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Income is the gauge many use to determine the well-being of the U.S. population. Survey and census questions cover poverty, income, and wealth.
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The Geographic Support System Initiative will integrate improved address coverage, spatial feature updates, and enhanced quality assessment and measurement.
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We conduct research on geographic topics such as how to define geographic areas and how geography changes over time.
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The U.S. Census Bureau is researching modern and cost-efficient methods for the population to exercise its civic obligation to be counted in the 2020 Census.
The 2018 Census Test will take place in Pierce County, Wash.; Providence County, R.I.; and the Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, W.Va., area.
National and state population totals from the 2010 Census were released on December 21, 2010
The American Community Survey is the premier source for information about America's changing population, housing and workforce.
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The Economic Census is the U.S. government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy.
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Income is the gauge many use to determine the well-being of the U.S. population. Survey and census questions cover poverty, income, and wealth.
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STATS FOR STORIES | AUGUST 09, 2018
*Special Edition* Fires in California: August 2018
Cal Fire says the Mendocino Complex Fire is now the largest in state history. Mendocino County has a population estimate of 88,018 and 41,107 housing units.
PRESS RELEASE | JULY 26, 2018
2018 Joint Statistical Meetings Conference
Researchers will present findings at the Joint Statistical Meetings Annual Conference July 28 – Aug. 2, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
PRESS RELEASE | JULY 09, 2018
Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and ACS
Schedule for the release of the 2017 income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics and the 2017 American Community Survey.
Data
TABLE | APRIL 2018
State Level Increases in Child Poverty: 2015 to 2016
Statistical tests for an increase in state child poverty rates of 5% or greater.
TABLE | DECEMBER 07, 2017
Examining the Effect of Off-Campus College Students on Poverty Rates
The impact of off-campus college students on local poverty rates.
TABLE | SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016
View and download tables on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016.
Publications
PUBLICATION | FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Subjective Well-Being of Eldercare Providers: 2012-2013
This is a research report on subjective well-being of eldercare providers, using data from the American Time Use Survey.
PUBLICATION | NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2016
Examines annual trends in income and poverty at the state, county, and school district levels based on the 2016 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates.
PUBLICATION | NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Participation Rates in Other Assistance Programs: 2013
Reports individual participation rates in selected other assistance programs in 2013 as reported in the 2014 SIPP, Wave 1.
Working Papers
WORKING PAPER | JULY 2018
SPM Median Rent Index Excluding Housing Assistance Recipients
This paper evaluates the impact of excluding housing assistance recipients from the estimation of the index used to adjust thresholds for the SPM.
WORKING PAPER | JULY 2018
Multidimensional Skills and the Returns to Schooling
This paper uses administrative earnings records and panel data factor models to improve estimates of the marginal returns to schooling.
WORKING PAPER | JUNE 06, 2018
How husbands and wives report their earnings when she earns more
This paper compares the earnings reported for husbands and wives in the CPS with their “true” earnings from administrative income-tax records.
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