General Links
Local Sites
- Blue Mountain Community Foundation
- Blue Mountain Land Trust
- City of College Place
- City of Walla Walla
- Community Council
- Downtown Walla Walla Foundation
- Port of Walla Walla
Website contains additional demographics information on Walla Walla County. - Tourism Walla Walla
- Walla Walla 2020
- Walla Walla County
- Walla Walla County Health Department's MAPP Assessment
- Walla Walla Regional Airport
- Walla Walla United Way
- Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Walla Walla Watershed Alliance
- Water & Environmental Center
Regional and Multi-County Sites
- Center for Neighborhood Knowledge
A site offering detailed mapping of selected indicators for the entire state of California comes from UCLA's Advanced Policy Institute. It is the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge. - Chelan Douglas Trends
The Chelan Douglas Trends website was created by the same team responsible for the Walla Walla Trends website and has similar goals and content that is important to the local community. - Community Indicators of Spokane
Developed by the same team that created Walla Walla Trends, the Spokane Community Indicators Initiative provides easy access to over 150 local measures important to the community. - EWU Institute for Public Policy and Economic Analysis
The EWU Institute for Public Policy & Economic Analysis was created in 2002 to provide data and analysis about a variety of factors in the region that will be useful for businesses, communities and others as they plan for the future. - Northwest Area Foundation
A large site that covers an eight state area across the northern tier of the U.S., county by county, with selected indicators, comes from the Northwest Area Foundation. - Oregon Progress Board
The Oregon Progress Board offers a subset of the indicators on the Portland site for the entire state. - Silicon Valley Index
A relatively new site that has also served as a model for this version of the Spokane Community Indicators Initiative is the Silicon Valley Index. - The Sightline Institute
The Sightline Institute, formerly Northwest Environmental Watch, shows sophisticated interactive mapping capabilities for a multi-state area in the Pacific Northwest, extending into British Columbia. - Washington State Department of Revenue
State and local tax distribution figures updated monthly. Information on the Washington State tax structure. - WorkSource Explorer Washington
Washington State Labor Market Information. Site contains monthly labor market summaries of Walla Walla County.
National Sites & Consortia
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
Detailed estimates down to the county level on earnings, employment by industry, transfer payments (i.e. social security) and farm gross income are provided once a year. - Community Indicators Consortium
The national group of community indicators is the Community Indicators Consortium. This is great place to explore efforts across the country. - EconData.net
Excellent site to quickly gain access to relevant regional economic data. - FEDSTATS
Full range of official statistical information available to the public from the federal government. Access official statistics collected and published by more than 100 federal agencies. - U.S. Census Bureau
Excellent source for population, housing, economics, and geographic data. - Urban Institute
A national clearing house site belongs to the Urban Institute, one of the leaders in the development of community indicators. It is the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership.
Sites Specific to an MSA or City
- Baltimore Neighborhood Indicator Alliance
A site with an excellent focus on neighborhoods comes from Baltimore, MD., the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicator Alliance. - Boston Indicators Project
A model for this site has been the Boston Indicators Project, established and run by the Boston Foundation. - Jacksonville Community Council
Perhaps the oldest community indicators site comes from Jacksonville, Fl, Community Council. - Portland Multnomah Progress Board
The Portland Multnomah Progress Board, an undertaking of the City of Portland, has an extensive on-line site. - Strategic Spartanburg
Since 1987, the Spartanburg County Foundation's Community Indicator reports have effectively used data to raise awareness about the many issues impacting the growth, health, and quality of life of the citizens of Spartanburg. - Sustainable Seattle
Sustainable Seattle started in 1991 with an environmental focus but has broadened its look at indicators.



