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Indicators
City of Shoreline or North King County from the Communities Count Social and Health Indicators Across King County and
Indicators for Seattle
What are indicators? They are simple measures that tell us what is happening in the
community. Since the comunity is very complex, indicators provide a more practical and
economical way to track the state of the comunity than if we attempted to record every
possible variable in the environment.
Basic Needs
- Adequate Food: 8.2% of Adults household food money often or sometimes did not last
- Affordable Housing: 41% of home owners and 45% of renters paid more than 30% of income for housing costs. Shoreline 2007 Studio rent $700 2 Bed, 1 Bath $950
- Living Wage Income and Poverty: 8.2% Shoreline Poverty Rate
- Social Support: 60% Have physical and emotional support form friends and family all the time
- Freedom from Discrimination: 24% of adults have experienced some form of discrimination in the past year
Positive Development Through Life Stages
- Parent Involvement in Child Education: 87% of households child age 2 to 5 years old was read to or told stories everyday
- Quality Affordable Child care 50% of Children receive child care
- School Readiness: Shoreline 25% of children scored not ready for school in at least one catagory
- Academic Achievement: Shoreline % of 4 th graders who met the State Standards 2007 math 76% reading 85% writing 76% science 58%. Shoreline On time graduation rate 2006 78.8%
- Risk and Protective factors for Youth: Shoreline 22% report being drunk or high at school in the past year
- Participation in Life-Enriching Activities: 83% of Adults somewhat active in three or more activities
Safety and Health
- Perceived Neighborhood Safety: Shoreline 77% satisfied with the quality of police protection
- Major Violent Crime Rate 175/100,000 population
- Violence in the Home; Domestic Violence Rate 30/100,000 poulation
- Motor Vehicle Injuries and Deaths 57/100,000 population
- Infant Mortality; 3.3 /1,000 live births
- Teen Births 4.4 / 1,000 females between 15 and 17
- Stress: 9% unable to control the important things in life
- Tobacco and Alcohol Use: 15% of Adults current smokers
- Physical Activity and Weight; 55% of adults are obese or overweight
Community Strength
- Neighborhood Social Cohesion; 90% people are willing to help their neighbors
- Involvement in Community Organizations: 85% involved in community organizations
- Institutional Support for Community Service
Natural and Built Environment
- Pollution in Neighborhoods
- Ease of Access to Shops and Services
- Air Quality
- Water Quality
- Land Cover
- Farmland Treated with Chemicals
- Commute Choices
Population and number of housing units are easy to count. Dollars are easy to count.
They social, natural and human resource environment can also be measured.
Sustainability Measures
Using agreed upon indicators allows us to determine the imbalance or balance in attaining
all of our framework goals. Sustainable Seattle has developed indicators for these
goals. Sustainablity Indicators
Indicators for King County
Communities Count Indicators from Surveys
King County Annual Growth Report
The Annual Growth Report focuses on providing a broad
range of growth-related data.
King County Benchmark Reports
As one of the first and most durable efforts at monitoring
outcomes in the public sector, the King County Benchmark
Program demonstrates how measurement of broad quality-of-life
outcomes can help determine if public policy and programs are
making a difference. The purpose of King County’s Benchmark
Program is to provide the King County Growth Management Council
and other users with a method for:
* Evaluating the progress of the County and its jurisdiction
in managing growth, and
* Encouraging and measuring the implementation of the goals
outlined in the Countywide Planning Policies
Public outcome monitoring is a strategy for a change: it alerts us to what we are doing well, and to where we need to do better. It is closely connected to both the policy goals that it monitors, and to the strategic planning, programs, and services that are intended to implement those goals.
* Land Use (published April 2008)
* Economics (published in September 2008)
* Transportation (November 2008)
* Affordable Housing (published March 2009)
* Environment (Winter/Spring 2009)
Washington State Growth Management Act
Under the Growth Management Act, cities and counties that meet designated population thresholds are required to adopt comprehensive plans. The Act establishes mandatory elements of comprehensive plans: land use; housing; capital facilities; utilities; rural; transportation; economic development; and park and recreation.
Sustainability Measures This free one-day (or online) course provides an introduction to the concept of sustainability and the use of indicators, as well as tools for evaluating indicators and sustainability projects. The course is an interactive process that encourages the active involvement of the participants rather than a lecture session. In addition to learning about how others are defining and working on sustainability, participants will gain experience in developing and evaluating potential indicators of sustainability. The course also highlights useful resources and sources of data for indicators.
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