The Census confirmed Wednesday it expects to provide to states by Aug. 16 all the information states need to start the redistricting process, which is the creation of boundaries for posts ranging from U.S. House to city councils and school boards.
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Bordeaux, McBath deemed at risk as Georgia’s congressional delegation remains at 14
Georgia will continue to have 14 representatives in Congress, the Census confirmed Tuesday. The granular data lawmakers will use to draw district boundaries is to be released by Sept. 30.
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Metro ATL home prices up 9.6% in past year as fewer folks own their home: reports
Two closely watched reports paint a piercing picture of housing affordability in metro Atlanta – home prices are up 9.6% in the past 12 months, and the proportion of residents who own their home is falling at a rate that leads the nation.
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Six metro areas may lose federal designation in potential setback for rural Georgia
A federal agency is providing the latest sign of fading times in rural Georgia. Six areas could lose their status as federally designated metro areas because their populations may be too small to meet a new threshold.
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Teleworking in rural Georgia to become a more viable option
As the pandemic portends lasting changes in telework patterns, the possibilities of working remotely in rural Georgia may be enhanced as a result of actions already taken this year at the state Capitol.
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Georgia’s redistricting schedule derailed by Census delays in reporting population
The Census data used to draw new districts for Georgia’s congressional and legislative posts will not be delivered before July 30. No delivery date is in public view, and President Biden’s nominee for Commerce secretary said she will not rush the results, if confirmed.
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Census complete in Georgia; door-to-door calls required in a third of residences
The Census count is complete and one early result shows that fewer than two-thirds of Georgians took the initiative to self-respond to the Census questionnaire.
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Trump losing battle to exclude ‘illegal aliens’ from count toward seats in Congress
A federal court in Maryland on Nov. 6 struck down President Trump’s order that “illegal aliens” be excluded from the Census count that’s used to award congressional seats to each state. The administration has appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Census count extended as Atlanta, Georgia lag nation in being counted
The federal court ruling issued late Thursday that extends the Census count through Oct. 31 comes as Georgia and Atlanta are reporting completion rates that are among the lower in the nation.
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Census undercount: Atlanta, state poised to risk federal money, influence
Atlanta residents appear intent to walk away from federal funding and congressional representation for the upcoming decade, based on response rates to the Census. The deadline is Sept. 30.
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Census a social justice that Blacks ignore at own peril: Democratic leaders
The Census is a matter of social justice and Black communities will suffer if the historic undercount of Blacks continues in the 2020 Census, according to comments during a virtual town hall Tuesday that featured Georgians Stacy Abrams and U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson.
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Poverty rates among local children exceed that of adults, elderly: Census
The poverty rate for children in metro Atlanta is in the double digits. The elderly don’t fare much better, in the latest Census estimate that focused on poverty among older U.S. residents.
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Atlanta still LGBTQ capital of South, but Census reveals decline in households
A decline in the estimated number of same-sex partner unmarried households in metro Atlanta, as the Census reports, does not appear to have affected Atlanta’s reputation as an LGBTQ capital, nor diminished turnout for the weekend’s Pride Parade and Dyke March, and related festivals.
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Atlanta preparing to help residents cross digital divide for 2020 Census
Atlanta’s digital divide will present challenges to getting an accurate count in the 2020 Census, a city official said Tuesday. Another challenge is to get residents to overcome aversion to participating in the Census, an Atlanta City Councilmember said at the same meeting.
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This should come as no surprise to anyone
If you had to pick just one occupation that people throughout the ages would recognize as a job, what would you pick? Yeah, us too. This week’s story is about those who work for a living. According to Atlanta’s 1850 census, there were 54 people who chose to leave the census question about their occupation […]
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Census proceeds with $500 million marketing plan for embattled 2020 Census
The Census Bureau on Monday unveiled the $500 million communication platform for the 2020 count of the nation’s population – “Shape your future. START HERE.” The release comes as the decennial count remains mired in litigation brought by several states and the NAACP.
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Today’s Census report: Non-Hispanic whites are only cohort that’s shrinking
The nation’s population is becoming older and more diverse, according to a Census report released Thursday. The only cohort that reported more deaths than births from July 2016 to July 2017 was non-Hispanic whites. The report adds fuel to the ongoing debate over President Trump’s immigration policy.
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Eleven Georgia counties make Census list of nation’s fastest growing counties
Eleven of the nation’s 100 fastest-growing counties are in Georgia, the latest Census estimate shows. Seven of them are in Atlanta’s distant suburbs or the mountains, and two are close to Athens – which the AARP has cited as one of the best retirement cities for three consecutive years.
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Metro Atlanta absorbed eight of 10 Georgians who arrived in past seven years, Census reports
The latest population estimates from the Census show that metro Atlanta absorbed 81 percent of the state’s population growth through the first seven years of the current decade. This means an estimated 598,000 newcomers landed in the region, while the rest of the entire state absorbed just 144,000 new residents.
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Census says commute time in metro Atlanta up 30 seconds in seven years, transit usage dips
The typical one-way commute time between home and work in metro Atlanta has grown by 30 seconds in the seven-year period ending in 2016, according to the latest report from the U.S Census Bureau. The proportion of workers who commuted by public transit declined during the period in Fulton and DeKalb counties, the core of MARTA’s service district, the report showed.
