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Data
Click on the “Maps” link above to see relevant maps of Waco that have been created using Google Maps. To be able to “layer” maps, set up a Google Maps account for yourself and save the maps you want to layer to “My Maps.” If you create a new map, please send the link to events@actlocallywaco.org and I will add it to the collection. Maps available so far include:
- Food Pantries in Waco - Locations of all the Food Pantries in Waco, Texas, that I could find on any list.
- Waco Neighborhood Association Boundaries – Shows Waco neighborhod association names and boundaries; “Study Area Boundaries” from City of Waco Housing Study; Schools (WISD:Elementary, Jr. High, High School); Public Housing Complexes (South Terrace, Kate Ross, Estella Maxey)
Data Summaries:
- Poverty in Waco: Thirty Year Perspective -These charts compare poverty statistics in Waco, Mclennan County, Texas and the United States using census data from the 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000 Censuses of the Population.
Waco Trib Articles
Links:
- Opening Doors and Unlocking Potential: City of Waco Mayor’s Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
- Economic and Demographic Profile - 6-7-05
- Trib article: U.S. Census Bureau: Waco Fifth Poorest City in the State of Texas (8-27-2008)
- Quick Facts from the U.S. Census – Waco, Texas
- U.S. Census Bureau:Poverty 2007 - This is the report referenced in the 8-27-08 Waco Trib article.
- U.S. Census Bureau — American FactFinder, Waco Page
- National Center for Education Statistics – Search for Schools, Colleges, Libraries
- Texas Education Agency School District Locator
- National Center for Children in Poverty – Texas Profile
- Municipal related research – Waco
- Waco Chamber of Commerce — customized reports
- Living Wage calculator — Waco Texas
- Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment statistics for Waco
- Crime stats for Waco
- Greater Waco Economic Development Report – January 2009
- Waco Chamber of Commerce New Employers and Opportunities Report – 2007-08
- www.freedemographics.com – free, but requires you to register.
- Kids Count Census data on-line Key facts for Waco
- Poverty and Potential: Out-of-School Factors and School Success by David C. Berliner, Regents’ Professor, Arizona State University. March 2009.
- HUNGER IN AMERICA 2006: Local Report Prepared for The Capital Area Food Bank of Texas
- Making it: What it really takes to Live in Texas. Article prepared by the Center for Public Policy Priorities. Includes link to Family Security Index for Waco. (2002)