Population Growth Keeps Northwest Arkansas Cities in Perpetual Planning Mode
The influx of residents into Washington and Benton counties — the two most populous of the three-county metropolitan statistical area — is a positive for the region but is not without its complications. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Arkansas Apportionment Remains Unchanged
The number of people Arkansas will send to the U.S. House of Representatives remains unchanged at four, based on the results of the 2020 U.S. Census. read more >
Arkansas Population Grows 3.3%
The population of Arkansas grew 3.3% between 2010 and 2020, to 3,013,756 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. read more >
Pulaski County Leads State in Degree-Holders
Arkansans with a bachelor’s degree or greater between 2015 and 2019 are concentrated, unsurprisingly, in northwest and central Arkansas. read more >
Recommended MSA Change Upsets Some Arkansas Cities
Four Arkansas cities and their surrounding areas face demotion and possible economic repercussions if a proposed statistical change is adopted by the federal Office of Management & Budget. read more >
by Marty Cook -
The Startup Surge: Business Applications Rise 24%
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic — or possibly because of it — 2020 was the best year for business applications in the United States on record. read more >
COVID-19 Stresses Apartment Renters
The COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent unemployment have put stress on renters and apartment properties in the United States, the National Association of Realtors Research Group noted in its February 2021 “Commercial Market Insights” report, released March 1. read more >
Black-owned Businesses in the U.S. Make Up 2.2% of Employer-owned Firms
Blacks owned 124,004 employer businesses (firms with at least one paid employee) in 2017, or 2.2% of the 5.7 million employer businesses in the United States, according to the 2018 Annual Business Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. read more >
Survey: Arkansas Among Top States for Small Businesses Getting PPP Loans
A Census Bureau survey shows that nearly two-thirds of small businesses in Arkansas, Maine and Oklahoma, had received loans, among the highest in the nation. read more >
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U.S. Construction Spending Stands at $1.37 Trillion
Construction spending in the United States stood at $1.37 trillion in February, a slight dip compared with $1.38 trillion in January. read more >
Health Insurance Coverage Declines in 2018
The number of people in the United States lacking health insurance rose in 2018, the first increase in a decade. read more >
Poverty Rate in the U.S. Drops; Arkansas Stands at 17.2%
The poverty rate in the United States dropped last year to 13.1%, down from 13.4% in 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau reported late last month. It was the fifth straight annual drop, according to American Community Survey estimates. read more >
Matters of Life and Death (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Someday our federal lawmakers will have the luxury of turning their attention away from impeachment and back to matters of life and death. One of those is health insurance. read more >
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Central Arkansas Population Growth Slows
The planning agency Metroplan has found that growth slowed considerably in most cities in central Arkansas when comparing the period 2000-10 with 2010-19, according to its latest report. read more >
An Accurate Census Benefits All (Editorial)
An undercount could hurt all Arkansans in a couple of ways — first, by understating their political significance and leaving them underrepresented in Congress, and second, by preventing them from benefiting from all the taxpayer-supported programs to which they’re entitled. read more >
Two-Thirds of Arkansas Counties Lose Residents
Two-thirds of Arkansas’ counties lost population between 2012 and 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. read more >
Arkansas Delta Boosters Seek ‘Critical Mass’
The Arkansas Delta Council, a nonprofit economic development organization still in formation, hopes to raise money and entice investors to a region that has been losing population, unevenly but inexorably, for half a century. read more >
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New Home Sales Price Average at $373,100
The average price of a new single-family house in the United States reached $373,100 in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. read more >
NWA Population Tide Pours Into Bedroom Communities
Towns off the beaten path add people and tax dollars with easier travel and housing. read more >
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Number of Uninsured in the U.S. Rises in 2017
The number of Americans without health insurance rose to 28 million in 2017, up from 27.3 million in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. read more >
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