GroundView®: Socio-Economic

The socio-economic score (SES) is a comparative index value ranging from 1 to 100 which indicates the overall socio-economic status of an area. Four variables were used to produce the SES score: Median Household Income, Median Home Value, Occupational Level (percent white collar), and Educational Attainment – the percent of the population aged 25+ with educational degrees earned beyond a high school diploma. Each block group was given a score for each of these categories based on how it ranked against all other block groups nationwide. Once these scores were determined, an overall score for each block group was calculated by combining the individual scores using an un-weighted average. Finally, the overall scores were indexed on the 100-point scale.

Socio-Economic Score data is provided for Census 2000 data (2k), Census 2010 data (by) and current year (cy) estimates. The variables included for Socio-Economic Score demographics are listed below:

- Marital Status for the Population 15 Years and Over

- Workers

- Workers by Means of Transportation to Work

- Workers by Travel Time to Work

- Aggregate Travel Time to Work

- Average Travel Time to Work

- Workers by Time Leaving to Work

- School Enrollment by Level of School for the Population 3 Years and Over

- Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and Over

- Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over

- Industry for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over

- Occupation for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over

- Socioeconomic Score