by d3wpadmin | Mar 14, 2013 | Census, Kurt Metzger, MIchigan, Population Density, U.S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau has released its latest population estimates for 2012 today. The estimates cover metropolitan statistical areas, micropolitan statistical areas and counties. The numbers show that the Great Plains and West Texas contained many of the...
by d3wpadmin | Jul 3, 2012 | Census, Kurt Metzger
Data Driven Detroit (D3) has the opportunity to review many Census releases during their initial embargo period. This allows us to develop analyses prior to release, which we can use to further our mission of providing communities with better data for better...
by d3wpadmin | Jun 8, 2012 | Census
Check out Slate’s interactive map showing the 2010 Census’ response rate for every county in the contiguous United States. The map also displays whether each county voted Republican or Democrat in the 2008 elections. As Slate points out, the map highlights...
by d3wpadmin | May 15, 2012 | Census, Louis Bach
Last week we reacted to the House of Representatives’ vote to eliminate the American Community Survey, the Census Bureau’s means for gathering important socioeconomic data. On Friday, the Census Bureau itself weighed in, describing the impact of the...
by d3wpadmin | May 10, 2012 | Census
The U.S. House of Representatives voted (232 – 190) on Wednesday to eliminate funding for the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, which collects socioeconomic data that is used to determine how more than $400 billion of federal funding each year is spent...
