The Quiz

What’s your TPIQ?

Take this quiz to determine your Takoma Park IQ  (answers are provided by clicking on the link below)

1. What percent of Takoma Park residents are foreign born?
a)    16%
b)    26%
c)    34%
d)    46%

2. What percent of households in Takoma Park are individuals living alone?
a)    12%
b)    24%
c)    32%
d)    42%

3. Takoma Park has more renter households now than it had in 2000.
a)    True
b)    False

4. Most new homeowners in Takoma Park have incomes above the median for Takoma Park homeowners in 2000.
a)    True
b)    False

5. What percent of Takoma Park homes are valued at amounts affordable to households with incomes of $56,000 per year?
a)    3%
b)    11%
c)    24%
d)    38%

6. What percent of Takoma Park households pay 30% or more of their income for housing?
a)    24%
b)    36%
c)    43%
d)    54%

7. What percent of Takoma Park residents work at home or bike or walk to work?
a)    5%
b)    9%
c)    16%
d)    21%

8. What percent of people in Takoma Park have no health insurance?
a)    11%e
b)    18%
c)    25%
d)    No one knows

9. What percent of people in Takoma Park report that their health is good or excellent?
a)    78%
b)    89%
c)    94%
d)    No one knows

10. What is the most significant recent event or change that has occurred in Takoma Park? What would you like to see change?

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