American Community Survey

Posted on December 20, 2013 by admin

• New census data: Poverty up in Lower Northeast, down in S. Philly, By Alfred Lubrano and John Duchneskie, December 19, 2013, Philadelphia Inquirer: “Poverty has increased a startling 62 percent in the communities of Lower Northeast Philadelphia since 1999. At the same time, poverty increased 42 percent in Roxborough and Manayunk, while declining 13 percent in South Philadelphia. Those findings come from an Inquirer comparison of 2000 census figures with new data released Tuesday by the Census Bureau. The new federal data were contained in the American Community Survey (ACS), a compilation of information collected from 24.5 million people nationwide between 2008 to 2012. That five-year period includes most of the recession and its aftermath…”
• Real income for Southwest Floridians is falling, according to census, By December 17, 2013, News-Press: “The American Community Survey 2008-2012 released this week provided the public new data on a variety of local demographics from population growth to percentage in the labor force. Southwest Florida’s statistics overall mirror the direction of the state of Florida’s demographics: A drop in the real value of average income, a slight decrease in the percentage of senior citizens, more foreign-born residents, increases in the percentage of people with high school degrees or equivalent and bachelor’s degrees or higher, a rise in the percentage of people in the labor force and a falling percentage of owner-occupied homes. The American Community Survey is produced by the U.S. Census and the latest report was released on Tuesday…”
• State’s median household income dives; Lincoln, Omaha declines discouraging, By Richard Piersol, December 17, 2013, Lincoln Journal Star: “Rising income inequality has spread to Nebraska, a trend revealed by U.S. Census data released Tuesday. Nebraska’s median household income — median means midpoint or balancing point, so it’s the income level with as many households above as there are below — fell 5 percent over about a decade after adjusting for inflation…”
• New census data spotlight health insurance coverage, By Olivia Winslow, December 17, 2013, Newsday: “New U.S. Census Bureau data for the first time show health insurance information at the community level, with 16 Long Island villages and hamlets registering uninsured rates of 20 percent and higher. The five-year American Community Survey statistics, from 2008 through 2012, highlight socioeconomic conditions on Long Island that local experts said Tuesday underscore the need for affordable insurance. Twelve of the 16 communities are in Suffolk County — with eight of those on the East End — and four are in Nassau…”