Monday Mapday: Where do the Metro’s Unmarried Males Live?
This Monday Mapday continues our look at where unmarried Atlantans live, this time focusing on unmarried men.
Regional Snapshot: Working on the Workforce
This month's regional snapshot presents ARC's annual major jurisdiction population estimates. Overall, the 10-county region’s population increased by 1.6 percent and now stands at 4,628,400 — more than that of 24 states. A slowing in job growth has contributed to moderation of the region’s population growth, though that growth remains strong.
Monday Mapday: Where do the Metro’s Unmarried Females Live?
This Monday Mapday continues our look at where unmarried Atlantans live, this time focusing on unmarried women.
Monday Mapday: Where do the Metro’s Unmarried Residents Live?
This Monday Mapday takes a look at what Metro Atlanta counties and Census tracts have high rates of unmarried residents.
Regional Snapshot: 2019 Population Estimates–Holding the Line on Growth
This month's regional snapshot presents ARC's annual major jurisdiction population estimates. Overall, the 10-county region’s population increased by 1.6 percent and now stands at 4,628,400 — more than that of 24 states. A slowing in job growth has contributed to moderation of the region’s population growth, though that growth remains strong.
Friday Factday: The Foreign-Born Across the Metro
Between 1990 and today, the Atlanta area's share of foreign-born residents has outpaced and surpassed both the state's and the nation's. This Friday Factday explores how the 10-County Metro Area's share of foreign-born residents has changed over time, and which counties have the largest shares.
Web Wednesday: Voting Trends Nationally: “Then and “Now”
Participation trends in the last two general election cycles are positive. More of us are registering, and more importantly, more of us are voting, though still at different rates depending on who we are demographically and economically. The Census Bureau released, just this week, data detailing a national level comparison in voting in the [...]
Regional Snapshot: 2019 Federal Opportunity Zones
The Opportunity Zones Program, enacted in 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, is designed to encourage long-term investment in economically distressed rural and urban neighborhoods across the country. Opportunity Zones are census tracts that have been nominated by governors and certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to receive [...]
Monday Mapday: New DASH Tool to Visualize Equitable Target Areas (ETAs)
How do local governments decide where to invest public funds? Better yet, how can local governments help ensure that these investments are distributed to projects in an equitable manner? Unfortunately, there is no single, easy answer. However, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) has created an interactive equity analysis tool to help address these questions. [...]
Monday Mapday: Broadband Access Varies Across the Region and State
It's Cyber Monday and consumers are finding deals on goods and services purchased online. Internet access, for many, has become a basic utility like electricity, phone, and water without which a household might find it difficult to fully operate within our increasingly connected and connection-dependent world. Nonetheless according to a recent Pew Research Report, [...]