Census Bureau

Census Bureau: U.S. Population on the Move Between Counties

Today the U.S. Census Bureau updated the Census Flows Mapper to include 2011-2015 American Community Surveydata. Census Flows Mapper is a web mapping application that allows users to view and save county-to-county migration flows in the United States. Users can sort and customize maps by dataset, type of migration flow, colors and range of movers….

Census Bureau: Release Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics

New Language Tables Released JULY 31, 2017 — The U.S. Census Bureau schedule for the release of the 2016 income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey and the 2016 American Community Survey is as follows:  Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017 (no embargo) National 2016…

Census Bureau: 2015 Rental Housing Finance Survey Available

The 2015 Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) are now available on census.gov. This survey provides measures of financial, mortgage, and property characteristics of rental housing properties in the United States. Statistics include property, residential structure(s), and mortgage characteristics, ownership status, commercial use of space and benefits received. Internet address: <https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/rhfs.html>.

HUD & Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report June 2017

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for June 2017. Building Permits:  Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,254,000. This is 7.4 percent (±1.1 percent) above…

Census Bureau: Statistics on Race, Hispanic Origin, Ancestry and Tribal Groups

Today the U.S. Census Bureau released detailed statistics of social, economic, housing and demographic characteristics for hundreds of race, tribal, Hispanic origin and ancestry populations. These tables from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey contain the most detail for these populations and are available at numerous geographic levels. The tables released today are: The 2011-2015 American…

Census Bureau: Number of Minority-Owned Employer Firms Increased in 2015

Minority-owned employer firms in the United States increased by approximately 4.9 percent in 2015 to 996,248 from 949,318 in 2014, according to findings from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2015 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs. Payroll and employment for minority-owned employer firms in the nation also increased from 2014 to 2015 by approximately 7.0 percent ($237.5 billion…

Census Bureau: Census Business Builder Now Includes “My Own Data” Upload

The latest version of Census Business Builder — version 2.2 — now includes the ability for a user to upload their own data and to view it along with U.S. Census Bureau and other data. The Small Business Edition and Regional Analyst Edition of Census Business Builder allow business owners and regional planners to easily…

Census Bureau: New Report on the Dynamics of Economic Well-Being

Today the U.S. Census Bureau released a new report on the Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Fluctuations in the U.S. Income Distribution: 2009-2012 that highlights changes in annual household income by selected demographic characteristics of the householder. This report takes advantage of the Survey of Income and Program Participation’s longitudinal design that collected detailed monthly information…

Census Bureau: 2020 Census Quarterly Program Management Review Meeting

The U.S. Census Bureau will hold its quarterly 2020 Census Program Management Review on Tuesday, July 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. in the auditorium at Census Bureau Headquarters. Agenda topics include high-level program updates, an update on testing, and review of 2020 Census operations, and systems readiness. In order to provide wider access to this…

Census Bureau: Webinar on Race, Tribal, Hispanic & Ancestry Group Statistics

The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a technical webinar in advance of the release of two embargoed data products: the Selected Population Tables and the American Indian and Alaska Native Tables from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey. The webinar will be July 10, the day before the embargo, which starts July 11 for public release…