Tuesday, June 22, 2010

2009 City Population Estimates Released Today

The U.S. Census Bureau today released July 1, 2009, population estimates for each of the nation's incorporated places, including cities, boroughs and villages and minor civil divisions, such as towns and townships. The new estimates are not 2010 Census population counts. They are, however, the last estimates to use 2000 Census results as a base.

The city estimates are based on 2000 Census data updated to reflect legal boundary changes, housing unit estimates updated to reflect inputs such as building permits, and county population estimates. The county population estimates are produced by using administrative records — namely births, deaths, and domestic and international migration. The resulting county population estimates are then distributed to the areas within each county by using the updated housing unit estimates.

The Kentucky State Data Center has made the following Excel workbooks available for download:
Annual Population Estimates for Kentucky Cities from 2000 to 2009
Percent Change in City Population Estimates, 2000-2009

The entire estimate series is available from the Census Bureau here. Additional housing unit and population estimate tables are availble on the KSDC Estimates Page.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

New Housing Unit Estimates Released

The latest estimates of total housing units by state and county - for July 1, 2009 - were released June 16, 2010. You can access the data here. Three Kentucky counties were in the top one hundred nationally for rate of increase in housing units from 2000 to 2009 among counties with at least 5,000 housing units. Spencer County ranked 35th with an increase of 47.2%. Boone County ranked 90th (36.5%) and Scott County ranked 97th (35.7%). No Kentucky counties ranked in the top one hundred for single-year increase from July 2008 to July 2009, though the state of Kentucky added 8,233 new housing units during this period, ranking Kentucky 29th among the states for annual rate of increase.

Registration for Economic Census Conference Now Open

Data users can now register for the hands-on workshop and conference about the 2007 Economic Census hosted by the Kentucky State Data Center. Visit the registration page to reserve your spot. The conference is free, but limited to the first 38 attendees to register.

If you cannot attend or would like to preview the conference, you can download handouts and materials from previous Economic Census Conferences here.

A list of all the Bureau's upcoming Economic Census Conferences and a typical program schedule are located here.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Economic Census Conference - July 22, 2010

The Kentucky State Data Center is hosting the 2007 Economic Census Conference on July 22, 2010 at the University of Louisville Belknap Campus. This hands-on training session will be conducted by Census Bureau staff in a computer-lab setting. New users will learn about the range of data about businesses available from the Census Bureau, including both the Economic Census and more frequent data sets. Experienced users will learn about new features of the data, comparability issues, and qualifications of the data. Attendees will gain skills in accessing Economic Census data in American FactFinder, very important now that PDFs and other media are no longer provided.

Please plan on joining us for this unique opportunity. Information about registration and program details will be forthcoming soon.

The Economic Census is conducted every five years (i.e. 2002, 2007) and is a huge resource for industry and economic information.  Visit the Economic Census web site to learn more or access the data now.