U.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...
View ArticleFriday 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
View ArticleNew 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
View ArticlePopulation 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 ArticleIt's Time to Prepare for Census 2020
"That's right. It's almost census time, an American tradition since 1790," writes Christopher Williamson.Publication Date: Wed, 02/01/2017
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Trump Administration's Draft Budget Raises New Concerns About Data Collection
According to an article by Dwyer Gunn, the Trump Administration's recently proposed budget draft has inspired a new round of concern about the future of statistics and data collection.Publication Date:...
View ArticleNew Census Data Confirms: Suburban Areas Lead U.S. Growth
"Population growth in big cities slowed for the fifth-straight year in 2016," reports Jed Kolko, in an initial analysis of U.S. Census Bureau statistics released earlier today. His pronunciation to...
View ArticlePopulation Decline in the Latest Census Estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau released population estimates on March 23.Publication Date: Thu, 03/23/2017
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A First Look at the Proposed 2020 Census
The U.S. Census released a new publication this week: the eagerly anticipated "Subjects Planned for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey" [pdf] report.Publication Date: Tue, 03/28/2017
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Population Flight in New York Metro Region and Decline in New York State
While the headline of the New York Post article, "People are fleeing New York at an alarming rate," appeared on April 1, it was no April fool's joke.Publication Date: Mon, 04/03/2017
View ArticleTurmoil at the U.S. Census Bureau as Director Resigns
"The director of the U.S.Publication Date: Wed, 05/10/2017
View ArticleNebraska Suburb's Population Estimates Still Catching Up to Census Changes
"The latest batch of U.S. Census Bureau estimates came with a surprise for landlocked Ralston: The Omaha suburb was No. 2 on the list of the 10 fastest-growing cities in Nebraska," reports the BH Media...
View ArticleExplained: The Many Definitions of Rural
"It's a matter of conventional wisdom in Wisconsin and across the U.S. that rural places are socially and culturally different from urban and suburban areas," writes Malia Jones. "But it's helpful to...
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