The American Community Survey provides statistics about the nation’s people and housing, such as language spoken at home, education, commuting, employment, mortgage/rent status, income, poverty and health insurance coverage. It is the only source of local statistics for most of the 40-plus topics it covers.

• Gretchen Gooding, chief, American Community Survey Office Outreach and Education Branch
• Vicki Mack, statistician, American Community Survey Office
• Jewel Jordan, public affairs specialist, Public Information Office