Articles By: jungaroo

New Year’s Resolution: Spending (More) Locally

5 January 5, 2011 10:45 am

Many of us Columbus Underground readers and contributors support local businesses. Or at least that’s what we say. We may cheer on the new restaurant or shop on Columbus Underground, or when talking to our friends (Hooray, new Short North… [Read More]

Ohio’s Most Popular Baby Names

Ohio’s Most Popular Baby Names

13 October 11, 2010 8:00 am

The seventh edition of Community Research Partners’ Data Bytes analyzes birth certificates data from the Ohio Department of Health to explore patterns in baby names at the county and regional levels in Ohio. Ava and Jacob were the most popular… [Read More]

Seasonal and Daily Crime Patterns in Columbus

Seasonal and Daily Crime Patterns in Columbus

5 June 25, 2010 8:00 am

The sixth edition (PDF) of Community Research Partners’ Data Bytes analyzes 2009 crime data from the Columbus Division of Police by date, day of the year, and month. FBI analysis of national crime data shows that both violent and property… [Read More]

200 Years of the Census in Ohio

200 Years of the Census in Ohio

10 March 9, 2010 3:30 pm

Community Research Partners released its fifth edition of Data Bytes (PDF), “Celebrating 200 Years of the Census in Ohio”. This Data Byte analyzes data for Ohio from the 1810, 1860, 1910, 1960, and 2000 censuses and the 2008 American Community… [Read More]

Where People in Ohio are Moving To and From

Where People in Ohio are Moving To and From

10 October 2, 2009 8:00 am

Community Research Partners has released Data Byte No. 4: Coming or Going? Ohio Population Migration Patterns. This Data Byte analyzes migration data from the IRS. CRP found that from 2007 to 2008, 407,288 people moved into Ohio from other parts… [Read More]

Sheriff’s Sales: 1 in 3 Franklin County Home Sales

Sheriff’s Sales: 1 in 3 Franklin County Home Sales

6 July 23, 2009 1:51 pm

Community Research Partners’ third Data Byte is out! This Data Byte looks at sheriff’s sales in Franklin County and its school districts. A sheriff’s sale is the process by which the county sheriff appraises a property’s value and sells it… [Read More]

CRP Releases Creative Columbus Study

CRP Releases Creative Columbus Study

7 June 15, 2009 2:24 pm

Last fall, we introduced Creative Columbus to readers on Columbus Underground. Later that year, many of you responded to our survey of creative sector employers, sole proprietors, employees, and students. Thank you all so much for your input and participation…. [Read More]

Somali Population in Franklin Co. Estimated at 15k

Somali Population in Franklin Co. Estimated at 15k

15 April 27, 2009 3:00 pm

The second edition of Community Research Partners’ Data Bytes estimates the number of Somalis in Franklin County. CRP Data Bytes provide a snapshot of a topic of importance to our region and state today. Data Byte topics cover a wide… [Read More]

Downtowners: Who They Are and How They Live

201 December 17, 2008 12:00 pm

We just released the first edition of CRP (Community Research Partners) Data Bytes. Once every two months, we will take a snapshot of a topic pertinent to what is going on in our region and state. Data Byte topics will… [Read More]

Creative Columbus survey is now live online!

8 November 10, 2008 10:04 am

The Creative Columbus survey is now online here. We want to make sure that everyone in our region’s arts, design and other creative fields is counted. Creative Columbus is taking stock of Central Ohio’s creative economy – its scale, impact,… [Read More]

Researching our region’s creative economy

6 September 14, 2008 2:01 pm

I wanted to let everyone know about Creative Columbus, a research project on Central Ohio’s creative economy. Due out in early 2009, the study will provide an in-depth picture of how the arts, architecture, marketing, graphic design, music, fashion and… [Read More]