County Level Health Metrics

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has provided US County Profiles for every county in the United States. These profiles analyze the performance of all 3,143 US counties or county-equivalents in terms of alcohol use, life expectancy at birth, smoking prevalence, obesity, physical activity, and poverty using novel small area estimation techniques and the most up-to-date county-level information.

Below are summaries of the Herkimer and Oneida Counties data as well as links to their full profiles:

To see the full profiles, click on the county name below:

HERKIMER COUNTY

 

ONEIDA COUNTY

Overviews of both counties...

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A Look at Seniors in Herkimer County From the 2012 ACS Five Year Estimates

Below are two tables showing characteristics of the current population age 65 and over in Herkimer County. New data for Herkimer County will be available at the end of this month in the form of the 2013 ACS Three Year Estimates!

Herkimer County Elderly Profile (Part 1)

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Herkimer County Elderly Profile (Part 2)

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New York State's Energy Profile

The U.S. Energy Information Administration provides a pretty interesting assessment of New York State's Energy Profile. Among the main findings:

• In 2010, New York was the eighth largest energy consumer in the United States, but it had the second lowest energy consumption per capita after Rhode Island, due in part to NY's widely used mass transportation systems.
• The Marcellus shale, which underlies southwestern New York, is estimated to hold at least 141 trillion cubic feet in technically recoverable natural gas.
• The 2,353-megawatt Robert Moses Niagara hydroelectric power plant was the fourth largest hydroelectric power plant in the United States in 2010 and, in 2011, New York produced more hydroelectric power than any other State east of the Rocky Mountains.
• New York's Renewable Portfolio Standard requires that 30 percent of electricity come from renewable energy resources by 2015; in 2011, 24 percent of electricity came from renewable energy resources.
• In 2011, New York had the fourth highest average electricity prices in the United States.
• More than half of New York households (53 percent) use individual window or wall air conditioning units, while only 20 percent have a central air conditioning system, according to EIA's Residential Energy Consumption Survey.  

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ACS Community Profile: Town of Vernon

The American Communities Survey (ACS) provides snap shots of municipalities each and every year. For many of our communities, this represents the only source of data for things such as education, poverty, and transportation issues. As part of an effort to bring this data to the public's eye, I like to occasionally post the profiles for some of our smaller towns and villages.

Below are links to the demographic, social, economic and housing profiles for the Town of Vernon, NY, which can be found through the ACS. To learn more about this prominent town in Oneida County, visit the New York Genweb site and look at the history of the town.

In the meantime, here are links to the ACS profile data for the Town of Vernon!


2011 ACS Five Year Estimate Town of Vernon Demographics

2011 ACS Five Year Estimate Town of Vernon Social Data

2011 ACS Five Year Estimate Town of Vernon Economic Data

2011 ACS Five Year Estimate Town of Vernon Housing Data
 

ADDITIONAL NOTE: to see how the Town compares to the County, check the County 5 Year Estimates link found just below the center of this page's banner !

2011 ACS Community Profile: Town of German Flatts

The American Communities Survey (ACS) provides snap shots of municipalities each and every year. For many of our communities, this represents the only source of data for things such as education, poverty, and transportation issues. As part of an effort to bring this data to the public's eye, I like to occasionally post the profiles for some of our towns and villages.

Below are links to the demographic, social, economic and housing profiles for the Town of German Flatts, NY, which can be found through the five year estimates of the ACS. To learn more about this prominent town in Herkimer County, visit the New York Genweb site.



In the meantime, here are links to the five year estimates of the 2011 ACS profile data for German Flatts!

2011 Five Year ACS Demographic Profile for German Flatts

2011 Five Year ACS Social Profile for German Flatts

2011 Five Year ACS Economic Profile for German Flatts

2011 Five Year ACS Housing Profile for Housing