TONIGHT: MoCo Planning Board Chair Rollin Stanley on "Changing Demographics & Delivery of County Services"

Montgomery County Taxpayers League Meeting

February 16, 2012  -  7:30 - 9:30 pm

5th Floor Conference Room,  Council Office Building

100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20854

Topic: "Changing Demographics and Delivery of County Services"     

Speaker: Rollin Stanley, Director, Montgomery County Planning Department

Here are some facts about Montgomery County (I've picked these at random; come and hear the entire presentation on February 16):

• there has been a 2% drop in foreign immigration among new residents
• unemployment for age group16-19 was 14% in 2000 and 24% in 2010; for 55-64 year-olds it was 2% in 2000 and 6% in 2010
• between 2000 - 2010, persons in poverty increased by 59%
• of those who pay more than 30% of their income in housing costs, 44% are renters and 37% are owners
• of foreign-born residents 24% have an advanced degree and 19% have not graduated from high school
• 63% of seniors own homes