Diversity and Income

Diversity is largely seen as something positive: get people together from different backgrounds and viewpoints to better understand the world around you as it is seen by people who are different than you. But what does ‘diverse’ actually mean? And how can we track...

Environmental Data Use Cases: Hurricane Season

While we are known for our demographic data, our geographic based data, like our suite of environmental data, has been trusted for many years by our clients. A wide range of applications benefit from these databases, including insurance underwriting, retail...

June Round-up

At the end of each month, the AGS team looks back at articles and blog posts that we saw this month that stood out to us. Some are from news agencies, and many come from our partners, but not all use our data. Here is the round-up from June 2023. Fox Business At first...
Independence Day in Troubled Times

Independence Day in Troubled Times

There is no doubt that we live in increasingly troubled times. The news is an endless stream of negativity:  crime, homelessness, drug abuse, border issues, gender politics, inflation, interest rates, and international tensions. Many of us, on both sides of the aisle,...

Gentrification Past and Present

Some months ago, we did some exploratory work related to identifying areas of Seattle, WA which have undergone gentrification, which is defined as: “a process in which a poor area (as of a city) experiences an influx of middle-class or wealthy people who renovate and...