Caution should be used in analyzing the municipal population estimates just released by the U.S. Census Bureau. There are a few reasons to be careful in making comparisons. More
Apples, oranges and growth estimates
July 3, 2012
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Confused about what (socioeconomic) data are available from the 2010 Census?
February 18, 2011
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You are not alone. Prior to the 2010 Census all of the socioeconomic characteristics such as income, poverty, educational attainment, housing value and how long it took commuters to drive to work were collected during the decennial census through a “long form” questionnaire. More
So What Went on in Maryland During the First Decade of the 21st Century? (Part 1)
February 11, 2011
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Plenty – As the recently released 2010 decennial Census data reveals.
Most significant from a statewide demographic perspective has been the growth in the minority populations – chiefly Hispanics, African Americans and Asians, and the decline of non-Hispanic whites. As a result, Maryland, already one of the most diverse states in the nation, is moving closer to “majority minority” status with a minority population share of 45 percent in 2010 up from 38 percent in 2000. More
A socioeconomic portrait of current legislative districts
January 19, 2011
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The State Data Center (SDC) of the Maryland Department of Planning has posted to its web site new social, economic and housing information for Maryland’s Senate and House Legislative Districts. The source of this information is the 2005-2009 American Community Survey (ACS), a monthly nationwide survey designed to collect demographic, social, economic and housing data every year. It represents the first new information for these districts since the 2000 Census. More…
Seeing more Ravens purple in Eagles country?
October 26, 2010
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It is not surprising, but nonetheless somewhat disheartening, to see that one of the major effects of the housing bubble and its rising prices in the middle of the past decade was to cause people to move further “out” and away from their jobs. This outward migration resulted in longer commutes to work, stretching out to Pennsylvania and Maryland’s Upper Eastern Shore Region. more…
