One-in-Five Speak Spanish at Home in Four States

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/012634.html

Press release for 2008 release of American Community Survey data which reveals that 20% of residents in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas spoke Spanish at home in 2007. The latest socio-economic data is for geographic areas with 65,000 or more people. From the Census Bureau.

New Census Bureau Data Provide a Portrait of the Puerto Rico Population

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/012657.html

Press release with link to detailed tables. Highlights include educational attainment, martial status, housing and income statistics. From the Census Bureau

Most Movers Stay in the Same County: Geographical Mobility 2007

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/mobility_of_the_population/012604.html

Press release with links to detailed tables with statistics about frequency and types of moves by Americans. Reports that 38.7 million people moved in 2006-2007 and that 25 million stayed in the same county. Also provides reasons for moves and demographic characteristics of movers. From the Census Bureau.

Population and Migration Statistics: United Kingdom 2008

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Prep/14711a.asp

Covers an array of population and migration statistics for mid 2008 release including Mid-2007 Population Estimates, Employment of Foreign Workers in the UK, Live Births: Parents Country of Birth: England and Wales, Internal Migration Estimates: Mid 2006 to Mid 2007, and Mid 2006 Population Estimates by Ethnic Group: England. From the UK Statistics Authority.

Housing Unit Estimates for the 100 Fastest Growing Counties: 2007

http://www.census.gov/popest/housing/HU-EST2007-top100.html

Provides two tables showing the fastest growing counties in number of housing units added between 2000 and 2007 and between 2006 and 2007. Loudoun and Culpeper Counties are Virginia counties in the top 20 of the former table and Culpeper is also in the top 20 of the latter. From the Census Bureau.

U.S. Decennial Life Tables for 1999-2001: Methodology of the United States Life Tables

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_04.pdf

Describes the data used and the method of preparation of the life tables. From the National Center for Health Statistics.

Fertility of American Women: 2006

http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p20-558.pdf

Reports that women 40 to 44 years old will end their childbearing years with an average of 1.9 children each, a number below replacement-level fertility. Also reports that of the 4.2 million women who had a birth in the previous year, 36% were separated, divorced, widowed, or never married. Provides estimates of cumulative fertility, completed fertility and current fertility. From the Census Bureau.

An Older and More Diverse Nation by Midcentury

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012496.html

Press release with description of expected main features of U.S. population by 2050. Foresees minorities, now roughly one-third of the population, exceeding 50% by 2042 with minorities accounting for more than half of all children by 2023. The number of elderly, aged 65+, will more than double from 38.7 million in 2008 to 88.5 million in 2050. Provides links to summary and downloadable tables. From the Census Bureau

La Paz, Arizona Population is Nation's Oldest County

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html

Press release with link to detailed tables about counties with largest percentage of elderly population and counties with largest number of minority residents. From the Census Bureau.

U.S. Decennial Life Tables for 1999-2001, United States Life Tables

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_01.pdf

Reports that in 1999-2001 life expectancy at birth was 76.83 years for the total U.S. population, an increase of 27.59 years from a life expectancy of 49.24 years in 1900. Presents life expectancy by age, sex, and race. From the National Center for Health Statistics.

Preliminary Steps Towards Integrating Climate and Land Use

http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=153506

Subtitled: The Development of Land-Use Scenarios Consistent with Climate Change Emissions Storylines. This draft report describes the methods used to develop land-use scenarios from 2000 to 2100 that into account population growth, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, and socio-economic changes used by climate-change modelers. From the Environmental Protection Agency.

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