This map shows the top 100 largest metros in the U.S symbolized by the percent change in employment from 2014-2015. The metros with green circles had the greatest increase; metro Atlanta falls into this group with an increase of 2.9% for the one-year period. To explore this interactive map and 500 other variables [...]
In keeping with last week’s Monday Mapday, we are continuing to assess educational outcomes throughout metro Atlanta. Last week’s map showed 3rd grade reading proficiency, so this week we wanted to show the percentage of people with a Bachelor’s degree or higher. The two maps are similar. We can see from this map that northern areas have [...]
Many Georgia schools are taking the 2016 Georgia Milestones Assessments this week, so we decided to take a look at last year's assessments for 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA). This map shows public schools in metro Atlanta symbolized by the percent of 3rd graders who were designated "Proficient Learner" and above for the end-of-grade ELA [...]
This map shows census tracts in metro Atlanta with high job-to-worker ratios (ratios of 1.9 to 40) using 2014 Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This ratio helps to understand the job/worker balance in an area by dividing the number of jobs in a census tract by the number of workers in the same [...]
This Monday we wanted to highlight a few findings from our last post about the 2016 County Health Rankings. Looking at health behaviors by county, specifically percent of adults who smoke and percent of adults who are inactive, we can see there is a pattern between maps. The metro Atlanta counties have the lowest rates [...]
The new 2016 County Health Rankings (https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/) rank each county based on health outcomes (length of life and quality of life) and health factors (health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment). The maps below show the Georgia rankings for health outcomes (left) and factors (right). The majority of the 20 counties [...]
This map shows total population change by zip code throughout Georgia from 2010-2015. The zip codes in green have had the greatest amounts of population growth while areas in pink have seen a loss in population. The majority of zip codes in the 20-county metro Atlanta region have seen large increases in population.
The countdown to Tax Day is on! In honor of the countdown, this map shows the change in the percentage of tax returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) from 2011-2013 by zip codes in metro Atlanta. The EITC is one of the most effective tools for lifting low-income working families out of poverty [...]
Last week's Monday Mapday looked at the ARC 2015-2040 population forecast for change in population density from The Atlanta Region's Plan, which was adopted by the Atlanta Regional Commission board on February 23. This week, the map uses the employment forecast to show change in employment density (jobs per square mile) by census tracts. The areas forecast to have [...]
The Atlanta Region's Plan was adopted by the Atlanta Regional Commission board on February 24. As part of the process, ARC has forecast population and employment change from 2015-2040. This map shows change in population density by census tracts, with the greatest concentrations of change occurring in central DeKalb and Fulton counties, Gwinnett County, and Forsyth [...]
