Haunted Cities in America
It’s almost Halloween, and that got us thinking. Where are the most haunted cities in America located? There are some obvious answers here. Of course, Salem, Massachusetts, home of the of the witch trials in the 1600’s, probably jumps to the front of your mind. Or...
The Suburbanization of Renters
Two revolutions in transportation have left an indelible mark on the American city. Prior to the early 1900s, most cities were compact and oriented towards a downtown employment area. Cities couldn’t grow beyond a certain size for practical reasons: people needed to...
Vacant Housing
New in the 2023B release, we are expanding our vacant dwellings data to include the reason for vacancy. This helps us distinguish between temporarily and permanently vacant dwellings and it gives us a better handle on tourist activity via seasonal/occasional use...
The Heart of the Matter
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...
Religious Affiliation and Settlement Patterns
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...
Disclosure Avoidance Woes
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...
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