THE OPPORTUNITY ATLAS - THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU MAPS THE ROOTS OF SOCIAL MOBILITY

In recent times, we hear a lot about how much America is changing - how different we are becoming. Regardless of topic, "the where", "the what", and "the who" are the questions that every community indicator must answer. But is that just hyperbole or can differences be quantified? Let's see what the Opportunity Atlas - Roots of Social Mobility data visualization tells us.

When Wenatchee is chosen for the Location, the Outcome section populates showing that approximately 72% of people who grew up in Wenatchee stay in Wenatchee as adults. The Neighborhood Characteristics section populates showing us the poverty rate (2006-2010) was 12%, 27% of the population was non-white (2010) and about 30% of families with children were led by a single-parent (2006-2010). However, these are simply the default results for Wenatchee. Changing the featured topic will also change the map showing how other jurisdictions and topics compare to the selected location and outcome.

Although some of the data on the Opportunity Atlas isn't as up-to-date as indicators on the Chelan-Douglas Trends website, it does incorporate maps, data, and graphs that are directly comparable to other locations across the U.S.

Additionally, having data that is a little older allows for location totals that include: the nation, each state, every county in the U.S., by metropolitan statistical area (MSA), by city, and even down to the census tract level.

The Where: search for a city or a region. The website offers many different population levels, such as state totals, county totals, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) totals, cities, and even down to the census tract level.

The Who and the What: Select outcomes, including but not limited to income rate, incarceration rate, employment rate, spouses income, and marriage rate. Additionally, options such as share staying in same location as adults, poverty rate, demographics of the location, including neighborhood characteristics are available.