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Welcome to the latest blog post for the Yakima County Trends project. We just finished updating twenty-two indicators in four different categories. They are:

(Clicking on the title will take you to the specific indicator on the Trends website)

In the Education category: 9

4.1.1 Share of Children Ages 3 & 4 Enrolled in Preschool

4.2.1 Number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Students per FTE Teachers

4.2.2 Total and Share of English Language Learner Students

4.2.8 Number of Students Suspended or Expelled as a Share of Total Enrollment

4.2.9 Local Levy Revenue per Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Pupil and Total Levy Revenue Generated as a Percent of Total Personal Income (TPI)

4.4.1 Share of Public High School Students Who Attend Higher Education within the 1st-Year after High School Graduation

4.5.1 Share of the Population Age 25+ with Highest Degree a High School Diploma, GED, or Less

4.5.2 Share of the Population Age 25+ with some College or an Associate's Degree

4.5.3 Share of the Population Aged 25+ with at Least a Bachelor's Degree

 

In the Health category: 7

7.3.3 Share of Adults who Smoke Cigarettes

7.4.1 Share of Adults with a Personal Healthcare Provider

7.4.2 Number of Dentists Eligible to Bill Medicaid and Number per 10,000 Residents Enrolled in Medicaid

7.4.3 Share of Adults Visiting a Dentist, Hygienist, or Dental Clinic in the Last Year

7.4.4 Share of the Population Uninsured by Age Group

7.4.5 Total and Share of the Population Insured by Medicaid

7.5.2 Local Government Expenditures on Mental Health: per Capita & Per $1,000 Total Personal Income (TPI) - County & RSN Expenditures

 

In the Housing category: 3

8.2.3 Monthly Fair Market Rent for One and Two Bedroom Apartments

8.4.1 Total Homeless People and Homeless Persons per 1,000 Residents

8.4.2 Homeless Students, by Type and per 1,000 Students Enrolled in Public Schools as Defined by McKinney-Vento

 

In the Safety & Risky Behaviors category: 3

9.1.7 Accepted Victims of Child Abuse & Neglect and Rate per 1,000 Youth Ages 0-17

9.1.8 Total Reported Sexual Assault Crimes and Sexual Assaults per 100,000 Residents

9.1.9 Total Registered Sex Offenders & Offenders per 1,000 Residents

Thank you!