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October 30, 2009
New State and Local Employment Data Available
8.9 million education workers accounted for more than half of the 16.7 million state and local government full-time equivalent employees nationwide in 2008. Besides education, some of the other employment categories that contributed the largest numbers to the state and...Read rest of entry
October 15, 2009
Facts about Veterans
See our Facts for Features web site regarding Veterans Day 2009 (November 11) to read more about the below facts and much more! Here are just a few facts about veterans in 2008: There were 23.2 million military veterans in...Read rest of entry
October 2, 2009
New Questions in the ACS for 2008
The 2008 American Community Survey includes new questions on health insurance status, marital history and VA service-connected disability rating. Each was added to comply with federal program needs, and each was thoroughly tested prior to inclusion in the American Community...Read rest of entry
September 18, 2009
About the 2010 Census
The 2010 Census is a count of everyone living in the United States and is mandated by the U.S. Constitution. Census data guide the distribution of more than $400 billion in federal funds to local, state and tribal governments each...Read rest of entry
September 4, 2009
American Somoa's Economy Profiled
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 Economic Census of Island Areas: Geographic Area Series for American Samoa, in 2007, American Samoa had 812 businesses, including 612 with paid employees. These businesses employed 11,247 people and had an annual payroll...Read rest of entry
August 21, 2009
Back to School
As millions of people begin to think about school this fall, here are some back-to-school facts to consider: 76 million children and adults enrolled in school throughout the country in October 2007 – from nursery school to college. They comprised...Read rest of entry
August 7, 2009
New York Leads in Per-Pupil Public Education Spending
Public schools in New York spent $15,981 per pupil in 2007; more than any other state or state equivalent. New Jersey ($15,691) and the District of Columbia ($14,324) have the next-highest spending rates. States spending the least per pupil are...Read rest of entry
July 23, 2009
Printing of 2010 Census Questionnaires Under Way
The U.S. Census Bureau has begun printing 2010 Census questionnaires as the agency continues preparations for next year's count of the U.S. population. The new questionnaire, which every residential address will receive, is designed to be one of the shortest...Read rest of entry
July 10, 2009
New Orleans Population Getting Closer to Pre-Katrina Levels
The population of New Orleans grew 8.2 percent in 2008, faster than any other large city in the U.S., according to population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. As of July 1, 2008, the population of New Orleans was...Read rest of entry
June 25, 2009
World's Population Getting Older
The world's 65-and-older population is projected to triple by midcentury, from 516 million in 2009 to 1.53 billion in 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In the United States, the population 65 and older will more than double by...Read rest of entry
June 12, 2009
High-Speed More Prevelant Than Dial-Up!
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that 62 percent of households reported using Internet access in the home in 2007, an increase from 18 percent in 1997. The 2007 Internet and Computer Use Supplement to the Current Population...Read rest of entry
May 29, 2009
Disability Information From 2007 ACS
According to the 2007 American Community Survey, 41.2 million people have some level of disability. They represent 15 percent of the civilian noninstitutionalized population 5 and older. Six percent of children 5 to 15 have disabilities, 12 percent of people...Read rest of entry
May 15, 2009
Nation's Population Growing Older, More Diverse
The U.S. Census Bureau's newly released national population estimates show that our nation is becoming older and more racially and ethnically diverse. The estimates found that nearly half (47 percent) of the nation's children younger than five were a minority...Read rest of entry
May 1, 2009
Educational Attainment in the United States
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2008 is a series of tables containing data by characteristics such as age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, occupation, industry, nativity, citizenship status and period of entry. Highlights include: Workers with a high...Read rest of entry
April 16, 2009
And the Answer Is...
37.9 million. This is the number (based on 2007 Population Estimates) of people 65 and older in the United States on July 1, 2007, accounting for 13 percent of the total population. Between 2006 and 2007, this age group increased...Read rest of entry
April 3, 2009
Estimates Data
Raleigh-Cary, NC, and Austin-Round Rock, TX, were the nation’s fastest-growing metro areas between 2007 and 2008, according to July 1, 2008 population estimates for the nation’s metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas and counties. 94 of the 100 counties (with a...Read rest of entry
March 19, 2009
First Data Released From the 2007 Economic Census
Preliminary data from the 2007 Economic Census is now available! The advance report is the first in a series of industry and geographic area data, including information for more than 1,000 communities not available from previous censuses. The report is...Read rest of entry
March 6, 2009
School Enrollment in the United States
School Enrollment in the United States: 2007 contains eight detailed tables based on statistics collected in the October School Enrollment Supplement to the Current Population Survey. The national-level data are shown by characteristics such as age, sex, race, Hispanic origin,...Read rest of entry
February 20, 2009
38 Million Foreign-Born Live in the United States
According to a new analysis of data about the U.S. foreign-born population from the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS), there were an estimated 38 million people living in the United States who were born outside of the country. Mexico tops...Read rest of entry
February 10, 2009
New Educational Attainment Data Available
A larger percentage of foreign-born than native-born residents had a master's degree or higher in 2007, according to the report Educational Attainment in the United States: 2007 [PDF]. Nationally, 11 percent of foreign-born - people from another country now living...Read rest of entry
January 23, 2009
Health Care and Social Assistance
Overall, health care and social assistance revenue increased 6.8 percent in 2007 to $1.66 trillion, up from $1.56 trillion in 2006. Revenue for continuing care retirement communities grew 10.1 percent to $20 billion. Revenue for hospitals grew 6.5 percent in...Read rest of entry
January 9, 2009
January 1, 2009 Population!
The U.S. Census Bureau projected the January 1, 2009, total U.S. population to be 305,529,237 — up 2,743,429 (0.9 percent), from New Year’s Day 2008. In January 2009, one birth is expected to occur every eight seconds in the United...Read rest of entry
December 23, 2008
2008 State Population Estimates Are Here!
Six of the 10 fastest-growing states from 2007 to 2008 were Rocky Mountain states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah (fastest growing state), and Wyoming. Three others lined the South Atlantic coast: Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The West was...Read rest of entry
December 12, 2008
Midsized Places
Nine midsized places (cities and towns with populations between 20,000 and 64,999) have median family income exceeding $150,000: Los Altos, California; Darien, Connecticut; Westport, Connecticut; Lake Forest, Illinois; Bethesda, Maryland; Potomac, Maryland; Southlake, Texas; University Park, Texas; and McLean, Virginia....Read rest of entry
November 28, 2008
North American Transportation Statistics Database
This on-line database presents information on transportation and transportation-related activities among Canada, the United States and Mexico, both within individual countries and between the countries. This database, presented in French, English, and Spanish, is accessible in table and time series...Read rest of entry
November 14, 2008
Holiday Rush
$30.5 billion - - Retail sales by the nation's department stores (including leased departments) in December 2007. This represented a 42 percent jump from the previous month (when retail sales, many holiday-related, registered $21.5 billion). No other month-to-month increase in...Read rest of entry
