Regional Snapshot: What is the Biggest Problem Facing Metro Atlanta?
It’s that time of the year again! For this month’s snapshot, we wanted to take a closer look at the newly released metro Atlanta Speaks Survey results. For this annual survey, more than 5,000 individuals across 13 counties were asked their perceptions on a variety of topics about life in the Atlanta [...]
Monday Mapday: Population with a Computer
Will you be using your computer to make online purchases this Cyber Monday? This map shows the percentage of population with a computer for the biggest 100 metro areas in the U.S.
Monday Mapday: Retail Spending
With the holidays approaching, many households will spend more money on retail goods. This map shows the average amount spend on retail goods per household (2015 estimate). The highest expenditures (in orange) are in north Fulton.
There’s a New Milestone in GA Testing! It’s Called… Georgia Milestones!
The Georgia Department of Education (GADOE) just released the results of a new assessment called Georgia Milestones (”Milestones”). Given in spring of 2015, Georgia Milestones replaces the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) that students had been taking for more than a decade. The new Milestones test is considerably more rigorous, as the old CRCT “set some [...]
Monday Mapday: Middle-Income Households
The median household income in metro Atlanta is $56,166. The green areas show census tracts with higher rates of middle-income households - those households with an income of $46,166 - $66,166. A clear pattern is that middle-income households are concentrated in the outskirts of the region.
Monday Mapday: Veterans in Metro Atlanta
In honor of Veterans Day, this map shows where the most veterans live in metro Atlanta. Between 11-20% of residents in the areas shown in blue are veterans. The greatest concentrations of veterans are in the outermost regions of the metro area, primarily below 1-20.