2024 Community Survey
Every two years, the City of Wilsonville conducts a statistically-valid Community Survey to gauge resident opinions on a variety of topics. The 2024 National Community Survey™ (NCS), administered by Polco, includes input from a representative sample more than 400 Wilsonville residents. This year's results may be compared to results from previous surveys, allowing the City to see trends over time. Local data is also compared against results from more than 500 communities who participate in the NCS, allowing analysts to gauge resident satisfaction here with that in other communities.
Survey responses were collected in the spring of 2024 and presented at the Aug. 5 meeting of the Wilsonville City Council. Broadly, results illustrate that a large majority of Wilsonville residents maintain an affinity for their community and generally appreciate the quality of local services and amenities.
Survey Background
The NCS was developed to provide a statistically-valid survey of resident opinions about community and services provided by local government. The NCS focuses on a series of community characteristics and local government services, as well as issues of public trust. Resident behaviors related to civic engagement in the community also are measured.
The NCS report for Wilsonville discusses trends over time, comparing the new data to the previous survey results in 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014 and 2012. The report also provides comparisons for Wilsonville’s ratings to national benchmark standards. The survey also covers special topics such as where residents obtain City news and information, preferred methods of communication, and healthy living priorities.
Participating households for the geographically-representative written survey were selected at random and the household member who responds was selected without bias. In addition to the 422 residents who completed and returned the mailed survey; the margin of error for survey results is plus or minus five percentage points.
