Financial Health & Ethnicity of Metro Atlanta
This post explores data from the Urban Institute on the financial health and racial makeup of Atlanta's Public Use Microdata Areas.
Asian/ Pacific Islander Populations in Atlanta
Today is the final day of Asian Pacific Islander Month. Asians are the fastest growing racial group in the United States, and in Atlanta. We look at some stats that profile these rapid increases.
Monday Mapday: Aging Immigrant Populations
Our foreign-born population is older than you might think, on a percentage basis.
Inflation: The Most Regressive “Tax” in Atlanta
Inflationary impacts have hit all of us in the pocket over the last year, but research shows that they hit some of us a lot harder than others.
Income Inequality and Black Wealth: Opinions from Metro Atlanta Speaks
How do Atlanta residents rate the importance of enhanced income equality to our economy, and, following on, what seems to be their current knowledge base about the size of the highly related racial wealth gap?
Redlining: Past Policy and Present Inequity
Redlining played a large part in shaping geographies of exclusion for homeownership in America. This StoryMap explores Atlanta's present segregation and inequality and compares them against historic redlining maps.
Black Homeownership: A Look at the 11-County Area, 1980-2019
Our Black population is significantly lss likely to own a home than the population as a whole. While this gap has stayed present since 1980, it has narrowed, particularly in the 1990-2010 period.
Racial Discrimination and Equity: Perceptions from Metro Atlanta Speaks
This year, MAS asked about residents' perceptions about the presence of discrimination against the Black community, as well as the need for racial equity...what did they say? This post provides summary insights.
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.
Regional Snapshot: 2021 Metro Atlanta Speaks in Summation
Metro Atlanta Speaks...we have given you most of the rest (v.v. tools to view the information), now check out the best (summary, that is).