Category Archives: Data & Features

Contains Top 10, Closer Look, Did You Know and Widget posts

Religion and the Republican Primary

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Bernie Langer

In this year’s Republican Primary, some analysts, like Nate Silver of the New York Times’s FiveThirtyEight blog, have been using states’ religious makeup to predict the winner of the state’s primaries. The thinking is, states with larger evangelical populations are … Continue reading →

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Colleges and universities in Pennsylvania have access to a PolicyMap library license right now!

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Phil Vu

A recent grant from the Department of Community & Economic Development of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania gave access to PolicyMap for all state funded colleges and universities throughout Pennsylvania. Universities like Penn State, Temple, Lincoln, West Chester and many more … Continue reading →

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The Decline of All-White Neighborhoods

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Kristin Crandall

Adding to the flurry of research that has emerged since the release of the 2010 Census Summary Files data, two economists from the Manhattan Institute recently released a report entitled “The End of the Segregated Century: Racial Separation in America’s … Continue reading →

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An important population increase of 1

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Phil Vu

It’s always great when our work blends a bit into our lives. In this case, we wanted to let the US Census know that there needs to be an important population increase of one in the number of people 0-4 … Continue reading →

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Oil!

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Bernie Langer

“Here, if you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw. There it is, that’s a straw, you see? You watching? And my straw reaches acroooooooss the room, and starts to drink your milkshake… I… … Continue reading →

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Civil Rights Work on the Map

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Elizabeth Nash

In remembrance of Dr. King, we took a look at where various civil rights organizations are located that serve our country. These organizations provide services ranging from legal representation in housing discrimination cases to implementation of fair lending laws. We … Continue reading →

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PolicyMap’s Primer Updated

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Phil Vu

At PolicyMap, we know that our users’ needs are dynamic and always changing. We update our data as soon as the data sources are released, which could mean monthly, quarterly, or annual updates. We appreciate the feedback from our users … Continue reading →

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HMDA 2010 Shows the Mortgage Market Continued Decline in Volume

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Elizabeth Nash

Last week we released the new 2010 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, or HMDA, data on PolicyMap, and it confirms many of the intermediate predictions we’ve seen throughout the year of further decline. Among various mortgage loan products available to consumers, … Continue reading →

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Area Median Income for 2012 is available…already!

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Katie Nelson

Click here to interact with map.Typically the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) releases its Income Limits dataset in March or April, but this year the data has already been released for 2012 – and you can find it … Continue reading →

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About Census 2010 Summary File 1 Data

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Bernie Langer

Many of our users have asked where they can find the Census 2010 data on PolicyMap, and we wanted to be sure to get the word out about it. Because the Census data was only made up of a few … Continue reading →

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