Birth Rates: The Stork Stalls
Birth rate declines pose challenges for maintaining anything close to historic averages for population growth.
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
Where Did We Turn Up More (or Less) to Vote–in 2018
Where did more of us, or fewer of us, turn out to vote in 2018?
A Look Backwards at Early Voting (Trends)
We provide a historical snapshot of early voting trends before it is too late to inform what is happening/ may happen in this 2022 midterm early voting period.
Tracking Census Tracts
We take a close look at the past and present of census tracts, a key reporting unit for Census data--and critical geography for figuring out (along with those data) eligible areas for grant funding.
(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?
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.