The most recent of the Milwaukee Neighborhood Indicators Reports begun in 1998, this report assesses employment, economic and welfare changes in nine ZIP codes in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) target area, based on eleven years of institutional data. The 2002 income tax data (based on state tax returns filed by April 2003) provides income data that is three years more current than the 1999 incomes reported by the 2000 Census. Areas covered include: Population Age, Family Income and Workforce Growth, Earned Income Tax Credits, Working Families with Income Below Poverty, Child Care and Available Subsidies, Families Receiving Public Assistance, Business Activities in the CDBG Neighborhoods, Housing Trends, Transportation Barriers, Neighborhood Safety.

The Milwaukee Neighborhood Indicators Reports are designed to provide an independent, timely and ongoing assessment tool to measure short-term and long-term progress toward improving economic and employment well-being of families in central city Milwaukee neighborhoods.