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Census Bureau Survey Provides Key Data on Nations Population Changes
The Census Bureau recently released a 2005 update for American Community Survey (ACS), the most detailed demographic information available for nearly 7,000 areas including congressional districts, counties, cities and American Indian/Alaska native areas with a population of 65,000 or more.
ACS addresses one of the greatest challenges for demographers and economic development policy researchers -- the availability of current data on the nations changing and diverse population. Prior to the annual ACS, this information was historically gathered once a decade.
The 2005 ACS data include demographics such as sex, age, race, education, place of birth, marital status, education, veterans, disability status and U.S. citizenship. Additionally, the data represent the first update of key population characteristics since 2000 for 75 of the top 100 fastest-growing cities in the nation.
The ACS website allows comparison of several geographic units at once as well as mapping capabilities.
The results of the Census Bureaus 2005 American Community Survey are available at: http://www.census.gov/acs/