Peering at Poverty’s Past (and Present)
Poverty: some pretty authoritative sources (as well as the data) seem to suggest that it will always "be with us". Some of the recent trends, thought hardly all of them, are encouraging.
Regional Snapshot: Atlanta Migration Patterns
Much of Atlanta's in-migration of young adults over the last 20 years has come chiefly from people of color. We look at this and other migration patterns in the featured snapshot.
A Tale of Telecommuting
Telecommuting: There's more of it, and what does the more of it mean?
Regional Forecasts: A Closer Look
Further exploration of the findings from the Series 17 Regional Forecast Snapshot.
A New Year and a New (Regional) Forecast
New ARC regional forecasts indicate strong but tapering growth driven by net in-migration...with overall population getting more diverse and older.
Birth Rates: The Stork Stalls
Birth rate declines pose challenges for maintaining anything close to historic averages for population growth.
Financial Health & Ethnicity of Metro Atlanta
This post explores data from the Urban Institute on the financial health and racial makeup of Atlanta's Public Use Microdata Areas.
Milestones (2022) of Learning Lost
Before 2022 is out, let's look at how students (in the region and state) did on this year's 3rd Grade ELA test
Regional Snapshot: The Rental Housing Market
How expensive is rental housing in Atlanta's compared to elsewhere in the country? This Snapshot takes a look at data from Costar, Zillow, and elsewhere to analyze the cost of the local rental market.
Veterans: Impacts Well Beyond Their Service
Veterans: giving us geopolitical and economic strength