%
Health: Chronic Disease
Prevent and decrease chronic disease in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties by preventing risky behaviors (smoking, physical inactivity and poor nutrition).
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Time
Period
Current
Actual
Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
Why Is This Important?
3-4-50
Percent of Adults who Do NOT Eat 5 Servings of Fruits and Vegetables Per Day-Northwest Region
I
2015
83.5%
1
2%
3-4-50
Percent of Adults who Do NOT Get Recommended Physical Activity-Northwest Region
I
2017
45.7%
1
-8%
3-4-50
Percent of Adults who Currently Smoke Cigarettes-Northwest Region
I
2018
17.4%
1
-17%
3-4-50
Percent of Adults Diagnosed with Cancer-Northwest Region
I
2018
7.4%
1
44%
3-4-50
Percent of Adults Diagnosed with Cardiovascular Diseases-Northwest Region
I
2018
7.5%
1
-17%
3-4-50
Percent of Adults Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes-Northwest Region
I
2018
9.9%
2
49%
3-4-50
Percent of Adults Diagnosed with Lung Diseases-Northwest Region
I
2017
15.8%
1
10%
3-4-50
Percent of All Deaths from All Four Chronic Diseases-Northwest Region
I
2014
54.6%
1
-15%
Chronic Disease
Percent of Adults with Hypertension-Northwest Region
I
2018
28.1%
1
14%
Chronic Disease
Percent of Adults 20 and Older who are Obese-Northwest Region
I
2018
37.7%
6
38%
Chronic Disease
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who are Obese-Northwest Region
I
2017
17.6%
3
14%
Health: Mental Health
Ensure the mental health of individuals in the Northwest Region by promotion, screening, and prevention.
O
Time
Period
Current
Actual
Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
Why Is This Important?
Mental Health
Rate of Suicide per 100,000-Northwest Region
I
2016
12.5
1
-30%
Mental Health
Percent of Adults with Poor Mental Health-Northwest Region
I
2018
14.8%
1
94%
Mental Health
Percent of Adults with a Depressive Disorder-Northwest Region
I
2016
24.0%
1
41%
Mental Health
Percent of Medicaid Beneficiaries Age 18 and Older Screened for Depression-Franklin County Northwest Region
I
2016
12.1%
0
0%
Mental Health
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who Made a Suicide Plan-Northwest Region
I
2017
12.4%
1
0%
Mental Health
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 Bullied in Past 30 Days-Northwest Region
I
2017
18.6%
1
11%
Mental Health
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who Feel Valued by their Community-Northwest Region
I
2017
58.0%
1
49%
Mental Health
Percent of Adolescents in Grades 9-12 who Felt Sad or Hopeless in the Past Year-Northwest Region
I
2017
20.3%
1
-16%
Natural Systems
Conserve, protect and improve the health of native species habitats, water quality and quantity, and air quality.
O
Time
Period
Current
Actual
Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
Why Is This Important?
Climate
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (million metric tons of CO2 equivalents)-Vermont
I
2012
8.3
1
2%
Environment
Impervious Area by Watershed-Franklin County
I
2011
8,399 acres
Environment
Impervious Area by Watershed-Grand Isle County
I
2011
1,650 acres
Environment
Percent of Land that is Conserved-Northwest Region
I
2017
13.5%
Environment
Forested Acres in Current Use Program-Northwest Region
I
2019
129,939 acres
Environment
Agricultural Acres in Current Use Program-Northwest Region
I
2019
107,759 acres
Physical Environment
Support the growth and vitality of working farms and managed forests; and sustainably manage sand and gravel extraction operations.
O
Time
Period
Current
Actual
Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
Why Is This Important?
Agriculture
Total Market Value of Agricultural Products-Northwest Region
I
2017
$203.55Mil
4
87%
Agriculture
Number of Farms-Northwest Region
I
2017
848
1
-2%
Agriculture
Average Farm Size-Northwest Region
I
2017
418 acres
2
1%
Agriculture
Percent of Farm Land Devoted to Crops-Northwest Region
I
2017
46.8%
1
-14%
Agriculture
Percent of Land within Regional Plan Growth Areas-Northwest Region
I
2017
16.2%
1
-3%
Built Environment
Increase the opportunities for safe, decent, energy efficient, affortable, accessible and fair housing for all types of households in all neighborhoods.
