Indicators
What is the Community Indicators Project?
Established in 1987, the Community Indicators Project is a nationally recognized initiative that presents data and engages the community in dialogue and strategy while supporting organizations and individuals as they actively promote civic prosperity by using community indicator data to inform and guide their progress. It examines seven domains (i.e., Indicator Areas) that house key metrics of well-being and quality-of-life in Spartanburg County.
Indicator Area Leaders
The Community Indicators Project partners with Indicator Area Leaders to improve outcomes in each of its seven Indicator Areas. These organizations set improvement goals based on indicator data and lead individuals, businesses, and community groups to coordinate efforts and information, thus facilitating steady progress in quality-of-life improvement.
Community
Indicator
Areas
Civic Health
Cultural Vitality
Economy
Education
Natural Environment
Public Health
Social Environment
Civic Health
Civic Health Goal - Our citizens will have opportunities for civic engagement that promote well-being and an enriched quality of life.
Cultural Vitality
Cultural Vitality Goal - Our community will increase opportunities for cultural experiences, both formal and informal, and broaden community engagement to be more representative of Spartanburg County’s population.
Economy
Our Economy Goal - Our citizens will have access to living wage jobs, and our communities will be economically viable.
Education
Our Education Goal - Our children will excel academically and our citizens will demonstrate high levels of baccalaureate degree attainment, rendering Spartanburg the best-educated county in the state.
Natural Environment
Our Natural Environment Goal - Our citizens will manage our natural resources in a way that will support current and future generations.
Public Health
Our Public Health Goal - Our citizens will be increasingly healthy, demonstrating decreasing incidence and prevalence of health risk factors and poor health outcomes.
Social Environment
Social Environment Goal - Our community will be characterized by stable families, low crime, affordable housing, and access to opportunity.