The Census Bureau’s latest report had some good and some not-so-good news for the Tri-Cities. A quick first pass on the 2018 American Community Survey 1-year estimates show a continuation of a slow and uneven restructuring of the seven-county region’s… Read More ›
Some civic and government types looked a lot like deer caught in the headlights during ETSU’s session on regionalism earlier this month. Hearing the CEO of the region’s largest industry say, “The reality is, the way we’re configured today, it’s… Read More ›
About this time next month, we’ll get our first looks at the Census Bureau’s 2018 data. Unfolding of the 2018 1-year American Community Survey Reports and subsequent reports will continue through the first of the year. To that end, a… Read More ›
Ten towns and cities in the Tri-Cities metro area saw estimated 2018 population gains. Some losses – or gains – from 2017 were in the single digits. But almost all of it went to Johnson City and Kingsport. And while… Read More ›
Northeast Tennessee’s population grew to 1.5 million in 2018, an 0.6% increase from 2017, according to Census Bureau estimates released this week. All that growth in three of the region’s four metro areas came from migration. Knoxville was the only… Read More ›
“You’re not from around here, are you?” The answer to that question is most local residents are still native Tennesseans, but their share of the total population is slipping and in a couple places the “outsiders” outnumber the natives. And… Read More ›
Remember the numbers recently used to illustrate the contrast between the emergence of GenZ and the Tri-Cities Baby Boomers on the front porch of old age? A 2018 study by Genworth Financial Inc. adds another level of context – and… Read More ›
Excellent and well written !!
I like the “BOOMER BABIES” lol
Donâ¦. Would you be so kind as to add Bristol, Tennessee Vice Mayor Lea Powers to your mailing list? Thank…
Thanks for the comment Debbie. It's a snapshot of today's conditions, stay tuned
Always of interest to get confirmation of what I see as the year moves on.