Each decade we are asked, “Why don’t you just use the information the government already has about me for the census? Why ask me again?”
June 28, 2012
Lone Star State Continues Rapid Population Growth
Experts from the Census Bureau describe the objectives of their work and explain census and survey results. The bureau conducts more than 100 surveys each year.
Population | June 27, 2012
Census Bureau Releases Demographic Estimates and Projections for Countries of the World
How large is the population of the world’s newest country? When will India overtake China as most populous country? Is the world growing younger or older?
June 26, 2012
A Busy Season of Population Estimates
Experts from the Census Bureau describe the objectives of their work and explain census and survey results. The bureau conducts more than 100 surveys each year.
June 21, 2012
Education Funding: Where do Schools Get Their Money?
Our children represent our future ,and a good education is essential to theirs. Children use the skills and knowledge they learn in school for their future.
Business and Economy, Families and Households and Income | June 18, 2012
Changes in Household Net Worth from 2005 to 2010
Household net worth or wealth is an important defining factor of economic well-being in the United States. In times of economic hardship, such as unemployment, illness, or divorce, a person’s or household’s financial assets (e.g., savings accounts) are an additional source of income to help pay expenses and bills.
Families and Households and Housing | June 14, 2012
What Did New Housing Look Like in 2011?
Every year, we collect data on the characteristics of new residential construction, such as square footage and the number of bedrooms, as well as average and median sales prices (for single-family houses only).
June 13, 2012
Updated Version of TIGERweb Now Available
Experts from the Census Bureau describe the objectives of their work and explain census and survey results. The bureau conducts more than 100 surveys each year.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) and Population | June 05, 2012
2010 Census Shows Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders Surpassed One Million
According to the 2010 Census, 1.2 million people, or 0.4 percent of all people in the United States, identified as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.