The jobs that are filled and are
located within a particular jurisdiction.
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The average number of persons residing
within a household in a particular area. It is computed by
dividing the total population in households (excluding group
quarters such as correctional facilities, nursing homes and
college dormitories) by the total number of occupied housing
units in that area.
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The number of births per 1,000 persons
in the population within a specified time period.
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All persons 16 years old and older,
excluding members of the Armed Forces, who are either employed
or unemployed but actively looking for work and available to
accept employment.
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A concept developed by the US Bureau
of Labor Statistics. It is used to measure average changes in
prices over time of a fixed market basket of goods and
services. Regional CPIs such as that for the Washington, DC
area cannot be used to compare cost of living differences among
regions.
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The number of deaths per 1,000 persons
in the population within a specified time period.
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Those persons 16 years old and older
who are currently holding income producing jobs.
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Two or more persons living in the same
household who are related to each other by blood, marriage or
adoption.
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A concept developed by the US Bureau
of the Census. It refers to the combined gross money income of
all members of a family living in the same household.
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Projections tempered by policy
estimates which strive to reconcile past and current trends
with current and anticipated policy.
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The employment status of an individual
who works 35 or more hours per week at an income producing job.
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A multifamily structure having one to
four stories.
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The area within the perimeter of the
outside walls of a building taking into account the number of
stories contained in the structure. Space used for interior
features, such as stairwells and elevator shafts, is included
in the gross floor area.
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A multifamily or office structure
having nine or more stories.
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A household is an occupied housing
unit and includes all persons who occupy that single housing
unit. A household may be comprised of one or more families, one
or more unrelated individuals, or a combination of families and
unrelated individuals.
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The combined gross money income of all
persons who occupy a single housing unit. The household income
can be comprised of the gross money income earned by one or
more families, one or more unrelated individuals, or a
combination of families and unrelated individuals who occupy a
single housing unit.
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A house, apartment, mobile home, or
other unit occupied or vacant but intended for occupancy as
separate living quarters.
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See definitions for family and
household income.
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All persons 16 years old and older who
are either employed or unemployed but actively looking for work
and available to accept employment, plus the members of the
Armed Forces.
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A multifamily or office structure
having one to four stories.
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The middle value in an ordered range
of numbers. The median divides a distribution into two equal
parts, one half having values above and one half having values
below the middle value.
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A multifamily or office structure
having five to eight stories.
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Property designed for use by
educational, government or other institutional use or for use
by retail, wholesale, office, hotel, service, or other
commercial use.
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A dwelling unit that is either owned
or being purchased by a household member, including mortgaged
units.
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The employment status of an individual
who works less than 35 hours per week at an income producing
job.
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A concept developed by the US Bureau
of Economic Analysis. It is a broader income concept than
adjusted gross income or money income. Personal income consists
of wage and salary disbursements, profits from businesses that
are not corporations, net rental income, dividends, personal
interest income, and transfer payments (such as pensions and
welfare assistance). It includes wages and salaries paid
in-kind, the net rental value of owner-occupied houses, and the
net value of food and fuel produced on farms. Capital gains are
not included because they are not attributable to current
economic activity.
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The 14 areas into which Fairfax County
is divided for planning purposes. The planning districts'
boundaries tend to remain stable over time.
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Poverty thresholds are based on the
Social Security Administration's definition of the minimum
income that allows for a nutritionally adequate diet and
adequate housing. It allows for differences in the size and
composition of families. The poverty income cutoffs are revised
annually to allow for changes in the cost of living as
reflected in the Consumer Price Index.
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Projections are based upon trend
analyses utilizing statistical techniques.
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Dwelling units which are not
owner-occupied.
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The number of an area's residents that
are employed, as compared to at-place employment which refers
to the number of persons employed in an area whether or not
they reside in the area.
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Subcensus tracts are Fairfax County
defined geographies that divide federally defined census tracts
into smaller areas for analysis purposes.
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The nine areas in Fairfax County of
roughly equal population from which a Board of Supervisors'
member is elected. The supervisor districts are revised every
ten years according to changes in population as measued by the
US Decennial Census.
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The status of an occupied dwelling
unit as either owned or rented.
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A quasi-independent political
subdivision of a county. Fairfax County has three towns:
Clifton, Herndon, and Vienna.
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A single-family attached structure.
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Civilians in the labor force 16 years
old and older who do not currently hold jobs but are actively
looking for work and are available to accept employment.
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The percentage of the labor force that
is unemployed.
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Residential Vacancy Rate
is the percentage of total housing
units that are unoccupied.
Nonresidential Vacancy Rate
is the percentage of the total
available square footage not leased.
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