Tacoma Census Data in Google Earth
We’re always a sucker for good map data. The folks at Juice Analytics have merged census data with Google Earth to provide us with population density, median age, and male/female ratio in each state at two levels of detail. The image above shows median age data for Tacoma:
Lighter is older median age (white is 46.0 years median age), Dark is younger median age (black is 29.0 years median age)
It’s interesting. Much of it makes sense. The University of Puget Sound is young. The Stadium District and our most expensive neighborhoods are older. Hilltop is generally younger. The neighborhood to the west of Pearl and North of 30th is older. I could look at this kinda information all day long… Zoom in! Zoom out! Woo hoo….
Download the data and check out your neighborhood. You’ll need Google Earth. Data downloads at:
Link to Juice Analytics
8 comments
C Claudia Riedener September 23, 2008
Nice! I was sad to see Shakabrah be closed evenings and no longer an all ages venue.
Now if The Muse would serve organic eggs for breakfast…..mmmm
J Joe Izenman September 23, 2008
Hope it works out. I was never a big fan of Shakabrah, but went there for the music (and even to play a few times). Hopefully the food and atmosphere is a little better. I look forward to giving it a try, and hitting up their Thursday open mic.
J jamie from thriceallamerican September 23, 2008
Add in the other things that Shakabrah is missing (free wifi, evening hours) and we might be onto something…
6 6th-er September 23, 2008
I’m happy to see the Rent-A-Center become something 6th Ave users might enjoy. Besides, we can’t get enough coffee.
C crenshaw sepulveda September 23, 2008
and interesting enough, you don’t buy coffee, you just rent it.
N NSHDscott September 23, 2008
That was such an ugly storefront, glad to hear it will (hopefully) become something attractive, and at least somewhat appropriate for the area.
F Furby 1998 September 23, 2008
I’m one of the few, the proud: the native Washingtonian who does not like coffee.
I’d love for once to see a nice little cafe go in, something much like I saw when I went to Paris 5 years ago… not just another coffee house. Sure, it’s better than the ugly RAC that was there.
But I’d still like to see something better. A little boulangerie, maybe?
M Mofo from the Hood September 23, 2008
The Muse is coming to 6th Avenue…That’s interesting. I’m picturing a decor that includes at least two busts. Say Socrates and his pupil Plato. You can’t have just one because as the saying goes, two heads are better than one. So maybe The Muse might consider changing its name to The Muses and thereby leave open the possibility of additional busts filling that cavernous shop.
Now, I suppose such a named place might attract real live muses too. So like say I’m havin’ a day where I just can’t get motivated and so I go to The Muses and get a shot of Yuban, and lo and behold there’s the sound of acoustic guitar and local news sung by a minstrel.
Another decor piece that I would like to see is an aquarium. I used to have one in my first apartment and man those little fishes and mini-sharks and frogs can really put your mind in a space.
Yeah, that’s the kind of theme I have in mind. Like a Romans 12 mind tweak—-Renew your mind. Renew your mind at The Muses.