Arizona Nonprofits: Economic Power, Positive Impact Economic impact of Arizona's nonprofit sector The statewide study conducted by the ASU Seidman Research Institute in partnership with the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation, and The...
In 2015, the Tucson MSA’s median household income was $46,162, while the poverty rate was 19.3%. Compared to peer metropolitan regions, and the nation, Tucson’s income was low and its poverty rate was high. Both measures tell us about the...
Extreme weather impacts the economy of cities across the Western United States in many ways. Since 2010, the state of Arizona has lost more than $3 billion in direct damages from extreme weather. Averaging $500 million per year, losses equal...
The Tucson Airport Authority and Tucson Values Teachers were both awarded prizes of $5,000 each for winning the MAP Dashboard's Community Action Figure Awards Contest. Each organization utilized the dashboard's data to improve the community. Read more about it by...
Arizona’s public university graduates contribute significantly to the state economy. Indeed, the 271,197 graduates during the past 26 years that worked in the state in 2015 earned $15.7 billion in wages and are estimated to have paid $1.1 billion in...
Arizona ranked 23 rd in its ability to create high-paying and future-proofed jobs in 2016, down four places from 2014. Arizona remained among the second tier of states according to the Milken Institute’s State Technology and Science Index. The index...
Tucson’s median wage for all occupations was $33,000 in 2015, which ranked Tucson 10th among the 12 metro areas tracked on the Dashboard. Denver posted the highest median wage at $41,250, which was 25% above Tucson. The median wage in...
TUCSON — Southern Arizonans using MAP Dashboard’s data to improve their communities can enter the “Community Action Figure Awards Contest” and have a chance to win one of four $2,500 prizes. The MAP — Making Action Possible — Dashboard was...
Job growth in the Tucson MSA hit a much higher gear during the past year (Exhibit 1). In fact, preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that Tucson’s over-the-year job growth hit 14,900 in July, which translates...
