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2020 Census Will Ask About Citizenship Status

Controversial Change
Is Coming to 2020 Census

Mar 27, 2018 2:41 AM CDT

Controversial Change Is Coming to 2020 Census

It will ask about citizenship for first time since 1950

(Newser) - Advocates say the change is simple common sense—but critics say it doesn't make a lot of sense to hold a census that won't accurately count the population. The Commerce Department has confirmed that the 2020 census will include a question about citizenship, a move that opponents warn...

Comey Wasn't Most Important
Government Loss This Week

The Rundown

May 11, 2017 2:16 PM CDT

Comey Wasn't Most Important Government Loss This Week

John Thompson, director of the US Census Bureau, resigned Tuesday

(Newser) - The federal government learned it was losing an important figure this week. No, not James Comey, but the director of the US Census Bureau. The resignation announcement of John Thompson was overshadowed by Comey's firing, but Wired argues there's good reason to care about it. A former Census...

How Millennials Differ
From Other Generations

THE RUNDOWN

Apr 20, 2017 2:19 PM CDT

How Millennials Differ From Other Generations

Census Bureau looks at jobs, marriage, housing over last 40 years for 18-34 set

(Newser) - It seems to be a rite of passage that "young adults" in the US (classified as those between the ages of 18 and 34, per the US Census Bureau) take a bit of guff from the generations that preceded them. Millennials, ID'd by Pew Research as those born...

Census Gun Suspect Was Due in Court on Birthday

Apr 10, 2015 4:00 PM CDT

Census Gun Suspect Was Due in Court on Birthday

Ronald Anderson was charged in February with beating his girlfriend

(Newser) - The complicated story is filling in around yesterday's kidnapping-shooting at the Census Bureau in DC that left a security guard dead. The shooter has been identified as Ronald Anderson, and police say the woman he kidnapped was his girlfriend. Two months ago, Anderson was charged with assault for allegedly...

DC Suspect Captured
After Census Guard Killed

Apr 10, 2015 12:24 AM CDT

DC Suspect Captured After Census Guard Killed

Alleged kidnapper shot after car chase

(Newser) - A security guard at the Census Bureau is dead and an injured suspect is in custody after a dramatic series of events that police say started with an alleged kidnapping. DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier says a guard at bureau headquarters in Suitland, Md., was shot several times when he...

1 in 4 Americans Lives Alone

census bureau report

Aug 28, 2013 7:03 AM CDT

1 in 4 Americans Lives Alone

Census Bureau issues new report

(Newser) - In 1970, roughly one in every six Americans lived alone. That number now stands at slightly more than every one in four, according to a new Census Bureau report out yesterday. Some 27.5% of American households are solo households, reports USA Today , which notes that the figure stood at...

'Negro' Wiped From US Census

Feb 26, 2013 8:05 AM CST

'Negro' Wiped From US Census

'Black' or 'African-American' to be used instead

(Newser) - The Census Bureau seems perhaps a few decades late on this, but it has finally decided to stop using the word "Negro" in its surveys. Census forms will replace the current option of "black, African Am., or Negro" with simply "black" or "African-American" beginning next year....

US Poverty Rate Still
at Record Highs

Sep 12, 2012 10:16 AM CDT

US Poverty Rate Still at Record Highs

But figures still better than analysts' predictions

(Newser) - The Census Bureau says the number of Americans in poverty stood at 15% in 2011 as the number of poor remained at record highs. About 46.2 million people, or nearly 1 in 6, were in poverty. The figures were better than the expectations of analysts who had predicted an...

Homeownership
Falls to 15-Year Low

May 1, 2012 8:19 AM CDT

Homeownership Falls to 15-Year Low

It's at 65.4%, down from a high of 69.2%, but analysts aren't worried—yet

(Newser) - The US homeownership rate fell to 65.4% in the first quarter to hit a 15-year-low, as foreclosures and a strong rental market kept Americans away from homeownership, according to figures released by the Census Bureau today. That's down from 66% last quarter, and from 69.2% at the...

Obama Wants
Power to Merge
6 Trade Agencies

Jan 13, 2012 8:39 AM CST

Obama Wants Power to Merge 6 Trade Agencies

Move aims to cut down on government bureaucracy

(Newser) - President Obama will today announce a plan to mash together six federal agencies—including the Commerce Department—in an effort to simplify the government's sprawling regulatory bureaucracy. Obama can't actually make the move without Congressional approval, however, so he intends to ask Congress for a special reorganizational power—...

