Navigate Data Central with this complete index

By Rich Exner, The Plain Dealer

January 15, 2009, 8:00AM

Use this index to find interactive databases, maps and other information on a variety of topics at Data Central.

View all or pick a topic:

Business topics

• Historical unemployment rates for the United States, Ohio and Ohio counties
• Ohio unemployment trends by ZIP Code, 2006 through 2008
• Report card on Northeast Ohio banks
• Ohio employers involved in renewable energy
• Detroit's shrinking share of auto market,1997-2006, interactive maps
• Auto loan calculator, tips and trends
• Gas cost calculator, based on your MPG and driving habits
• Where are the parts in your car made, compare models since 1997
• Northeast Ohio executives, where they went to college, a 2008 survey
• Occupations where people work the hardest
• U.S. imports from China
• Ford Escape tops "clunker" sales in Greater Cleveland
  
• Sunday's numbers
  • Valentine's Day facts and figures
    
  • Super Bowl ratings and other numbers
    
  • Profile of software developer workers in Greater Cleveland
  • Sales tax collectios down sharply in 2009
  • Ford, GM market shares drop sharply and quickly
  • Text messaging doubles in one year
  • China's labor force to peak in 2014
  • AmTrust and New York Community Bank facts and figures
    
  • What chaning gas prices mean to the cost of driving
    
  • Alcoa Corp. and aluminum industry facts and figures
  • Christmas holiday economy from stores to trees
  • Text messaging doubles in one year
  • Eaton Corp. facts and figures
    
  • Medical jobs grow as others shrink in Northeast Ohio
  • Potential savings and other facts about high-efficiency lights
  • Cleveland-Akron area ranks 5th nationally for natural gas as a heating source
  • Unemployment rate at 20-year high in 85 of 88 Ohio counties
  • Inflation; a 1999-2009 comparison of bread, gas and other items
  • Labor Day facts and figures
  • Growth of Internet access
  • Ohio taxable property totals and property tax changes by county, 1995 to 2007
  • Sherwin-Williams: 1 billion gallons of paint, other company facts
  • Economic trends: turnpike traffic, sales tax collections, foreclosures, restaurant closings
  • Facts and figures on casino issues in Ohio
  • Median home sale price in Cuyahoga County was $85,000 in June
  • Business major remains most popular among college students
  • Interest rates can add thousands to the cost of a car
  • Northeast Ohio's waiters and waitresses make an average of $14,000 a year

Census and other demographic information

• Population
  • Population estimates for metro areas and counties, nationally, 2008
  • State population estimates, 2008
  • City and village populations and change, 2008
  • Northeast Ohio population change map, 2000 to 2006
  • County populations and change, 2007
  • State populations and change, 2007
• Demographics
  • 2008 profile data for Ohio cities and counties of at least 60,000 people
  • Highlights from 2008 Ohio profile data for places of at least 60,000
  • 2005-07 city profile data for Ohio places of at least 20,000 people
  • Highlights from 2005-07 Ohio profile data for places of at least 20,000
  • Cuyahoga County, Northeast Ohio, Ohio, and U.S. profiles, 2007
  • Northeast Ohio county profiles, 2006
  • Population by race for Northeast Ohio counties, Ohio and the United States
• Income and poverty
  • Median income by county, highest and lowest nationally, 2007
  • U.S. and state median income, poverty, uninsured data, 2008
  • Median income and poverty rates for cities, counties and states 2007
  • City median income and poverty rates, 2006
• Migration
  • Net migration to/from Greater Cleveland, by county, 2000 to 2005
  • Net migration to/from Ohio, by state, 2000 to 2005
• Census shorts — various topics
  • Top Ohio cities for Spanish speaking
  • Ohio trails most neighboring states in population growth
  • Leading Greater Cleveland cities for foreign language
  • Top Greater Cleveland towns for concentration of rentals
  • Ohio cities with highest concentration of unmarried women
    
  • Top Ohio towns for residents community elsewhere to work
    
  • State-by-state stats on lottery proceeds
  • School districts where the most children opt for private schools
  • State and countries where the most U.S. residents were born
  • New estimates show Ohio likely to lose two Congressional seats
  • Share of foreign-born population shrinks in Greater Cleveland, grows elsewhere
  • Greater Cleveland's veteran population
  • Education level for Greater Cleveland counties
  • Leading Greater Cleveland cities for foreign language
  • Italian population in Greater Cleveland counties
  • 2008 poverty rates for cities, counties and states
  • 2008 poverty rates for cities, counties and states

