The City of Tucson , Pima County , and the Economic and Business Research Center at the University of Arizona have collaborated to study housing and neighborhood vulnerability within the City of Tucson and Pima County. The goal of the...
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tucson economy posted the strongest growth in the past decade. Employment gains were at a 13 year high of 1.9% in 2019 (see figure 1), GDP outpaced the nation, and wages increased by 4.1%...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a set of guidelines for those most at risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Included on that list are older adults, those aged 65 years and older, and people of all...
A University of Arizona group's analysis suggests simple measures of affordability or home prices, on their own, don’t tell the whole story about whether a city can be called affordable, especially when looking at housing costs relative to income. Click...
Georgraphy Primer and Census Geography Layers for Tucson & Southern Arizona Do you know all the geographical regions in Southern Arizona? There are many and it is helpful to know specifically what they are. This article explores the geographic layers...
How affordable is housing in Tucson? It depends on who you ask and what data you explore. In this article we review the key measures of affordability and what they mean for the Tucson region. Further, we will explore how...
As poverty numbers swell year-to-year -- a 2016 United States Census Bureau report suggested nearly 18 percent of Arizonans live in poverty, which is the fifth highest rate of poverty in the nation - is the good done by local...
The Making Action Possible (MAP) Dashboard has done it again! MAP Dashboard coordinator Jennifer Pullen (center) accepts the 2018 Impact Award from CIC Board Members at the CIC conference awards ceremony in Minneapolis, MN, on September 18, 2018. The Community...