January 2020 Newsletter

CDC births data is updated to 2018. This includes births by birth weight, young mothers, and prenatal care.

BLS monthly unemployment, employment, and the labor force numbers have been updated to November 2019.

Data on demographics, income, housing, education, internet access and more from the American Community (ACS) has been updated to the latest 2014-2018 time period.

FEMA disaster declarations have been updated to January 2020. Notable updates include fire disaster declarations for California and severe storm updates in South Dakota and New York.

Predominant country of birth among foreign born, including and excluding Mexico, was updated to 2014-2018.

Data on low and moderate income (Low Mod) communities is updated to 2014-2018. And here’s a reminder of how low mod designations compare.

New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) projects and transactions from the CDFI Fund were updated to include data for the time periods of 2008-2012 and 2013-2017.

The Lead Exposure Risk index is now updated to 2014-2018. PolicyMap created this dataset using a methodology developed by the Washington State Department of Health and Vox Media.

Minimum wage data from the Department of Labor, which shows the minimum wage by state, is updated to 2020.

Zipcode level Jobs by Industry data (based on location of companies) from the Census County Business Patterns is updated to 2017.

Home Mortgage Data is now updated through 2018 and is available to subscribers. New to PolicyMap is data on mortgage application denials, including breakdowns by race and ethnicity.

WURD Radio Hosts PolicyMap’s Eliza Wallace and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Eileen Divringi to Discuss Housing Repair Costs Study

Urban Institute’s Housing Matters Features Research by PolicyMap and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, “The Cost to Repair America’s Housing Stock—and Which Homes Need It the Most”

Journal of the Medical Library Association Recommends PolicyMap.

January – April, 2020