Boulder
County Civic Forum
2009 Community Indicators Report
Introduction
Boulder
County at-a-glance - A Letter from the President - Building our healthy community
(download - 13 pages; pdf 1.87MB)
Carta de nuestra Presidenta en Español
Educación - Salud y Servicios Humanos - La Economía - El Medio Ambiente - Artes y Cultura - Vida Cívica - Una Inversión de la Comunidad
(download - 3 pages; pdf 2.07MB)
Who
Are We?
We've grown. We've diversified.
We've aged.
15% of us speak a language other than
English at home.12% of us are over the age of 60. 13% of us did not live here one year ago.
(download - 4 pages; pdf 725KB)
Our
Health and Human Services
We feel good. We're paying for it.
Health insurance premiums have risen 35% in the last four years.
(download - 8 pages; pdf 755KB)
Our
Education
What does the Achievement Gap look like?
Some studies say 90% of brain development takes place
before the age of five, so ensuring stimulating environments is essential to paving the way toward academic success.
(download - 8 pages; pdf 870KB)
Our
Economy and Housing
Impact of the Ecomony.
Colorado joined the national recession about six months behind the rest of the
country, and the general prediction was that the state would also emerge earlier than
most.
(download - 8 pages; pdf 1.01MB)
Our
Environment
We think green. We talk green. We
need to act on it.
Only
5.5% of us report using public trans-portation
to work, we're concerned about traffic,
but we're each driving more in our single
occupancy cars.
(download - 6 pages; pdf 1.08MB)
Our
Arts and Culture
We dance. We sing. We act.
But in fact, 43.6% of arts groups reported falling
short or significantly short of 2008 revenue goals
(download - 6 pages; pdf 681KB)
Civic
Participation and Giving
We donate time. We donate money.
Colorado
ranks fifth among all 50 states in average adjusted
gross income, yet ranks 38th in charitable
contributions as a percentage of that income.
(download - 8 pages; pdf 1.25MB)
By the Numbers
A snapshot of graphs and charts from
each chapter.
Who Are We? - Our Education - Our Economy & Housing - Our Health & Human Services - Our Environment - Our Arts & Culture - Our Civic Participation & Giving
(download - 5 pages; pdf 170KB)
The Community Foundation
For Good. Forever.
Information + Inspiration = Transformation
Guiding Your Philanthropy -
Strategic Choices -
Knowing What Works
(download - 6 pages; pdf 952KB)
Definitions
The term "Latino" - Students - Income
vs. Wages - Broomfield County
(download - 1 page; pdf 224KB)
Acknowledgements
(download - 1 page; pdf 462KB)
History of the Civic
Forum
(download - 1 page; pdf 133KB)
Sponsors of Boulder
County Trends
(download - 1 page; pdf 112KB)
2009 Community Indicators Report
The complete version of the report is available.
(download - 76 pages; pdf 9.99MB)
