American Housing Month 2021 Press Kit

The U.S. Census Bureau’s housing data present a comprehensive picture of housing in America.

2020 Characteristics of New Housing

Provides annual statistics on the characteristics of new privately owned residential structures by census region.

2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30

The U.S. Census Bureau’s OnTheMap for Emergency Management offers real-time access to data about the people living and working in areas affected by hurricanes.

American Housing Month: June 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey counted 139.69M housing units, up 1.15M from 2018, and up 7.90M from 131.79M in 2010.

Adapting the American Community Survey Amid COVID-19

We adapted the American Community Survey amid the pandemic to keep both the nation informed, and our staff and the people who respond safe.

2020 Population Estimates: Nation, States, Counties, and Puerto Rico

Vintage 2020 evaluation estimates of population for cities and towns as well as national, state and county housing unit estimates.

Public Service Recognition Week: May 2-8, 2021

The 2019 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll counted 14.8M full-time and 4.8M part-time employees working in state and local government in the U.S.

Older Americans Month: May 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated there were 54,074,028 people aged 65 and over in the U.S. out of a total population of 328,239,523 or 16.5%.

National Arbor Day: April 30, 2021

The 2018 County Business Patterns program counted 8,690 forestry and logging establishments, with 54,024 paid employees and $2.6B in annual payroll.

Earth Day: April 22, 2021

The 2019 County Business Patterns found 1,567 establishments in hydro-solar-wind-geothermal-biomass-other electric power generation with 18,794 paid employees.

How We Complete the Census When Households or Group Quarters Don’t Respond

As we continue to process 2020 Census responses, people have asked what happens when we don’t get a response from an address.

Cómo completamos el censo cuando los hogares o alojamientos de grupo no responden

Mientras continuamos procesando las respuestas al Censo del 2020, las personas han preguntado qué sucede cuando no obtenemos una respuesta de una dirección.

Homeownership in the United States: 2005 to 2019

The U.S. Census Bureau today released a new report that examines trends in homeownership over the last 15 years.

2020 Census Group Quarters

As we continue processing 2020 Census results, we’d like to provide more information on how we count people living in group quarters (GQs).

Housing Vacancy Survey Annual Statistics

These statistics provide vacancy rates, homeownership rates and characteristics of units available for occupancy.

Census Bureau Releases Rental Housing Finance Survey Public Use Files

The RHFS provides measures of financial, mortgage and property characteristics of U.S. residential properties with at least one housing rental unit.

2020 Census Processing Updates

I’m writing to provide an update on data processing for the 2020 Census.

Groundhog Day: February 2, 2021

According to NOAA, Groundhog Day originates from an ancient celebration midway between the winter solstice and spring equinox — the day in the middle of winter.