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A REPORTER
Do the neighborhoods with the most old housing also have the most asthma?
- Search older housing and asthma rates. Asthma Prevalence and Housing Built Before 1950 come up.
- Read each sheet's caveats first: they say what the numbers can and can't support.
- Use the story angles as starting questions.
- Download both CSVs and match them by census tract.
H05 story angles
- Which Milwaukee-area neighborhoods have the largest shares of older housing, and what does that mean for repair needs and housing costs? AI
- Are areas with older housing stock also areas where residents face higher housing burdens or maintenance problems? AI
W01 caveat
These are modeled estimates produced by a methodology, not direct counts of people with asthma, so avoid saying how many people have asthma. AI
A NONPROFIT
Our grant application needs Harambee's poverty numbers, by age.
- Open the Neighborhood Portrait Spreadsheet (N03).
- Pick Harambee and the newest year, then Poverty Status by Age.
- Quote each estimate with its margin of error, and cite the Census table linked on the sheet.
- For the story behind the numbers, read Harambee's Neighborhood Portrait report.
Percentages and precision columns have formula errors in DYCU's file, so they aren't shown.
| Variable | Estimate | ± Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 18,894 | ±1,504 |
| Income in the past 12 months below poverty level | 6,520 | ±790 |
| Under 5 years | 608 | ±252 |
DYCU Census table B17001
A RESIDENT
What has the air been like in Milwaukee lately?
- Search air quality and open Daily Air Quality (V02).
- The live preview charts every day's reading, straight from DYCU's Hub. No download needed.
- Read the caveat before comparing days or years.
V02 daily readings
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Each value is a citywide daily average of sensor readings, so it can hide differences between neighborhoods. AI
WHAT YOU CAN ASK
- CITY RECORDSCounts, maps and totals from the City's live files.How many robberies were there in Harambee this year?
- HOW LONGHow long City cases take, or have been open so far.How long have Milwaukee's vacant buildings been vacant?
- HISTORYCrime and home values back to 2005, police stops, voter turnout, and Fire Department calls since 2015.Has the Fire Department's time to arrive changed since 2015?
- NEIGHBORHOODS & ADDRESSESFact sheets, and which neighborhood, district and ward an address is in.Which neighborhood is 2400 W Center St in?
- ZIP CODESWho lives in a ZIP code, beside Milwaukee.What is the demographic makeup of 53228?
- NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBERSDYCU's own figures for its neighborhoods: poverty, housing, jobs, commutes and more.How many kids under 5 live in poverty in Harambee?
- CITY EMPLOYEESHow long people have worked for the City.How long have City of Milwaukee employees worked for the City?
Every answer card shows where its numbers came from, exports to CSV, text or a picture, and has a share link.
DYCU'S OWN GUIDES
Questions about the data itself: hub@datayoucanuse.org