Empowering Local Communities with Timely Information
The Communities Count Partnership is committed to improving community health and well-being through information advocacy—providing accurate and timely reports on conditions that matter to King County residents. Every three years, Communities Count reports on 38 social, economic, health, environmental and cultural indicators. The report is used by city and county governments, public agencies, foundations, human service funders, non-profit agencies, community-based organizations, and residents.
The indicators are organized into six categories:
- Basic Needs & Social Well-Being
- Positive Development Through Life Stages
- Safety and Health
- Community Strength
- Natural and Built Environment
- Arts and Culture
The report presents easy-to-read tables, graphs, maps and brief text, showing trends over time. Each report spotlights select issues and explores these in depth. As such, Communities Count is a valuable resource for informed decision-making and action.
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Spotlight
Making Trade-Offs: Perspectives on Affordable Housing, Transportation and Quality of Life in King County
Housing is the largest household expense for most families, generally followed by transportation. As housing costs have risen in King County, more families are moving farther from job centers in search of affordable housing. How are families deciding whether to pay more for housing near their workplace or to live farther from work and pay high transportation costs and endure long commutes? What are the trade-offs to balance housing, transportation and quality of life? Are families finding strategies that work, or are more middle-income households struggling harder to make ends meet and losing out on their goals for a more secure future and good quality of life?
Communities Count interviewed families across King County. Their stories reflect diverse experiences and perspectives on people’s lives, beyond the numbers found in the indicators throughout this report. This study helps us to understand how families and individuals make decisions and why they make the decisions they do about housing and transportation in the context of their daily lives.Read Full Report.
