Durham County
HomeGoal 1 Community Indicators
Community Enrichment and Empowerment
Provide access to educational, vocational, economic and cultural opportunities while empowering citizens to choose pathways for their own success.
Objectives
Education - Provide and support learning and enrichment opportunities that support educational achievement and life success
Workforce Development – Strengthen the workforce by supporting the provision of effective education, training and workforce supports, particularly for hard-to-employ groups
Family Success – Support and provide programs, services and systems which improve life skills and increase family success and prosperity
Cultural Opportunities – Foster a strong, diverse, artistic and cultural environment
Indicators
- DPS high school / four-year graduation rate
- Percentage of population living in poverty (also a Goal 2 community indicator)
- Local unemployment rate
- Percentage of households spending more than 30 percent of household income on housing