EMBARGOED UNTIL: MARCH 27, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-44 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Kevin Deardorff 301-457-2397CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES 1995 NATIONAL POPULATION ESTIMATES The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today is releasing "U.S. Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 1995" (PPL-41) that contains national population estimates as of July 1, 1995 by age, gender, race, and for persons of Hispanic origin. Comparable figures are presented for the years 1990 to 1994. The report's six appendices provide the following:
- Appendices A through C: Quarterly national estimates of the resident population, resident population plus Armed Forces overseas, and civilian population by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin from April 1, 1990 to January 1, 1996.
- Appendix D: Quarterly national estimates of the civilian noninstitutional population from April 1, 1990 to January 1, 1995 and monthly estimates for January 1, 1995 to January 1, 1996 by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin.
- Appendix E: Quarterly single year of age estimates for the population 65-100 years, from April 1, 1990 to January 1, 1996.
- Appendix F: Births, deaths, and various components of migration by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin, by calendar quarter from 1990 to 1995.
In addition, two summary tables are being released. Table 1 shows national population estimates of the resident population as of July 1, 1995 by age, gender, race, and for persons of Hispanic origin, as well as quarterly estimates from April 1, 1990 to October 1, 1995 for all races. Table 2 shows national population estimates from July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1995 by race and Hispanic origin for births, deaths, net international migration, and U.S. citizens returning from abroad. Call PIO for a copy of these tables.
The national population estimates are available in paper copy, in the Population Electronic diskette series (PE-10), and on the Census Bureau Internet site at: http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/nation.
-X-Editor's note: media requests for copies of PPL-41 and PE-10 should go to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov. Other requests should go to the Census Bureau's Population Statistical Information Staff on 301-457-2422.