O
Time
Period
Current
Actual
Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
Why Is This Important?
Housing
Point in Time Homelessness Count-Northwest Region
I
2019
64
1
42%
Housing
Number of Residential Buildings-Northwest Region
I
2017
26,130
1
6%
Housing
Number of Residential Buildings Within Growth Areas-Northwest Region
I
2017
4,241
1
3%
Housing
Number of Housing Units-Northwest Region
I
2019
27,852
1
4%
Housing
Occupied Housing Units-Northwest Region
I
2019
21,519
2
1%
Housing
Owner-Occupied Housing Units-Northwest Region
I
2019
16,482.0
3
1%
Housing
Renter-Occupied Housing Units-Northwest Region
I
2019
5,037.0
3
-4%
Housing
Percent of Owner Households that Spend 30% or More of their Income on Housing-Northwest Region
I
2019
28.0%
2
-13%
Housing
Percent of Renter Households that Spend 30% or More of their Income on Housing-Northwest Region
I
2019
39.0%
4
-24%
Housing
Months of Inventory-Northwest Region
I
2020
4.5
3
-62%
Housing
Percent of Vacant Housing Units for Rent-Northwest Region
I
2018
7.3%
1
-12%
Housing
Percent of Vacant Housing Units for Sale-Northwest Region
I
2018
5.6%
5
-34%
Housing
Housing Wage as % of State Minimum Wage (2 Bedroom Unit)-Northwest Region
I
2019
283.0%
1
73%
Housing
# of New Residential Buildings-Northwest Region
I
2018
406
0
0%
Housing
Percent of New Residential Development in Growth Areas-Northwest Region
I
2018
3%
0
0%
Public Safety
Improve the safety of the public, including the loss of life and property from natural and man-made hazards.
O
Time
Period
Current
Actual
Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
Why Is This Important?
Safety
Total Crime Rate (per 1,000)-Northwest Region
I
2014
24.8
2
-62%
Vaccinations
Percent of Children Age 19-35 Months Receiving Recommended Vaccines(4:3:1:4:3:1:4)-Northwest Region
I
2016
72.4%
6
75%
Vaccinations
Percent of Adults Age 65 and Older who Receive Annual Flu Shot-Northwest Region
I
2017
61.8%
2
-6%
Safety
Number of Fatal Vehicle Crashes-Northwest Region
I
2020
3
2
-50%
Safety
Number of Alcohol-Related Vehicle Crashes-Northwest Region
I
2020
26
3
-53%
Safety
Number of Vehicle Crashes Involving Bicycles or Pedestrians-Northwest Region
I
2020
12
1
-40%
Transportation
Provide accessible, safe, efficient, interconnected, secure, equitable and sustainable mobility choices for our region's businesses, residents and visitors.
O
Time
Period
Current
Actual
Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
Why Is This Important?
Transportation
Percent who Drove Alone to Work-Northwest Region
I
2019
81.6%
7
10%
Transportation
Percent who Carpooled to Work-Northwest Region
I
2019
9.3%
1
-35%
Transportation
Percent of Workers who Biked or Walked to Work-Northwest Region
I
2019
2.8%
1
-18%
Transportation
Miles of Sidewalk-Northwest Region
I
2017
48.0
1
0%
Transportation
Miles of Bike Path-Northwest Region
I
2017
31.0
1
0%
Transportation
GMT Ridership: Tuesday Shopping Shuttle-Northwest Region
I
2018
580 riders
1
1%
Transportation
GMT Ridership: St. Albans Downtown Shuttle-Northwest Region
I
2018
15,863 riders
1
26%
Transportation
GMT Ridership: Georgia/Alburgh Commuter-Northwest Region
I
2018
4,097 riders
1
-20%
Transportation
GMT Ridership: Richford-St. Albans Commuter-Northwest Region
I
2018
5,623 riders
1
9%
Transportation
GMT Ridership: St. Albans LINK-Northwest Region
I
2018
13,220 riders
1
32%
Transportation
Percent of Workers Travelling More than 25 Minutes to Work-Northwest Region
I
2019
50.4%
1
-3%
Transportation
Electric Vehicle Registrations-Northwest Region
I
2019
142
4
246%
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