Monday Mapday: What areas have added the most educated residents?

By |2017-02-13T23:07:15-05:00February 13th, 2017|Education, Monday Mapday|

In our recent Regional Snapshot: What have We Learned About Educational Attainment? we look at the change in the past decade in the percentage of the population that has a bachelor's degree or higher in the metro, county, and local levels. This map shows that change using census tracts in metro Atlanta. By looking at two [...]

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Friday Factday: African-American History Month

By |2017-02-10T18:50:35-05:00February 10th, 2017|Friday Factday, Race and Diversity|

To celebrate African-American heritage in metro Atlanta, we take a look at some statistics related to the black population in our metro region (29-county Atlanta MSA):

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Regional Snapshot: What have we learned about educational attainment?

By |2017-02-07T14:52:54-05:00February 7th, 2017|Regional Snapshot|

How have the levels of educational attainment changed in metro Atlanta? The February 2017 Regional Snapshot looks at changes in educational attainment throughout the past decade on the metro, county, and local levels. Highlights: About 37 percent of adults in metro Atlanta have at least a bachelor’s degree, which ranks in the top [...]

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Monday Mapday: Measuring Kindergarten Readiness

By |2019-01-23T12:04:20-05:00February 6th, 2017|Education, Monday Mapday|

Kindergarten readiness is closely linked to future academic achievement and life success.  Research shows that children who have access to quality early education programs, or Pre-Kindergarten, develop cognitive, social and behavioral skills necessary for kindergarten readiness.1 And, as kindergarten school readiness results improve, third-grade reading and math scores rise correspondingly. The Georgia Department of [...]

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Monday Mapday: 2016 High School Graduation Rates

By |2017-01-30T21:09:42-05:00January 30th, 2017|Education, Monday Mapday|

This map shows the range of 2016 high school graduation rates for schools in the five core counties and their city school districts. To view an interactive map and view other school-level variables, check out the Weave map on Neighborhood Nexus.

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Millennials and Financial Resilience in Metro Atlanta – A Deep Dive into Metro Atlanta Speaks

By |2017-01-30T15:51:38-05:00January 30th, 2017|Metro Atlanta Speaks|

Many of us probably think millennials cope with financial stresses easily because of their education and improving job prospects. We took a look at the local level of financial stress in the 2016 Metro Atlanta Speaks (MAS) Survey by asking respondents "If you had to come up with $400 for an unexpected emergency, how would you pay?" [...]

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Monday Mapday: Wage Changes 2012-2016

By |2019-01-23T12:05:04-05:00January 23rd, 2017|Economy, Monday Mapday|

When compared to the top U.S. metros, Atlanta records one of the largest positive changes in average hourly earnings since 2012, increasing by 2.8 percent. Hourly earnings have increased by about $0.70 (in constant dollars) between 2012 and 2016 (click the map for a bigger image). For more information about wages in metro Atlanta, [...]

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Diversity Index

By |2017-01-18T16:49:23-05:00January 18th, 2017|Race and Diversity, Special Features|

Neighborhoods in Gwinnett County ranked the most diverse in the state Metro Atlanta is becoming increasingly diverse, a change that can be seen in local school districts, the racial/ethnic makeup of millennials, and racially diverse neighborhoods. The maps that follow use Esri's Diversity Index to capture the racial and ethnic diversity of individual census [...]

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Monday Mapday: Georgia House Districts + Health Insurance

By |2017-01-09T18:41:47-05:00January 9th, 2017|Monday Mapday, Public Health|

With today being the start of Georgia's 2017 Legislative Session, let's take a quick look at one topic that is sure to be discussed- health insurance. In Georgia, 13.9% of people do not have health insurance coverage (U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2015 1-Year Estimates). This map shows the percentage of population that [...]

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