Indicators
Affordable Housing
Housing Prices
Median family income as percent of median single-family house priceMedian family income as a percent of annual single-family house mortgage payment
Percent of households able to afford buying median single-family home
Rentals
Median family income as a percent of average rent on two bedroom apartmentProperty Taxes
Median family income as percent of average property tax on single-family house soldAvailability
Average annual multi-family vacancy rateNumber of subsidized housing units per person
Clean Environment
Clean Air
Percent of days per year rated as having good airManufacturing jobs per pound of toxic chemicals released into air
Clean Water
Manufacturing jobs per pound of toxic chemicals released into waterEnergy Consumption
Households per residential MWH consumedTotal employment per industrial/commercial MWH consumed
Waste Generation
Households per pound of solid waste disposed (not recycled)
Cost Effective Infrastructure
Waste Water
Gallons of waste processed as a percent of permitted capacityInverse of real household monthly service charge for waste water treatment
Inverse of real household connect charge for waste water treatment
Solid Waste
Persons per pound of solid waste generated per dayPercentage of solid waste recycled
Average monthly residential solid waste charge
Cultural & Recreational Opportunities
Culture
Public library items circulated per personAverage number of cultural & recreational events scheduled per week
Attendance at Tacoma Art Museum per person in city
Recreation
Registered attendance at major Tacoma Metropolitan Park District (MPD) facilitiesAcres per person of park lands
Attendance at Mt. Rainier per mile of trail
Community centers per person
Attendance at Puyallup Fair per person in county
Educational Excellence
Assesment
Percent of districts with 4th grade mean test scores equal/above state averagePercent of districts with 11th grade mean test scores equal/above state average
High School Completion
Percent of high school seniors graduatingPercent of districts with graduation rates above state average
Percent of high-school students completing 4 years
Percent of school districts with lower dropout rates than state average
Post Secondary Education
Degrees awarded from County universities and community collegesPersons attending college or technical school as a percent of persons age 20-24 years
Effective Regional Transportation System
Road Congestion
Miles of state road in rural County per vehicle mile travelled in rural CountyMiles of road in Tacoma per vehicle mile travelled in Tacoma
Number of persons per passenger car
Cargo
Containers transported through Port of Tacoma (TEU's)Public Transit
Number of transit-rider trips per capitaInflation adjusted transit revenues
Average transit-trips per hour per bus
Inflation adjusted cost per transit-rider trip
Healthy Economy
Number of Jobs
Total wage & salary jobsNumber of wage & salary jobs per household
Type of Jobs
Professional, technical, and managerial jobs as a percent of total jobsManufacturing wage and salary jobs as a percent of total jobs
Number of basic industry jobs
Percent of wage & salary jobs not in 5 most concentrated industries
Total wage & salary jobs in County per employed residents
Wages & Income
Average earnings per jobPer capita income as a percentage of state average
Percent of average earnings needed to support basic needs
Manufacturing wage & salary earnings as a percent of total wage & salary income
Business
Number of business establishmentsValue of business personal property per worker
Value of industrial and commercial property
Retail sales as a percent of personal income
Inflation adjusted assessed value of real estate per person
Health and Safety for Persons & Property
Crime
Persons per violent-index crime (murder, negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault)Persons per non-violent-index crime (burglary, theft, auto-theft, arson, non-aggravated assault)
Percent of crimes cleared
Traffic Accidents
Persons per traffic accident deathPersons per traffic accident injury
Fire
Persons per fire callInverse of average fire call response time (minutes)
Personal Emergencies
Persons per emergency callInverse of average emergency rescue call response time (minutes)
Persons per accidental (non-traffic) death
County Health
Inverse of County infant (under 1 yr.) deaths per 1000 live birthsInverse of County cancer deaths per 1000 persons (age 45-74)
Inverse of County heart disease deaths per 1000 persons (age 45-74)
Inverse of County accident deaths per 1000 persons (under 45)
County Health Relative to State
Inverse of County infant (under 1 yr.) death rate relative to stateInverse of County cancer death rate relative to state
Inverse of County heart disease death rate relative to state
Inverse of County accident death rate relative to state
Proper Distribution of Land
Residential Land Use
New housing units relative to new householdsShare of new housing units going into urban parts of county
New multifamily units as percent of total new residential units