Spokane Trends Focus December 2021

Trends In The News

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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Bridges in Washington State

Bridges in Washington State

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

High School Graduation

The successes and challenges facing Spokane County

Graduating from high school is a milestone many young adults look forward to. It marks the end of compulsory school attendance and for most, advancement to either employment or post-secondary education. According to the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, it is the goal of...
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Health Insurance Coverage

Understanding the rate of uninsured persons in Spokane County

By many measures, Spokane County doesn’t place high nationally. This is especially true of economic indicators, such as median household income or poverty. Yet, Spokane has outpaced the U.S., and for that matter Washington state, on a key measure of community well-being: health insurance...
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PM2.5 Concentration

Particulate matter sources, standards, and impact on our overall air quality

People who have lived in the Spokane area over the past few years likely noticed the air pollution caused by smoke from wildfires during summer 2021 was not as bad as most – specifically 2017 and 2020. This year, at least locally, we were spared multiple weeks of thick, yellow-brown smoke coming from...
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Welcome to Our New Student Interns!!!

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Katie Gower

Hometown:

Spokane

Major:

Political Science

Expected graduation date:

Spring, 2022

Post-graduation plans:

Graduate school for political science and/or beginning a career in non-profit and activism organizations (most likely local and community-based).

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.

Cody Fox

Hometown:

Spokane, Nespelem

Major:

Business Analytics, Management of Information Systems, Minoring in Economics

Expected graduation date:

Spring, 2022

Post-graduation plans:

Earning an MBA and working in the FinTech Industry

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

Building relationships with Tribes for data projects /or Seeing what makes Washington sing.

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.