The RURAL DATA PORTAL: A New Way to Access Information for Rural Communities
Contact: Dan Stern, dan@ruralhome.org, 202-842-8600 ext. 137
The RURAL DATA PORTAL: A New Way to Access Information for Rural Communities
Washington, DC, Sep. 18, 2013 – Advocates and practitioners working to improve living conditions in rural areas often have difficulty accessing reliable data.. To help organizations better understand and document needs in their communities, The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) has updated and improved its RURAL DATA PORTAL.
The Rural Data Portal is a simple, easy to use, on-line resource that provides essential information on the social, economic, and housing characteristics of communities in the United States.The Rural Data Portal provides over 350 data indictors for communities across the nation. Most of the information provided in the Rural Data Portal comes from HAC tabulations of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing, the American Community Survey (ACS) and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data.
“Many rural communities face high levels of poverty, unemployment, and lack access to decent, safe, and affordable housing, but do not always have the resources available to quantify these challenges,” stated Moises Loza, HAC’s Executive Director “HAC is pleased to provide this resource to assist organizations in their efforts to build rural communities.”
To access the Rural Data Portal please visit: www.ruraldataportal.org.
About the Housing Assistance Council
HAC, founded in 1971, is a nonprofit corporation that supports the development of rural low-income housing nationwide. HAC provides technical housing services, loans from a revolving fund, housing program and policy assistance, research and demonstration projects, and training and information services. HAC is an equal opportunity lender.
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