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Meet the D3 Staff: Sean Coté
Where did you grow up? I started life on the northeast side of Detroit before my family moved up to Macomb County.What is your degree in? Why did you choose that degree? My degree is in Visual Communications (graphic design). As a kid, my dream job was to be a car...
2020 Census: Census Tract Changes in Michigan
In our previous blog, we have discussed how census tract boundaries can be changed after the release of the 2020 Census, and why it matters, and in this blog, we continue the discussion by looking at the census tract boundaries changes in Michigan and specifically, in...
2020 Census: Defining Census Tracts and Boundary Changes
One of the main reasons an accurate Decennial Census count is so important is because of its impact on redistricting and funding, which are determined and impacted by geographic boundaries called Census tracts. In this blog, we will look at how Census boundaries are...
2020 Census: Changes and Impacts
Every decennial census changes how data are collected, measured, or defined. This isn’t surprising given the technological and social advancements that can occur in a decade. For example, the 2010 Census occurred the same year as Apple introduced the iPad! The Census...
Census 2020: What Questions Can Census Data Answer?
As we’ve discussed in our Census blog series, the decennial Census is a count of the number of people in the United States that’s taken every 10 years. And that count impacts state representation and local and state budgets for various federal assistance programs. ...
AskD3 Roundup: Childhood and Education Questions Answered with State of the Detroit Child
As we detailed in a previous blog, one of the ways that Data Driven Detroit puts community members in touch with the data that they need is through our free AskD3 service. We receive new inquiries every week, and we’re able to address them by creating useful map...
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