WGU DO29 - POPULATION HEALTH DATA BRIEF - Lane County, Oregon

WGU DO29 - POPULATION HEALTH DATA BRIEF - Lane County, Oregon. S OCIODEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 1. Key Findings ● The overall population of Lane County is about 0.1 percent of the total population of the USA, with an estimated 382,067 citizens. ● In Lane County, 89.1% of people are white alone while the USA average for white alone is 76.5%. ● The poverty rate in Lane County is at 18.1% which is higher than the poverty rate for the United States, which is 11.8%. ● 22% of Lane County residents have severe housing problems. ● STIs are on the rise with a current rate of 490 cases of chlamydia per 100,000 people in Lane County. Lane County, Oregon (Lane County, 2017) Introduction 1 The United States Census Bureau provides a wide variety of information about population characteristics in each county, state, and overall nation. Information was gathered from the United States Census Bureau website to summarize sociodemographic characteristics in Lane County, Oregon in comparison with the United States (USA). The overall population of Lane County is about 0.1 percent of the total population of the USA, with an estimated 382,067 citizens in the county versus 328,239,523 citizens in the USA. The population percent change in Lane County of 8.6 percent is higher than that of the USA, which is only 6.3 percent. This means the local population in Lane County is growing faster than the overall national population. The percentage of people under the age of 18 in the USA is larger than in Lane County, with the national average being 22.4 percent and the county average being 18.4 percent. However, the percentage of people over the age of 65 in Lane County is 19.3 percent which is higher than the national average of 16 percent. This indicates that the average age of residents in Lane County is likely higher than that of the overall nation. The percentage of women in Lane County is the same as the percentage in the USA, 50.8 percent which is just a tad over half of the total population being female. Ethnic distribution in Lane County is far less varied than the diversity in the USA overall. In Lane County, 89.1 percent of people are white alone while the measure for white alone in the USA is 76.5 percent. The population of Hispanic alone in the county is 9.1 percent which is lower than the national population of 18.3 percent. The percentage of foreign born people in Lane County, 6 percent, is less than half the percentage of foreign born people in the USA overall, 13.5 percent. The percentage of those over the age of five that speak another language besides English at home in Lane County is very low, 2 8.5 percent, compared to the national measure of 21.5 percent. The percentages of homes with a computer is higher in Lane County, 92.2 percent, than the USA measure of 88.8 percent. Similarly, those with a high school graduate degree or higher is higher in Lane County at 91.4 percent than the national measure of 87.7 percent. The percentage of those with a disability under the age of 65 is higher in Lane County than the USA, 12.4 percent and 8.6 percent respectively. The percentage of those without health insurance under the age of 65, 9.4 percent is only slightly lower than the national percentage of 10 percent. The percentage of those over the age of 16 in the civilian labor force is slightly lower in Lane County, 59.4 percent than the USA average of 62.9 percent. For women, the percent of females over 16 in the labor force in Lane County, 55.9 percent is also slightly lower than the USA average of 58.2 percent. In Lane County, the total healthcare and social assistance revenue is $2,247,351 as compared to the USA, $2,040,441,203. The total retail sales per capita in Lane County is 4,291,512 as compared to the USA, 4,219,821,871. The per capita income in the past 12 months in Lane County of $28,070 is slightly lower than the national average of $32,621. Poverty in Lane County is also higher at 18.1 percent versus the USA measure of 11.8 percent. The population is less dense in Lane County with 77.2 people per square mile as compared to the USA population density of 87.4 people per square mile. Sociodemographic Profile Table..........................................................................