The Changing Population (Growth) Picture Part II: Pause or Permanent?

We close our population decline series with a review of factors and an overview of recent Census Bureau estimates, along with the first-issued results of the 2020 Census, which appear to indicate that we are headed for at least a few years of slowing growth.

By |2021-08-02T10:41:22-04:00July 30th, 2021|Economic Development, Friday Factday, Other Demographics, Population, Public Health|Comments Off on The Changing Population (Growth) Picture Part II: Pause or Permanent?

More Mortality? (Population Decline, Continued)

This next segment of our population decline series takes a look at death rates (total and age-adjusted) from 2000-2019, then reviews early indications for 2020 change.

By |2021-07-29T08:52:22-04:00July 28th, 2021|COVID-19, Data Diversions, Population, Public Health|Comments Off on More Mortality? (Population Decline, Continued)

Regional Snapshot: Dynamics of Neighborhood Change, 2000-2019

June's regional snapshot traces the socioeconomic and demographic change as reflected in and through two decades of census- tract level population shifts in the Atlanta Region. These meta-trends are clearly illustrative of increased race and class segregation across the area.

By |2021-06-21T12:59:26-04:00June 16th, 2021|Economic Development, Other Demographics, Population, Race and Diversity, Regional Snapshot|Comments Off on Regional Snapshot: Dynamics of Neighborhood Change, 2000-2019

Population Growth Slowing, Part I (A Zoomed-In Preview)

Population is still growing at a healthy clip in our area, but this growth was ebbing some even prior to the pandemic. We look at some ESRI data that indicates that, while fewer small areas are losing population 2010-2020 as compared to the last decade, fewer tracts are growing as quickly as they did during the 2000-2010 period. And overall, our region's growth rate has slowed 2010-2020.

By |2021-06-14T12:46:22-04:00June 14th, 2021|Economic Development, Monday Mapday, Population, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Population Growth Slowing, Part I (A Zoomed-In Preview)

Spotlight On The 10-County’s Asian Community

Atlanta's Asian community is its fastest-growing racial group. This post dives into more detail about this population, its foreign-born members and where its immigrants hail from.

By |2021-05-21T13:57:56-04:00May 21st, 2021|Friday Factday, Other Demographics, Population, Race and Diversity|Comments Off on Spotlight On The 10-County’s Asian Community

Regional Snapshot: Assessing Aging

This month's regional snapshot provides a detailed overview of senior demographics (historic trends and likely future), andl presents the latest data on pandemic-related and other public health challenges. for these age groups.

By |2021-05-13T09:33:37-04:00May 13th, 2021|Age and Generations, Economic Development, Forecasts, Population, Public Health, Regional Snapshot, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Regional Snapshot: Assessing Aging

Two Decades of Changing Senior Cohorts: A Dashboard Dive

Introducing a new dashboard that visualizes change (total and by race/ ethnicity) over the last 20 years for regional and county 65+ and 75+ populations.

By |2021-05-12T14:54:35-04:00May 12th, 2021|Age and Generations, Data Diversions, Population, Race and Diversity|Comments Off on Two Decades of Changing Senior Cohorts: A Dashboard Dive

A Portion of 2020 Census Data

The first data is out (finally) from the 2020 Census! Apportionment data and overall State resident counts have now been released. Data for Georgia reveal slow but steady growth, yielding no change in Congressional Representation but giving us the 8th state rank in population (up from 9th in 2010).

By |2021-04-28T12:19:24-04:00April 27th, 2021|Data Diversions, Equity, Population|Comments Off on A Portion of 2020 Census Data
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