Census Bureau: Webinar on Release of 2018-2017 ACS Five-Year Estimates Scheduled for November 27th
What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a webinar on Nov. 27, 2018, in advance of the Dec. 6 release of the 2013-2017 American Community Survey five-year estimates. The webinar will show participants how to access the data and compare geographies and statistics over time. Embargo subscribers will have access to these statistics beginning Dec….
Census Bureau: New Statistics from the American Community Survey to be Embargoed
The U.S. Census Bureau will offer an embargo period for subscribers to view statistics from the 2013-2017 American Community Survey five-year estimates, which features more than 40 social, economic, housing and demographic topics, including homeownership rates and costs, health insurance and educational attainment. Embargo subscribers will have access to these statistics beginning Dec. 4 at…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for September 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 September 2018: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in September 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 553,000. This is 5.5 percent (±12.1 percent)* below the revised August…
HUD and Census Bureau: Report of Residential Construction Activity for September 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 September 2018. Building Permits: Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,241,000. This is 0.6 percent (±1.2 percent)* below the revised…
Census Bureau: More Data Released Linking College Degrees and Earnings
Earnings and Employment Outcomes Following Graduation for Colorado Higher Education Institutions The U.S. Census Bureau released new data on labor market outcomes for college graduates as part of the Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). These new data feature public institutions from Colorado, and include certificate and associate degrees, in addition to bachelor’s and more advanced degrees….
Census Bureau: New Interactive Census Bureau Research Maps the Roots of Social Mobility
The U.S. Census Bureau, in collaboration with Raj Chetty and Nathan Hendren from Harvard University and John Friedman from Brown University, released new research and a mapping interface that looks at children’s outcomes in adulthood. The Opportunity Atlas estimates children’s earnings distributions, incarceration rates, and other outcomes in adulthood by parental income, race and gender…
CDFI Fund: Updated CDFI Program Investment Areas and Target Markets Based on 2011-2015 ACS Census Data
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has released updated Investment Areas for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program). Investment Areas have been revised using the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011-2015 American Community Survey (ACS) to provide more current socioeconomic and demographic data that reflect changes since the…
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…