Policy Map, a recent addition to the Penn Library website.
Policy Map, a recent addition to the Penn Library website, is a great resource to go to for up to date demographic data. Just tap in a city or zip code and you have access to thousands of indicators...
View Article2010 Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Update!
Among the many data updates going on here at PolicyMap has been a 2010 update of the Free and Reduced-Price Lunch (FRPL) data. Located at the bottom of PolicyMap’s Money & Income tab, FRPL...
View ArticleDon’t Mess With Taxes
Tax changes have been the big news story this month. And taxes have changed on PolicyMap as well. But it has nothing to do with the fiscal cliff. For a long time, PolicyMap has had tax return data from...
View Article2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) Data Now Available on PolicyMap
The 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) data is now available for free on PolicyMap! In addition to a number of updated indicators throughout the Demographics, Education, Neighborhood Conditions,...
View ArticleReflecting on the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
As the nation takes time to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. over the next few days, many are reflecting on where the nation stands in achieving some of the civil rights leader’s goals...
View ArticleA Primer on Low-Mod
From time to time we get a question from a user looking for “low mod” data, wondering if we have it and where it lives on PolicyMap. Each time it sparks some discussion (among the data team here as...
View ArticleA Closer Look: A Series on Swing Spots
The NYTimes touched on 5 localities of interest in the upcoming presidential election, and we are going to look more closely to learn more. The post A Closer Look: A Series on Swing Spots appeared...
View ArticleMoney and Taxes in the Swing Spots
With today’s turbulent economy, money and taxes seems ever more relevant, so we ask “What do these swing spots look like when it comes to money and taxes?” The post Money and Taxes in the Swing Spots...
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