ARC Research and Analytics

Evading Disasters: Targeting Preparation

Before the Storm: Preparedness Starts with Knowing Who is Vulnerable September is National Preparedness Month, a time to remember that safety of our families and communities during emergencies and disasters hinges on preparing for them. Where within the Atlanta region do vulnerable populations reside? How does our region's potential for resilience to natural disaster...

Is Atlanta Area Student Learning more Absent than we'd Like?

Still Missing: The Students Who Need School Most In a previous blog post examining 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) scores, we noted that a rise in chronic absenteeism has likely obstructed post-pandemic recovery of student performance. The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) initiated a campaign to address such absenteeism in January of....

Atlanta Single-Family Housing: Let's See the Sales (Hexagonally)

Metro Market Monitor: Other Trends in the 2025 Housing Market Last week's blog post chronicled the Atlanta housing market, focusing on sales numbers through the first half of 2025. We analyzed key housing statistics at a county-wide level. This week, we'll continue our focus on the housing market, but through a different lens. We'll be looking at single-family...

An ATTOM(ic)-data look at Atlanta home sales

Home Sale Trends in the Metro (So Far) in 2025 The Atlanta housing market is already painting a vivid picture just halfway through 2025, and the story emerging from ATTOM Data Solutions (and Parcl Labs in our next post) reveals both familiar patterns and fresh insights across our 11-county metro region. Dive into the interactive visualization be...

The Atlanta (ARC) Region: Growing (Faster than Last Year) but Slowing (Compared to Previous Decades)

Regional Snapshot: Population Estimates for 2025: Gradual Growth The Atlanta Regional Commission has done population estimates, for its (varying) member counties and the City of Atlanta, for seven decades now--since 1955. The estimates are done primarily as a base to assess member government dues for the next calendar year, but they also serve as a key benchmark....

School Students Stats Shifting? enrollment trends for startup week

Classroom Countdown: The Enrollment Shift Shaping Atlanta's Future In recent two recent blog posts, we explored the aging of the Atlanta area at the regional and local levels. This demographic shift "older" mirrors a broader nationwide trend, and the shift has a myriad of policy implications. As the new school year kicks off, let's examine how these changes have be...

The "Balance" of Old(er) and Young (er)...a closer, county look

The Age Equation: A Deeper Dive into County Demographics In a recent blog post, we examined the demographic shift in states and counties whereby seniors have overtaken children residing in those areas. While no county within the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) 11-county region has crossed that threshold yet, the balance between young and old is shifting...

Diverging Demographic Distributions: Old(er) vs. Young(er)

Georgia's Generational Shift: Where Seniors Surpass Youth We're getting older as a nation. In fact, the median age in the United States has increased steadily from 30.0 in 1980 to 39.1 in 2024. The shift is striking: a recent Census press release reported that seniors outnumber children in eleven states-- up from just three in 2020-- and nearly half

Counting the Comings from Caribbean Countries

Tracking Change Over Time in Atlanta: Caribbean Population(s) 2000-2023 To close out Caribbean Heritage Month, we share some numeric trends, in six tables below, that trace the very rapid growth (over the last near quarter-century), of the foreign-born Caribbean population (i) on the whole as well (ii) for those born in key countries of origin (Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the...

Housing: A Tale of Headwinds

The Headwinds of Homeownership June is National Homeownership Month, so we are taking a moment to recognize this significant step towards building generational wealth. But as many metro Atlantans know, that journey isn't always easy. Across the region (and country) homeownership has faced some serious headwinds. Today, we'll dive...

An initial cruise through Caribbean demographics (in Atlanta)

Atlanta's Caribbean Connection: How Migration is Shaping Our Region In recent blog posts, we've examined noted the importance of international migration for the growth of metro areas and dug into its impact on population change specifically in the Atlanta region. Atlanta's diversity is shaped by many communities, and few have made as vibrant an impact as Caribbean-b...

Asian-Americans: Trend Tracking the Numbers

Tracking Change Over Time in Atlanta: Asian Population(s) 2000-2023 To close out Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we share some "hard numbers" below, in five tables, that trace the startlingly rapid growth (over the last near quarter-century), of the foreign-born Asian population on the whole as well as for those born in key countries of origin...