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Last Updated: Nov 25th, 2007 - 10:09:00 |
Census Bureau Announcements
Getting Your College Degree: Census Bureau Data Underscore Value of College Degree
Adults age 18 and older with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $51,554 in 2004, while those with a high school diploma earned $28,645, according to new tabulations released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Those without a high school diploma earned an average of $19,169.
Oct 26, 2006, 07:12
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Housing Values: New Census Bureau Data Highlight Changes
The real median home value in San Diego jumped from $249,000 to $567,000 between 2000 and 2005, the largest increase in the nation among big cities. Across the country, real median home values soared 32 percent, according to new 2005 American Community Survey data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Oct 3, 2006, 10:19
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Census Update: Income Climbs, Poverty Stabilizes, Uninsured Rate Increases
Real median household income in the United States rose by 1.1 percent between 2004 and 2005, reaching $46,326, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Meanwhile, the nation’s official poverty rate remained statistically unchanged at 12.6 percent. The percentage of people without health insurance coverage rose from 15.6 percent to 15.9 percent (46.6 million people).
Aug 29, 2006, 07:51
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Cenus Bureua Reports: Child-Support Receipt Up; Reliance on Public Assistance Down
More child support is being received, and a rise in employment rates of custodial parents match a decline in participation in public assistance programs, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Aug 23, 2006, 06:30
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Census Announces St. George, Utah is the Fastest-growing Metro Area
The city slogan for St. George, Utah, is “Simply Gorgeous!” Many seem to agree because the former farming community nestled in the Rockies is the nation’s fastest-growing metro area between April 1, 2000, and July 1, 2005. Palm Coast, Fla. — located south of Jacksonville on the Atlantic Ocean — is the fastest-growing micro area.
Aug 21, 2006, 12:30
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Back to School: 2006-2007 - U.S. Census Releases Back to School Statistics
Summertime is winding down, and summer vacations are coming to an end. It’s back-to-school time! It’s a time that many children eagerly anticipate — catching up with old friends, making new ones and settling into a new daily routine. Parents and children alike are scanning the newspapers and Web sites looking for upcoming sales to shop for a multitude of school supplies and the latest clothing fads and essentials. This edition of Facts for Features highlights the many interesting statistics associated with the return to classrooms by our nation’s students and teachers.
Aug 18, 2006, 06:03
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Census Bureau Data Show Key Population Changes Across Nation: median age for the U.S. household population 36.4 years of age
According to the 2005 ACS, the median age for the U.S. household population was 36.4 years. Among the nation’s 15 largest cities, some of the populations with the highest median ages were found in San Francisco (39.4 years of age), New York (35.8) and Philadelphia (35.3). Phoenix (30.9), Dallas (31.9) and Columbus, Ohio (32.1) had some of the lowest median ages. Data available for the first time since Census 2000 for some of smallest cities with a total population of 65,000 or more show that Boynton Beach, Fla. (44.1 years) had the highest median age, while Bloomington, Ind. (26.9 years), Greenville, N.C. (27.3) and Bryan, Texas (27.7) had some of the lowest median ages.
Aug 15, 2006, 10:47
Census Bureau Announcements
Celebrating singles: Unmarried and Single Americans Week, Sept. 17-23, 2006
"National Singles Week” was started by the Buckeye Singles Council in Ohio in the 1980s to celebrate single life and recognize singles and their contributions to society. The week is now widely observed during the third full week of September (Sept. 17-23 in 2006) as “Unmarried and Single Americans Week,” an acknowledgment that many unmarried Americans do not identify with the word “single” because they are parents, have partners or are widowed.
Aug 10, 2006, 07:17
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U.S. Population to Hit 300 Million in 2006 - Census Releases Statistics on U.S. Population
Our nation’s population is expected to reach 300 million the later part of this year. To help spotlight this occasion, the Census Bureau steps back in time by comparing contemporary life and statistics to those in the time periods in which the nation reached other noteworthy population milestones in 1967 (when the population reached 200 million) and in the year 1915 (when it reached 100 million). America, how you have grown and changed.
Aug 9, 2006, 14:57
