Demographic Data Available

RPC knows that data collection and working with large data sets can be a challenge, and has created the Health Data Store to serve as a continuously updated repository of health care data. The Health Data Store can provide you with customizable data, ranging from large nation-wide data sets to smaller and more pointed reports or health care snapshots. Our experience working large population data sets from Claritas and the U.S. Bureau of the Census allows us to query and package population data with confidence. We can also incorporate information from several different data sets to create in-depth, longitudinal analysis of the demographic or economic markets you are interested in. Please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss how the Health Data Store can help you with your information needs.

Detailed demographic data is published by several entities including the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics and Claritas. Used on their own, or in conjunction, these resources can provide an in-depth portrait of the economic and demographic characteristics of a geography across time. This data can also be used in conjunction with health utilization and financial data to project future healthcare utilization and market trends.

Some useful insights that can be drawn from the demographic datasets RPC has access to are:

• Demographic overview of population, households, sex, age, race and income for a defined area
• Household trending analysis including population, households, families, housing units, group quarters population, household size, and various income variables
• Senior demographic analysis targeting population 55 years and older by providing estimates and projections of population, race, income, and housing value, in addition to details on household type, owner costs, renter information, and more detailed demographic variables by Race and Hispanic or Latino classification
• In and Outmigration by County
• Trends in birth rates by mother's age group and location
• Income levels by age group, gender and race

Data Applications
We can provide custom reports, graphs and maps using this data file and combining it with other health care utilization files.

The tabulations and analysis RPC offers based on demographic data has many potential uses for healthcare planners, financial analysts, and healthcare executives. RPC offers custom reports using Census Bureau, Claritas and other demographic data, and our consultants are happy to talk to you about how we can use these resources to best meet your needs. Our mapping and demographic studies can be prepared by a defined geographic area (collection of block groups, census tracts, ZIP Codes, counties, etc.), by radius, or by a user defined polygon such as a service area bound by roads to the north, south, east, and west. A sample of the kinds of analyses available from these data are below:

• Thematic ,aps showing population density or population growth
• Historical analysis and projections of a geography's in and out migration patterns
• Population projections by age group, gender, and income levels
• Maps showing concentration of race and age groups
• Maps showing comparisons of median income by geographies
• Hospital Discharges, Population, or Household Dot-Density Mapping: Random dot patterns are applied to the map, with a legend to indicate the numeric representation of each dot
• Population-weighted average travel time or distance maps and analysis