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A PORTRAIT OFSONOMACOUNTYSONOMA COUNTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014
COMMISSIONED BYCounty of Sonoma Department of Health Services
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HOW IS IT MEASURED?
Human Development Index
SONOMA COUNTYHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INDEXBY CENSUS TRACT
TOP:
EAST BENNETT VALLEY
8.47
BOTTOM:
ROSELAND CREEK2.79
A TALE OF TWO NEIGHBORHOODS
•1.2% living in poverty•5% Latino population•extensive parks and green space•58.6% at least bachelor’s degree•61% management occupations•$68,967 median personal earnings
•16.5% living in poverty•59% Latino population•limited parks and green space•8.6% at least bachelor’s degree•11% management occupations•$21,699 median personal earnings
EAST BENNETT VALLEYLIFE EXPECTANCY: 82.0 YEARS
ROSELAND CREEKLIFE EXPECTANCY: 77.1 YEARS
SONOMA COUNTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
BY RACE AND ETHNICITY
SONOMA COUNTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
BY GENDER
SANTA ROSAHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
BY CENSUS TRACT
Roseland 2.95
Comstock3.9
West Junior College
3.44
Downtown Santa Rosa
3.89
Bellevue4.66
SONOMA COUNTYHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INDEXBY CENSUS TRACT
North Healdsburg
6.11
East Cloverdale
3.79
Guerneville/ Rio Nido
5.29
PETALUMA AREAHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INDEXBY CENSUS TRACT
Sonoma Mountain
7.16
Grant5.77
LIFE EXPECTANCY IN SONOMA
COUNTYBY CENSUS TRACT
TOP:
CENTRAL BENNETT VALLEY
85.7 yrs.
BOTTOM (98th):
Downtown Santa Rosa
75.5 yrs.
TEENAGE SMOKING VARIES WIDELY BY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ADULT HIGH SCHOOL
COMPLETIONIN SONOMA COUNTY
BY CENSUS TRACT
BOTTOM:ROSELAND
CREEK53.9%
TOP (2ND):EAST
BENNETT VALLEY99.5%
MEDIAN PERSONAL EARNINGS IN
SONOMA COUNTYBY CENSUS TRACT
TOP (1st):EAST
BENNETT VALLEY
$68,967
Median:Sonoma County$30,214
BOTTOM (97th): Fetters
Springs /Agua Caliente$19,444
SHARP DIVIDES IN LIVING STANDARDS
MIDDLE WAGE JOBS IN SONOMA ARE DECLINING LEAVING THE FASTEST GROWING CATEGORIES AT THE
TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE EARNINGS SCALE
• 29.6% of residents in Downtown Santa Rosa living below poverty level (FPL)
• 43.4% of children in Fetters Springs/ Agua Caliente West tract live in families below FPL
• 29.8 % of adults 65 or older living in poverty in East Cloverdale
POVERTY DATA
• 11.1% people 16 and older unemployed in Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified area
• Only 35.4% of adolescents in Cloverdale Unified report their level of connectedness to school is high
ADDITIONAL INDICATOR DATA
ECOSYSTEM OF HEALTH
Benefits of Education
Why Is This Report Important?
• Unmet potential• Opportunity gap• Demographic shifts• Return on Investments
AGENDA FOR ACTION
AGENDA FOR ACTION:
Population-based interventions– Make universal pre-school a reality– Redouble anti-smoking efforts
Place-based interventions– Improve neighborhood conditions to facilitate healthy behaviors– Mend the holes in the safety net for undocumented immigrants– Address inequality at education’s starting gate– Prioritize on-time high school graduation– Reduce youth disconnection from school and work– Boost educational attainment for higher earnings– Improve pay and quality of low-skill jobs
AGENDA FOR ACTION:Priority Areas
Southeast Santa Rosa
Southwest Santa Rosa
Northwest Santa Rosa
East Cloverdale
The Springs
WHAT
WHY
HOW
A PORTRAIT OF SONOMA COUNTYSONOMA COUNTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014
Continuum of Care
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