Poverty Trends: Zooming to the County
There is large variation in poverty at the county level, but generally positive trends (that is, declining rates)
Atlanta Migration Patterns: A Closer Look (pt. 1)
How does Atlanta's young adult "retention rate" compare to that of other statewide metro areas?
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 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.
Happy Halloween! Historic Cemeteries in the Atlanta Region
It's fabled that on Halloween the veil between living and dead is the thinnest. One way to celebrate the holiday is to connect with the generations that came before us by visiting historically significant cemeteries and learning about the people buried there.
Monday Mapday: Aging Immigrant Populations
Our foreign-born population is older than you might think, on a percentage basis.
Regional Snapshot: Update on Aging
This month's regional snapshot provides an overview of opportunities and challenges, with related demographic data, for our senior population.
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.
Metro Atlanta Speaks 2021: Assessing Stressors on Finance
The pandemic has brought emotional stress to all, driven in great measure by health and financial concerns. This post looks at Metro Atlanta Speaks data on our residents' ability (or lack thereof) to readily access funds for an emergency, comfortably make housing payments, and avoid food insecurity.