Monday Mapday: New FCC Data on Broadband Access
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently released data on fixed broadband access. The data are at the census tract level across the entire United States. Below are maps of the data for the Atlanta Metro region--showing the spatial patterns of access. The first map provides a baseline overview of access to fixed broadband of [...]
Regional Snapshot: Metro Atlanta Speaks: Perceptions of Life in Metro Atlanta
This month's Regional Snapshot begins to dig into the results from the 2017 Metro Atlanta Speaks survey, comparing responses among the counties surveyed and offering insights as to how different segments of the population responded. Each year since 2013, ARC and its community partners conduct the Metro Atlanta Speaks public opinion survey to take [...]
Monday Mapday: Veterans in Metro Atlanta
In anticipation of Veterans Day this coming Saturday, November 11th, we provide a map of where veterans live in the Atlanta Metro region. According to estimates from the American Community Survey (2011-15, 5-year average), the largest concentrations of veterans (as shown in dark blue) can be found living outside of urban centers, with the [...]
Friday Factday: Metro Atlanta Speaks 2017
This week's Friday Factday provides a preview of the results from this year's Metro Atlanta Speaks survey. Each year, ARC and its community partners conduct the Metro Atlanta Speaks public opinion survey to take the pulse of metro Atlanta residents and help guide the region’s planning and decision-making. The survey, which began in 2013, is [...]
Monday Mapday: Hoards of Trick-or-Treaters in the Metro Region
Tomorrow is Halloween, and to get you in the spirit, we've created a map showing the highest concentrations of potential trick-or-treaters. With the exception of a few neighborhoods in the central cities of Atlanta and Decatur, the areas with the highest proportion of children aged 5 to 14 years old can be found in [...]
Monday Mapday: Childhood Poverty in Decline?
According to a recent article in the Atlantic, childhood poverty in the United States is at a record low, down to 15.7% as of 2016. This is well below the post-recession high of 18.1% in 2012 as well as the overall measured high of 28.4% in 1967. The 15.7% of children in poverty is, [...]
Monday Mapday: Generation X in Metro Atlanta
Classifying age groups into "generations" is by no means a perfect science. Nonetheless, it's almost always helpful when assessing economic, political, and cultural trends to group people based on the year they were born. The "Baby Boomer" generation is, of course, defined as those being born following WWII-- as GIs returned home to the [...]