Esri Data – Did you know? Snowbird Edition

The weather is starting to get warmer in the Northeast – the trees are starting to bud and you need to start mowing your lawn again.  This means that it’s time for the people affectionately referred to as “snowbirds” to start to migrate back north, along with the never ending flocks of Canadian Geese.  “Snowbirds” are the people that have the luxury of spending the winter months in warmer locations.

Esri’s Quarterly Population and Household Updates can be used to view periodic fluctuations in the data, such as seasonal population shifts.  Population and household totals are provided for eight quarters for the current year and the preceding year. 

Some notable seasonal fluctuations include Key West, FL which will see a 1.43% decrease in population from Q1 (January 1, 2009) to Q3 (July 1, 2009), which includes my aunt by the way.  Areas in Colorado and Utah experience population increases from January 1st, 2009 to April 1st, 2009 from those lucky people that are employed seasonally in the ski areas during the winter season.  Silverthorne, CO experienced a 1.26% increase and Vernal, UT saw a 0.63% increase from Q1 to Q2.

And for those of us that have to stay in the same place all year long, you can learn more about Esri’s Quarterly Population and Household Updates at http://www.esri.com/data/esri_data/demographic.html