by Elyse Menger | Oct 12, 2023 | Census
In many articles on the census disclosure avoidance program, we have hammered away at the damage inflicted on the 2020 census by a well-intentioned but overly complex and likely poorly implemented attempt at maintaining privacy. We published maps and tables, coined...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 12, 2023 | Product Sneak Peek
As a part of the 2023B release, our religious affiliation data will be available for users. When you look at religious affiliations across the country, and into Canada, an interesting map emerges based on settlement patterns from centuries ago and current day...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 5, 2023 | Census
A few weeks ago, we looked at the male/female ratio of 21-year-olds at the block group level to highlight the issues in the 2020 census data. Some readers pointed out that while this was interesting, most of their analyses are for radius or drive time areas, and...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 5, 2023 | Product Sneak Peek
As we gear up for the 2023B release coming in early November, we wanted to let you know what to expect. Here are the highlights of the 2023B release. Puerto Rico! AGS now has data for Puerto Rico! This first release will cover the basics for 2020, which includes most...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 28, 2023 | CrimeRisk
Retail loss, also known as shoplifting or theft, has continued to make headlines month after month since mid-2020. Recently, Target announced that retail loss is forcing them to close 9 stores in Northern California, Portland, New York, Seattle and Pittsburgh. This...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 28, 2023 | 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 September 2023. Census The...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
The housing market supply seems to always be behind demand, and with rising interest rates, multi-family housing units are a good solution for many individuals and families. How do these units impact commercial real estate and potential site selection? Of course,...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 21, 2023 | Real Estate
It has been well documented that major metropolitan areas are prioritizing multi-family housing, and in some cities, empty office buildings are being converted into multi-family housing units. This upswing in apartment complexes, townhomes and condos can be attributed...
by Gary Menger | Sep 14, 2023 | Census
Starting a few years before the 2020 census, the bureau began discussing methodologies for improving ‘disclosure avoidance’. To be honest, we were highly skeptical of how this would play out, especially since the published methodology discussions were obtuse, reading...
by Gary Menger | Sep 14, 2023 | Finance
In recent years, we have been consistently told that income inequality is on the rise and that the war on poverty declared in the 1960’s has been a failure. The Economist magazine stated bluntly that “it is a truth universally acknowledged that inequality in the rich...
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