A Community Handbook

The Center for the Study of Inequality
The College of William and Mary

February 2003

Table of Contents

• Goals of the Handbook
  • Provide a Comprehensive Description of the Community
  • Identify Community Needs
  • Objectively Frame Discussions
  • Plan for the Future

   

• Geographic Areas of Analysis
  • The City of Williamsburg
  • James City County
  • York County
    

• Part A: The Demographics of Our Community
  • The Age Structure
  • Racial and Ethnic Diversity
  • Educational Attainment
  • Public School Enrollment
  • Military and Veteran Status
  • Disability Status
  • Movement of People to the Area

   

• Part B: A Portrait of the Williamsburg Area
  • Earnings and Income
    • The Share of Households Reporting Earnings has fallen since 1990
    • The Typical York Household's Income Exceeds the Typical Williamsburg and James City Income
    • Household Income by Age of the Head of Household
  • The Structure of the Labor Market
    • Labor Force Participation
    • Occupation: We are Primarily a Service-Based Economy
    • Industry: Williamsburg and James City's Structure Contributs to the Lower Income of Its Working Families
  • The Housing Market
    • Values Differ Within and Between the Jurisdictions
  • Community Perceptions and the Labor Market Perpetuate Structural Inequalities
    • Summer Employment
    • Gender Inequality
    • Racial Inequality
    • The Economic Boom of the 1990s Failed to Lift the Boats of Many Residents