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Alpine County, California has the highest natural amenities index (7.41) of the 40 counties with at most 1,120 in population. That 7.41 compares to an average of 3.31 and standard deviation of 2.40 across those 40 counties.
Alpine County, California has these related standings among those 40 peer counties:
Alpine County, California has these related standings among those 40 peer counties:
- natural amenities index = 7.41 (the highest)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area = 0.00% (the fewest, tied)
- very-hot days per year = 10 (13th-most, tied)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population = 0.42 (13th-highest, tied)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population = 16.33 (14th-lowest)
- unsafe drinking water exposure = 45.75% (11th-most)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population = 26.24% (4th-most)
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- natural amenities index. Higher values are better. The natural amenities index, similar to a score, measures natural, physical, environmental qualities that most people prefer, like warm winter, winter sun, temperate summer, low summer humidity, topographic variation, and water area. The index/score ranges from -6 to +12, where higher is better. Source is Department of Agriculture, 1999.
- population. Population estimate as of July, 2017. Source: https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2017/demo/popest/counties-total.html.
Alpine County, California is in California, is in the Western states, is worse than the nationwide crime averages in both property crime and violent crime, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of internet access, housing costs, and home heating, is worse than the nationwide employment averages in each of labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, job proximity, and new-business growth rate, is better than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, homeownership, and overcrowding, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, airborne cancer risk, air quality, and flood hazard, and is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($52,917)
- public-school spending per student ($47,956)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($2,969)
- average weekly wage ($685.00)
- pre-school enrollment (88.89%)
- homeownership rate (78.8%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (75.00%)
- racial integration (59.00%)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (53.51%)
- labor-force participation (49.03%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (48.94%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (45.75%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (39.39%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (34.69%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (33.96%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (26.24%)
- adult obesity (22.50%)
- population without health insurance (19.36%)
- heart disease among older adults (19.27%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (17.50%)
- poverty rate (17.49%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (17.15%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (15.63%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (11.98%)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (10.64%)
- households with internet access (8.17%)
- cancer among older adults (7.81%)
- adult diabetes (7.8%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (6.5%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (3.63%)
- households with no vehicle (2.79%)
- overcrowded households (2.23%)
- vacant houses (0.74%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.50%)
- new-business growth rate (0.00%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (0.00%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (0.00%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (0.00%)
- teenage birth rate (0%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (0.00%)
- change in median household value (-20.55%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-100.0)
- food environment index (6.5)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (1,649)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (0.00)
- natural amenities index (7.41)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (127.7)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.38)
- walkability index (5.03)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (16.33)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (13.43)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (4.31)
- homicides per 100,000 population (2.690)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (2,010)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (6,473)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.46)
- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (2.36)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.00)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (0.42)
- very-hot days per year (10)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (719.22)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (0.00)
- first responders per 1,000 population (0.350)
- population (1,120)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (0.00)
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