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Regional Water Providers Consortium: Population, Housing Unit, And Household Estimates 2020 And 2021, Charles Rynerson, Christina Wei, Ethan Sharygin Jul 2022

Regional Water Providers Consortium: Population, Housing Unit, And Household Estimates 2020 And 2021, Charles Rynerson, Christina Wei, Ethan Sharygin

Publications, Reports and Presentations

Water providers have an ongoing need for estimates and forecasts of the total population and the number of housing units and households within their service areas. The Portland State University (PSU) Population Research Center (PRC) has prepared annual population, housing unit, and household estimates each year since 2014 for the water service areas of the municipalities and water districts in the Regional Water Providers Consortium (RWPC), as well as the wholesale customers of the Portland Water Bureau (PWB) that are not Consortium members. Previous estimates used the 2010 Census as a baseline, with boundaries collected in 2013 and updated in …


Oregon's Population Estimates Program, Huda Alkitkat, Portland State University. Population Research Center Oct 2020

Oregon's Population Estimates Program, Huda Alkitkat, Portland State University. Population Research Center

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Presentation given by Huda Alkitkat of the Population Research Center at Portland State University, in which she gives an overview of the Oregon Population Estimates Program.


Oregon 2019 American Community Survey Highlights, Charles Rynerson, Portland State University. Population Research Center Oct 2020

Oregon 2019 American Community Survey Highlights, Charles Rynerson, Portland State University. Population Research Center

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Charles Rynerson of the Population Research Center at Portland State University discusses highlights from the Oregon 2019 American Community Survey. Topics discussed include how race can be misconstrued in data, demographic trends, poverty in Oregon, and domestic migration.


Oregon Population Forecast Program, Ethan Sharygin, Portland State University. Population Research Center Oct 2020

Oregon Population Forecast Program, Ethan Sharygin, Portland State University. Population Research Center

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Ethan Sharygin, the Director of the Population Research Center at Portand State University, offers an overview of the Oregon Population Forecast Program, and discusses the process by which population estimates are generated and certified.


Methods And Data For Developing Coordinated Population Forecasts, Portland State University. Population Research Center Jan 2015

Methods And Data For Developing Coordinated Population Forecasts, Portland State University. Population Research Center

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This document is to accompany the coordinated population forecasts and their corresponding reports prepared by the Population Research Center (PRC).

Developing long-term coordinated population forecasts for a county and its sub-areas (UGBs and areas outside UGBs are referred to sub-areas in this document), requires these main stages: 1) compiling and evaluating historical and recent data to ascertain demographic characteristics and trends in the study area and to obtain a population base from which the forecasts may be launched; 2) making assumptions about the future and adjusting the data or rates in the forecasting models (calibrating the models) to incorporate predicted …


Regional Water Providers Consortium Population, Housing Unit, And Household Forecasts 2014 To 2045, Charles Rynerson, Kevin Christopher Rancik Oct 2014

Regional Water Providers Consortium Population, Housing Unit, And Household Forecasts 2014 To 2045, Charles Rynerson, Kevin Christopher Rancik

Publications, Reports and Presentations

Water providers have an ongoing need for estimates and forecasts of the total population and the number of housing units and households within their service areas. While some of the water providers within Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties have obtained this information periodically on an individual basis, a complete and systematic set of estimates and forecasts for all members of the Regional Water Providers Consortium has not been prepared for nearly 10 years. The Portland Water Bureau (PWB), on behalf of the Regional Water Providers Consortium, requested that the Portland State University Population Research Center (PRC) update service area boundaries …


Grid Based School Enrollment Forecasting, Richard Lycan, Charles Rynerson Jul 2014

Grid Based School Enrollment Forecasting, Richard Lycan, Charles Rynerson

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In this paper we will show how a simple model that is normally based on data for school attendance areas –elementary, middle, and high school, or perhaps planning areas, can be implemented for small grid areas roughly the size of a city block.


Census Data For Gis And Planning Professionals, Charles Rynerson Apr 2014

Census Data For Gis And Planning Professionals, Charles Rynerson

Publications, Reports and Presentations

This presentation discusses accessing census data, understanding census data and cautionary tales.


Regional Water Providers Consortium Population, Housing Unit, And Household Estimates 1990 To 2013, Charles Rynerson, Kevin Rancik Feb 2014

Regional Water Providers Consortium Population, Housing Unit, And Household Estimates 1990 To 2013, Charles Rynerson, Kevin Rancik

Publications, Reports and Presentations

Water providers have an ongoing need for estimates and forecasts of the total population and the number of housing units and households within their service areas. While some of the water providers within Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties have obtained this information periodically on an individual basis, a complete and systematic set of estimates and forecasts for all members of the Regional Water Providers Consortium has not been prepared for nearly 10 years. The Portland Water Bureau (PWB), on behalf of the Regional Water Providers Consortium, requested that the Portland State University Population Research Center (PRC) update service area boundaries …


Evaluating Community Analyst For Use In School Demography Studies, Richard Lycan, Charles Rynerson Jul 2013

Evaluating Community Analyst For Use In School Demography Studies, Richard Lycan, Charles Rynerson

Publications, Reports and Presentations

This presentation is a case study based on the North Clackamas School District in the Portland metro area showing how CA might be used and which identifies benefits and issues.


Demographic Update, Charles Rynerson Jun 2013

Demographic Update, Charles Rynerson

Publications, Reports and Presentations

A summary of recent U.S., Oregon, and Portland Demographic Trends.


Central Oregon, Metropolitan Portland Are State’S Fastest-Growing Areas, Jason R. Jurjevich Apr 2011

Central Oregon, Metropolitan Portland Are State’S Fastest-Growing Areas, Jason R. Jurjevich

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Population grew in all regions of Oregon between 2000 and 2010, and the proportion of Oregonians living in the three-county metropolitan Portland region inched up to nearly 43 percent, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data. Central Oregon grew by 30.5 percent during the decade — the fastest growth rate of any region of the state. By 2010, about 5.2 percent of Oregon residents, or just over 200,000 people, lived in the area composed of Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties (Table 1). The three-county Portland metro region grew 13.6 percent during the decade, the second-fastest rate of growth in …


The American Community Survey And The 2010 Census, Robert Lycan, Charles Rynerson Mar 2011

The American Community Survey And The 2010 Census, Robert Lycan, Charles Rynerson

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A presentation focusing on the 2010 Census redistricting data, the American Community Survey (ACS), analysis and use of census data. Describes the differences between the ACS and the census, and explains where and how this information may be accessed. The presentation also discusses imputation errors present in the census.


Pendleton Affordable Housing Study, Portland State University. Center For Population Research And Census Feb 1999

Pendleton Affordable Housing Study, Portland State University. Center For Population Research And Census

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The goal of this study is to analyze the existing and likely future need for affordable housing in the city of Pendleton, Oregon.


Population And Housing Characteristics Pacific City, Tillamook County, Oregon, Charles Rynerson Sep 1983

Population And Housing Characteristics Pacific City, Tillamook County, Oregon, Charles Rynerson

Publications, Reports and Presentations

Population projection for Tillamook County.


Population Projections For The City Of Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, 1982 - 2002, Population Research Center, Portland State University Aug 1982

Population Projections For The City Of Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, 1982 - 2002, Population Research Center, Portland State University

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The projections found within this report are an attempt to model population growth in a manner consistent with the expected economic development of the City of Rajneeshpuram. Because of the rather unique features of this community, a rather detailed explanation of the particular techniques used in this study follows. In addition, the report contains the rationale for the various assumptions that went into these projections.