Dane County Poverty Project

1. DoublingUpMap 2. PercentChangeInDoubledUp 3. DoublingUpTable 4. PercentofPeopleinDoubledUpHouseholds

1. Dane County Winter PIT Counts 2009-2015 2. Dane County Homeless Subpopulation in 2015 3. Affordability of Different Types of Household in Dane County 4.  Household Rent Affordability in Wisconsin

The percent of people below the poverty line, the unemployment rate and the percent of people without health insurance coverage are all indicators of how much people are struggling. See the areas in Dane County that are struggling in these areas, broken down by county subdivision. 1) Poverty by county  2) Poverty in Dane County in 2016 3) Poverty and the family  4) Poverty line vs. the self-sufficiency standard (two related workbooks)  5) World poverty 

Historical Trend on Income and Benefits Received per Household Dane County Services Map Data from:  https://www.countyofdane.com/

From Lila: Project Description: Tell the story of income and poverty in Dane County, particularly as it relates to children and families.  Income and poverty is the “backdrop” to so much of the work that the Department of Human Services does.  The presentation can include both longitudinal data (what has changed over time, etc.) and more current data. Data on the Earned Income Tax Credit could also be useful. In addition, are there other, more robust, measures of whether or not households are meeting a set of basic needs?  You are encouraged to find additional measures! Finally, a particular point of interest is the concept of “doubling up” in terms of housing.  A person doubling-up is living with family, friends or other non-relatives and this is often due to economic need. The Wisconsin Department of Education includes the status of “doubling up” as type of homelessness, but the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) does not. ...

Interactive images showing: Viz1 - Dane County's Students - Free and Reduced Lunch Viz2 - FRL vs. Accountability Scores Viz3 - Wisconsin Data Viz4 - Wisconsin Student Homelessness Viz5 - Homelessness in Dane County Schools