Communities with a history of strong community engagement means residents have a sense of ownership and pride in where they live. Measurements of community engagement include participation rates in community events, usage of public resources, and levels of volunteering.
The Civic Engagement indicators are:
For the most recent data on community engagement please select the indicator below. Indicator data is constantly being updated and added to the website, if an indicator is currently being updated you can view previous data here. If you would like more information or analysis on measures of community engagement please submit a data request.
Forsyth Futures determines the trend of a measure based on data over a 10 year time period. If a trend is going in a desired direction then the trend for that measure is positive, if the trend is moving away from the desired direction it is a negative trend. If data for 10 years past is not available, the trend is based on available years.