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To celebrate Pride month, PSRC has published a new Puget Sound Trend where we explore the transportation needs for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+).
In 2023, PSRC began to ask about sexual orientation in its Household Travel…
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A recent Puget Sound Trend reveals that Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) residents in the central Puget Sound region have among the highest shares of living in car-free households.
According to the Public Use Microdata Sample Census data from 2021, AAPI residents of…
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For Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, PSRC examined telework behaviors in the central Puget Sound region.
Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Census data from 2021 shows that 38% (around 136,000) of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the central Puget Sound…
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For Women’s History Month, PSRC examined the transportation habits of women and the changes experienced post-pandemic.
In this month's Puget Sound Trend , we analyzed data from the last three household travel surveys to see how travel purposes and priorities have…
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Many Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) renters struggle to find housing they can afford in the region.
As this map from the latest Puget Sound Trend shows, people of color are priced out of rentals in many areas.
Overall, Black and Hispanic or Latinx renters have…
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As rent has increased exponentially over the past eight years, income has plateaued, leaving low-income households to pay a larger share of their income on housing.
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Rents across the central Puget Sound region moved skyward over the last decade, driven by demand from a robust economy, particularly in the technology sector, as well as limited housing supply.
A new Puget Sound Trend looks at how rising rents have affected people of color,…
People with First Nations heritage in our region are very diverse, with over 50 Tribal groups represented.
About 7,700 of the region’s residents identify as Puget Sound Salish—a name the American Community Survey uses to group Tribes who have original homelands in the four-…
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Here in the central Puget Sound region, people with disabilities make up 11% of the population and they’re an important part of our region and workforce.
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It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month. Nearly half a million people in the region identify as Hispanic or Latinx (474,660). That’s about one out of 10 residents.
This year we’re exploring data about workers with this ancestry.
Since education has a big impact on career choice…