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…
Census Bureau: 2020 Census Local Update of Census Addresses Operation to Begin
JUNE 29, 2017 — Starting in July, governments around the country will start the process of ensuring the accuracy of their address lists through the 2020 Census Local Update of Census Addresses operation. LUCA is a voluntary, once-a-decade opportunity for governments to add, correct or delete addresses on the lists and maps used to conduct…
Census Bureau: The Nation’s Older Population is Still Growing
The nation’s population has a distinctly older age profile than it did 16 years ago, according to new U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released today. New detailed estimates show the nation’s median age — the age where half of the population is younger and the other half older — rose from 35.3 years on April…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Construction Activity in May
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 May 2017: BUILDING PERMITS Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,168,000. This is 4.9 percent (±0.9 percent) below…
Census Bureau: Updates to Quick Facts Web Application Tool
Based on user feedback, the U.S. Census Bureau recently provided updates to the QuickFacts web application on census.gov. Updates include: Simplified mapping. Displays in Chart, Map and Dashboard based on user-selections. Updated share capability on social media sites Facebook and Twitter. Easier-to-navigate mobile experience. Improved performance. QuickFacts provides the following data for all states, counties…
Census Bureau: Upcoming Webinar on Accessing American Community Survey Statistics in API
What: The U.S. Census Bureau is hosting a webinar June 21 on Using the Census API With the American Community Survey. Users will learn how to access and use the Census Bureau’s application programming interface with statistics from the American Community Survey, identify survey variables and geographies to build queries, and locate additional resources. Through…