Census Bureau Releases 2006-2008 American Community Survey Data for Small Population Areas

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/014340.html

Press release with links to data tables which announces the release of three year data for communities with populations as small as 20,000. From the Census Bureau.

National Population Projections, 2008-Based

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/pproj1009.pdf

Reports that the population of the United Kingdom is projected to increase by more than 4 million to 65.6 million over the 10 year period to 2018. The projections are based on demographic assumptions about future fertility, mortality, and migration. From the Office for National Statistics.

Alternative Measures of Income and Poverty

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032009/rdcall/toc.htm

Provides a series of alternative estimates of income and the per cent of people and families in poverty in 2008. From the Census Bureau.

The Hispanic Origin Population in the United States: 2007 and 2008

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/hispanic_origin_population/014335.html

Brief press release with links to detailed data covering demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the Hispanic population in 2007 and 2008. From the Census Bureau.

Poverty: 2007 and 2008 American Community Surveys

http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acsbr08-1.pdf

Provides comparisons at the national and state levels for poverty during the 2007 to 2008 time period. Reports that an estimated 13.2% of the U.S. population had income below the poverty threshold in the past 12 months. Also shows the number and percentage of people in poverty by state. From the Census Bureau.

Census Bureau Releases 2008 American Community Survey Data

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/014237.html

Press release which announces the release of data which provides a statistical portrait of the characteristics of the U.S. population in 2008. Reveals that Maryland and New Jersey had the highest median household income and Mississippi and West Virginia the lowest. Provides links to detailed tables and the questionnaire. From the Census Bureau.

Baby Boom Migration and Its Impact on Rural America

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR79/ERR79.pdf

This report identifies the types of nonmetropolitan counties that are likely to experience the greatest surge in baby boom migration during 2000 to 2020. From the Economic Research Service

Annual Estimates of Housing Units for Counties: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008

http://www.census.gov/popest/housing/HU-EST2008.html

Provides annual estimates of the number of housing units in each county for each state from April 2000 to July 1, 2008. Also covers independent cities in Virginia. From the Census Bureau.

State Housing Unit Estimates: 2000 to 2008

http://www.census.gov/popest/housing/HU-EST2008.html

Offers statistics on number of housing units by state and the changes for states and state rankings from April 2000. From the Census Bureau.

An Aging World: 2008

http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p95-09-1.pdf

Declining fertility and improved health and longevity have resulted in rising numbers and proportions of elderly populations in most of the world. Describes the policy problems that are posed by an increasingly aged population including economic and social policy challenges. From the Census Bureau.

Population Dynamics of the Great Plains: 1950 to 2007

http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p25-1137.pdf

Describes the demographic trends for an area that constitutes 18% of the U.S. landmass but only 3% of the population. Although the Great Plains population more than doubled over the measured time period, 244 of the 376 counties in the region saw their populations decline. From the Census Bureau.

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