February 2022 – Walla Walla Trends Newsletter

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Health Insurance Estimates

Health Insurance Estimates

New small area data each year: a snapshot in time

It is not often we can share two data interactives in the same article, in fact, this is the first time. Both are products of the U.S. Census Bureau, and both show data from the Small Area Health Insurance...
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Washington State Bridges

Washington State Bridges

Interactive map combined with bridge structure ratings

Infrastructure – not a unique concept or term, but something all Americans seem to agree on. Currently, it appears a national infrastructure bill will become law. The final total is likely the only remaining...
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The U.S. Drought Monitor

The U.S. Drought Monitor

A combination of powerful data and firsthand local reports

The U.S. Drought Monitor is “a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National...
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Trends in Action

Monthly Supply of Homes by Price Level

Confronting Low Housing Inventories
Since the bubble burst in 2008, state housing inventories have shown strong swings. The same swings haven’t spared Walla Walla. For several years now however, the state housing market has been hot. Not just in places like King County and the Spokane area...
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All Housing Affordability Index

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What exactly is the middle-class? Is there still room for me in a shrinking Middle-Class? According to Investopedia, the middle-class are “individuals and households who fall between the working class and the upper class within a societal...
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Non-Residential Property Tax Roll

Walla Walla's Growing Tax Roll

As is now known, pandemic year 2020 did not bring the local economy to a halt. Yes, employment, especially in the a few sectors, took a huge hit. But due to unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus, a key summary measure – total, real (inflation-adjusted) personal income -- chalked up a 5.3% gain in the U.S...
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Meet Our Student Interns!

Ryan Criswell

Hometown: 

Millcreek

Major:

Data Science

Expected graduation date: 

Spring, 2023

Post-graduation plans:

Pursue a MSc in either Data Science or AI-Machine Learning and secure a role at a large tech company in Seattle.

After a few months of working on the Trends project, my favorite thing so far:

After a few months of working on the Trends project, my favorite thing so far: Getting to explore data from 2020 and see quantitatively how covid has impacted our state, counties, and cities differently. The data gives us insight into the subtle differences in our local areas.

 

Katie Gower

Hometown:

Spokane

Major:

Political Science with a minor in Philosophy

Expected graduation date:

Spring, 2022

Post-graduation plans:

Graduate school for political science and/or beginning a career in non-profit and activism organizations.

After a few months of working on the Trends project, my favorite thing so far:

I found that reviewing and analyzing the Spokane Trends site was very rewarding. It was very interesting to get such a close-up look of my local community, and being able to contribute to that community by helping to ensure that the data was accurate and accessible.

Sophia Mancinelli

Hometown:

Kennewick

Major:

Data Analytics with a minor in Economics

Expected graduation date:

Spring, 2022

Post-graduation plans:

Become a data analyst or data scientist for a company!

After a few months of working on the Trends project, my favorite thing so far:

Becoming more aware of trends throughout the years (and over a multitude of counties) and figuring out what causes specific shifts in trends.