|
|||||||||||
| |
|
||||||||||
|
Economic & Demographic Publications
|
|||||||||||
All materials listed on this page are produced by Economic and Demographic Research, Fairfax County Department of Systems Managment for Human Services. Some of these publications are available in printed format from: Maps & Publications Center Most of the publications listed below are available from this web site in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. In order to view the Adobe Acrobate files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. The Adobe Acrobat Reader software is available free.
Publications and Reports Demographic and Economic Research Demographic Reports (2004) - Small area housing, population, development, and land use information. Estimates and projections of data presented by supervisor district, planning district, human services region, and census tract and block group. Printed report available from Maps and Publications Center for $20. Fairfax County Rental Housing Complex Analysis (2006) - Report summarizing rental housing complex characteristics and trends. Provides information about rents and vacancy rates by geography, structure type and age of complex. Selected individual project data are provided. Printed Report Available from Maps and Publications Sales -- $6. Residential Condominium Housing Projects (2007) - An Excel file listing residential condominium projects in Fairfax County. For each complex, the following information is provided: project name, subdivision number, primary neighborhood, type, year built, numbers of units by type, total units, supervisor district, planning district, and land area. Underutilized Residential Land (2007) - An Excel file listing all vacant and underutilized land parcels planned for residential use. For each parcel, the report provides the map reference number, total acres, existing housing units, existing commercial gross floor area, year built, planned land use, existing land use, current zoning, and location description. Office Structures Information (2007) - An Excel file listing office buildings in Fairfax County by type of structure. For each parcel, the report provides the structure type, property name, gross floor area, map reference number, assessment element, and year built. Wholesale and Warehouse Storage Facilities (2007) - An Excel file listing parcels that contain wholesale and warehouse storage facilities. For each parcel, the report provides the structure type, property name, gross floor area, map reference number, assessment element, and year built. Vacant Parcels Planned for Commercial/Industrial Use - A listing of vacant land parcels planned for commercial or industrial use. For each parcel, the report provides the map reference number, total acres, planned land use, existing land use, current zoning, and location description. Anticipating the Future: A Discussion of Trends in Fairfax County (2006) - A report reviewing economic and demographic trends, forecasting the future direction of these trends, and identifying the implications of these trends for Fairfax County. The focus of the study is to identify those trends most likely to impact county government services and community needs. Trends are organized around eleven topic areas: rapid population growth and urbanization, transformation from a suburban bedroom community to a major employment center, a population growing older, rapid cultural and ethnic diversification, children and youth, housing trends, patterns of income and wealth, health care issues, rapid technological change, community safety and community engagement. A Community Sampler: Eight Immigrant and Refugee Communities with Public School Children (2000) - A report and eight brochures profiling immigrant and refugee communities that speak Spanish, Urdu, Farsi, Korean, Vietnamese, Kurdish, and Somali. This series of publications contains information on community strengths, financial wellbeing, employment, educational attainment, family structure and living arrangements, ability to speak English, and community attachment. Printed report available from Maps and Publications Center for $15. 2000 Fairfax-Falls Church Community Assessment - The 2000 Community Assessment was conducted jointly by Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, the City of Falls Church, and the Fairfax-Falls Church United Way to gather information about people in the community and to assist in human services planning. The survey provides information about population characteristics, educational attainment, employment, health insurance, mental health, long-term care needs, day care, English proficiency, income, and housing. Printed report available from Maps and Publications Center for $20.
Summaries of U.S. Census Bureau Data Profiles Containing Data from the U.S. Census Bureau - These profiless contain general demographics such as population, households, age, race and ethnicity, housing occupancy and tenure, and households by type; social characteristics such as educational attainment, disability status, language spoken and linguistic isolation, nativity and place of birth, mobility, and living arrangements; employment characteristics such as employment status, class of worker, occupation, and mode of travel to work; and economic characteristics such as household income, poverty, and housing costs.
Using American FactFinder - American FactFinder is a tool located on the Census Bureau's web site that can be used to retrieved detailed data for the nation, states, counties, census tracts, block groups, etc. This document provides instructions on how to use the American FactFinder tool.
Other Department of Systems Management Youth Survey Report; Fairfax County, Virginia (2005) - Surveys of 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grade public school children. Survey topics include substance abuse; antisocial behaviors; health, mental health and safety; use of time; experience of aggression; and risk and protective factors. An Account of Day Laborers in Fairfax County, Virginia (2004) - This report summarizes data gathered from the 2003 Fairfax County Day Laborer Survey. Survey topics include age, place of residence, type of work performed, employers, earnings and working conditions. Highlights: Non-Profit and Faith Community Economic Impact Survey Report, April 2003 - A survey sponsored by the Department of Systems Management for Human Services of non-profit and faith community organizations serving the Fairfax County community. The survey measures fiscal and service impacts on these organizations during 2002 and anticipated fiscal and service impacts in 2003. The report summarizes the major findings of the survey. Common Pitfalls in Conducting a Survey - The intent of this brochure is to provide a brief review of potential problems that may occur during the survey research process. Survey Questionnaire Design - This brochure provides a brief guide to planning, developing, and testing a questionnaire for use in survey research. Overview of Sampling Procedures - The purpose of this brochure is to provide an overview of the sampling procedures available to a researcher. The differences between the various sampling procedures are discussed and examples are provided to illustrate the use of these procedures.
|
|||||||||||
![]() |
|||||||||||
Web Privacy Policy ©Copyright 2008, Fairfax County, Virginia Last Modified: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 |
|||||||||||