The recently released Arts and Economic Prosperity 5 Study by Americans for the Arts estimates the economic impact of the nonprofit arts and culture industry for 341 communities throughout the U.S. The upcoming Regional Snapshot will take a closer look at this study and related data in metro Atlanta (10-county area). The charts below [...]
The maps below show a spatial mismatch between the location of low-income workers and low-income jobs. The first map shows the location of the region’s low-income workers by place of residence, with blue shades representing areas with the highest concentration of low-income workers. As depicted in the map, the region’s low-income workers are primarily [...]
How do transportation costs factor into affordable housing? When considering both housing and transportation costs, the window of affordability becomes even more narrow. These maps show where a family of four (two working commuters and two kids) that makes the area median income (approximately $57,000) can live if they want to pay less than [...]
A recent CityLab article highlights the nationwide challenge to afford housing. In very few areas (only 12 counties) can a worker making minimum wage and working 40 or fewer hours a week afford rent for a one-bedroom unit. "Affordability" is defined as paying less than than 30% of a household income for housing costs (for both [...]
This map shows the areas (by Census Tract) that have had the greatest increase in rates of low birthweight births (where the infant weights less than 2,500 grams or 5.5 pounds), a key indicator of maternal and infant health. The data measures the change in birth rates from 2000-2004 (an average for the 5 year [...]
Currently, metro Atlanta’s population of nearly 5.8 million ranks it ninth among the 10 largest U.S. metros. However, over the next 30 years, recently released third-party forecasts predict that metro Atlanta will move into the 6th spot on that list, with a total population exceeding 8.6 million (and potentially as high as 9.1 million), [...]
In April 2017, nonfarm employment growth for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was up 3.3% over the year, placing Atlanta first among the 12 largest U.S. metros in over-the-year percent change in nonfarm employment. This growth is a reflection of percentage change gains among the region's higher-paying industry sectors, including Construction [...]
Now that I-85 has reopened, is traffic back to normal? The May 2017 Regional Snapshot analyzes how the I-85 closure impacted travel throughout Atlanta. The charts below use INRIX travel speed data to take an updated look at travel speeds on select corridors on Tuesday (May 23) compared to both speeds during construction (on April 11) [...]
Using Zillow data for Q3 of 2016, this map shows the percentage of homes that have negative equity (owe more on the house than what it is worth) for zip codes in metro Atlanta. The darker blue areas have higher percentages of homes with negative equity. The spatial patterns here roughly reflect the same [...]
May is designated Older Americans Month, first established in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy. To celebrate metro Atlanta's older residents, this Friday Factday adapts the U.S. Census Bureau's Facts for Features to share data about residents age 65 and older. In 2015, there were 636,691 residents 65 or older living in metro Atlanta (MSA). [...]
