Monday Mapday: Mortgage Loans for Purchasing Homes Per Square Mile

By |2016-12-08T15:25:30-05:00October 12th, 2015|Housing, Monday Mapday|

The locations in blue had the greatest number of mortgage loans originated for buying homes per square mile in 2014. Most loans were concentrated in the northeastern areas of urban core, extending into northern metro Atlanta through DeKalb, Fulton and Cobb Counties.

Monday Mapday: Change in the Percent of Hispanic Population

By |2016-12-08T15:25:30-05:00October 5th, 2015|Monday Mapday, Race and Diversity|

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, this map shows the census tracts with the greatest increases in Hispanic population between 2000 and 2010. It highlights the largest changes in Gwinnett, Hall, Cobb and Clayton counties.

Monday Mapday: Public Assistance through Food Stamps

By |2016-12-08T15:25:30-05:00September 28th, 2015|Economy, Monday Mapday|

The areas shown in blue had the greatest increase in individuals receiving food stamps per square mile from 2010-2014 in metro Atlanta. While poverty is still concentrated in the urban core, suburban areas unaccustomed to poverty have seen some of the highest spikes in food stamp usage, particularly in the Marietta and Norcross areas. [...]

Traffic in Metro Atlanta: Just Passing Through?

By |2016-12-08T15:25:30-05:00September 22nd, 2015|Special Features, Transportation|

Personal Trips: Where Are People Going? Vehicle trips that just pass through a county without stopping are among the least desirable trip types for places. These trips create traffic jams, wear-and-tear on our roadways, exacerbate air pollution, and, critically, they don’t contribute to the local economy or local road maintenance.  The chart above [...]

Monday Mapday: Riding Solo

By |2016-12-08T15:25:31-05:00September 21st, 2015|Monday Mapday, Transportation|

The heaviest concentrations of commuters driving alone come from outside the urban core. It appears that the highest rates of commuting solo come from the larger more rural counties along the exurban fringe, such as Bartow, Walton, Newton, Coweta and Carroll counties. As expected, the lowest  rates are in the City of Atlanta where commuters [...]

Monday Mapday: Change in Family Composition: 1970-2010

By |2016-12-08T15:25:31-05:00September 14th, 2015|Monday Mapday, Other Demographics|

This map comes from September's Regional Snapshot and highlights the areas most affected by the changing family structures. The areas highlighted in blue are those that flipped from very light concentrations of single-parent families in 1970 (20% or less) to very heavy concentrations of single-parent families in 2010 (50% or more).

Regional Snapshot: Household Composition in Metro Atlanta

By |2016-12-08T15:25:31-05:00September 11th, 2015|Other Demographics, Regional Snapshot|

The structure of the family in the Atlanta region has changed dramatically over the past 40 years. There are fewer husband-wife families and more single-parent families and “non-families.” Here are some other key findings from this month’s Regional Snapshot: As of 2010, almost 34 percent of families with children are headed by a single-parent in [...]

Monday Mapday: As the Stork Flies

By |2016-12-08T15:25:31-05:00September 7th, 2015|Age and Generations, Monday Mapday|

These maps isolate those census tracts where the Stork has been the busiest. The first map shows the total number of births between 2009 and 2013. These are concentrated mostly in exurban areas where the tracts are pretty big. The second map shows the number of births per square mile between 2009 and 2013. This paints a [...]

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