by Elyse Menger | Feb 13, 2025 | Census
Over the decades, there have been many occasions when the data published by the Census Bureau is either likely or absolutely in error. Typically, we rely upon national and state level population estimates to use as control totals. This always presents a dilemma for a...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 24, 2024 | Census, Parcel Data
The decennial census of the United States is a constitutionally mandated function of the federal government, the main purpose of which is the apportionment of representatives. Over time, the scope of the census questionnaire was generally expanded, and in 1940, the...
by Elyse Menger | Jul 18, 2024 | Census
As we have alerted readers in the past, the definitions of race and ethnicity will be changing over the next couple of years. As with most major changes, this has both positive and negative effects on users. On the plus side, the new definitions were outlined in the...
by Elyse Menger | Apr 4, 2024 | Census
In years past, the census has typically obtained race and ethnicity data through a separation of two concepts – race and Hispanic ethnicity. This caused much confusion, as even the definitions of what constitutes ‘race’ can be murky, and many people of Hispanic origin...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 12, 2023 | Census
In many articles on the census disclosure avoidance program, we have hammered away at the damage inflicted on the 2020 census by a well-intentioned but overly complex and likely poorly implemented attempt at maintaining privacy. We published maps and tables, coined...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 5, 2023 | Census
A few weeks ago, we looked at the male/female ratio of 21-year-olds at the block group level to highlight the issues in the 2020 census data. Some readers pointed out that while this was interesting, most of their analyses are for radius or drive time areas, and...
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