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Housing Rebound Continues: Starts Rose 0.8 Percent In February
March 19, 2013 The housing sector, which saw its bubble burst in 2007 and 2008, is now one of the economy's bright spots.
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No More 'Negro' For Census Bureau Forms And Surveys
February 25, 2013 Many African-Americans complained about the bureau's use of the word during the 2010 Census, calling it offensive and outdated. On Monday, officials said they would stop using it.
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Census: U.S. Continues To Get Older And More Diverse; Though More Slowly
December 12, 2012 The nation's population is now projected to become "majority-minority" in 2043, the Census Bureau says. Meanwhile, the average age will continue to rise as Americans live longer, birth rates continue to decline and immigration slows.
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While Poverty Rose Again, Data Hint Economy May Have Found Its Feet
September 20, 2012 The Census also reports that because of the Affordable Care Act more young Americans were insured.
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Latest Sign Of Slowing: Factory Orders Fell In April
June 4, 2012 Orders dropped for the second straight month. The report adds to the evidence of a weaker economy.
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Minorities Are Now Majority Of U.S. Births, Census Says
May 17, 2012 Last year, for the first time in U.S. history, slightly more than half of the babies born were Hispanic, black, Asian or from another minority.
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Census Bureau's Website Is Coming Back: 1940 Data Now Viewable
April 3, 2012 After being paralyzed on Monday by overwhelming demand, the new online archives from the last census before World War II are now searchable. This blogger found his parents' records.
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90 Is The New 85: 'Oldest Old' Population Is Expanding Rapidly
November 17, 2011 From 720,000 in the year 1980 to more than 1.9 million in 2010, the number of Americans who are 90 years of age or older has nearly tripled, the Census Bureau reports today in its first comprehensive look at the over-90 population.
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Older Adults Are Now 47 Times Richer Than Those Under 35
November 7, 2011 In the U.S., the older population's net worth has gone up sharply in the past quarter century, while younger adults' wealth has declined. That news will add to the sense among many that times are tough for the nation's younger adults.
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Poverty Rate Spiked To 15.1 Percent Last Year
September 13, 2011 "There were 46.2 million people in poverty in 2010, up from 43.6 million in 2009," the Census Bureau says. It's the "largest number in the 52 years for which poverty estimates have been published."
It's All Politics
U.S' Rising Diversity Will Change Politics, Sometimes Unpredictably
March 25, 2011 The fast growth of Hispanics in the U.S. will change politics in anticipated and unexpected ways.
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Divorce Is No Longer Rare In Rural America
March 24, 2011 Census data shows that the gap in divorce rates between cities and rural areas has essentially disappeared.
It's All Politics
Census: Texas Gains 4 House Seats; Ohio, NY Lose 2 Apiece
December 21, 2010 The Census-driven trend of southern and western states getting more House seats continued. The upshot is that states that have trended Republican will get a little more representation while more Democratic states a little less.
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U.S. Population: Nearly 309 Million, Census Says
December 21, 2010 The number of Americans is up 9.7% from the year 2000. Today's official count will be used to reapportion state legislatures and the House of Representatives, and to divide up federal aid to states.
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Housing-Starts Trend Makes A Gnarly Chart
June 16, 2010 Housing-Starts Trend Makes A Gnarly Chart
