(Georgia) Milestones Mapping
Was the pandemic a millstone for Milestones test participation in 2021?
Learning about Broadband Access for School-Aged Kids
Where do the school-aged kids without internet access (or a computer) live in our Atlanta Region?. And are there correlations of higher poverty with the home locations of school-aged kids without access?
Fast-Growing Neighborhoods Over the Past 30 Years
Taking a closer look at thirty years of neighborhood population growth, decade by decade!
Mapping Life Expectancy
What to expect when looking at life expectancy? First, you'll see wide variation by area, sometimes eve when those areas are not that far apart. Next, anticipate tight correlations (in opposite directions) with lack of health insurance and high poverty rates.
Inflation: The Most Regressive “Tax” in Atlanta
Inflationary impacts have hit all of us in the pocket over the last year, but research shows that they hit some of us a lot harder than others.
Commuting: Yeah, It’s Still Kind of a Big Deal
Our updated Commuting Dashboard gives an immediate snapshot of the commuting landscape, and enables custom analysis of patterns by census tracts of job locations and worker residences
Crime Rates in the City of Atlanta: A Deeper (Spatial) Dive
A deeper dive into City of Atlanta crime rates explores how historical trends vary by Neighborhood Planning Unit.
Mapping Poverty Over Time, 2005 to 2020
The Census Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates give us a view into how poverty has changed across Georgia counties.
Atlanta Crime Rates in Historical Perspective (2009-2021)
Crime is a top concern across the metro. Here, we compare perceptions and reality through an examination of crime rates for the city of Atlanta since 2009. The data reveal that crime rates are near historical lows in most categories.
Income Inequality and Black Wealth: Opinions from Metro Atlanta Speaks
How do Atlanta residents rate the importance of enhanced income equality to our economy, and, following on, what seems to be their current knowledge base about the size of the highly related racial wealth gap?