Administrative Records and the 2020 Census

A Picture of Housing Constructed in 2012

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.

Off-Campus College Students and Poverty Rates of College Towns

What happens to the poverty rate of a community when you exclude college students who live off-campus?

Local Governments in Northeast Are More Reliant on Property Taxes

In 2011, property taxes accounted for 74.2 percent of local governments’ tax revenue, according to Census Bureau statistics released today.