Megacity measures

From Tamara's e-mail:

Below is a summary of the megacity measures I presented in class this week. Please let me know if you run across any other statistics in your city research.

Some of the frequent data sources included the US Census, OECD, UN, World Bank, and International Finance Corporation. One book mentioned frequently for measures was Cities in a World Economy. An interesting online source I stumbled on was www.city-data.com/world-cities, although I haven't been able to verify its sources. Another site for global city data is www.nationsencyclopedia.com (some cities include a section called "future trends").

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Population growth
- total population
- by year
- by region
- growth rate by year
- density per square mile (or kilometer)

General population
- by age range by year (demographics)
- median age by year
- average household size
- % women by year
- % male by year

Employment
- % total population employed by year
- income per capita
- median household income by year
- workforce size by year
- workforce growth rate by year
- unemployment rate by year
- average one-way commute time (from city periphery to core)

Vehicle ownership
- all vehicles
- cars
- trucks (light, heavy)
- motorcycles (light, medium, heavy)

Public transit
% who use mass transit
- # of train / rail connections
- # of subway lines or connections

Air connectivity
- # of airports
- # of flight connections per airport (to other cities)

Economic indicators
- cost of living by year
- # of stock exchanges
- # of banks and financial institutions
- # of multinational corporations
- # of service firms

Education
- # of schools (K-12, college)
- average spending per student (K-12)
- % high school graduate
- % college graduate

Housing
- median home cost by year
- % owner occupied
- % renter occupied
- % vacant
- median home value
- median rent
- vacancy rate by year
- % of slums or low-income housing

Urban crime
- all crimes
- vehicle theft
- violent crime (murder, assault, rape, robbery)
- property crime (burglary, arson, larceny)

Other
- air quality (e.g., # of pollutants in air)
- water quality