Thursday, September 22, 2011

2010 ACS Single Year Estimates Released

New estimates of economic, housing and social characteristics from the American Community Survey are available today. The sample data were collected in 2010 and are available for geographic areas with at least 65,000 people.  In Kentucky there are 13 counties that meet the threshold and have new estimates available. Louisville and Lexington are the only two cities in Kentucky that meet the requirements to be included in this data release.
The Kentucky State Data Center has posted the profiles for Kentucky counties and cities from this release on its web site.  This is also the first release of ACS data on the New American FactFinder.  The legacy AFF hosted the previous releases and is slated to be deactivated by the end of 2011. If you want to look at other geographic areas or detailed tables, please check out the new AFF.

Counties (Boone, Bullitt, Campbell, Christian, Daviess, Fayette, Hardin, Jefferson, Kenton, Madison, McCracken, Pike and Warren)

Selected Economic Characteristics for Counties
Selected Housing Characteristics for Counties
Demographic and Housing Estimates

Cities (Lexington and Louisville)
Selected Economic Characteristics
Selected Housing Characteristics
Demographic and Housing Estimates


Here is the link to the Bureau's official  news release about this new data.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

New Kentucky Population Projections Released

The Kentucky State Data Center has released new population forecasts based on the 2010 Census for state of Kentucky, the 15 Area Development Districts, and the 120 counties. Projections are provided for the total population and the population in households by sex and age. Launched from 2010, projections are given at 5-year intervals to 2050. Population pyramids displaying persons in households and group quarters are also provided for the 2000 Census, the 2010 Census, and projections in 2020, 2030, 2040, and 2050.

The household population and the group quarters population age 65 and above were projected using the demographic cohort-component method. County-specific assumptions about future mortality, fertility, and migration were derived from the latest demographic patterns and trends of the 2000-2010 decade. The group quarters population under age 65 was projected to remain constant at their 2010 Census counts. Projections of the group quarters population above age 65 were based on their share of the 2010 Census total population.

Population Pyramids