Census Memo:
Please Stop
Napping at Work

ALSO, EXPLODING TOILETS

Sep 28, 2011 12:19 PM CDT

Census Memo: Please Stop Napping at Work

Another government memo warns of exploding toilets

(Newser) - The Federal Eye blog at the Washington Post picks up on two memos to government employees not of the usual variety (we hope):

Nap time: Census Bureau officials fielding increased complaints about workers "sleeping in public areas" of its Maryland headquarters cracked down: “Sleeping on the premises is

...

Obama Only Marked Black
on Census—Unfortunately

OPINION

Apr 4, 2011 1:17 PM CDT

Obama Only Marked Black on Census—Unfortunately

It could have been 'historic teaching moment,' writes Gregory Rodriguez

(Newser) - When Barack Obama sat down to fill out his census form, he checked off one race: black. And as one of the most famous mixed-race people in the world, "he missed an opportunity," writes Gregory Rodriguez for the Los Angeles Times . In the 20th century, the idea of...

US Hispanic
Population
Exceeds 50M

Mar 24, 2011 7:14 PM CDT

US Hispanic Population Exceeds 50M

Latinos account for 16% of the nation

(Newser) - The latest Census Bureau numbers mark a milestone for the Hispanic population in the US—the figure exceeds 50 million for the first time. The total (50,477,594 to be exact) is a 43% increase from a decade ago, reports CNN . Related stats:

Hispanics, now the nation's second largest

...

Census: California Power
Shifting Inland to Hispanics

Mar 9, 2011 2:43 PM CST

Census: California Power Shifting Inland to Hispanics

Minorities fuel most of state's growth

(Newser) - California's census numbers confirm the rise of the state's Hispanics: Latinos now make up 37.6% of the population (or 14 million), just a shade below the 40.1% of whites (15 million). And the trend is clear—that's a 28% increase for Hispanics over the last decade and a...

1 in 4 US Counties 'Dying'

says census

Feb 23, 2011 5:50 AM CST

1 in 4 US Counties 'Dying'

More deaths than births recorded in rising number of areas: census

(Newser) - Almost a quarter of America's 3,142 counties are slowly dying, according to the US Census Bureau. Some 760 counties are now recording more deaths than births, census figures show, and what demographers call "natural decrease" is accelerating as the downturn pushes birth rates down and forces young people...

Nevada's Sunny Census Numbers Belie Gloom

Dec 23, 2010 10:40 AM CST

Nevada's Sunny Census Numbers Belie Gloom

Figures show incredible growth ... but lately, not so much

(Newser) - New Census figures tell the tale of Nevada's explosive growth, but the truer, more recent story is one of bust, reports the New York Times . Nevada's population soared 35% to 2.7 million from 2 million between 2000 and 2010, putting it in the No. 1 slot in terms of...

Census Results Could Be
Really Good News for GOP

Dec 20, 2010 6:00 AM CST

Census Results Could Be Really Good News for GOP

Red-leaning states to see congressional boost

(Newser) - The Census Bureau will announce its new population figures tomorrow, and Republicans will likely be fans of the numbers. Based on the figures, as many as 18 states could see their number of congressional districts and representatives change, a political consultant tells NPR . Texas is set to gain three Congressional...

US Poverty Rate
Hits Record 14.3%

Sep 16, 2010 9:50 AM CDT

US Poverty Rate Hits Record 14.3%

One in 7 fall within guidelines; highest since at least '65

(Newser) - The ranks of the working-age poor climbed to the highest level since the 1960s as the recession threw millions of people out of work last year, leaving one in seven Americans in poverty. The overall poverty rate climbed to 14.3%, or 43.6 million people, the Census Bureau said...

Census to Gay Couples:
Call Yourselves Married

Apr 6, 2010 7:40 AM CDT

Census to Gay Couples: Call Yourselves Married

Bureau doesn't need to see a marriage license: 'We don't do that for straight people'

(Newser) - Gay-rights activists are urging maximum participation by their community in the first US census that will tally same-sex couples who say they're married—even those without a marriage license. For the first time, the bureau has deployed a team of professional field workers to reach out to gays and lesbians,...

Yes, Feds Can Get You for Dissing Census

Mar 18, 2010 6:50 PM CDT

Yes, Feds Can Get You for Dissing Census

Fine could be $5K, but it's highly unlikely they'd actually try

(Newser) - You’ve likely gotten your Census forms from the federal government, and maybe they’re already under a pile of other stuff (or worse). Ignore filling them out at your own peril, Ted Rose writes for Slate —though it’s an extremely limited peril. The feds can fine you...