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U.S. Population Tops 309 Million (We Think…)

Monday, August 2nd, 2010 Posted in Population Basics | No Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs With the 2010 Census enumeration winding down, we demographers are getting excited about data. The census happens just once every 10 years and ... Read more..

Letters Encourage Participation in the U.S. Census

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in Population Basics | No Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, PRB Yesterday my household was one of millions nationwide to receive an advance letter from the U.S. Census Bureau, encouraging me to fill out and return ... Read more..

Let the Great Head Count Begin!

Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Population Basics | 1 Comment »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs Today, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves is headed to Noorvik Alaska to kick off the 2010 Census enumeration of the U.S. population. By ... Read more..

More U.S. Households Receiving Food Stamps

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Income/Poverty | No Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs Today the Census Bureau released another wave of economic data that showed a 13 percent increase in U.S. households receiving food stamps between 2007 ... Read more..

New Data on U.S. Health Insurance Coverage

Friday, September 11th, 2009 Posted in Aging | 3 Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs  The Census Bureau released new 2008 poverty and health insurance estimates today. Poverty rates are up (no surprise there), but it’s the health insurance numbers ... Read more..

Population Boom in America’s Big Cities

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Immigration/Migration | 1 Comment »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs The population in America’s largest cities is booming, according to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Just a few years ... Read more..

Need a Job? The Census Bureau is Hiring

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 Posted in Population Basics | 3 Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs With the 2010 Census right around the corner, the Census Bureau is gearing up for one of the biggest hiring frenzies the United ... Read more..

New Data from “Midsize” America: The American Community Survey Explained

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 Posted in Population Basics | No Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs  One of the many joys of being a demographer is getting to work with new data. Starting on December 9, there will be a new ... Read more..

A Census Beyond National Borders?

Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in Environment, Population Basics | No Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs  Newspapers today reported on results of a massive, global census. But this is not a typical census of people and housing. It is the largest-ever census of marine ... Read more..