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Data Byte: Changes in the Latino/Hispanic Population in Sarasota County (Part II)
Hearing people speaking Spanish in the grocery store, or around the neighborhood, is a common occurrence for me here in Sarasota County- but not as common as in Texas, where I recently lived. So I wondered how many people in Sarasota County identify as Latino/Hispanic, and are there more (or less) Latino/Hispanic people living in [...]
Data Byte: Growing Number of People Who Identify As Latino/Hispanic in Sarasota County (Part I)
As a relatively new resident in Sarasota County, and of a North Sarasota neighborhood in particular, I’ve noticed that I have several Spanish speaking neighbors. I like that, since I speak Spanish, too. Hearing more Spanish when I’m out and about, I’ve been thinking about the “Six Disruptive Demographics Trends” report issued last year. One [...]
The Geography of Benefits
Here in Sarasota County, what share of our income is from Unemployment Insurance? How about Medicare? How about Social Security? The New York Times has created an interactive map that makes it possible for anybody to see patterns in the allocation of benefits relating to six types of government programs over the last four decades. [...]
Data Byte: American Migration Map
In Sarasota County, many of us have moved here from somewhere else in the United States. Have you ever wondered what our county’s migration patterns would look like if they were visualized on a map of the entire United States? The interactive American Migration map makes this possible for any of us to look at [...]