Friday Factday
A closer look at a topics using local-level data, published on Fridays
Special Feature: Examining wage gaps by race and ethnicity
Income inequality in Atlanta is among the worst in the country. This Friday Factday Special Feature looks at the issue by industry and educational attainment.
Friday Factday: Poverty Among Metro Atlantans Age 65 and Older
An overview of poverty rates among Metro Atlanta's residents age 65 and older and how it compares to Georgia and the nation.
Friday Factday: Census Statewide and Local Population Estimates for 2018
What types of changes are Georgia and the Atlanta metro going through? We dipped into data from the Census Bureau's 2018 Population Estimates update for counties and metropolitan areas.
Friday Factday: Brookings Metro Monitor for 2019
As noted recently, we all love a good index, especially when the index aggregates a bunch of different data into "buckets" that make more intuitive sense. And it helps when indices have been "around [...]
Childhood Poverty in Metro Atlanta, 1990-2017
Generational poverty is an ongoing problem in the metro area. Here's a look at how things have (and haven't) changed since 1990. Editor's note: This post was updated on May 16, 2019 to [...]