Consumer topics

• Grocery price comparisons by store and metro area, a 2008 survey
• Tip policies of Northeast Ohio restaurants, a 2008 survey
• Average airfares from Cleveland and Akron airports
  

Crime data

• Ohio death row database
• Stats on death row inmates
• Concealed weapons permits by county, 2009
• Cuyahoga County unsolved homicide database
• FBI crime statistics, major cities, 2005 and 2006
• Northeast Ohio crime maps, 2001 to 2007

Education topics

• K-12 topics
  • Gov. Strickland's proposed changes in school funding, district by distict
  • Ohio teacher salaries and rank by district
  • Breakdown of federal, state and local revenue by school district in Northeast Ohio
• School report cards
  
  • Ohio school district report cards, interactive map, 2009
  • Ohio school district report cards, detailed database, 2009
  • Ohio school building report cards, detailed database, 2009
  • Ohio school district report cards, interactive map, 2008
  • Ohio school district report cards, detailed database, 2008
  • Ohio school building report cards, detailed database, 2008
  • Ohio school district reports cards, interactive map, 2007
  • Ohio school district detailed report cards, 2007
  • Ohio school building detailed report cards, 2007
  • Ohio charter school detailed report cards, 2007
  • Ohio "value-added" school reports, by district and building, 2007
  • Ohio school district report cards, interactive maps, 2006
  • Ohio school district report cards, Northeast Ohio chart, 2005
  • Ohio school district report cards, Northeast Ohio chart, 2004
  • College budget calculator, by school
• Colleges and universities
  • Education level for Greater Cleveland counties
  • Highest priced Ohio colleges
  • College graduation rates, tuition and enrollment nationally
  • College guide database, help in choosing a school
  • College choice: see why other students picked their school
  • College choice: share why you picked your school
  • Ohio State license plate most popular college plate in Ohio, by far
    
• Other education data
  • Education attainment by occupation, sex and other characteristics
  • Education level for Greater Cleveland counties
  • School districts where the most children opt for private schools
  • Taxpayer cost of pensions for Ohio cities, villages, townships, schools

Home values and foreclosures

• Find recent property sales and transfers in Cuyahoga County
• Searchable database of Cuyahoga County foreclosure filings since 2006
• Cuyahoga County home sales stats by town, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Street level map showing Cuyahoga County foreclosure filings
• Forclosure filings by Cuyahoga County town, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Foreclosure trends through the first half of 2009 in Cuyahoga County
• Yearly foreclosure trends in Cuyahoga County, 2006, 2007 and 2008
• Cuyahoga County median home prices: 2007 vs. 2008
• Cuyahoga County home prices: early 2007 vs. early 2008
• Northeast Ohio home prices, 2005 to 2007
• Home sale spotlights
• Berea
• Euclid
• Fairview Park
• Orange
  
• Rocky River
• Solon

Just for fun

• Rankings of the 150,000 most popular last names in the United States
• Rankings of popular last names and first names in Ohio
• Search to find out which last and first names lean Democrat or Republican in Ohio

Medical topics

• H1N1 vaccine stats for children
• H1N1 vaccine stats for health care workers, other target groups
  
• U.S. and state uninsured data, 2008
• Hospital ratings for each hospital in the United States
• Northeast Ohio nursing home ratings, 2008
• Metro area rankings for overweight people, 2008
• Ohio suicide rates by age and sex

Numbers in the News Q&A

• Children per welfare case
• Cuyahoga County teachers highest paid in Ohio
• Ohio taxes amount to about $6.50 per day, per person
• LeBron James' near-misses of triple doubles
• Only two Browns coaches have had previous NFL head coaching experience
• More than 20 inches fell during 1950 snowstorm
• Yankees again lead baseball attendance
• How the unemployment rate is determined
• Cuyahoga County retail space has grown
• Cleveland snowfall in 2007-08 winter totaled 77.2 inches
• About "Numbers in the News"

