by Elyse Menger | Jun 26, 2025 | Census, Menger's Musings
Anyone following our newsletter these past years knows that we are not exactly fans of the way that disclosure avoidance (DA) was handled in the 2020 census. Planning for the 2030 census is already well underway, including a review of the DA methodology used in 2020...
by Elyse Menger | May 8, 2025 | Census
Hard to believe, but it’s been 5 years since the last census was taken. Starting January 21, 2020, the bureau started counting the population in remote Alaska and moved to kick off self-responses on March 12th when the first mailed notices went out. As we now know,...
by Elyse Menger | May 8, 2025 | Census
Late last year, the census estimate jumped by over 4 million people. Over the past few years, news reports have indicated that more than two million people have crossed the southern border annually. The Census Bureau has the capacity to incorporate these figures into...
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...
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