Incomes in the Atlanta metro area are growing again...just not very quickly, and a great deal more in some counties than in others. Data from the last three years show recovery from the slight declines or (at best) stagnation of the 2000 through 2013 period. And it is all relative, as median household incomes [...]
It's Cyber Monday!! According to USA Today, citing Adobe Analytics data, Cyber Monday sales in the U.S. are expected to reach $6.6 billion this year, an increase of 16.5% from 2016. Online shopping is growing at such a rate in recent years that about every shopping day may one day be "cyber day". According [...]
In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed a joint congressional resolution to designate November 1990 as "National American Indian Heritage Month." Since 1994, similar presidential proclamations have been issued every year. Today, the month is recognized as "American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month." The map below provides an estimate of the American Indian [...]
The Atlanta metro economy is in really good shape, and we rank highly among competing metros in terms of job growth. In the latest data, higher wage job sectors such as Professional & Business Services and Information show strong year over year (YOY) increases of 6% and 4% respectively. But our overall YOY rate [...]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently released data on fixed broadband access. The data are at the census tract level across the entire United States. Below are maps of the data for the Atlanta Metro region--showing the spatial patterns of access. The first map provides a baseline overview of access to fixed broadband of [...]
This month's Regional Snapshot begins to dig into the results from the 2017 Metro Atlanta Speaks survey, comparing responses among the counties surveyed and offering insights as to how different segments of the population responded. Each year since 2013, ARC and its community partners conduct the Metro Atlanta Speaks public opinion survey to take [...]
In anticipation of Veterans Day this coming Saturday, November 11th, we provide a map of where veterans live in the Atlanta Metro region. According to estimates from the American Community Survey (2011-15, 5-year average), the largest concentrations of veterans (as shown in dark blue) can be found living outside of urban centers, with the [...]
This week's Friday Factday provides a preview of the results from this year's Metro Atlanta Speaks survey. Each year, ARC and its community partners conduct the Metro Atlanta Speaks public opinion survey to take the pulse of metro Atlanta residents and help guide the region’s planning and decision-making. The survey, which began in 2013, is [...]
