{"id":1466,"date":"2023-05-25T22:31:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T22:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/?page_id=1466"},"modified":"2023-10-06T22:06:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T22:06:04","slug":"nov22_blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/nov22_blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Benton-Franklin Trends Blog – November 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this blog, we showcase a few indicators recently updated.<\/p>

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In PEOPLE:<\/strong><\/p>

0.2.3 Share of Households with Internet Connection<\/a><\/p>

Over 96,000 households in the two counties were estimated to have some form of internet connection, or 91%. The share is up from 71% in less than a decade.<\/p>

0.3.3 People of Color (POC) as Share of Total<\/a><\/p>

In 2021, nearly 42% of the greater Tri Cities population consisted of people of color. This is up from 31% in 2007. By this measure, diversity is greater here than in Washington and the U.S.<\/p>

0.3.5 Age 5+ Who Don't Speak English at Home<\/a><\/p>

The share of the population who speak a language other than English at home was estimated to be nearly one third in 2021 in Benton and Franklin Counties. This is a much higher rate than in Washington and in the U.S.<\/p>

In EDUCATION<\/strong>:<\/p>

4.4.2 Total Degrees Awarded by Level<\/a><\/p>

The number of degrees awarded by Columbia Basin College & WSU-Tri Cities has climbed in recent years. For the 2020-2021 school year, it stood nearly at 2,000. Associate\u2019s degrees make up the largest number but Bachelor\u2019s degrees have also increased.<\/p>

In\u00a0HEALTH:<\/strong><\/p>

6.1.2 Deaths by Leading Causes<\/a><\/p>

While the \u201cusual\u201d leading causes of death declined in 2020 and 2021, covid-19 brought a new leading category. See the comments below on its place in this important indicator.<\/p>

6.4.5 Uninsured Population\u00a0<\/a><\/p>

2021 marked a recent low in the number of two-county residents without health insurance \u2013 an estimated 27,200. The rate was nearly as low as in 2014 and 2015, the first two years of the Affordable Care Act.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In HOUSING<\/strong>:<\/p>

7.1.1 Homeownership Rates<\/a><\/p>

At an estimated 68% of all households, homeowners are relatively more frequent here than in the U.S. and Washington. That has been the case for the past 15 years as well.<\/p>

7.1.2 Homeownership Rates by Income<\/a><\/p>

For those households reporting incomes greater than $35,000, the rate of home ownership was about 75% in 2021, higher than both the U.S. and Washington. For those earning less than that amount, the share of households in the two counties was about 40% in the same year \u2013 lower than the benchmarks.<\/p>

7.2.1 Overall Rental Vacancy Rate<\/a><\/p>

The vacancy rate for apartments in Benton & Franklin Counties was estimated at 3.4% in 2021. This was lower than in the state and the U.S.<\/p>

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In\u00a0PUBLIC SAFETY:<\/strong><\/p>

8.1.2 Total Property Crimes and Rate<\/a><\/p>

During the pandemic property crime reversed its years-long decline in the two counties. The rate, once lower than the U.S., is now considerably above it. The Washington average is still higher, however.<\/p>

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Covid-19 Became the Second-Leading Cause of Death in Franklin County in 2021<\/strong><\/p>

In May of 2022, the United States officially surpassed one million reported Covid-19 deaths since the start of the global pandemic. Not surprisingly, in the initial year of 2020, Covid-19 surged to become the third-leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer for the nation as a whole. However, what might be surprising is the disparate shares of Covid-19 deaths across counties in Washington in the second year of the pandemic - when vaccines were more widely available. Clearly, there were differential impacts of the pandemic across the state, with the Tri-Cities being hit harder.<\/p>

With the release of 2021 mortality data, it is clear that the share of deaths from Covid-19 in Benton & Franklin Counties exceeded both the state and national averages in the second year of the pandemic. In fact, deaths from Covid-19 were the SECOND-LEADING cause of death in Franklin County in 2021, accounting for over 17% of ALL deaths last year. In Benton County, Covid-19 deaths made up over 13% of all deaths in 2021, exceeding the state average of 8%.<\/p>

Benton-Franklin Trends 6.1.2 \u201cShare of Deaths by Leading Causes\u201d<\/a> provides county level data for Benton & Franklin separately as well as combined. Washington State is provided as a benchmark. Compared to the nation, Washington state fared slightly better. In 2020, the first year of the pandemic, deaths from Covid-19 made up 5.2% of all deaths across the state. In the second year of the pandemic (2021), Covid-19 deaths increased to 8% of all deaths that year. Overall, Covid-19 was the third-leading cause of death for 2021, behind cancer and heart disease.<\/p>

Covid-19 has proven to be deadlier for older residents. Over 90% of all Covid-19 deaths in the combined counties in 2021 were residents aged 45 and above. There were no recorded Covid-related deaths for youths 14 and under. Someone 65 or older in the county was seven times more likely to die from Covid-19 than someone in the 44 or younger age group and twice as likely to die from Covid-19 than the 45-64 age group.<\/p>

Lest we think the pandemic is over, the Benton Franklin Health District\u2019s Covid-19 Dashboard reported 15 new hospitalizations with Covid-19 for just the week of October 28th through November 3rd. and the combined counties have lost over 700 residents to the virus since the start of the pandemic.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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