• 2008 Presidential Election Ohio results, by county, 2008
• Presidential Election Ohio results, by county, 1960 to 2004
• 2008 Presidential Election, by city and precinct in Cuyahoga County
• 2008-2004 Presidential Election, Obama/McCain vs. Bush/Kerry
• 2008 Presidential Election, Ohio trends from the election
• Largest Ohio presidential voter turnouts all-time
• Presidential swing counties and party leanings in Ohio, 1992 to 2004
• Presidential swing states and party leanings, 1992 to 2004
• Ohio voter registration totals by county, November 2008
• Democrat/Republican voter registration by county, October 2008
• Presidential Election 2008, Ohio donors to McCain/Obama, October 2008
• Lake County's record as Ohio's bellwether in presidential elections
• Ohio political demographics by county, congressional district and ZIP code, 2007
• 2008 Presidential Ohio Primary results, by county
• 2008 Presidential Ohio Primary, city and precinct results in Cuyahoga County
• Campaign donations to Ohio statewide candidates and lobbyists reports
• Top U.S. markets for casino revenue
• Cuyahoga County 2009 vote for county reform issue, by town
• Cuyahoga County 2009 vote by town and ward for casino and county reform issues
• County-by-county Ohio Casino vote issue, including 2009 returns
• Ohio Casino votes, 1990, 1996, 2006, 2008
• U.S. senators from Ohio
• 2009 Congressional earmarks for Ohio
• New estimates show Ohio likely to lose two Congressional seats
• Ohio ranks 12th for generating money from lotteries
• Taxpayer cost of pensions for Ohio cities, villages, townships, schools
  

Religion topics

• Catholic Diocese of Cleveland parish maps showing closings, mergers and those to remain open, as announced in March 2009
• Catholic Diocese of Cleveland parishes, 2007
• Read about experiences on mission trips
• Share information about your mission trip

Sports data

• MVPs from Cleveland pro sports teams
• NFL football
  • Browns results and game stories for each game back to 1946
  • Browns head coaching records
  • Coldest days for Browns games
  • NFL draft
    • Database of each NFL draft pick since 1936
    • First-round picks from Ohio State
    • Quarterbacks taken first overall
    • Rounds when All-Pros and Hall-of-Famers were drafted
    • Browns overall top 50 draft picks since 1978
• Major League Baseball
  • Grading major league clubs, based on how well they've done with the money they've invested in players: 1996 to 2008
  • Major League Baseball salaries, 2008 and 2009
  • 100 Greatest Indians
  • Indians home opener results, box scores and stories
  • Major League Baseball attendance, 2007 and 2008
• NBA basketball
  • Cavs salary machine, 2009-10
  • Cavs head coaching records
  • Details about the 15 NBA teams that have won at least 65 games; 2008-09 Cavs rank 10th all-time
  • How teams with 60-plus regular season wins have done in the playoffs
  • NBA teams which have rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win a playoff series.
  • Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference, a yearly comparison
  • Tracking the Cavs' run toward a club record in victories, plus rosters of the 1988-89 and 1991-92 record teams
• LeBron James
  • LeBron James game-by-game stats since rookie year
  • LeBron James' triple doubles
  • LeBron James' games of 45 or more points
  • LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant, head-to-head
• Colleges
  • All-time Big Ten standings and records by year and team
  • Coaching records in Ohio State/Michigan game
  • Longest streaks for Big Ten football titles
• Boxing
  • Cleveland Golden Gloves champions since 1929

• Olympics
  • 2010 Olympic medal winners and stories

Taxes and tax rates

• Property tax rates for 2008 (paid in 2009)
• Property tax rates for 2007 (paid in 2008)
• Property tax rates for 2006 (paid in 2007)
• Property tax rates for 2005 (paid in 2006)
• Countywide park property taxes in Greater Cleveland
  

Weather topics

• Daily Cleveland weather conditions since Jan. 1, 1900
• Ohio tornado history with searchable database and interactive map
• Cleveland snowfall statistics since 1950-51.
• Feb. 13 historically is biggest snow day in Cleveland; see rankings
• Jan. 7 is most common day for snow in Cleveland; see rankings
  
• Biggest Cleveland snows, 2000-2009
• Dates of first snows in Cleveland for last 50 winters
  
• Search to find the most sunny and most cloudy places in the United States
• Historical best weather weekends in Cleveland
• Chance of a White Christmas for places across the United States
• Snow plow reports
• Submit a snow plow report
• Stats for the shortest and longest days in Cleveland
• Coldest days for Cleveland Browns games
  

Other topics

• Ohio war deaths since 2002
• Ohio's tallest buildings
• Wildlife/aircraft strikes near major Northeast Ohio airports
• Northeast Ohio dams, public and private, 2007
• RTA ridership, 1976 to 2008
• Explaining the highway traffic "shockwave"
• Gov. Strickland's proposed fee increases and new fees
• Proposals for ways to spend Ohio's share of the stimulus money
• Lake Erie has slowest waters in Great Lakes
• 2010 calendar is the same as in 1999
• Ohio State license plate most popular college plate in Ohio, by far
• Wild turkey hunting hunting stats by county
• Top U.S. markets for casino gambling