by Elyse Menger | Apr 25, 2024 | Monthly Round-Ups
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 April 2024. Sites USA Market...
by Elyse Menger | Apr 18, 2024 | Product Sneak Peek
The 2024A data update will feature a completely redesigned and significantly improved ‘assets and debts’ database which we will be renaming as the Household Finance database. The main features of the database include: Update to the 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances...
by Elyse Menger | Apr 11, 2024 | Data Releases, Product Sneak Peek
Have you ever wondered how we make estimations better than a summary table should allow? The AGS synthetic model creates individuals and households that, within any census block, match the block tables across a wide range of dimensions. This allows us, for example, to...
by Elyse Menger | Apr 11, 2024 | Partner Posts
Readers who have been familiar with AGS for any length of time will likely know of one of our long term partners, Intelligent Direct, who have been in business for 36 years. Likely less familiar is their Gbbis division, known for crafting unique and customized...
by Elyse Menger | Apr 4, 2024 | Census
In years past, the census has typically obtained race and ethnicity data through a separation of two concepts – race and Hispanic ethnicity. This caused much confusion, as even the definitions of what constitutes ‘race’ can be murky, and many people of Hispanic origin...
by Elyse Menger | Apr 4, 2024 | Data Releases, Geography
The upcoming 2024A data release (May) for the United States will extend the range of available predefined geographic levels to include Uber H3 hexagons for detail levels 3 through 7 and includes updates to several standard geography levels. Any variable available in...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 28, 2024 | Menger's Musings
In 2017, about 7 million workers (4.4%) did so from home. In 2023, over 17% of the labor force was found working at home, well over 30 million total. Office buildings which were formerly bursting at the seams are now substantially underutilized, and the bean counters...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 28, 2024 | Monthly Round-Ups
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 March 2024. Kalibrate With prime...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 21, 2024 | Covid-19 and Data, Demographics, Methodology
Demographic change is generally slow moving, except in times of crisis. This is especially true at the national level but is also often true of small areas. Change is generally best considered as two separate components: Gradual change, such as the impacts of...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 14, 2024 | Canada Data
The subway system in Toronto for many years consisted of two lines – the Bloor-Danforth east/west line and the Yonge-University-Spadina line which is a north/south loop through the downtown core. The main expansions to the network include the Scarborough LRT line...
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