by Elyse Menger | Mar 6, 2025 | Demographics, Puerto Rico
The Census Bureau has long struggled with questions of identifying people groups which are defined by a mixture of race and ethnicity. In the 1980 census, separate questions were asked about race and ethnic origin, with the ethnic origin being limited to the concept...
by Elyse Menger | Jan 30, 2025 | Demographics, Maps
It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that the American population is getting older. The average number of children born to women of childbearing age has been falling steadily, and the distribution of population by age most certainly shows this: The percentage of the...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 21, 2024 | Covid-19 and Data, Demographics, Methodology
Demographic change is generally slow moving, except in times of crisis. This is especially true at the national level but is also often true of small areas. Change is generally best considered as two separate components: Gradual change, such as the impacts of...
by Elyse Menger | Jan 18, 2024 | Demographics, Maps
When you think about ethnic ancestry as it relates to geography, you probably think about neighborhoods where large immigrant groups settled together, like New York’s Little Italy and San Francisco’s Chinatown. Immigrants settled this way very intentionally, as they...
by Elyse Menger | Nov 9, 2023 | Demographics, Snapshot API
Most site report systems include at least one report that takes multiple pages and presents users with the full range of demographics covered. Users are expected to delve into a ten page report, looking for the key attributes that define the area. There are two main...
by Elyse Menger | Aug 24, 2023 | Demographics, Maps
Around 56.8 million kids return to school this month to attend grades 1-12, and nearly 6.5 million of them won’t be attending the local public school. In the last few years, private school enrollment has increased for various reasons, but it isn’t an equal increase...
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