HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for August 2018
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for August 2018: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in August 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629,000. This is 3.5 percent (±13.7 percent)* above the revised July…
Census Bureau: New American Community Survey Statistics for States and Local Areas
Statistics for More Than 40 Demographic and Economic Topics Provide Detailed Profiles of Communities Nationwide The U.S. Census Bureau today released its most detailed look at America’s people, places and economy with new statistics on income, poverty, health insurance and more than 40 other topics from the American Community Survey (ACS). Many large metropolitan areas…
Census Bureau: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance in the U.S. 2017
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income increased by 1.8 percent between 2016 and 2017, while the official poverty rate decreased 0.4 percentage points. At the same time, the number of people without health insurance coverage and the uninsured rate were not statistically different from 2016. Median household income in the…
Census Bureau: New 2017 American Housing Survey
Today the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development released new housing data from the 2017 American Housing Survey (AHS). The biennial AHS is the nation’s most comprehensive housing survey, providing current data on a wide range of housing subjects. Topics unique to the AHS include characteristics and physical condition of the…
HUD: New 2017 American Housing Survey Released
2017 AHS provides insight on disaster preparedness, housing and neighborhoods WASHINGTON – Renters are three times more likely to need financial assistance to evacuate during a major disaster than those who own their own homes. That’s according to the new 2017 American Housing Survey released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…
Census Bureau: Findings for 2017 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Online News Conference on September 12th
What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online news conference to announce the findings from three reports: Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017, Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2017, and The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017. The income and poverty report provides national-level statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social…
Census Bureau: Webinar on Release of 2017 American Community Survey Statistics on September 6th
When: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a webinar on Sept. 6 from 1-2 p.m. in advance of the Sept. 13 release of the 2017 American Community Survey statistics. The webinar will show participants how to access new data and online resources from the 2017 American Community Survey. Attendees will also learn about changes related…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for July 2018
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for July 2018: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in July 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 627,000. This is 1.7 percent (±14.7 percent)* below the revised June…
HUD and Census Bureau: Residential Construction Activity Report for July 2018
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 July 2018. Building Permits: Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,311,000. This is 1.5 percent (±1.3 percent) above the revised…
Census Bureau: Number of Women-Owned Employer Firms Increases
Women-owned employer firms in the United States increased by approximately 2.8 percent in 2016 to 1,118,863 from 1,088,466 in 2015, according to findings from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs. The data also shows that women owned approximately 20.0 percent (1,118,863) of all employer businesses (5,601,758) nationwide. Additionally, about one-quarter (289,326 or…