New Data Shows Substantial Bump in Bicycle Commuting
"According to the ACS, in 2012 about .64% of commutes are made by bicycle, which represents an almost 10% increase from 2011," reports the League of American Bicyclists.Publication Date: Thu, 09/19/2013
View ArticleWill Portland Lose its Status as America's Bike Commuting Champion?
BikePortland's news editor, Michael Andersen, writes that according to the latest Census' American ComPublication Date: Thu, 09/19/2013
View ArticleHow Can We Hype Downtown's Resurgence If We Can't Define It?
In a much debated report released by the Census Bureau last year that showed the resurgence of America's downtowns over the prior decade, a rather crude definition of "downtown" was used: "everything...
View ArticleWhere to Find Federal Data During the Shutdown
Is your project stuck in neutral due to a lack of access to Census or American Community Survey data? Have no fear, there may be alternative websites that have the data you're looking for.Publication...
View ArticleLooking for Your Ideal Community? Try This New Census App
Sarah Goodyear takes dwellr, a sophisticated new app available for Apple or Android devices on a test ride. Publication Date: Fri, 11/29/2013
View ArticleRecovering Housing Market Gets Smart
As the housing market recovers, are we back to the McMansion-binges of the 2000s? Or, are we growing just a little bit smarter?
View ArticleU.S. Census Bureau Launches New Interactive Mapping Tool
Census Explorer is an engaging new interactive mapping tool from the U.S. Census Bureau that provides neighborhood level statistics using updated data from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey...
View ArticleU.S. Population Growth Slows to Lowest Rate in Seven Decades
"The United States population grew only 0.72 percent last year, to 316,128,839 in July from 313,873,685 a year earlier, according to figures released Monday byPublication Date: Mon, 12/30/2013
View ArticleNew Statistics Reveal Post-Recession Paradigms of Population Growth
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia increased their population more than 1 percent between July 2012 and July 2013, but some states grew by attracting new residents from other states while...
View ArticleU.S. Census: Bikes Most Increased Commute Mode Since 2000
"Nationwide, the number of people who traveled to work by bike increased roughly 60 percent over the last decade, from about 488,000 in 2000 to about 786,000 during the 2008-2012 period.Publication...
View ArticleMore People are Riding Bikes; After That It Gets Confusing
Matthew Yglesias, writing for Vox, responds to an anti-bike rant by Courtland Milloy in the Washington Post bPublication Date: Wed, 07/09/2014
View ArticleCalifornia's Moderate Population Growth: The New Normal
Melody Gutierrez of the San Francisco Chronicle reports on the newly released data by the California Department Publication Date: Fri, 12/12/2014
View ArticleSunshine State Overtakes Empire State as Third Most Populous State
Florida added almost six times as many people between July 1, 2013 and July 1, 2014, as New York, according to the Census Bureau's Dec. 23 press release.Publication Date: Tue, 12/30/2014
View ArticleCalifornia's High Housing Costs Drives Out-Migration
"The state overall has been losing people to other parts of the country since the 1990s," writes Chris Kirkham, who covers the California economy for the Los Angeles Times. "A snapshot of moPublication...
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Friday Funny: How to Break Up With (Your City Name Here)
"Using real data from the US Census Bureau's 2013 American Community Survey to make fake arguments," is the only explanation needed on this auto-text generator by Darius Kaemi. Publication Date: Thu,...
View ArticleCensus Reveals the States Where the Affordable Care Act Has Insured the Most...
While Republican candidates for president were debating on Sept.Publication Date: Wed, 09/16/2015
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New Census Data Shows Lack of Improvement on Income, Poverty
"(T)here was no statistically significant change in income for the typical American household in 2014, the Obama administration said on Wednesday," writes RobertPublication Date: Wed, 09/16/2015
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Population Growth Trends Return to Pre-Recession Norms
Jed Kolko breaks the news of the latest population figures for 2015, as released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. The big winners, according to Kolko's analysis: the suburbs and the Sunbelt.Here's...
View ArticleRecovering Housing Market Gets Smart
As the housing market recovers, are we back to the McMansion-binges of the 2000s? Or, are we growing just a little bit smarter?
View ArticleU.S. Census Bureau Launches New Interactive Mapping Tool
Census Explorer is an engaging new interactive mapping tool from the U.S. Census Bureau that provides neighborhood level statistics using updated data from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey...
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