Only Fools Rush In
As many of you know, after many delays the Census Bureau finally released the DHC (Demographic and Housing Characteristics) file at the end of May. This eagerly anticipated set of files includes many essential core tables, such as population by age and sex, race by...
How special is “specialty”? Contrasting the location strategies of specialty grocery chains and traditional supermarkets in the United States
Professionals in the world of retail real estate can easily describe the differences between traditional supermarkets and specialty grocery chains, either theoretically or anecdotally. We all know that specialty grocery chains like Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, or the...
Why AGS: Unparalleled Range of Data
One of the things that makes AGS so unique is that we are truly a one-stop data shop. We have over 40,000 raw elements for every block group nationwide and select elements for census blocks. These elements range from demographics to neighborhood segmentation to...
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...
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